Bonney Lake building permits

Requirements

• BLMC 15.04.020(B) adopts the International Residential Code by reference with the Chapter 51-51 WAC exceptions AND NAMES NO EDITION YEAR.
• “Chapters 11 and 25 through 43 of this code are not adopted” — the IRC's energy chapter and its plumbing, mechanical and electrical chapters are excluded, so those subjects follow the IECC, UPC and IMC instead.
• Appendix F (Radon Control Methods), Appendix G (Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs), Appendix R (Dwelling Unit Fire Sprinkler Systems) and Appendix S (Fire Sprinklers) are expressly included.
• Design criteria are fixed by the table at BLMC 15.04.020(J), adopted “pursuant to Section R301.2 of the International Residential Code and ASCE 7-16”: 20 psf ground snow load, 85 mph wind speed with topographic effects, seismic design category D1, 12-inch frost line depth, winter design temperature 27, air freeze index 160.
• PERMIT EXPIRY IS NOT IN THE BUILDING CHAPTER. BLMC 15.04.081 is repealed; BLMC 14.10.100 applies, and a permit expires two years after issuance if the use is not commenced or the construction permits are not issued.
• Adding dwelling units to a building that has held a certificate of occupancy for at least three years may avoid current energy code on unchanged residential or conditioned portions, under BLMC 15.04.098(A)(1).

Required documents

• RequiredPermit applicationBLMC 14.40.020 governs application forms and BLMC 14.40.030 the notice of complete application, which is the event that starts the review clock under BLMC 14.10.070.
• OptionalConfirmation of the operative code editionNOT A CITY FORM, AND THE REASON IS SPECIFIC TO THIS CITY. BLMC 15.04.020 names no edition year and lets the community development director or building official adopt newer versions without council action, so the edition in force is a question for staff rather than a fact in the code.
• OptionalFee schedule resolutionBLMC 3.68.030: fees “shall be set by resolution of the city council”. The amounts are not in the municipal code and the building chapter's own fee sections were repealed by Ord. 1598.

Fee schedule

Requirements

• BLMC 15.04.020(A): “The International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted by reference with the exceptions noted in Chapter 51-50 WAC.” No edition year is stated.
• The International Existing Building Code is adopted at BLMC 15.04.020(H), also with no year, for work in existing buildings.
• The International Fire Code is adopted at BLMC 15.04.020(C) with only Appendix B (Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings) and Appendix D (Fire Apparatus Access Roads).
• THE PROJECT PERMIT AND THE CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ARE LINKED. Under BLMC 14.10.100, once construction permits issue the underlying project permit's expiration is tied to theirs, and if the construction permit expires the project permit approval “shall become null and void”.
• BLMC 15.04.110 makes it unlawful to “erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure” contrary to the chapter or any code adopted by it.

Required documents

• RequiredPermit applicationBLMC 14.40.020 governs application forms and BLMC 14.40.030 the notice of complete application, which is the event that starts the review clock under BLMC 14.10.070.
• OptionalConfirmation of the operative code editionNOT A CITY FORM, AND THE REASON IS SPECIFIC TO THIS CITY. BLMC 15.04.020 names no edition year and lets the community development director or building official adopt newer versions without council action, so the edition in force is a question for staff rather than a fact in the code.
• OptionalFee schedule resolutionBLMC 3.68.030: fees “shall be set by resolution of the city council”. The amounts are not in the municipal code and the building chapter's own fee sections were repealed by Ord. 1598.

Fee schedule

Requirements

• BLMC 15.04.020(E): the International Mechanical Code “is hereby adopted by reference with the exceptions noted in Chapter 51-52 WAC”, with no edition year stated.
• The IMC governs residential mechanical work too, because BLMC 15.04.020(B) does not adopt IRC Chapters 25 through 43.
• BLMC 15.04.110 makes it unlawful to equip or alter a building contrary to any code adopted by the chapter.

Required documents

• RequiredPermit applicationBLMC 14.40.020 governs application forms and BLMC 14.40.030 the notice of complete application, which is the event that starts the review clock under BLMC 14.10.070.
• OptionalConfirmation of the operative code editionNOT A CITY FORM, AND THE REASON IS SPECIFIC TO THIS CITY. BLMC 15.04.020 names no edition year and lets the community development director or building official adopt newer versions without council action, so the edition in force is a question for staff rather than a fact in the code.
• OptionalFee schedule resolutionBLMC 3.68.030: fees “shall be set by resolution of the city council”. The amounts are not in the municipal code and the building chapter's own fee sections were repealed by Ord. 1598.

Fee schedule

Requirements

• BLMC 15.04.020(F) adopts the Uniform Plumbing Code by reference, with no edition year stated. Washington is a Uniform Plumbing Code state rather than an International Plumbing Code state.
• The UPC governs residential plumbing here, because IRC Chapters 25 through 43 are expressly not adopted by BLMC 15.04.020(B).
• Permit expiry follows BLMC 14.10.100 rather than the repealed BLMC 15.04.081.

Required documents

• RequiredPermit applicationBLMC 14.40.020 governs application forms and BLMC 14.40.030 the notice of complete application, which is the event that starts the review clock under BLMC 14.10.070.
• OptionalConfirmation of the operative code editionNOT A CITY FORM, AND THE REASON IS SPECIFIC TO THIS CITY. BLMC 15.04.020 names no edition year and lets the community development director or building official adopt newer versions without council action, so the edition in force is a question for staff rather than a fact in the code.
• OptionalFee schedule resolutionBLMC 3.68.030: fees “shall be set by resolution of the city council”. The amounts are not in the municipal code and the building chapter's own fee sections were repealed by Ord. 1598.

Fee schedule

Requirements

• BLMC 15.04.020(I): the International Fuel Gas Code “is hereby adopted by reference with the exceptions noted in Chapter 51-52 WAC”, with no edition year stated.
• NO NFPA STANDARD IS ADOPTED BY NAME OR YEAR. Unlike Kenmore, Mercer Island and Tumwater, which each name NFPA 54 and or NFPA 58 with an edition, Chapter 15.04 names neither, so no NFPA year is claimed for this city.
• Gas work is covered by BLMC 15.04.110's prohibition on equipping or altering a building contrary to an adopted code.

Required documents

• RequiredPermit applicationBLMC 14.40.020 governs application forms and BLMC 14.40.030 the notice of complete application, which is the event that starts the review clock under BLMC 14.10.070.
• OptionalConfirmation of the operative code editionNOT A CITY FORM, AND THE REASON IS SPECIFIC TO THIS CITY. BLMC 15.04.020 names no edition year and lets the community development director or building official adopt newer versions without council action, so the edition in force is a question for staff rather than a fact in the code.
• OptionalFee schedule resolutionBLMC 3.68.030: fees “shall be set by resolution of the city council”. The amounts are not in the municipal code and the building chapter's own fee sections were repealed by Ord. 1598.

Fee schedule