WAC 246-358-075   Building requirements and maintenance.  An operator must:

     (1) Construct buildings to provide protection against the elements and comply with:

     (a) The State Building Code, chapter 19.27 RCW or the Temporary worker housing construction standard, chapter 246-359 WAC;

     (b) State and local ordinances, codes, and regulations when applicable; and

     (c) This chapter. Any shelter meeting these requirements is acceptable.

     (2) Identify each dwelling unit and space used for shelter by posting a number at each site.

     (3) Maintain buildings in good repair and sanitary condition.

     (4) Provide exits that are unobstructed and remain free of any material or matter where its presence would obstruct or render the exit hazardous.

     (5) Provide a ceiling height of at least seven feet for each habitable room. If a building has a sloped ceiling, no portion of the room measuring less than seven feet from the finished floor to the finished ceiling will be included in any computation of the minimum floor space.

     (6) Provide at least seventy square feet of floor space for the first occupant and at least fifty square feet of floor space for each additional occupant in each dwelling unit.

     (7) Provide each room used for sleeping purposes with at least fifty square feet of floor space for each occupant.

     (8) Provide floors in accordance with the State Building Code, chapter 19.27 RCW, or the Temporary worker housing construction standard, chapter 246-359 WAC, that are tightly constructed and in good repair.

     (9) Ensure wooden floors are at least one foot above ground-level, or meet the requirements in the State Building Code, chapter 19.27 RCW or temporary worker housing construction standard, chapter 246-359 WAC.

     (10) Provide habitable rooms that have:

     (a) Windows covering a total area equal to at least one-tenth of the total floor area and at least one-half of each window can be opened to the outside for ventilation; or

     (b) Mechanical ventilation in accordance with applicable ASHRAE standards.

     (11) Provide sixteen-mesh screening on all exterior openings and screen doors with self-closing devices.

     (12) Install all heating, cooking, and water heating equipment according to state and local ordinances, codes, and regulations and maintain in a safe condition.

     (13) Provide adequate heating equipment if habitable rooms, including bathrooms, are used during cold weather.

     (14) Ensure that all recreational vehicles and park trailers meet the requirements of chapter 296-150P or 296-150R WAC.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.114A.065 and 70.114A.110. 00-06-082, § 246-358-075, filed 3/1/00, effective 3/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.54.110. 96-02-014, § 246-358-075, filed 12/21/95, effective 1/1/96; 93-03-032 (Order 326B), § 246-358-075, filed 1/12/93, effective 2/12/93; 92-04-082 (Order 242B), § 246-358-075, filed 2/5/92, effective 3/7/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-358-075, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 88-10-027 (Order 309), § 248-63-075, filed 5/2/88.]