Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Selah, Washington, adopted the 2018 International Residential Code, including Appendices F, L, and Q. Selah, WA, Muni. Code § 11.05.020 (adoption). Selah, Washington, adopted the 2018 International Building Code, including Appendices J and G. Selah, WA, Muni. Code § 11.05.010 (adoption). Selah, Washington, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code. Selah, WA, Muni. Code § 11.12.010 (adoption). 

Note that the 2018 edition is the current effective code until March 15, 2024, when the 2021 edition will become effective. See PLRB, Washington Building Codes.

Helpful resources for Selah, Washington include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Washington

Residential Building Code

Washington adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB, Washington Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Selah adopted the 2018 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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2018 Washington State Residential Code (2018 IRC)(City of Selah, WA Municipal Code)

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Selah ? Unclear
Comments:

No amendment to Table R301.2(1) was located in the municipal code or city website. Therefore, it is unclear if ice barrier underlayment is required.

Comments

Selah, Washington, adopted the 2018 International Residential Code, including Appendices F, L, and Q. Selah, WA, Muni. Code § 11.05.020 (adoption). 

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

No adoption of Appendix J regarding existing buildings was found in the municipal code or city website. 

Selah, Washington, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code. Selah, WA, Muni. Code § 11.12.010 (adoption). 

Commercial Building Code

Selah adopted the 2018 IBC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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2018 Washington State Building Code (2018 IBC)(City of Selah, WA Municipal Code)

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Comments

Selah, Washington, adopted the 2018 International Building Code, including Appendices J and G. Selah, WA, Muni. Code § 11.05.010 (adoption). 

Existing Buildings

Selah, Washington, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code. Selah, WA, Muni. Code § 11.12.010 (adoption). 

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