15.07.020 Base plans allowed under limited circumstances – Amendments to code affecting base plans.
A. When Allowed – Conditions.
1. Builders may apply to establish a base plan for detached one- and two-family dwellings three stories or less in height; townhouses as defined in the International Residential Code; accessory structures such as detached garages and sheds, provided the plans meet the requirements of the currently adopted edition of the International Building Code or International Residential Code as amended and adopted by the city of Gig Harbor and state of Washington.
2. Base plans may not be used in the historic district as described under GHMC Title 17.
3. Base plans for multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) must be stamped by a Washington State registered architect or structural engineer.
4. Base plans may be utilized in additional applications where repetitive design is employed when approved by the building official/fire marshal.
B. Amendments to Codes. Whenever the applicable building code(s) change or are amended, the corresponding portion(s) of an approved base plan must be reviewed for compliance with the applicable codes. No base plan is vested to the codes used to review and approve a base plan that was submitted without any other permit applications for an individual parcel. Such additional reviews for code compliance are subject to additional fees, as set forth in the city’s fee resolution. (Ord. 1387 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1041 § 1, 2006).