Mechanical permit in Tumwater, Washington

Tumwater requires a mechanical permit for: TMC 15.08.010 adopts “the International Mechanical Code, 2021 Edition, as amended by Chapter 51-52 WAC, which includes adoption of and amendments to the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, the 2021 National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54) and the 2020 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (NFPA 58), and including Appendix Chapter A, published by the International Code Council, as the mechanical code of the city; provided, that Sections 106.3.3, 106.4.3, 106.4.4, 106.5, 106.5.1, 106.5.2 and 109 are not adopted.”; >>> TUMWATER NAMES NFPA 54 AT 2021 AND NFPA 58 AT 2020 IN A SINGLE SENTENCE, WHICH FALSIFIES A MECHANISM THIS PROJECT RECORDED TWO CITIES AGO. TMC 15.08.010 adopts the International Mechanical Code, 2021 Edition, as amended by Chapter 51-52 WAC, “which includes adoption of and amendments to the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, the 2021 National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54) and the 2020 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (NFPA 58)”. THE HYPOTHESIS WAS THAT EDITION YEARS SORT BY PUBLISHER — ICC documents on one vintage, NFPA documents on another — because Walla Walla names both NFPA 54 and NFPA 58 at 2020 while its ICC codes are 2021, and Maple Valley shows the same split. IT WAS RECORDED AS A HYPOTHESIS PRECISELY SO IT COULD BE TESTED, AND TUMWATER BREAKS IT: here the two NFPA documents carry DIFFERENT years as each other, in one breath, with NFPA 54 sitting on the same 2021 as the ICC codes. NFPA documents do not move as a block. WHAT SURVIVES IS NARROWER AND IS ABOUT ONE STANDARD, NOT ABOUT PUBLISHERS: NFPA 58 is named at 2020 in five of the six cities in this set that name it at all — Lake Stevens, Issaquah, Walla Walla, Maple Valley and Tumwater — against University Place at 2021. A MAJORITY IS STILL NOT AN ADJUDICATION. NFPA 54 now has two readings of its own: Walla Walla 2020, Tumwater 2021.; TUMWATER NAMES 2021 THROUGHOUT AND PUTS NO ROLLING CLAUSE ON THE CODES — BUT IT DOES USE ROLLING LANGUAGE ELSEWHERE IN THE SAME TITLE, WHICH IS THE INFORMATIVE PART. Measured: a rolling-phrase search over Chapter 15.04 returns ZERO across all 7,888 characters, while the same pattern fires three times in Chapter 15.01 — so the instrument was demonstrably alive when it reported zero. ALL THREE HITS IN 15.01 ATTACH TO THE FEE SCHEDULE, NOT TO THE CODES: fees are “as currently adopted or as may be amended from time to time by resolution” (one hit is a false positive, “may thereafter be returned”). So within one title the drafter used a rolling formula for the money and withheld it from the codes. >>> TWO READINGS ARE RECORDED AND NEITHER IS ADJUDICATED. On its face this is named-and-static. But each adoption also reads “as amended by Chapter 51-xx WAC”, and that reference can be read as carrying a state chapter that does move. The contrast with the fee schedule is evidence a reader can weigh; it is not proof of intent and is not treated as such here. Maple Valley presents the same combination without the internal contrast.; THE THIRD EXPIRY TRIGGER IS OBJECTIVE WHERE MOST CITIES' IS A JUDGEMENT CALL. TMC 15.01.060(A): a permit is void “if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty days from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time or if no required inspections have been approved after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred eighty days.” MOST CITIES IN THIS SET TIME ABANDONMENT; TUMWATER ALSO TIMES APPROVED INSPECTIONS. A job that is genuinely progressing but has not passed an inspection in six months is on the same clock as one that stopped, which is a much easier condition to trip without noticing and a much easier one to check.; TWO EXTENSIONS, NO MORE, AND ONLY FOR CIRCUMSTANCES OUTSIDE YOUR CONTROL. TMC 15.01.060(B): the building official “may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty days on written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented action from being taken”, and “No permit shall be extended more than twice.” The extension itself carries a fee under the council's schedule. Compare SeaTac (one extension) and Des Moines (“one or more”, no published limit).; THE APPLICATION HAS TWO SEPARATE CLOCKS. TMC 15.01.050(A): applications “for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty days following the date of the application shall expire by limitation unless extended”, and (B) plans and other data for expired applications “may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official in accordance with state law”. Separately, under (C), applications in review “shall be canceled for inactivity if an applicant fails to substantially respond within ninety days” to the building official's review comments.; >>> TUMWATER HAS AFFIRMATIVELY OPTED OUT OF THE STATE'S PERMIT-PROCESSING CLOCKS, AND SAYS SO IN ONE SENTENCE. TMC 15.01.045, added by Ord. O2024-005 on 03/12/2024: “As authorized by RCW 36.70B.140, permits issued under this title are exempt from the timeline provisions of RCW 36.70B.060 through 36.70B.090 and 36.70B.110 through 36.70B.130.” THIS IS A PUBLISHED REASON RATHER THAN AN ABSENCE. Most cities in this Washington set simply do not state a review period, and the honest note is “not found where it would be expected”. Here the code tells you the statutory timelines have been disapplied. WHAT EXACTLY IS DISAPPLIED IS NOT ASSERTED — those RCW sections were NOT read for this entry — but the exemption itself is quoted from the code.; TMC 15.01.100 is headed “Building code appeals – Hearing examiner”. This guide does not summarise it, so no deadline or procedure is stated here. Note that the model codes' own appeal sections — IBC 113 and IRC R112 — are expressly NOT adopted, so this section is the route.. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Tumwater at (360) 754-5855 before starting work.

In Tumwater, the published Permit fee is: Set by city council resolution. Additional published fees: Refund of a paid fee — 100% if erroneous; 80% if no work done. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Tumwater does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Tumwater at (360) 754-5855 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building permit application; Current city council fee resolution. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through City of Tumwater at 555 Israel Rd SW, Tumwater, WA 98501. Phone: (360) 754-5855. Official information: https://www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/.

Tumwater, Washington has adopted: IBC — TMC 15.04.010: “the International Building Code, 2021 Edition, as amended by Chapter 51-50 WAC, which includes adoption of and amendments to the International Existing Building Code, 2021 Edition, and ICC/ANSI A117.1-2017, including Appendix Chapters E … G … H, Signs; I, Patio Covers; and J, Grading”, with Sections 105.3.2, 105.5, 109.2, 109.6, 113 and Appendix H Sections H108, H109, H110 and H112 NOT adopted.; IRC — TMC 15.06.010: “the International Residential Code, 2021 Edition, as amended by Chapter 51-51 WAC, including Appendix Chapters H, Patio Covers, K, Sound Transmission, Q, Tiny homes and T, Solar-ready provisions”, with Sections R105.3.2, R105.5, R108.2, R108.5, R108.6, R112 and Appendix T103.2 through T103.5 NOT adopted.; IMC — TMC 15.08.010: “the International Mechanical Code, 2021 Edition, as amended by Chapter 51-52 WAC, which includes adoption of and amendments to the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, the 2021 National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54) and the 2020 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (NFPA 58), and including Appendix Chapter A”, with Sections 106.3.3, 106.4.3, 106.4.4, 106.5, 106.5.1, 106.5.2 and 109 NOT adopted.; UPC — TMC 15.12.010: “the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition … as amended by Chapters 51-56 and 51-77 WAC, including Appendix Chapters A, B, I, and M as amended; provided, that WAC 51-56-003 ‘those portions of the Code addressing building sewers,’ not adopted by Chapters 51-56 and 51-77 WAC, is adopted”, with Sections 104.3.2, 104.3.3, 104.4.3, 104.4.4, 104.5 and 107.0 NOT adopted.; ADOPTED IN THEIR OWN CHAPTERS BUT NOT OPENED FOR THIS ENTRY, so NO edition year is asserted: International Fire Code (TMC 15.16), International Property Maintenance Code (15.18) and International Energy Conservation Code (15.20).; Title 15 lists fourteen chapters and none of their titles adopts an electrical code.. Local amendments apply — see the Tumwater overview page for the full list.

TMC 15.08.010 names three in one sentence and they are not all the same vintage: the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, the 2021 National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54) and the 2020 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (NFPA 58). Note that Washington cities disagree about both NFPA standards — Walla Walla names NFPA 54 at 2020, and University Place names NFPA 58 at 2021 where five other cities name 2020.