Chapter 21.50
INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE

Sections:

21.50.010    Adoption.

21.50.020    Amendments and additions.

21.50.010 Adoption.

The 2021 Edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC), as adopted and amended by the State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-55 WAC, as published by the International Code Council, is adopted by reference, together with the following exceptions, amendments, and additions. Chapter 1, Scope and Administration, of the IWUIC is not adopted, and the Construction Administrative Code, as set forth in Chapter 21.06 KMC, shall be used in its place, except as provisions of IWUIC Chapter 1 are expressly adopted in this chapter. The codes, appendices, and standards set forth in this chapter shall be filed with the city clerk and a copy made available for use and examination by the public, pursuant to RCW 35A.12.140. (Ord. 4848 § 52, 2024)

21.50.020 Amendments and additions.

The following provisions of IWUIC Chapter 1 are expressly adopted:

(a)    101.2 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, repair, maintenance and use of any building, structure, or premises within the wildland-urban interface areas in this jurisdiction. Buildings or conditions in existence at the time of the adoption of this code are allowed to have their use or occupancy continued, if such condition, use or occupancy was legal at the time of the adoption of this code, provided that such continued use does not constitute an egregious danger to life or property. Buildings or structures moved into or within the jurisdiction shall comply with the provisions of this code for new buildings or structures.

(b)    101.4 Retroactivity. The provisions of the code shall apply to conditions arising after the adoption thereof, conditions not legally in existence at the adoption of this code and conditions that, as determined by the code official, constitute an egregious hazard to life or property.

Exception: Provisions of this code that specifically apply to existing conditions are retroactive.

(Ord. 4848 § 53, 2024)