Draft Interpretations

The following interpretations will be considered at the October 14, 2016 Council meeting: 

16-Oct-01    Spokane Valley/IBC 427.1/IBC 427.2 Required Electric Vehicle Charging Inftrastructure

16-Oct-02    City of Seattle/IRC R301.5 Live Load/Table R301.5 Minimum Uniformly Distributed Live Loads/R507 Exterior Decks

16-Oct-03    City of Kirkland/WSEC 406.2-R - Residential Energy Credits

16-Oct-04    City of Bellingham/IBC 427.1 - Scope - Electric Vehicles

16-Oct-05     City of Bellingham/IBC 1107.3 Accessible spaces; 1110.2 Facilities serving Group R-2

The following interpretations will be considered at the March 10 BFP Committee meeting:

16-March-02       Snohomish County/IBC 2902.1/Table 2902.1 - Assisted Use Toilets.

The following interpretations will be considered at the September 10, 2015 BFP Committee meeting:

15-Jul01             Benton Co. Fire Marshal/IFC 5601.2.3 Permit restrictions; 5604.2 Smokeless propellants; 5606.4 Permit restrictions.

15-Jul02            Spokane Fire Department/IFC 3800 (WAC 51-54A-3800) Marijuana processing and extraction facilities (emergency rule).

 15-Aug01           City of Everett Permit Services/IBC 2902.3.1 Access

 15-Aug02           City of Newcastle/IBC 310.4 Group R occupancies; 420.6 Subdivision of building spaces - smoke barriers; 1018.6 Corridor continuity 

The following interpretations will be considered at the May 14, 2015 BFP Committee meeting:

15-Apr02          Kittitas County/R408.3 Unvented Crawl Space

15-Apr01          City of Renton/ IFC Chapter 2 - Definitions - Open burning, Recreational fires and Portable outdoor fireplaces; Section 307.5 - Attendance

The following interpretations will be considered at the January 9, 2015 Council meeting:

15-Jan01          City of Tacoma/IBC 508.4.2 Separated occupancies/Allowable area; 
IBC 503 General Building Height and Area Limitations

15-Jan02           City of Moses Lake/WAC 51-500-007 Temporary growning structures

15-Jan03           South Kitsap Fire and Rescue/IRC R325/IBC 303.3.3/IBC 420.7 Adult Family Homes

15-Jan04           Benton Co. Building Dept./IBC 311.2, Moderate hazard storage/IFC 903.2.9, Automatic Sprinkler Systems, Group S-1

14-Nov01          City of Vancouver/IRC AG105.2 Outdoor swimming pool/IBC 3109.4 Residential swimming pool

The following interpretation will be considered at the September 11 2014 BFP meeting

14-SEPT02       City of Bellevue/Reconsideration of SBCC Interpretation No. 11-05

The following interpretation will be considered at the July 8, 2014 BFP meeting:

14-JUN02         City of Bellingham/IBC 1208.3 Room area/1208.4 Efficiency Dwelling Units

The following interpretation will be considered at the June 12, 2014 BFP meeting:

14-JUN01         City of Shoreline/IBC 304.11 Guards/1013.6 Mechanical equipment 

The following interpretation will be considered at the June 13, 2013 MVE Committee meeting:

13-JuneXX           City of Seattle/Group R Residential (definition re: Energy Code)

The following interpretations will be considered at the June 13, 2013 BFP Committee meeting:

13-June01           Snohomish County/Roof Classification (IBC 1507)

13-June02           Clallam County/Lodging Houses (IRC 102.1)

13-June03           Thurston County/Mixed Use (IRC R101.2/IBC 101.2)

13-June04           DOH/Licensed Care Classification

13-JuneXX          State Fire Marshal/Group E Sprinklers (IFC 903.2.3)