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OKANOGAN COUNTY
ORDINANCE 97-8
AN ORDINANCE amending Section F of Okanogan County Ordinance 96-2, as codified in Chapter 15.04 of Okanogan County Code relating to the adoption and enforcement of the State Building and related Codes, as amended.
WHEREAS, RCW 19.27.060(3) provides that the governing body of each county or city may limit the application of any portion of the state building code to exclude specified classes or types of buildings or structures according to use other than single family or multifamily residential buildings,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, that Section F of Okanogan County Ordinance 96-2, and Chapter 15.04 of the Okanogan County Code are hereby amended as follows:
Section FIn accordance with RCW 19.27.040 and 19.27.060 the following amendments, additions or alterations of the Uniform Codes are made:
1. The Uniform Fire Code is hereby limited in its application as follows: Buildings shall not be deemed used for the storage of high-piled combustible materials when used for closely packed piles of containers of fresh fruit or produce not more than twenty-five (25) feet high.
2. The Uniform Building Code is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraphs:
Before a permit may be issued by the building official, the applicant must obtain approval from the following county departments:
a. Health District; b. Public Works, if applicable; and c. County Office of Planning and Development.
3. A building permit shall not be required for agricultural fences including, but not limited to:
a. Orchard fences; b. Snow breaks; c. Cattle and stud corrals; and d. Fences for exotic birds and animals.
4. A building permit shall not be required for an agricultural building, aggregate, less than 4,000 square feet of construction, as set forth in RCW 18.08.410(6). An “agricultural building” is defined as a structure designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock, or other horticultural products. Said structure shall not be a place of human habitation or a place of employment where agricultural products are processed, treated or packaged, nor shall it be a place used by the public.
5. No agricultural building as defined herein shall be located closer to any property line than the greater of the following:
a. Twenty (20) feet for fire protection; b. The height of the building plus five (5) feet for lateral collapse protection; or c. The required setbacks set forth in the Okanogan County Zoning Ordinance and Zoning District in which the structure is to be located.
6. Prior to the construction of any agricultural building as defined herein, a site plan analysis shall be obtained from the Office of Planning and Development, for which a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be assessed.
7. Any change of occupancy or use of an agricultural building as defined herein requires a building permit and a site plan analysis.
8. A building permit shall not be required for the repair and remodeling of residential structures when the fair market value (labor and materials) of repair or remodeling does not exceed ($3,000) three thousand dollars, provided, however, that this exclusion shall not apply if said remodeling or repairing increase the square footage of living space of the structure, alters the structural support of the structure or required egress from the structure in any twelve month period.
9. A building permit may be obtained for an agricultural building as defined herein. Said building permit shall be effective for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
DATED at Okanogan, Washington this 20th day of October 1997.
BORAD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKANOGAN, WASHINGTON
__________________________________ ATTEST: Spencer W. Higby, Chairman
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
________________________ Don L. Anderson |