Kitsap County adopts the following sections pursuant to the authority of Chapters
19.27 and
43.22 RCW:
A. Permit Required. Prior to the placement and/or installation of a modular home or modular commercial building on a parcel of land, an installation permit must first be obtained from the Kitsap County department of community development.
Installing a modular home or modular commercial building without first having obtained the required permit is not permitted and is subject to the penalties of Chapter
2.116, and the serving of a stop work order together with the fees in Section
14.04.120.
B. Modular or factory-built units shall comply with the codes as adopted in Section
14.04.040, with the exception that inspections of the factory-assembled portions of the unit, performed in accordance with Chapter
296-150F WAC, and identified by having the appropriate insignia attached, shall be accepted in lieu of the individual inspections as required by the respective codes. All portions of the installation performed on site shall have inspections as required by the codes adopted in Section
14.04.040.
C. 1. Kitsap County must approve the installation; and
2. A set of design plans and specifications for the unit shall be provided to Kitsap County; and
3. After the unit is manufactured but before occupancy, the Department of Labor and Industries must inspect a factory-built house or commercial structure if it is damaged in transit to the building site or during on-site installation; and
4. Kitsap County will not open, or cause to be opened, the concealed construction of a factory-built house or commercial structure to inspect, provided the appropriate insignia is attached.
D. In accordance with WAC
296-150F-0550, after the Department of Labor and Industries performs a final inspection of the factory-built structure at the manufacturing location, the Department of Labor and Industries shall provide to Kitsap County a notice that specifies what connections, standards, and incomplete items must be inspected when the unit is installed.
E. Complete Application. Pursuant to RCW
19.27.095 and
19.27.097, no building permit shall be complete unless or until evidence of an adequate water supply and evidence of an adequate sewage disposal system are provided in accordance with IBC Section 105.3, as amended by Section 14.04.265(9).
(Ord. 224 (1998) § 13.2, 1998; Ord. 323 (2004) § 114, 2004; Ord. 551 (2018) § 4, 2018)