(1) “Building code” or “City of Covington Building Code” shall mean and refer to the State Building Code as adopted herein and as amended pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(2) “Buildings and construction code” shall mean and refer to the International Building Code, as amended pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(3) “Building Official” shall mean the officer or other duly authorized representative as designated by the Community Development Director, charged with the administration and enforcement of the following codes:

(4) “Building service equipment” means and refers to the plumbing, mechanical and electrical equipment including piping, wiring, fixtures, and other accessories which provide sanitation, lighting, heating, ventilation, cooling, refrigeration, firefighting, and transportation facilities essential to the occupancy of the building or structure for its designated use.

(5) “Corporation counsel” shall mean “City Attorney or designee.”

(6) “City Treasurer” shall mean “Finance Director.”

(7) “CMC” means the Covington Municipal Code.

(8) “Executive body” shall mean the City of Covington Council.

(9) “Existing building” means a building erected prior to the adoption of this code, or one for which a legal building permit has been issued and approved.

(10) “Fire code” shall mean and refer to the International Fire Code, as amended pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15.20 CMC.

(11) “Fire Marshal” shall mean the Fire Code Official, officer or other duly authorized representative as designated by the Director of Community Development, charged with the administration and enforcement of the International Fire Code.

(12) “International Building Code” shall mean and refer to those portions of the International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted and amended from time to time and made a part of the State Building Code by the Washington State Building Code Council pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 70.92 RCW and WAC Title 51.

(13) “International Existing Building Code” shall mean and refer to the International Existing Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted and amended from time to time by the Washington State Building Code Council pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 70.92 RCW and WAC Title 51.

(14) “International Fire Code” shall mean and refer to those portions of the International Fire Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted and amended from time to time and made a part of the State Building Code by the Washington State Building Code Council pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 70.92 RCW and WAC Title 51.

(15) “International Fuel Gas Code and the National Fuel Gas Code” shall mean and refer to those portions of the International Fuel Gas Code and the National Fuel Gas Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., that are made a part of the International Mechanical Code, and as are adopted and amended from time to time and made a part of the State Building Code by the Washington State Building Code Council pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 70.92 RCW and WAC Title 51.

(16) “International Mechanical Code” shall mean and refer to those portions of the International Mechanical Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted and amended from time to time and made a part of the State Building Code by the Washington State Building Code Council pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 70.92 RCW and WAC Title 51.

(17) “International Property Maintenance Code” shall mean and refer to International Property Maintenance Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted pursuant to Section 101.4.5 of the International Building Code.

(18) “International Residential Code” shall mean and refer to those portions of the International Residential Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted and amended from time to time and made a part of the State Building Code by the Washington State Building Code Council pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 70.92 RCW and WAC Title 51.

(19) “Local zoning code” shall mean “CMC Title 18, Zoning.”

(20) “Mechanical code” shall mean and refer to the International Mechanical Code, as amended pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(21) “Mobile home” or “manufactured home” as defined by RCW 46.04.302 means a structure, designed and constructed to be transportable in one or more sections, built on a permanent chassis, and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities that include plumbing, heating, and electrical systems contained therein.

(22) “Modular home” as defined by RCW 46.04.303 means a factory-assembled structure designed primarily for use as a dwelling when connected to the required utilities that include plumbing, heating, and electrical systems contained therein, does not contain its own running gear, and is mounted on a permanent foundation. A modular home does not include a mobile home or manufactured home.

(23) “Municipality,” “City” and “jurisdiction” shall mean the “City of Covington.”

(24) “Occupancy” means the purpose for which a building, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used.

(25) “Person” shall mean and refer to any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock-company, limited liability company, political subdivision, public corporation, taxing districts, trust, or any other legal entity.

(26) “Plumbing code and plumbing code standards” shall mean and refer to the Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Plumbing Code Standards, as amended pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(27) “Residential code” shall mean and refer to the International Residential Code, as amended pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(28) “Shall” or “will” as used in this chapter is mandatory.

(29) “State Building Code” shall mean and consist of the national model codes and standards, as such model codes and standards are adopted and amended from time to time by the Washington State Building Code Council pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 70.92 RCW and WAC Title 51.

(30) “State Energy Code” shall mean and refer to the Washington State Energy Code as set forth at Chapter 51-11 WAC, including the Washington State Residential Energy Code and the Washington State Nonresidential Energy Code, and all amendments thereto as adopted from time to time.

(31) “Substantial remodel or addition” means any additions, alterations, or repairs to existing structures in which the area of the additions, alterations, or repairs exceeds more than 50 percent of the habitable area of the existing structure. In the case of a series of additions, alterations, or repairs projects, this title shall become effective at the point where in any three-year period the cumulative area of additions, alterations, or repairs exceeds 50 percent of the area of the structure at the time such additions, alterations, or repairs are commenced or any alteration, remodel, repair or addition which exceeds 50 percent of the value of the existing structure.

(32) “Technical codes” shall mean and refer to the national codes, standards and appendices incorporated as part of the State Building Code, including, without limitation, the International Property Maintenance Code, all as amended pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, together with the International Existing Building Code and the State Energy Code, as amended pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(33) “Used mobile home” means a mobile home, which has been previously sold at retail and has been subjected to tax under Chapter 82.08 RCW, or which has been previously used and has been subjected to tax under Chapter 82.12 RCW, and which has substantially lost its identity as a mobile unit at the time of sale by virtue of its being fixed in location upon land owned or leased by the owner of the mobile home and placed on a foundation (posts or blocks) with fixed pipe connections with sewer, water, and other utilities.

(34) “Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Plumbing Code Standards” shall mean and refer to those portions of the Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Plumbing Code Standards, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, as adopted and amended from time to time and made a part of the State Building Code by the Washington State Building Code Council pursuant to Chapters 19.27 and 70.92 RCW and WAC Title 51. (Ord. 19-20 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 11-16 § 1 (Exh. 1))