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The City of Covington adopts the following section pursuant to the authority of Chapters 19.27 and 43.22 RCW:

(1) Permit Required.

(a) Prior to the placement and/or installation of a mobile home on a parcel of land or on a site in a mobile home park, an installation permit must be obtained from the City of Covington Community Development Department.

(b) Installing a manufactured home (mobile home) without first having obtained the required permit is not permitted and is subject to the penalties and the serving of a stop work order.

(2) Complete Application. Pursuant to RCW 19.27.095 and 19.27.097, and in addition to the requirements of IRC Section R105.3, no building permit application shall be complete unless or until evidence of an adequate water supply and evidence of water availability and sewer availability or an adequate sewage disposal system for the intended use of the building is provided from an approved agency for structures where plumbing fixtures are part of the proposed building permit application.

(a) Upon building permit application, where parcels are serviced by on-site sewage disposal systems, an accepted building site application is required for:

(i) New construction;

(ii) Additions where there is an increase in the floor area which extends beyond the original exterior walls;

(iii) Alteration or remodeling where the total number of bedrooms is increased; or

(iv) Change in use which results in an increase in the water/sewage volume or potential health risk.

(b) Upon building permit application, a sewer permit or a sewer and water availability letter from the utility district are required for new single-family residences.

(3) Inspections.

(a) The following inspections are required:

(i) Footing and foundation inspection;

(ii) Plumbing;

(iii) Fuel gas piping, if applicable; and

(iv) Final inspection.

(b) Occupancy of a manufactured home (mobile home) shall not be allowed prior to receiving an approved final inspection.

(c) Occupancy of a manufactured home prior to receiving an approved final inspection is subject to the penalties and the serving of a stop work order. (Ord. 19-20 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 11-16 § 1 (Exh. 1))