Codes
Municipal Codes
Official Codes
Effective July 1, 2007, the state of Washington adopted the codes
listed below. It is important that you are familiar with the new
International Codes prior to submitting an application in order to
avoid unnecessary delays in processing your permit.
- 2006 International Building Code (IBC)
- 2006 International Residential Code (IRC)
- 2006 International Mechanical Code (IMC)
- 2006 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
- 2006 International Fire Code (IFC)
- 2006 Washington State Energy Code, WAC 51-11 (WSEC)
- 2006 Washington State Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality
Code, WAC 51-13 (VIAQ)
- 2006 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)
- 2006 National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54)
- 2004 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (NFPA 58)
- 2005 National Electrical Code (NEC) [Bellevue, Kirkland,
Mercer Island]
- 2006 Washington State-Wide Amendments
State of
Washington Amendments to the codes can be viewed through the
State Building
Code Council. The
State Amendments to the NEC can be viewed at
Publication 296-46B.
Purchasing Code Books
Code books are available for purchase in Bellevue at the
International Code Council office, 2122 112th Ave. NE, Suite C.
Their phone number is 425-451-9541. They also ship books to the
University Bookstores, both the Seattle and Bellevue branches.
Code books can be purchased on-line at these locations:
In addition, copies of these codes can be viewed at each city’s
building department location and at the King County public
libraries. When using an electronic database to "search" for these,
we recommend that you use key words such as "Code," "Building
Codes," or more specific key identifying names.
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