HomeMy WebLinkAbout103-19 - Ord. Adopting Revisions to Mason County Building Code 14.09.031 Residential MASON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ORDINANCE NO. /()3-(l
ADOPTION OF REVISIONS TO MASON COUNTY BUILDING CODE 14.09.031
WHEREAS, replacement of residential windows of the same size and requiring no
changes in structure is a common home maintenance procedure, and
WHEREAS,replacement of residential doors of the same size and requiring no
changes in structure is a common home maintenance procedure, and
WHEREAS,replacement of a residential electric water heaters of the same size and
rating requiring no changes in structure is a common home maintenance procedure, and
WHEREAS,the replacement of residential siding that does not expose studs, insulation,or the
removal of exterior sheathing and requiring no changes in structure is a common home maintenance
procedure, and
WHEREAS,these exchanges are known as"like for like", and
WHEREAS, permitting "like for like" exchanges of residential; windows, doors,
electric water heaters, and siding where no structural changes occur increases the burden
on permitting and code enforcement with little to no effect on safety. NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED, the Mason County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the
revisions to Mason County Building Code to no longer require permits for "like for like"
exchanges of residential; windows, doors, electric water heaters, and siding where no structural
changes occurs'
SIGNED thiday of A-'bi em&r , 2019.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Kevin Shutt}, Chair
Ran y eatherlin, Commissioner
Sharon Tr k, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Me issa rewry, erk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tim Whitehead, of Civil Deputy Prosecutor