Council forms special committee to study side-yard access and emergency-response setbacks
The council created a special committee of council members and scheduled meetings to study side-yard setback questions and how they affect emergency access and building entrances.
The full story
The Washington State Building Code Council on Oct. 17 agreed to create a special committee to examine side-yard setbacks and situations where building primary entrances or other egress face side yards rather than public ways. The committee will research whether code changes are needed to ensure emergency access and responder safety.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
or