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The City Council will be considering ordinances that would adopt
changes to the 1997 Seattle Building and Mechanical codes, scheduled
to take effect on July 1, 2001. Most of the changes are minor
corrections and amendments adopted by the State last year.
The more significant Building Code changes include:
- clarification of what types of repair work require a building
permit;
- revisions to the provisions for cancellation of building
permit applications;
- amending the provision for mixed use/mixed construction type
buildings currently in Section 311.2.2 so that the three-hour
occupancy separation may be located anywhere in the building;
- reducing the minimum ceiling height in dwelling units and LC
occupancies to 7 feet;
- reclassifying adult family homes from LC (Licensed Care)
Occupancy to R-3 to comply with a statute;
- adding provisions regulating adult family homes to better
coordinate with DSHS regulations;
- allowing rainwater from marquees to drain away from the
building.
The Mechanical Code changes include:
- amendments to the ventilation regulations consistent with
changes to the State Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Code;
- changes to the commercial kitchen hood sections for
consistency between the Mechanical and Energy codes.
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