Chapter 18.04
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE

Sections:

18.04.010    Amendments to the International Residential Code.

18.04.010 Amendments to the International Residential Code.

The following amendments to the currently adopted International Residential Code are hereby adopted and incorporated into the city of Shelton’s construction administrative code:

CHAPTER 1

ADMINISTRATION

SECTION R105

PERMITS

R101.1 City of Shelton inserted as “name of jurisdiction.”

Subsection R105.2, Work Exempt From Permit, is hereby amended as follows:

R105.2 Work exempt from permit. In addition to the exemptions enumerated in Chapter 1 of the currently adopted International Residential Code, a permit shall not be required for the following:

Buildings:

1.    One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 200 square feet with sidewall heights not greater than ten foot in height and roof framing shall not exceed pitch of the existing primary structure (unless approved by the City Planning Department).

CHAPTER 3

BUILDING PLANNING

Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, is hereby amended by including the pertinent information as it relates to the city of Shelton, as follows:

TABLE R301.2(1)

CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA

Ground Snow Load:	25 psf
Roof Snow Load:	35 psf
Wind Exposure Category:	B
Wind Speed - 3 Second Gust:	110 mph
Seismic Design Category:	D2
Subject to Damage From:
Weathering	Moderate
Frost Line Depth:	12 inches
Termite:	Slight to Moderate
Winter Design Temperature:	See WSEC
Ice Barrier Underlayment Required:	No
Flood Hazards:	SMC Chapter 18.07 adopted June 21, 2022
Air Freezing Index:	N/A
Mean Annual Temperature:	50 Degrees F
Soil Bearing Capacity	#1500 (assumed) residential. Per geotechnical analysis for Commercial.

(Ord. 2004-0523 § 3, 2023; Ord. 1988-0522 § 1, 2022)