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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
<br />CHAIRMAN
<br />JAMES L. MANSON, C.B.O.
<br />DIRECTOR,
<br />DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS
<br />COUNTY OF SPOKANE
<br />SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
<br />FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN
<br />PHIL M. HERRINGTON, C.B.O.
<br />DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF
<br />BUILDING AND SAFETY
<br />RENO,NEVADA
<br />SECOND VICE-CHAIRMAN
<br />BOB FOWLER, P.E., AIA, C.B.O.
<br />DIRECTOR OF BUILDING INSPECTION
<br />ABILENE, TEXAS
<br />IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
<br />EUGENE J. ZELLER, P.E., C.B.O.
<br />SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING
<br />AND SAFETY
<br />LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
<br />RON BULLOCK
<br />CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL
<br />SANDY, UTAH
<br />PAUL T. EDGERTON
<br />MANAGER, BUILDING DIVISION
<br />VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
<br />OBERT J. EPPSTEIN, C.B.O.
<br />CTOR, BUILDING AND SAFETY
<br />FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
<br />JAN P. GASTERLAND, C.B.O.
<br />BUILDING CODE OFFICER
<br />ST PAUL, MINNESOTA
<br />DOUGLAS E. HOOD, C.B.O.
<br />BUILDING OFFICIAL
<br />CHANDLER. ARIZONA
<br />KENNETH G. LARSEN, C.B.O.
<br />DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND HOUSING
<br />CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
<br />GORDON W. MURDOCH, P.E., C.B.O.
<br />BUILDING OFFICIAL
<br />DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA
<br />ALAN P. OLSON, R.A., C.B.O.
<br />ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT
<br />SERVICES DIRECTOR
<br />PHOENIX, ARIZONA
<br />RON PERKEREWICZ, C.B.O.
<br />DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY
<br />DEVELOPMENT
<br />COUNTY OF KITSAP
<br />PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
<br />THOMAS R. THOMPSON, C.B.O.
<br />BUILDING OFFICIAL
<br />BROOMFIELD, COLORADO
<br />ROBERT D. WEBER, P.E., C.B.O.
<br />DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING
<br />COUNTY OF CLARK
<br />LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
<br />International Conference of Building Officials
<br />REGIONAL OFFICE: 2122-112TH AVENUE, N.E., SUITE B-300 • BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON 98004 • (206) 451-9541
<br />June 1, 1992
<br />Jeffrey S. McFall
<br />Everett Public Works
<br />3200 Cedar Street
<br />Everett, WA 98201
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<br />1992 Public EVERETT.....,
<br />Works
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<br />SUBJECT: Handrails in Center Aisles of an A2.1 Auditorium
<br />Section 3315
<br />1991 Edition of the Uniform Building Code
<br />Dear Mr. McFall:
<br />OFFICES OF
<br />JERRY J. BARBERA, P.E.
<br />REGIONAL MANAGER
<br />RUEN-MARK CHANG, P.E.
<br />REGIONAL ENGINEER
<br />JAMES E. PERSING, S.E.
<br />REGIONAL ENGINEER
<br />CHARLES J. WILLIAMS, S.E.
<br />REGIONAL ENGINEER
<br />In your May llth letter you asked me some questions concerning handrails in
<br />aisles of the Snohomish County PUD auditorium and Everett Community
<br />Theater in your city.
<br />You state that the revision in the 1991 UBC did not address the American
<br />with Disabilities Act (ADA) which apparently don't require aisle handrails.
<br />First of all the State Building Code Council has extensively revised UBC
<br />Chapter 31 to adopt most of the ADA details. Unfortunately, they haven't
<br />published it yet so I don't know if they have that detail in it. Nevertheless the
<br />Easter Seal Society of Washington and Washington State Human Rights
<br />Commission have published a booklet entitled "Housing and Building
<br />Accessibility: The Law in Washington—1992". Although we normally don't
<br />comment on regulations promulgated by other organizations, I glanced through
<br />the booklet and don't find the deletion you mentioned. May I suggest you
<br />contact Donna Voss at the Building Code Council (206-586-8999) for further
<br />details.
<br />More importantly, some proponent must make an active submittal to change
<br />the code --we don't necessarily adopt federal laws within the UBC without
<br />extensive code change analysis and public meetings and final acceptance by the
<br />active code administration community.
<br />ALLEN O. ZEPPER, C.B.O. You also say that the City of Seattle has revised section 3315(g)1 which is their
<br />BUILDING OFFICIAL STILLWATER, MINNESOTA right at the local level since the UBC is a model code. We don't know why
<br />PRESIDENT they have done this --you will have to check with them directly. -but if they
<br />JAMES E. BIHR, P.E. . deem it as an important change they should submit it as a code change and let
<br />it go through the normal code change process for national acceptance.
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