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1 ORDINANCE N0. 3 7 5 0
. 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO AUBURN
3 CITY'CODE CHAPTER-15:(AUBURN CITY ORDINANCE NO. 3609, BUILDING CODE
, ADOPTION OP THE 1979 EDITION) REQUIRING SPECIFIC TYPES OF WALL . 4 CONSTRUCTION FOR CONDOMINIUMS, TOWNHOUSES, ROWHOUSES, APARTMENTS,
. . COMMERGIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.
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g THE CITY-COUNCIL-,OF.THE,CI7Y OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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ry Section 1. Tfiere is herewith added to Chapter 15 of the Auburn City Code
g. relating.to Building and Construction (Auburn City Ordinance No. 3609); the
g following.new sections, which shall read as follows:
10 Section 2. DEFINITIONS: „
11 1. APARTMENT: Shall mean a dwelling unit as defined in this Code.
12 Apartment.house is any building, or portion thereof, which is
13 _ designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied,
14 ` or which is occupied as the home or residence of three or more
15 families living independently of'each other.
16 2. CONDOMINIUM: Is a structure where ownership of a unit corisists
17 of ownership of the airspace occupied by the unit.
18 3. DUPLEX: Is any building or any portion thereof which contains
19 two "Dwelling Units" or "Guest,Rooms," used, intended or designed
20 to be built, used, rented, leased, ]et or hired out to be
21 occupied, or which are occupied for living purposes.
22 4. TOWNHOUSE/ROWHOUSE: Is a structure for use by one family,
23 regardless of the number of stories, where the owner owns the
24 unit and the parcel'of land on which it is'constructed:.:
25 5. ADJACENT WALL: A wall between two (2) units of a structure.
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27 Section 3. Conflicting Requirements: Unless specified withirr th,is
28 Ordinance, if any conflicting requirements between the Uniform Building Code29 and this Ordinance arise, the most restrictive requirement shall prevail.
• 30 Section 4. Minimum Wall Construction for Type V Construction: Wall
31 construction may 6e one of the following for Type V construction:
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1 A. Two (2) one (1) hour walls (adjacent walls) may be constructed
2 using 5/8-inch Type "X" sheetrock on both sides of each wall and
3 will require a parapet to extend thirty (30) inches above the
4 roof having the same fire rating, or 5/8-inch Type "X" sheetrock
5 extended five (5) feet horizontally from the wall in both direc-
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tions om the inside of the'roof sheathing.
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B. A single two (2,) hour wall m,ay.be constructed in lieu of two (2)
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one (1) hour 'walls. Where a two (2) hour wall 'is placed a thirty
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(30) inch parapet is required of the same fire resistance rating
10 or 5/8-inch sheetrock Type "X" may be placed on the unders'ide of
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the roof sheathing extending five (5) feet horizontally in both
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directions. 4Jalls listed as shown by the latest Fire Resistance
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Design Manual may be used.
14 This two (2) hour wall shall not contain any plumbing whatsoever
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and shall not be penetrated except for wiring, telephone, TV
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cable, intercom equipment, cortununications equipment, all of which
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must be placed in Intermediate Metal Conduit or equal.
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Section 5. Other Conditions/Requirements:
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A. Structures where the land is owned by the building owner must
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have the property line marked by a licensed surveyor.
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B. Open spaces adjoining cbndominiums, townhouses, etc., must have a
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legal instrument duly recorded to reserve open space in
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perpetuity. .
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C. Single footings and stem walls and two (2) hour walls, may be
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allowed for adjacent walls providing a legal agreement between
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the adjacent owners for maintenance of the walls, footing and
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28 stem walls is provided. •
29 0.; All utility services, gas, water, electricity, cable lines, shall
be independent on all townhouses/rowhouses and shall not cross
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31 interior property lines.
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E. Single family dwellings with "0" side lot lines shall be treated
1 as townhouses.
, 2 F. Any structure, including duplexes, apartment buildings, con-
3 dominiums, cormnercial buildings, industrial build.ings, to.be
' 4 developed into separately owned units must be made to conform to
5 all requirements of new construction as required by this Ordinance.
6 Structures`being developed where'walls are to meet higher fire
7 resistance standards as required by Chapter 5 of the Uniform
$ Building Code due to building materials used in construction;
9 i.e., steel, concrete, heavy timber, shall have independent
10 walls meeting the fire ratiqg.as listed in Chapter 5 of the
11 Uniform Building Code.
12 ' Section 6. Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction: The Building
13 Official shall be allowed to use Section 105 of the Uniform.Building Code
14 Where new materials and methods may be established.
15 Section 7.. A eals: An
PP y person wishing,to appeal any finding or ruling .
16 of the Building Official may do so by filing an appeal with the Board of
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Appeals.as established in Section 204 of the Uniform Building Code.
18 Section'8: •The'`Mayor`'is hereby autho`riied to implement such administra=
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tive procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this
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legislation. . : ,
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Section 9.,-.T.his Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)_days
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from.and after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law.
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• INTRODUCED: MAY 3,1982
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PASSED: -HAy_ 3. 1982
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• APPROVED: Y 3 19,82
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MAYOR
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Ci y Clerk
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APPRO
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32 ` PUBLISHED: MAY 9, 1982
City Attorney
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COUNTY OF KZNG ) I, Coralee A. McCOnnehey, the duly appointed, quaZified City Clerk
of the City of Auburn, a Municipal Corpozation and Code City, situate in ,
the County of King, State of Washington, do hereby certify that the fore-
going is a fu11, trve and correat copy of Ordinance No. 3750 of the
ordinances of the City of Aubarn, entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN,-WASHINGrON, ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO AUBURN CITY CODE CHAPTER 15
(AUBURN CITY ORDINANCE N0, 3609, BUILDING CODE ADOPTION OF THE 1979
IDITION) REQUIRING SPECIFIC TYPES OF WALL CONSIRUCi'ION FDR CONDONIINIUMS,
TCWNHOUSES, ROWHOUSES, APAR'IMQVTS, OpMNN1ERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS,
I certify that said Ordinance No. 3750 was duly passed by the Council
and approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn, on the 3rd day of
A. D. . 19 82 . . :
I further certify that said Ordinance No.3750 was published as provided
by law in the Daily Globe News, a daily newspaper published in the Cit of
Auburn, and of general circulation therein, on the 9th day of Y
A.D.. 19 82
WITNESS my hand and the offical seal of the City of Auburn, this. llth
day of Jtme , A.D., 19 82
CITY CLERK OF THE CZTY OF AUBU
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