2013/12/24 Council Agenda Packet

4 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE Related to the International Residential Code, Amending Section 1 of Part 2 of Ordinance No. 3196-10 (Chapter 16.01.010 EMC). Whereas, International Residential Code, as adopted by the Washington State Code Council, is a part of the state building code; and Whereas, the state building code is in effect in all cities and counties in Washington, subject to certain local amendments; and Whereas, the State Building Code Council updated the state building code in 2012, which updates went into effect on July 1, 2013; and Whereas, pursuant to the state building code effective prior to the current code, townhouses were required to have automatic sprinklers if the wall separating the dwellings (the common wall) was fire-resistance-rated for one " hour (under most circumstances sprinklers are not required in townhouses with common walls that are fire-resistance rated for two or more hours); and Whereas, the requirement that townhouses with common walls that are fire-resistance-rated for one hour have automatic sprinklers was not carried through in the 2012 updates; and Whereas, City Council finds that a local amendment to the state building code to require townhouses with one-hour fire-resistance-rated common walls to have sprinklers is consistent with the City's past regulation of townhouses and serves to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Section 1 of Part 2 of Ordinance No. 3196-10 (EMC 16.01.010), which reads as follows: Amendments to the International Building Code (hereinafter referred to as "IBC") and the International Residential Code (hereinafter referred to as "IRC") A. Sections 103 of the IBC and IRC are hereby deleted in their entireties. B. Sections 104.3 of the IBC and IRC are hereby deleted and replaced with the following: 10