Lake Stevens building permits

Requirements

• “The 2021 Edition of the International Residential Code … provided, that Chapters 11 and 25 through 43 of this code are not adopted” (LSMC 14.80.010); Appendix F (Radon Control Methods) and Appendix Q (Tiny Homes) ARE included
• A permit is required to construct, enlarge, alter, move, demolish “or change occupancy” (LSMC 14.80.030(a))
• A sewage disposal permit under Chapter 14.60 must be secured BEFORE the building permit issues (LSMC 14.80.050)
• Design to the local table at LSMC 14.80.010: snow load 25, wind 110 mph, Seismic Design Category D2, frost line depth 12 inches, outdoor design temp 23/79
• The permit expires if work has not begun within 180 days of issuance; “one or more 180-day extensions” are available for justifiable cause (LSMC 14.80.030(c)-(d))

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application with Scaled PlansLSMC 14.80.030(b) requires plans “drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon; the exact sizes and locations of existing buildings on the lot, if any; and the location and dimensions of the proposed building or alteration.” The Building Official retains the plans for 180 days.
• RequiredSewage Disposal PermitA precondition, not a parallel step: no building permit for a primary use structure issues until this is secured under Chapter 14.60 (Utilities).
• RequiredEnergy Code Compliance DocumentationIRC Chapter 11 is not adopted; energy is regulated by Chapter 51-11R WAC under the 2021 IECC (LSMC 14.80.010).

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Requirements

• “The 2021 Edition of the International Building Code (IBC) including Appendix E, and the adoption of ICC/ANSI A117.1-2017 … in Chapter 51-50 WAC” (LSMC 14.80.010)
• The 2021 IEBC comes in with it via IBC Section 101.4.7
• Address identification must comply with LSMC 14.84.190, except for Group R-3 occupancies, townhomes and one- and two-family dwellings
• Automatic sprinkler systems must also comply with LSMC 14.84.150 (IBC Section 903 addition)
• A certificate of occupancy requires acceptance by the Planning AND Public Works Departments (LSMC 14.80.110)

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application with Scaled PlansPer LSMC 14.80.030(b), including uses of building and land and the number of units the building is designed to accommodate.
• RequiredSewage Disposal PermitRequired before a building permit for a primary use structure issues (LSMC 14.80.050).
• OptionalAccessibility DocumentationThe city adopts ICC/ANSI A117.1-2017 alongside the IBC and takes IBC Appendix E (LSMC 14.80.010).

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• “2021 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, including Appendices A, B and I … with additions, deletions and exceptions noted in Chapter 51-56 WAC” (LSMC 14.80.010)
• “Chapters 12 and 15 of this code are not adopted”
• Requirements “relating to venting and combustion air of fuel-fired appliances as found in Chapter 5 and portions of the code addressing building sewers are not adopted (WAC 51-56-003)”
• IRC Chapters 25 through 43 are not adopted, so residential plumbing is reviewed here

Required documents

• RequiredPlumbing Permit ApplicationFiled with the Building Official under LSMC Chapter 14.80.
• OptionalSewage Disposal PermitSeparate from the plumbing permit and a precondition of any primary-structure building permit (LSMC 14.80.050, Chapter 14.60).

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• “2021 Edition of the International Mechanical Code … including 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, 2020 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 58 (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code) and 2021 NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code) with exceptions noted in WAC 51-52-003” (LSMC 14.80.010)
• FOUR EDITION YEARS APPEAR IN THAT ONE SENTENCE and they are not all the same: IMC 2021, IFGC 2021, NFPA 58 2020, NFPA 54 2021
• UPC Chapter 5 venting and combustion air requirements for fuel-fired appliances are NOT adopted, so those come through the mechanical side

Required documents

• RequiredMechanical Permit ApplicationFiled with the Building Official under LSMC Chapter 14.80.

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• “Electrical Code is regulated by Chapter 296-46B WAC or Electrical Code as adopted by the local jurisdiction” (LSMC 14.80.010, within the IRC adoption)
• IRC Chapters 25 through 43 are not adopted, so residential electrical work is routed out of the IRC
• The city names no NEC edition year in Chapter 14.80

Required documents

• RequiredElectrical Permit ApplicationConfirm with the city or with L&I which body issues for your project — LSMC 14.80.010 points to Chapter 296-46B WAC “or Electrical Code as adopted by the local jurisdiction” without resolving which applies.

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• “Building permits shall be required for all docks, bridges or other over-water structures and shall comply with the regulations of this title.” (LSMC 14.80.080)
• “This title” is Title 14, the Land Use Code, so shoreline, critical-areas and dimensional provisions elsewhere in Title 14 apply as well
• LSMC Chapter 14.92 (Shoreline Management) and Chapter 14.88 (Critical Areas) are likely to apply and were NOT opened for this entry

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationFiled under LSMC Chapter 14.80 as for any other structure.
• OptionalShoreline and Critical Areas Review MaterialsNOT ESTABLISHED FROM THE CODE for this entry — LSMC Chapters 14.92 and 14.88 were not opened. Listed because LSMC 14.80.080 requires compliance with “the regulations of this title” and those chapters sit within it. Confirm with the city.

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