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COMMUNITY PLANNING BUILDING INSPECTION PLAN REVIEW ADMINISTRATION PERMIT SERVICES CODE ENFORCEMENT
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
411 N. Ruby St., Suite 2, Ellensburg, WA 98926
CDS@CO.KITTITAS.WA.US
Office (509) 962-7506
Fax (509) 962-7682
“Building Partnerships – Building Communities”
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: January 5, 2021
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Set a Public Hearing to Consider Amending KCC Chapter 14.04 and
Title 20 to Adopt the 2018 International Building Codes with Washington State
Amendments and Referenced Standards and to Consider Amending KCC Title
18 to Correct Grammatical and Scrivener Errors.
BACKGROUND: On July 1, 2020, the Washington State Building Code Council completed adoption of the
following:
• 2018 International Building Code with statewide amendments
• ICC/ANSI A117.1-09, Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, with
statewide amendments
• 2018 International Residential Code with statewide amendments
• 2018 International Mechanical Code with statewide amendments
• 2018 International Fuel Gas Code with statewide amendments (part of the IMC
adoption)
• 2017 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (NFPA 58)
• 2015 National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54)
• 2018 International Fire Code with statewide amendments
• 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code with statewide amendments
• 2018 International Energy Conservation Code/Washington State Energy Code
• 2018 International Existing Building Code with statewide amendments found in the
IBC
• 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa code
These codes, with Washington State amendments and referenced standards, will be
effective on February 1, 2021.
CDS is requesting to set a public hearing to consider amending the current Kittitas
County Code (KCC) Chapter 14.04 and Title 20 to adopt the 2018 International Building
Codes with Washington State Amendments and referenced standards, and to amend KCC
Title 18 to correct grammatical and scrivener errors.
INTERACTION: CDS, Board of County Commissioners
ATTACHMENTS: None
RESPONSIBLE STAFF Mike Flory, Building Official
Toni Berkshire, Code Enforcement Officer
Pat Nicholson, Fire Marshal
Dan Carlson, AICP, CDS Director
RECOMMENDATION: CDS recommends that the Board of County Commissioners set the public hearing for
January 19, 2021 at 2:00 pm via Webex.
HANLDING: Presentation to the Board by Kittitas County Community Development Services.