§ 14.05.010. International Building Code (IBC).

Delete IBC Section 105.2.1.

Amend IBC Section 113, Board of Appeals to read as follows:

113.1 General. The City's Hearing Examiner shall act as the board of appeals under the International Building Code. The Hearing Examiner may adopt rules of procedure for conducting business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant, with a duplicate copy to the Building Official. Copies of all rules and regulations adopted shall be delivered to the Building Official, who shall make them freely accessible to the public.

113.2 Limitations on Authority. The board of appeals shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administration of this code nor shall the board be empowered to waive requirements of this code.

113.3 Appeals. Decisions of the Hearing Examiner shall be the final City decision on the matter. The Land Use Petition Act, RCW 36.70C, shall govern appeals of hearing examiner decisions as to appellate procedure and deadlines.

Add the following as IBC section 424:

424.1 General

424.1.1 Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum standards of safety for the construction and use of controlled atmosphere storage buildings and shall supersede other similar requirements in other chapters of this code.

424.1.2 Scope. The provisions of Section 424 shall apply to buildings or structures defined herein as controlled atmosphere storage buildings and shall supersede other similar requirements in other chapters of the code.

424.1.3 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms are defined as follows:

CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE BUILDING is a building used solely for storage of agricultural products in refrigerated rooms where the room atmosphere is maintained at an oxygen content not exceeding 14% with the remainder being nitrogen, carbon dioxide or similar gas which will not support combustion.

424.1.4 Applicability of other provisions. Except as required by this chapter, controlled atmosphere storage buildings shall meet all provisions of this code applicable to buildings classified as Group S, Division 2 occupancies.

424.2 Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems

424.2.1 Automatic fire-extinguishing systems required by section 903 need not be provided when the controlled atmosphere storage building complies with the allowable height and building area of Section 503.

424.3 Means of Egress

424.3.1 Maximum allowable occupant load for a controlled atmosphere storage building shall be 9.

424.3.2 Exit doors serving controlled atmosphere storage buildings and rooms and spaces within such buildings need not comply with the requirements of Section 1014 when building operations are conducted in accordance with the following:

1.

When the building or portions of the building are occupied and contain a normal outdoor atmosphere, doors giving access to the building or such portions of the building shall remain open.

424.4 Smoke and Heat Venting

424.4.1 Controlled atmosphere storage buildings need not comply with the requirements of Section 910.

424.5 Standpipes

424.5.1 Controlled atmosphere storage buildings need not comply with the requirements of Section 905.

(Ord. 2557 Art. I(part), 2008; Ord. 2437, § 1, (part), 2004)

(Ord. No. 2685, art. I, 7-12-10)