WAC 246-359-120   Required inspections.   The department or its designee, when notified by the applicant in writing has authority to conduct all of the inspections described in this section.

     (1) Site/foundation inspection. To be made after excavations for footings are complete, and after any required forms and reinforcing steel are in place, but before any concrete has been placed.

     (2) Concrete slab or under-floor inspection. To be made after all in-slab or under-floor building service equipment, conduit, piping accessories and other ancillary equipment items are in place, but before any concrete is placed or floor sheathing installed, including the subfloor.

     (3) Framing/rough-in inspection. To be made after the roof, all framing, wall, and roof members are in place including fire blocking and bracing, heating, and rough electrical and plumbing has been installed.

     (4) Final inspection. To be made after finish grading and the building is completed and ready for occupancy.

     (5) Additional inspections. To be made after the applicant has received notification that an additional inspection or inspections are necessary. The department will conduct the following additional inspections to:

     (a) Assure the requirements of this chapter are being met, specifically to verify:

     (i) Stop work orders, WAC 246-359-130, are adhered to;

     (ii) Approved plans, according to WAC 246-359-080, have not been altered without prior department approval; and

     (iii) A construction permit has been issued according to WAC 246-359-090;

     (b) Determine compliance with other required laws or ordinances necessary to enforce this chapter; and

     (c) Determine if an approved variance is being followed, when verification cannot be determined through the inspections described in subsections (1) through (4) of this section.

     (6) Special inspections. To be made by a special inspector when the applicant is building to the alternate construction standards and the inspections required in subsections (1) through (5) of this section are not sufficient to determine compliance with the alternate construction methods.

     (7) Reinspections. Reinspections will be conducted and a reinspection fee charged for each reinspection conducted for the following reasons:

     (a) Work for which an inspection is requested and is not complete;

     (b) Required corrections called for have not been made;

     (c) The inspection record card is not posted or readily available at the worksite;

     (d) The approved plans are not readily available to the inspector; and

     (e) The inspector's request for equipment or information was not provided at the site preventing the inspector from conducting the scheduled inspection.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.114A.081. 99-03-065, § 246-359-120, filed 1/18/99, effective 2/18/99.]