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SBCC committee seeks legal opinion on whether new statute limits local enforcement of energy-code conversions
Summary
Committee debated a WAVO/WABO request asking whether RCW 35A.21 prevents jurisdictions from requiring energy-code upgrades when nonresidential buildings convert to residential use; members asked staff to obtain and circulate the council’s legal opinion before the full council meets.
The MBPE committee discussed a request from WAVO (WABO/WAVO participants) about whether new statutory language in RCW 35A.21 limits local jurisdictions’ ability to require compliance with current energy-code provisions when nonresidential buildings convert to residential use. Staff read the question and a draft staff answer, and committee members asked that SBCC legal counsel provide a definitive opinion for distribution to council members before the council meeting next week.
The staff-read question noted two potentially…
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