PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2007.
Purpose: To adopt and amend the 2006 International Building Code, chapter 51-50 WAC.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing 16; and amending 57.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 19.27.074, 19.27.020, and chapter 70.92 RCW.
Other Authority: Chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-16-113 on August 1, 2006.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Table 503 Allowable heights and areas -- The proposed amendment is not adopted; Table 503 in the 2006 IBC takes affect without amendment.
506.1.1 Area modifications, basements -- Exception is rewritten into the body of the text; effect remains the same.
1014.2.2 Exit access, group I-2 -- Language is revised, exceptions deleted and subsections reorganized to clarify; effect remains the same.
707.14.2.1 Pressurization requirements--The minimum positive pressure for pressurized elevator hoistways is raised to 0.10 inches of water column and the maximum pressure is determined by elevator door closing force.
1101.2.1 Landings for walking surfaces -- The proposed amendments are not adopted; the section as previously amended remains in effect.
1107.6.2.1.1 Type A units -- The proposed amendment to delete the current state amendment is not adopted; the current state amendment requiring 5 percent Type A units will remain in effect.
1205.1 Lighting -- The proposed amendment is not adopted; Section 1205 in the 2006 IBC takes effect without amendment.
1405.5.2 Seismic requirements -- The last sentence is deleted for clarity.
Table 2902.1 Minimum plumbing fixtures -- A row is added to the table for required fixtures in boarding homes licensed by the department of social and health services.
480202 Work area -- The proposed amendment is not adopted; the definition of "work area" as published in the 2006 International existing building code is not amendment.
480704.1 Fire protection, scope -- The exception is modified to clarify the intent.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 12, Amended 15, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 19, Amended 11, Repealed 16.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 31, Amended 26, Repealed 16.
Date Adopted: November 17, 2006.
John Neff
Council Chair
OTS-8997.6
STATE BUILDING CODE ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF THE ((2003))
2006 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, 19.27.074 and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 05-01-014, § 51-50-003, filed 12/2/04, effective 7/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.190, 19.27.020, and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 04-18-033, § 51-50-003, filed 8/25/04, effective 9/25/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-003, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
Pursuant to RCW 19.27.040, Chapter 11 and requirements affecting barrier-free access shall not be amended by local governments.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, 19.27.074 and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 05-01-014, § 51-50-005, filed 12/2/04, effective 7/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.190, 19.27.020, and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 04-18-033, § 51-50-005, filed 8/25/04, effective 9/25/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-005, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
The provisions of this code do not apply to temporary growing structures used solely for the commercial production of horticultural plants including ornamental plants, flowers, vegetables, and fruits. "Temporary growing structure" means a structure that has the sides and roof covered with polyethylene, polyvinyl, or similar flexible synthetic material and is used to provide plants with either frost protection or increased heat retention. A temporary growing structure is not considered a building for purposes of this code.
The provisions of this code do not apply to the construction, alteration, or repair of temporary worker housing except as provided by rule adopted under chapter 70.114A RCW or chapter 37, Laws of 1998 (SB 6168). "Temporary worker housing" means a place, area, or piece of land where sleeping places or housing sites are provided by an employer for his or her employees or by another person, including a temporary worker housing operator, who is providing such accommodations for employees, for temporary, seasonal occupancy, and includes "labor camps" under RCW 70.54.110.
Codes referenced which are not adopted through RCW 19.27.031 or chapter 19.27A RCW shall not apply unless specifically adopted by the authority having jurisdiction. The 2006 International Existing Building Code is referenced in this code as Appendix Chapter M and may be adopted by the authority having jurisdiction in accordance with Section 101.2.1.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-007, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-008, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
107.1 General. The building official is authorized to issue a permit for temporary structures and temporary uses. Such permits shall be limited as to time of service, but shall not be permitted for more than 180 days. The building official is authorized to grant extensions for demonstrated cause.
| EXCEPTION: | The building official may authorize unheated tents and yurts under 500 square feet accommodating an R-1 Occupancy for recreational use as a temporary structure and allow them to be used indefinitely. |
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SECTION 202 -- DEFINITIONS.
ADULT FAMILY HOME. See Section 310.2.
CHILD DAY CARE. See Section 310.2.
CHILD DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY. See Section 310.2.
NIGHTCLUB. An establishment, other than a theater with fixed
seating, which includes all of the following:
1. Provides live entertainment by paid performing artists or by way of recorded music conducted by a person employed or engaged to do so;
2. Has as its primary source of revenue the sale of beverages of any kind for consumption on the premises and/or cover charges;
3. Has an occupant load of 100 or more as determined by the fire code official; and
4. Includes assembly space without fixed seats considered concentrated or standing space per Table 1004.1.2.
Paid performing artists are those entertainers engaged to perform in a for-profit business establishment.
PORTABLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM. See Section 902.1.
RESIDENTIAL CARE/ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. See Section 310.2. This
definition is not adopted.
STORY. That portion of a building included between the upper
surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof
next above, including basements (also see "Mezzanine" and
Section 502.1). It is measured as the vertical distance from
top to top of two successive tiers of beams or finished floor
surfaces and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor
finish to the top of the ceiling joists or, where there is not
a ceiling, to the top of the roof rafters.
STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE. Any story having its finished floor
surface entirely above grade plane, except that a basement
shall be considered as a story above grade plane where the
finished surface of the floor or roof next above the basement
is:
1. More than 6 feet (1829 mm) above grade plane; or
2. More than 12 feet (3658 mm) above the finished ground level at any point.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, 19.27.074, and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 05-24-070, § 51-50-0200, filed 12/5/05, effective 7/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-0200, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
308.2 Group I-1. This occupancy shall include buildings,
structures or parts thereof housing more than 16 persons, on a
24-hour basis, who because of age, mental disability or other
reasons, live in a supervised residential environment that
provides personal care services. The occupants are capable of
responding to an emergency situation without physical
assistance from staff. This group shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
Residential board and care facilities
Assisted living facilities
Halfway houses
Group homes
Congregate care facilities
Social rehabilitation facilities
Alcohol and drug centers
Convalescent facilities
A facility such as the above with five or fewer persons
and adult family homes licensed by the Washington state
department of social and health services shall be classified
as a Group R-3 or shall comply with the International
Residential Code in accordance with Section 101.2. ((A
facility such as above, housing at least six and not more than
16 persons, shall be classified as Group R-4.))
A facility such as the above providing licensed care to
clients in one of the categories listed in Section ((313.1))
310.1 regulated by either the Washington department of health
or the department of social and health services shall be
classified as ((Licensed Care Group LC)) Group R-2.
308.3 Group I-2. This occupancy shall include buildings and
structures used for medical, surgical, psychiatric, nursing or
custodial care on a 24-hour basis of more than five persons
who are not capable of self-preservation. This group shall
include, but not be limited to, the following:
Hospitals
Nursing homes (both intermediate-care facilities and skilled nursing facilities)
Mental hospitals
Detoxification facilities
A facility such as the above with five or fewer persons shall be classified as Group R-3 or shall comply with the International Residential Code in accordance with Section 101.2.
A facility such as the above providing licensed care to
clients in one of the categories listed in Section ((313.1))
310.1 regulated by either the Washington department of health
or the department of social and health services shall be
classified as ((Licensed Care Group LC)) Group R-2.
308.5.2 Child care facility. A facility that provides
supervision and personal care on a less than 24-hour basis for
more than five children 2 1/2 years of age or less shall be
classified as Group I-4.
| EXCEPTIONS: | 1. A child day care facility that provides care for more than five but no more than 100 children 2 1/2 years or less of age, when the rooms where such children are cared for are located on the level of exit discharge and each of these child care rooms has an exit door directly to the exterior, shall be classified as Group E. |
| 2. Family child day care homes licensed by the Washington state department of social and health services for the care of twelve or fewer children shall be classified as Group R-3. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-0308, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
310.1 Residential Group R. Residential Group R includes,
among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion
thereof, for sleeping purposes when not classified as an
Institutional Group I or ((Licensed Care Group LC)) when not
regulated by the International Residential Code in accordance
with Section 101.2. Residential occupancies shall include the
following:
R-1 Residential occupancies containing sleeping units where
the occupants are primarily transient in nature, including:
Boarding houses (transient)
Hotels (transient)
Motels (transient)
R-2 Residential occupancies containing sleeping units or more
than two dwelling units where the occupants are primarily
permanent in nature, including:
Apartment houses
Boarding houses (not transient)
Boarding homes as licensed by department of social and health services under chapter 388-78A WAC
Convents
Dormitories
Fraternities and sororities
Hotels (nontransient)
Monasteries
Motels (nontransient)
Residential treatment facilities as licensed by department of health under chapter 246-337 WAC
Vacation timeshare properties
((Hotels (nontransient)
Motels (nontransient)))
R-3 Residential occupancies where the occupants are primarily
permanent in nature and not classified as R-1, R-2, R-4 or I
and where buildings do not contain more than two dwelling
units as applicable in Section 101.2, including adult family
homes and family child day care homes for the care of twelve
or fewer children, licensed by the Washington state department
of social and health services, or adult and child care
facilities that provide accommodations for five or fewer
persons of any age for less than 24 hours. Adult family homes
and family child day care homes, or adult and child care
facilities that are within a single-family home are permitted
to comply with the International Residential Code in
accordance with Section 101.2.
Foster family care homes licensed by the Washington state
department of social and health services shall be permitted,
as an accessory use to a dwelling, for six or fewer children
including those of the resident family.
((R-4 Residential occupancies shall include buildings arranged
for occupancy as residential care/assisted living facilities
including more than five but not more than 16 occupants,
excluding staff.
310.2 Definitions.
ADULT FAMILY HOME means a dwelling in which a person or persons
provide personal care, special care, room and board to more
than one but not more than six adults who are not related by
blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the
services.
CHILD DAY CARE, shall, for the purposes of these regulations,
mean the care of children during any period of a 24-hour day.
CHILD DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY is a child day care facility, licensed
by the state, located in the dwelling of the person or persons
under whose direct care and supervision the child is placed,
for the care of twelve or fewer children, including children
who reside at the home.
RESIDENTIAL CARE/ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. ((A building or part
thereof housing persons, on a 24-hour basis, who because of
age, mental disability or other reasons, live in a supervised
residential environment which provides personal care services
that is not classified as Licensed Care Group LC. The
occupants are capable of responding to an emergency situation
without physical assistance from staff. This classification
shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Residential board and care facilities, assisted living
facilities, halfway houses, group homes, congregate care
facilities, social rehabilitation facilities, alcohol and drug
abuse centers and convalescent facilities.)) This definition
is not adopted.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-0310, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
406.2.6 Floor surface. Parking surfaces shall be of concrete
or similar noncombustible and nonabsorbent materials.
| EXCEPTION: | Asphalt parking surfaces are permitted at ground level. |
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407.8 Locks on exit doors. Approved, listed locks without
delayed egress shall be permitted in nursing homes or portions
of nursing homes, provided that:
1. The clinical needs of one or more patients require specialized security measures for their safety.
2. The doors unlock upon actuation of the automatic sprinkler system or automatic fire detection system.
3. The doors unlock upon loss of electrical power controlling the lock or lock mechanism.
4. The lock shall be capable of being deactivated by a signal from a switch located in an approved location.
5. There is a system, such as a keypad and code, in place
((to inform)) that allows visitors, staff persons and
appropriate residents ((how they can)) to exit. Instructions
for exiting shall be posted within six feet of the door.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, 19.27.074 and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 05-01-014, § 51-50-0407, filed 12/2/04, effective 7/1/05.]
502.1 Definitions. The following words and terms shall, for
the purposes of this chapter and as used elsewhere in this
code, have the meanings shown herein.
BASEMENT. A story that is partly or completely below grade
plane (see "Story above grade plane" in Section 202). A
basement shall be considered as a story above grade plane
where the finished surface of the floor or roof next above the
basement is:
1. More than 6 feet (1829 mm) above grade plane; or
2. More than 12 feet (3658 mm) above the finished ground level at any point.
STORY. That portion of a building included between the
upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or
roof next above, including basements (also see "Basement" and
"Mezzanine").
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506.1.1 Basements. Basements below the first story above
grade plane need not be included in the total allowable area
provided each such basement does not exceed the area permitted
for a building with no more than one story above grade plane.
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509.2 Group S-2 enclosed or open parking garage with Group A,
B, M, R or S above. A building shall be considered as two
separate and distinct buildings for the purpose of determining
area limitations, continuity of fire walls, limitation of
number of stories and type of construction, where all of the
following conditions are met:
1. The buildings are separated with a horizontal assembly having a minimum 3-hour fire-resistance rating.
2. The building below the horizontal assembly is no more than one story above grade plane.
3. The building below the horizontal assembly is of Type IA construction.
4. Shaft, stairway, ramp and escalator enclosures through the horizontal assembly shall have not less than a 2-hour fire-resistance rating with opening protectives in accordance with Table 715.4.
| EXCEPTION: | Where the enclosure walls below the horizontal assembly have not less than a 3-hour fire-resistance rating with opening protectives in accordance with Table 715.4, the enclosure walls extending above the horizontal assembly shall be permitted to have a 1-hour fire-resistance rating, provided: |
| 1. The building above the horizontal assembly is not required to be of Type I construction, | |
| 2. The enclosure connects less than four stories, and | |
| 3. The enclosure opening protectives above the horizontal assembly have a minimum 1-hour fire-protection rating. |
6. The building below the horizontal assembly is a Group S-2 enclosed or open parking garage, used for the parking and storage of private motor vehicles.
| EXCEPTIONS: | 1. Entry lobbies, mechanical rooms and similar uses incidental to the operation of the building shall be permitted. |
| 2. Multiple Group A uses, each with an occupant load of less than 300, or Group B or M uses shall be permitted in addition to those uses incidental to the operation of the building (including storage areas), provided that the entire structure below the horizontal assembly is protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system. |
509.3 Group S-2 enclosed parking garage with Group S-2 open
parking garage above. A Group S-2 enclosed parking garage
with no more than one story above grade plane and located
below a Group S-2 open parking garage shall be classified as a
separate and distinct building for the purpose of determining
the type of construction where the following conditions are
met:
1. The allowable area of the building shall be such that the sum of the ratios of the actual area divided by the allowable area for each separate occupancy shall not exceed 1.0.
2. The Group S-2 enclosed parking garage is of Type I or II construction and is at least equal to the fire-resistance requirements of the Group S-2 open parking garage.
3. The height and number of tiers of the Group S-2 open parking garage shall be limited as specified in Table 406.3.5.
4. The floor assembly separating the Group S-2 enclosed parking garage and Group S-2 open parking garage shall be protected as required for the floor assembly of the Group S-2 enclosed parking garage. Openings between the Group S-2 enclosed parking garage and Group S-2 open parking garage, except exit openings, shall not be required to be protected.
5. The Group S-2 enclosed parking garage is used exclusively for the parking or storage of private motor vehicles, but shall be permitted to contain an office, waiting room and toilet room having a total area of not more than 1,000 square feet (93 m2), and mechanical equipment rooms incidental to the operation of the building.
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((707.14.1 Elevator lobby. Elevators opening into a
fire-resistance-rated corridor as required by Section 1016.1
shall be provided with an elevator lobby at each floor
containing such a corridor. The lobby shall separate the
elevators from the corridor by fire partitions and the
required opening protection. Elevator lobbies shall have at
least one means of egress complying with Chapter 10 and other
provisions within this code.
707.14.2.1 Pressurization requirements. Elevator hoistways
shall be pressurized to maintain a minimum positive pressure
of 0.10 inches of water column with respect to adjacent
occupied space on all floors and a maximum pressure so as to
not prevent the automatic operation of the elevator doors, as
well as accounting for the stack and wind effect expected on
the mean low temperature January day. This pressure shall be
measured at the midpoint of each hoistway door, with all
hoistway doors open at the designated primary recall level and
all other hoistway doors closed. The supply air intake shall
be from an outside, uncontaminated source located a minimum
distance of 20 feet from any air exhaust system or outlet.
707.14.2.2 Ducts for system. Any duct system that is part of
the pressurization system shall be protected with the same
fire-resistance rating as required for the elevator shaft
enclosure.
707.14.2.3 Fan system. The fan system provided for the
pressurization system shall be as required by this section.
707.14.2.3.1 Fire resistance. When located within the
building, the fan system that provides the pressurization
shall be protected with the same fire-resistance rating
required for the elevator shaft enclosure.
707.14.2.3.2 Smoke detection. The fan system shall be
equipped with a smoke detector that will automatically shut
down the fan system when smoke is detected within the system.
707.14.2.3.3 Separate systems. A separate fan system shall be
used for each bank of elevators.
707.14.2.3.4 Fan capacity. The supply fan shall either be
adjustable with a capacity of at least 1000-cfm (.4719 m3/s)
per door, or that specified by a registered design
professional to meet the requirements of a designed
pressurization system.
707.14.2.4 Standby power. The pressurization system shall be
provided with standby power from the same source as other
required emergency systems for the building.
707.14.2.5 Activation of pressurization system. The elevator
pressurization system shall be activated upon activation of
the building fire alarm system or upon activation of the
elevator lobby smoke detectors.
707.14.2.6 Elevator doors. Each elevator door shall operate
properly when hoistway pressurization is in effect.
707.14.2.7 Hoistway venting. Hoistway venting required by
Section 3004 need not be provided for pressurized elevator
shafts.
707.14.2.8 Machine rooms. Elevator machine rooms shall be
pressurized in accordance with this section unless separated
from the hoistway shaft by construction in accordance with
Section 707.
707.14.2.9 Special inspection. Special inspection for
performance shall be required in accordance with Section
909.18.8. System acceptance shall be in accordance with
Section 909.19.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-0707, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
((903.2.1.2 Group A-2. An automatic sprinkler system shall be
provided for Group A-2 Occupancies where one of the following
conditions exists:
1. The fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet (464.5 m2).
2. The fire area has an occupant load of 100 or more.
3. The fire area is located on a floor other than the level of exit discharge.))
903.2.1.6 Nightclub. An automatic sprinkler system shall be
provided throughout an occupancy with a nightclub. Existing
nightclubs constructed prior to July 1, 2006, shall be
provided with automatic sprinklers not later than December 1,
2007. The fire code official, for the application of this
rule, may establish an occupant load based on the observed use
of the occupancy in accordance with Table 1004.1.2.
903.2.2 Group E. An automatic sprinkler system shall be
provided for Group E Occupancies ((as follows:
1. Throughout all Group E fire areas greater than 20,000 square feet (1858 m2) in area.
2. Throughout every portion of educational buildings below the level of exit discharge.
For the purpose of this section, additions exceeding 60 percent of the value of such building or structure, or alterations and repairs to any portion of a building or structure within a twelve-month period that exceeds 100 percent of the value of such building or structure shall be considered new construction. In the case of additions, fire walls shall define separate buildings)).
| EXCEPTIONS: | 1. Portable school classrooms, provided aggregate area of any cluster or portion of a cluster(( |
| 2. Group E (( |
| EXCEPTION: | Group R-1 if all of the following conditions apply: |
| 1. The Group R fire area is no more than 500 square feet and is used for recreational use only. | |
| 2. The Group R fire area is only one story. | |
| 3. The Group R fire area does not include a basement. | |
| 4. The Group R fire area is no closer than 30 feet from another structure. | |
| 5. Cooking is not allowed within the Group R fire area. | |
| 6. The Group R fire area has an occupant load of no more than 8. | |
| 7. A hand held (portable) fire extinguisher is in every Group R fire area. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, 19.27.074, and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 05-24-070, § 51-50-0903, filed 12/5/05, effective 7/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-0903, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
909.6.3 Elevator shaft pressurization. Where elevator shaft
pressurization is required to comply with Exception ((5)) 6 of
Section 707.14.1, the pressurization system shall comply with
((the following)) and be maintained in accordance with
707.14.2.
909.6.3.1 ((Standards and testing. Elevator shafts shall be
pressurized to not less than 0.10 inch water column relative
to atmospheric pressure. Elevator pressurization shall be
measured with the elevator cars at the designated primary
recall level with the doors in the open position. The test
shall be conducted at the location of the calculated maximum
positive stack effect in the elevator shaft. The measured
pressure shall be sufficient to provide 0.10 inch of water
column as well as accounting for the stack and wind effect
expected on the mean low temperature January day.
909.6.3.2)) Activation. The elevator shaft pressurization
system shall be activated by a fire alarm system which shall
include smoke detectors or other approved detectors located
near the elevator shaft on each floor as approved by the
building official and fire ((chief)) code official. If the
building has a fire alarm panel, detectors shall be connected
to, with power supplied by, the fire alarm panel.
((909.6.3.3 Separation. Elevator shaft pressurization
equipment and its ductwork located within the building shall
be separated from other portions of the building by
construction equal to that required for the elevator shaft.
909.6.3.4 Location of intakes. Elevator shaft pressurization
air intakes shall be located in accordance with Section
909.10.3. Such intakes shall be provided with smoke detectors
which upon detection of smoke, shall deactivate the
pressurization fan supplied by that air intake.
909.6.3.5)) 909.6.3.2 Power system. The power source for the
fire alarm system and the elevator shaft pressurization system
shall be in accordance with Section 909.11.
((909.6.3.6 Hoistway venting. Hoistway venting required by
Section 3004 need not be provided for pressurized elevator
shafts.
909.6.3.7 Machine rooms. Elevator machine rooms required to
be pressurized by Section 3006.3 need not be pressurized where
separated from the hoistway shaft by construction in
accordance with Section 707.
909.6.3.8 Special inspection. Special inspection for
performance shall be required in accordance with Section
909.18.8. System acceptance shall be in accordance with
Section 909.19.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, 19.27.074, and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 05-24-070, § 51-50-0909, filed 12/5/05, effective 7/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-0909, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
1008.1.2 Door swing. Egress doors shall be side-hinged
swinging.
| EXCEPTIONS: | 1. Private garages, office areas, factory and storage areas with an occupant load of 10 or less. |
| 2. Group I-3 Occupancies used as a place of detention. | |
| 3. Critical or intensive care patient rooms within suites of health care facilities. | |
| 4. Doors within or serving a single dwelling unit in Groups R-2 and R-3 (( |
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| 9. In other than Group H Occupancies, manually operated horizontal sliding doors are permitted in a means of egress from occupied spaces with an occupant load of 10 or less. |
The opening force for interior side-swinging doors
without closers shall not exceed a 5-pound (22 N) force. For
other side-swinging, sliding, and folding doors, the door
latch shall release when subjected to a 15-pound (67 N) force.
The door shall be set in motion when subjected to a 30-pound
(133 N) force. The door shall swing to a full-open position
when subjected to a 15-pound (67 N) force. Forces shall be
applied to the latch side. ((Within an accessible route, at
exterior doors where environmental conditions require a
closing pressure greater than 8.5 pounds, power operated doors
shall be used within the accessible route of travel.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, 19.27.074, and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 05-24-070, § 51-50-1008, filed 12/5/05, effective 7/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-1008, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
((1009.13)) 1009.12 Stairways in individual dwelling units.
Stairs or ladders within an individual dwelling unit used ((to
gain)) for access to areas of 200 square feet (18.6 m2) or
less, and not containing the primary bathroom or kitchen, are
exempt from the requirements of Section 1009.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-1009, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
1014.2.2 Group I-2. Habitable rooms or suites in Group I-2
occupancies shall have an exit access door leading directly to
a corridor.
| EXCEPTION: | Rooms with exit doors opening directly to the outside at ground level. |
1014.2.3 Suites in patient sleeping areas. Patient sleeping
areas in Group I-2 Occupancies shall be permitted to be
divided into suites if one of the following conditions is met:
1. The intervening room within the suite is not used as
an exit access for more than eight patient beds.
2. The arrangement of the suite allows for direct and
constant visual supervision by nursing personnel.
1014.2.3.1 Area. Suites of sleeping rooms shall not exceed
5,000 square feet (465 m2).
1014.2.3.2 Exit access. Any patient sleeping room, or any
suite that includes patient sleeping rooms, of more than 1,000
square feet (93 m2) shall have at least two exit access doors
remotely located from each other.
1014.2.3.3 Travel distance. The travel distance between any
point in a suite of sleeping rooms and an exit access door of
that suite shall not exceed 100 feet (30,480 mm).
1014.2.4 Suites in areas other than patient sleeping areas.
Areas other than patient sleeping areas in Group I-2
Occupancies shall be permitted to be divided into suites.
1014.2.4.1 Area. Suites of rooms, other than patient rooms,
shall not exceed 10,000 square feet (929 m2).
1014.2.4.2 Exit access. Any rooms or suite of rooms, other
than patient sleeping rooms, of more than 2,500 square feet
(232 m2) shall have at least two exit access doors remotely
located from each other.
1014.2.4.3 One intervening room. For rooms other than patient
sleeping rooms, suites of rooms are permitted to have one
intervening room if the travel distance within the suite is
not greater than 100 feet (30,480 mm).
1014.2.4.4 Two intervening rooms. For rooms other than
patient sleeping rooms located within a suite, exit access
travel from within the suite shall be permitted through two
intervening rooms where the travel distance to the exit access
door is not greater than 50 feet (15,240 mm).
1014.2.5 Travel distance. The travel distance between any
point in a Group I-2 Occupancy patient room and an exit access
door in that room shall not exceed 50 feet (15,240 mm).
1014.2.6 Separation. Suites in Group I-2 Occupancies shall be separated from other portions of the building by a smoke partition complying with Section 710.
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1015.1 (IFC 1015.1) Exits or exit access doorways from spaces.
Two exits or exit access doorways from any space shall be
provided where one of the following conditions exists:
1. The occupant load of the space exceeds one of the values in Table 1015.1.
| EXCEPTION: | One means of egress is permitted within and from dwelling units with a maximum occupant load of 20 where the dwelling unit is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1. |
3. Where required by Sections 1015.3, 1015.4, 1015.5, 1015.6 or 1015.6.1.
| EXCEPTION: | Group I-2 occupancies shall comply with Section 1014.2.2. |
| OCCUPANCY | MAXIMUM OCCUPANT LOAD |
| A, B, Ea, F, M, U | 49 |
| H-1, H-2, H-3 | 3 |
| H-4, H-5, I-1, I-3, I-4, R | 10 |
| S | 29 |
| a. Day care maximum occupant load is 10. |
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1017.1 Construction. Corridors shall be fire-resistance rated
in accordance with Table 1017.1. The corridor walls required
to be fire-resistance rated shall comply with Section 708 for
fire partitions.
| EXCEPTIONS: | 1. A fire-resistance rating is not required for corridors in an occupancy in Group E where each room that is used for instruction has at least one door directly to the exterior and rooms for assembly purposes have at least one-half of the required means of egress doors opening directly to the exterior. Exterior doors specified in this exception are required to be at ground level. |
| 2. A fire-resistance rating is not required for corridors contained within a dwelling or sleeping unit in an occupancy in Group R. | |
| 3. A fire-resistance rating is not required for corridors in open parking garages. | |
| 4. A fire-resistance rating is not required for corridors in an occupancy in Group B which is a space requiring only a single means of egress complying with Section 1015.1. | |
| 5. In Group R-2 boarding homes and residential treatment facilities licensed by Washington state, rest areas constructed as required for corridors shall be allowed to be open to the corridor provided: | |
| 5.1 The area does not exceed 150 square feet, excluding the corridor width; | |
| 5.2 The floor is separated into at least two compartments complying with Section 407.4; | |
| 5.3 Combustible furnishings located within the rest area shall be in accordance with the International Fire Code section 805; | |
| 5.4 Emergency means of egress lighting is provided as required by Section 1006 to illuminate the area. |
| EXCEPTIONS: | 1. Use of a corridor as a source of makeup air for exhaust systems in rooms that open directly onto such corridors, including toilet rooms, bathrooms, dressing rooms, smoking lounges and janitor closets, shall be permitted provided that each such corridor is directly supplied with outdoor air at a rate greater than the rate of makeup air taken from the corridor. |
| 2. Where located within a dwelling unit, the use of corridors for conveying return air shall not be prohibited. | |
| 3. Where located within tenant spaces of one thousand square feet (93 m2) or less in area, utilization of corridors for conveying return air is permitted. | |
| 4. Where such air is part of an engineered smoke control system. | |
| 5. Make up or relief air in corridors of Group 1-2 Occupancies. | |
| 6. Corridors serving residential occupancies shall be permitted to be supplied without specific mechanical exhaust subject to the following: | |
| 6.1 The supply air is one hundred percent outside air; and | |
| 6.2 The units served by the corridor have conforming ventilation independent of the air supplied to the corridor; and | |
| 6.3 For other than high-rise buildings, the supply fan will automatically shut off upon activation of corridor smoke detectors which shall be spaced at no more than thirty feet (9,144 mm) on center along the corridor; or | |
| 6.4 For high-rise buildings, corridor smoke detector activation will close required smoke/fire dampers at the supply inlet to the corridor at the floor receiving the alarm. |
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1019.1 (IFC 1019.1) Exits from stories. All spaces within
each story shall have access to the minimum number of exits as
specified in Table 1019.1 based on the occupant load of the
story, except as modified in Section 1019.2. For the purposes
of this chapter, occupied roofs shall be provided with exits
as required for stories. The required number of exits from
any story, including basements, shall be maintained until
arrival at grade or the public way.
| EXCEPTION: | One means of egress is permitted within and from dwelling units with a maximum occupant load of 20 where the dwelling unit is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1. |
| OCCUPANT LOAD (persons per story) | MINIMUM NUMBER OF EXITS (per story) |
| 1-500 | 2 |
| 501-1,000 | 3 |
| More than 1,000 | 4 |
1. Buildings meeting the limitations of Table 1019.2, provided the building has not more than one level below the first story above grade plane.
2. Buildings of Group R-3 Occupancy.
3. Single-level buildings with occupied spaces at the level of exit discharge provided each space complies with Section 1015.1 as a space with one exit or exit access doorway.
| OCCUPANCY | MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDING ABOVE GRADE PLANE | MAXIMUM OCCUPANTS (OR DWELLING UNITS) PER FLOOR AND TRAVEL DISTANCE |
| A, Bd, Ee, F, M, U | 1 Story | 49 occupants and 75 feet travel distance |
| H-2, H-3 | 1 Story | 3 occupants and 25 feet travel distance |
| H-4, H-5, I, R | 1 Story | 10 occupants and 75 feet travel distance |
| Sa | 1 Story | 29 occupants and 100 feet travel distance |
| Bb, F, M, Sa | 2 Stories | 30 occupants and 75 feet travel distance |
| R-2 | 2 Storiesc | 4 dwelling units and 50 feet travel distance |
| For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. | |
| a. For the required number of exits for open parking structures, see Section 1019.1.1. | |
| b. For the required number of exits for air traffic control towers, see Section 412.1. | |
| c. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1026 shall have a maximum height of three stories above grade plane. | |
| d. Buildings equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 with an occupancy in Group B shall have a maximum travel distance of 100 feet. | |
| e. Day care maximum occupant load is 10. |
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1101.2 Design. Buildings and facilities shall be designed and
constructed to be accessible in accordance with this code and
ICC A117.1, except those portions of ICC A117.1 amended by
this section.
1101.2.1 (ICC A117.1 Section 403) Landings for walking
surfaces. The maximum rise for any run is 30 inches (762 mm).
Landings shall be provided at the top and bottom of any run.
Landings shall be level and have a minimum dimension measured
in the direction of travel of not less than 60 inches (1525
mm).
1101.2.2 (ICC A117.1 Section 403.5) Clear width of accessible
route. Clear width of an accessible route shall comply with
ICC A117.1 Table 403.5. For exterior routes of travel, the
minimum clear width shall be 44 inches (1118 mm).
1101.2.3 (ICC A117.1 Section ((404.2.9)) 404.2.8) Door-opening
force. Fire doors shall have the minimum opening force
allowable by the appropriate administrative authority. The
((maximum)) force for pushing ((open)) or pulling open doors
other than fire doors shall be as follows:
1. Interior hinged door: 5.0 pounds (22.2 N) maximum
2. Interior sliding or folding doors: 5.0 pounds (22.2 N) maximum
3. Exterior hinged, sliding or folding door: 10 pounds (44.4 N) maximum.
| EXCEPTION: | Interior or exterior automatic doors complying with Section 404.3 of ICC ANSI A117.1. |
These forces do not apply to the force required to retract latch bolts or disengage other devices that hold the door in a closed position.
1101.2.4 (ICC A117.1 Section 407.4.6.2.2) Arrangement of
elevator car buttons. This section is not adopted.
((1101.2.5 (ICC A117.1 Sections 603.4 and 604.11) Coat hooks,
shelves, dispensers, and other fixtures. Coat hooks provided
shall accommodate a forward reach or side reach complying with
ICC A117.1 Section 308. Where provided, shelves shall be
installed so that the top of the shelf is 40 inches (1015 mm)
maximum above the floor or ground. Drying equipment, towel or
other dispensers, and disposal fixtures shall be located 40
inches (1015 mm) maximum above the floor or ground to any
rack, operating controls, receptacle or dispenser.)) 1101.2.5
(ICC A117.1 603.4) Coat hooks and shelves. Coat hooks shall
be located within one of the reach ranges specified in Section
308. Shelves shall be installed so the top of the shelf is 40
inches (1015 mm) minimum and 42 inches maximum above the
floor.
1101.2.6 (ICC A117.1 604.11) Coat hooks and shelves. Coat
hooks provided within toilet compartments shall be located
within one of the reach ranges specified in Section 308.
Shelves shall be installed so the top of the shelf is 40
inches (1015 mm) minimum and 42 inches maximum above the
floor.
1101.2.7 (ICC ANSI A117.1 606.7) Operable parts. Operable
parts on drying equipment, towel or cleansing product
dispensers, and disposal fixtures shall comply with Table
606.7, except the maximum reach height shall be 40 inches
(1015 mm) for reach depths less than 6 inches.
((1101.2.6)) 1101.2.8 (ICC A117.1 Section 604.6) Flush
controls. ((Hand operated flush controls for water closets
shall be mounted not more than 44 inches (1118 mm) above the
floor.)) Flush controls shall be hand operated or automatic.
Hand operated flush controls shall comply with Section 309,
except the maximum height above the floor shall be 44 inches.
Flush controls shall be located on the open side of the water
closet.
| EXCEPTION: | In ambulatory accessible compartments complying with Section 604.9, flush controls shall be permitted to be located on either side of the water closet. |
1101.2.9 (ICC A117.1 Section 703.6.3.1) International Symbol
of Accessibility. Where the International Symbol of
Accessibility is required, it shall be proportioned complying
with ICC A117.1 Figure ((703.7.2.1)) 703.6.3.1. All interior
and exterior signs depicting the International Symbol of
Accessibility shall be white on a blue background.
((1101.2.11)) 1101.2.10 (ICC A117.1 Section 404.3.5) Control
switches. ((Control switches shall be mounted 32 to 40 inches
above the floor and not less than 18 inches nor more than 36
inches horizontally from the nearest point of travel of the
moving doors.)) Manually operated control switches shall
comply with Section 309, except they shall be placed 32 inches
minimum (815 mm) and 40 inches maximum (1015 mm) above the
floor. The clear floor space adjacent to the control switch
shall be located beyond the arc of the door swing and centered
on the control switch.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, 19.27.074, and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 05-24-070, § 51-50-1101, filed 12/5/05, effective 7/1/06; 05-01-014, § 51-50-1101, filed 12/2/04, effective 7/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-1101, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
1106.3 ((Outpatient medical care facilities. For Group I-1
and I-2 Occupancies providing outpatient medical care
facilities, 10 percent, but not less than one, of the parking
spaces provided accessory to such occupancies shall be
accessible.)) Group I-1 and I-2 outpatient facilities. Ten
percent, but not less than one, of patient and visitor parking
spaces provided to serve Group I-1 and I-2 outpatient
facilities shall be accessible.
1106.4 ((Inpatient and outpatient medical care facilities.
For Group I-1 and I-2 units and facilities specializing in the
treatment of persons with mobility impairments on either an
inpatient or outpatient basis, 20 percent, but not less than
one, of the parking spaces provided accessory to such units
and facilities shall be accessible.)) Rehabilitation
facilities and outpatient physical therapy facilities. Twenty
percent, but not less than one, of the portion of patient and
visitor parking spaces serving rehabilitation facilities
specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility and
outpatient physical therapy facilities shall be accessible.
1106.6 Location. Accessible parking spaces shall be located
on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent
parking to an accessible building entrance. ((Accessible
parking spaces shall be dispersed among the various types of
parking facilities provided.)) In parking facilities that do
not serve a particular building, accessible parking spaces
shall be located on the shortest route to an accessible
pedestrian entrance to the parking facility. Where buildings
have multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking,
accessible parking spaces shall be dispersed and located near
the accessible entrances. Wherever practical, the accessible
route ((of travel)) shall not cross lanes of vehicular
traffic. Where crossing traffic lanes is necessary, the route
((of travel)) shall be designated and marked as a crosswalk.
| EXCEPTION: | 1. In multilevel parking structures, van accessible parking spaces are permitted on one level. |
| 2. Accessible parking spaces shall be permitted to be located in different parking facilities if substantially equivalent or greater accessibility is provided in terms of distance from an accessible entrance or entrances, parking fee and user convenience. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-1106, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
1107.6 Group R. ((Occupancies in Group R shall be provided
with accessible features)) Accessible units, Type A units and
Type B units shall be provided in Group R Occupancies in
accordance with Sections 1107.6.1 through 1107.6.4. Accessible and Type A units shall be apportioned among
efficiency dwelling units, single bedroom units and multiple
bedroom units, in proportion to the numbers of such units in
the building. ((Accessible hotel guest rooms shall be
apportioned among the various classes of sleeping
accommodations.))
1107.6.2.1.1 Type A units. In ((occupancies in)) Group R-2
Occupancies containing more than 10 dwelling units or sleeping
units, at least 5 percent, but not less than one, of the units
shall be a Type A unit. All units on a site shall be
considered to determine the total number of units and the
required number of Type A units. Type A units shall be
dispersed among the various classes of units.
| EXCEPTIONS: | 1. The number of Type A units is permitted to be reduced in accordance with Section 1107.7. |
| 2. Existing structures on a site shall not contribute to the total number of units on a site. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-1107, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
1204.1 Equipment and systems. Interior spaces intended for
human occupancy shall be provided with active or passive
space-heating systems capable of maintaining a minimum indoor
temperature of 68°F (20°C) at a point 3 feet (914 mm) above
the floor on the design heating day.
| EXCEPTION: | 1. Interior spaces where the primary purpose is not associated with human comfort. |
| 2. Group R-1 Occupancies not more than 500 square feet. |
DESIGNATED AREAS are those areas designated by a county to be an
urban growth area in chapter 36.70A RCW and those areas
designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as
being in nonattainment for particulate matter.
SUBSTANTIALLY REMODELED means any alteration or restoration of a
building exceeding 60 percent of the appraised value of such
building within a 12-month period. For the purpose of this
section, the appraised value is the estimated cost to replace
the building and structure in-kind, based on current
replacement costs.
1204.2.2 Primary heating source. Primary heating sources in
all new and substantially remodeled buildings in designated
areas shall not be dependent upon wood stoves.
1204.2.3 Solid fuel burning devices. No used solid fuel
burning device shall be installed in new or existing buildings
unless such device is United States Environmental Protection
Agency certified or a pellet stove either certified or exempt
from certification by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency.
| EXCEPTION: | Antique wood cook stoves and heaters manufactured prior to 1940. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-1204, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
1405.5.2 Seismic requirements. Anchored masonry veneer
located in Seismic Design Category C, D, E, or F shall conform
to the requirements of Section 6.2.2.10, except Section
((6.2.2.10.2.2)) 6.2.2.10.3.2, of ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, 19.27.074 and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 05-01-014, § 51-50-1405, filed 12/2/04, effective 7/1/05.]
BALCONY, EXTERIOR. This definition is not adopted.
DECK. This definition is not adopted.
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| OCCUPANCY OR USE | UNIFORM (psf) | CONCENTRATED (psf) | |
| 5. (Reserved) | -------- | ||
| 9. Decksh and Balconies | Same as occupancy served | -------- | |
| 28. Residential | |||
| One- and two-family dwellings | |||
| Uninhabitable attics without storagei | 10 | ||
| Uninhabitable attics with limited storagei, j, k | 20 | ||
| Habitable attics and sleeping areas | 30 | -------- | |
| All other areas | 40 | ||
| Hotels and multifamily dwellings | |||
| Private rooms and corridors serving them | 40 | ||
| Public rooms and corridors serving them | 100 | ||
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1702.1 General.
((STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION. The visual observation of the
structural system by a registered design professional for
general conformance to the approved construction documents.
Structural observation does not include or waive the
responsibility for the inspection required by Section 109,
1704, or other sections of this code.)) SMALL BUSINESS. Any
business entity (including a sole proprietorship, corporation,
partnership or other legal entity) which is owned and operated
independently from all other businesses, which has the purpose
of making a profit, and which has fifty or fewer employees, or
which has a million dollars or less per year in gross sales,
of window and door products.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-108, § 51-50-1702, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04.]
1714.5 Exterior window and door assemblies. The design
pressure rating of exterior windows and doors in buildings
shall be determined in accordance with Section 1714.5.1 or
1714.5.2.
| EXCEPTION: | 1. Structural wind load design pressures for window units smaller than the size tested in accordance with Section 1714.5.1 or 1714.5.2 shall be permitted to be higher than the design value of the tested unit provided such higher pressures are determined by accepted engineering analysis. All components of the small unit shall be the same as the tested unit. Where such calculated design pressures are used, they shall be validated by an additional test of the window unit having the highest allowable design pressure. |
| 2. Custom exterior windows and doors manufactured by a small business shall be exempt from all testing requirements in Section 1714 of the International Building Code provided they meet the applicable provisions of Chapter 24 of the International Building Code. |
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2106.1.1 Basic seismic-force-resisting system. Buildings
relying on masonry shear walls as part of the basic
seismic-force-resisting system shall comply with Section
1.14.2.2 of ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402 or with Section 2106.1.1.1,
2106.1.1.2, or 2106.1.1.3.
| EXCEPTION: | Special reinforced masonry shear walls are not required to comply with Section 1.14.2.2.5(a) of ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 420 (MSJC-05), provided the masonry resists the calculated shear without shear reinforcement. |
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SECTION 2901 -- PLUMBING CODE.
Plumbing systems shall comply with the Plumbing Code.
SECTION 2902 -- GENERAL.
2902.1 Number of fixtures.
2902.1.1 Requirements. Plumbing fixtures shall be provided in
the minimum number shown in Table 2902.1 and in this chapter.
Where the proposed occupancy is not listed in Table 2902.1,
the building official shall determine fixture requirements
based on the occupancy which most nearly resembles the
intended occupancy.
Plumbing fixtures need not be provided for unoccupied buildings or facilities.
2902.1.2 Private offices. Fixtures only accessible to private
offices shall not be counted to determine compliance with this
section.
2902.1.3 Occupancy load distribution. The occupant load shall
be divided equally between the sexes, unless data approved by
the building official indicates a different distribution of
the sexes.
2902.1.4 Food preparation areas. In food preparation, serving
and related storage areas, additional fixture requirements may
be dictated by health codes.
2902.1.5 Other requirements. For other requirements for
plumbing facilities, see Section((s 419.15 and)) 1210 and
Chapter 11.
2902.2 Access to fixtures.
2902.2.1 Location. Plumbing fixtures shall be located in each
building or conveniently in a building adjacent thereto on the
same property.
2902.2.1.1 Toilet rooms. Toilet rooms shall not open directly
into a room used for the preparation of food for service to
the public or residents of Group R-2 boarding homes and
residential treatment facilities licensed by Washington state.
2902.2.2 Multiple tenants. Access to toilets serving multiple
tenants shall be through a common use area and not through an
area controlled by a tenant.
2902.2.3 Multistory buildings. Required fixtures shall not be
located more than one vertical story above or below the area
served.
2902.3 Separate facilities.
2902.3.1 Requirements. Separate toilet facilities shall be
provided for each sex.
| EXCEPTION: | In occupancies serving 15 or fewer persons, one toilet facility designed for use by no more than one person at a time shall be permitted for use by both sexes. |
2902.4 Pay facilities. Required facilities shall be free of
charge. Where pay facilities are installed, they shall be in
addition to the minimum required facilities.
2902.5 is not adopted.
2902.6 is not adopted.
SECTION 2903 -- SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
2903.1 Dwelling units. Dwelling units shall be provided with
a kitchen sink.
2903.2 Water closet space requirements. The water closet
stool in all occupancies shall be located in a clear space not
less than 30 inches (762 mm) in width, with a clear space in
front of the stool of not less than 24 inches (610 mm).
2903.3 Water. Each required sink, lavatory, bathtub and
shower stall shall be equipped with hot and cold running water
necessary for its normal operation.
2903.4 Drinking fountains.
2903.4.1 Number. Occupant loads over 30 shall have one
drinking fountain for the first 150 occupants, then one per
each additional 500 occupants.
| EXCEPTIONS: | 1. Sporting facilities with concessions serving drinks shall have one drinking fountain for each 1000 occupants. |
| 2. A drinking fountain need not be provided in a drinking or dining establishment. |
2903.4.3 Penal institutions. Penal institutions shall have
one drinking fountain on each cell block floor and one on each
exercise floor.
2903.4.4 Location. Drinking fountains shall not be located in
toilet rooms.
| TYPE OF BUILDING OR OCCUPANCY8 | WATER CLOSETS (fixtures per person) |
LAVATORIES5 (fixtures per person) |
BATHTUB OR SHOWER (fixtures per person) |
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| MALE3 | FEMALE | MALE | FEMALE | ||
| For the occupancies listed below, use 30 square feet (2.79 m2) per occupant for the minimum number of plumbing fixtures. | |||||
| Group A Assembly places -- |
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| Conference rooms, dining rooms, drinking establishments, exhibit rooms, gymnasiums, lounges, stages and similar uses including restaurants classified as Group B Occupancies | 1:1-25 | 1:1-25 | One per 2 water closets | ||
| 2:26-75 | 2:26-75 | ||||
| 3:76-125 | 3:76-125 | ||||
| 4:126-200 | 4:126-200 | ||||
| 5:201-300 | 5:201-300 | ||||
| 6:301-400 | 6:301-400 | ||||
| Over 400, add one fixture for each additional 200 males or 150 females | |||||
| For the assembly occupancies listed below, use the number of fixed seating or, where no fixed seating is provided, use 15 square feet (1.39 m2) per occupant for the minimum number of plumbing fixtures. | |||||
| Assembly places -- 9 Theaters, auditoriums, convention halls, dance floors, lodge rooms, casinos, and such places which have limited time for fixture use (intermissions) |
1:1-100 | One per 25 | 1:1-200 | 1:1-200 | |
| 2:101-200 | Up to 400 | 2:201-400 | 2:201-400 | ||
| 3:201-400 | 3:401-750 | 3:401-750 | |||
| Over 400, add one fixture for each additional 250 males or 50 females | Over 750, add one fixture for each additional 500 persons | ||||
| Assembly places -- Stadiums, arena and other sporting facilities where fixture use is not limited to intermissions |
1:1-100 | One per 50 | 1:1-200 | 1:1-200 | |
| 2:101-200 | Up to 400 | 2:201-400 | 2:201-400 | ||
| 3:201-400 | 3:401-750 | 3:401-750 | |||
| Over 400, add one fixture for each additional 300 males or 100 females | Over 750, add one fixture for each additional 500 persons | ||||
| For the assembly occupancies listed below, use the number of fixed seating or, where no fixed seating is provided, use 30 square feet (2.79 m2) per occupant for the minimum number of plumbing fixtures. | |||||
| Worship places | |||||
| Principal assembly area | One per 150 | One per 75 | One per 2 water closets | ||
| Educational & activity unit | One per 125 | ||||