MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FIRE FLOWS, WATER MAINS, FIRE HYDRANTS, AND ROADS BENTON COUNTY CODE

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BENTON COUNTY CODE INDEX     TABLE OF CONTENTS - COMPLETE

BENTON COUNTY CODE TABLE OF CONTENTS - TITLES AND CHAPTERS

TITLE 1 BCC
 GENERAL  
  CHAPTER 1.04 BCC CODE ADOPTION
  CHAPTER 1.06 BCC PENALTIES
TITLE 2 BCC
 ANIMALS  
  CHAPTER 2.08 BCC     RABIES
  CHAPTER 2.12 BCC HUNTING AND FIREARM RESTRICTIONS
                                                            CHAPTER 2.16 BCC LIVESTOCK
  CHAPTER 2.18 BCC DOG CONTROL, REPEALED -- ORD. 386, EFFECTIVE 05-19-03
  CHAPTER 2.20 BCC POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS AND DANGEROUS DOGS
  CHAPTER 2.24 BCC INHERENTLY DANGEROUS MAMMALS/REPTILES, REPEALED -- ORD. 455 EFFECTIVE 09-24-07
  CHAPTER 2.26 BCC ANIMAL CONTROL
TITLE 3 BCC
 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
  CHAPTER 3.02 BCC ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSITION OF INFRACTIONS
  CHAPTER 3.04 BCC BUILDING CODE
  CHAPTER 3.06 BCC SIGN CODE
  CHAPTER 3.08 BCC PLUMBING CODE
  CHAPTER 3.12 BCC MECHANICAL CODE
  CHAPTER 3.14 BCC ENERGY CODE
  CHAPTER 3.14A BCC NORTHWEST ENERGY CODE, REPEALED -- ORD. 399, EFFECTIVE 06-28-04
  CHAPTER 3.16 BCC FIRE CODE
  CHAPTER 3.18 BCC MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FIRE FLOWS, WATER MAINS, FIRE HYDRANTS, AND ROADS
 
  CHAPTER 3.20 BCC PLACEMENT OF MANUFACTURED HOMES/FACTORY ASSEMBLED STRUCTURES (FAS)
  CHAPTER 3.22 BCC MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS
  CHAPTER 3.24 BCC SWIMMING POOLS
CHAPTER 3.26 BCC CHAPTER 3.26 BCC FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
TITLE 4 BCC BUSINESS RULES AND REGULATIONS
  CHAPTER 4.02 BCC ADULT USE (ENTERTAINMENT) BUSINESSES
  CHAPTER 4.04 BCC MOBILE HOME PARKS, REPEALED -- ORD. 165, 04-25-83
  CHAPTER 4.08 BCC MOBILE HOMES AND TRAILERS LOCATED OUTSIDE MOBILE HOME PARKS, REPEALED -- ORD. 134, 04-30-79
  CHAPTER 4.16 BCC PAWNBROKERS -- SECOND HAND DEALERS -- AUTO WRECKING YARDS
TITLE 5 BCC GOVERNMENT
  
  CHAPTER 5.04 BCC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
  CHAPTER 5.08 BCC COMMISSIONERS' SALARIES, REPEALED -- ORD. 119, EFFECTIVE 11-24-86
  CHAPTER 5.12 BCC DEFENSE OF ACTIONS AGAINST COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
  CHAPTER 5.14 BCC

CHAPTER 5.14 BCC EXHIBIT A

PUBLIC RECORDS


REQUEST FOR PUBLIC RECORDS
  CHAPTER 5.18 BCC INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES
TITLE 6 BCC HEALTH, WELFARE AND SANITATION (to be restructured at a later date) 
 

CHAPTER 6.04 BCC

CHAPTER 6.06 BCC

GARBAGE


COMPOST
  CHAPTER 6.08 BCC LITTER REMOVAL
  CHAPTER 6.16 BCC CLEANING SEPTIC TANKS, CESSPOOLS, AND SEEPAGE PITS
  CHAPTER 6.20 BCC SNOW REMOVAL
  CHAPTER 6.24 BCC WASTE WATER
  CHAPTER 6.28 BCC CURFEW
  CHAPTER 6.30 BCC

 PUBLIC PLACES - UNLAWFUL ACTIONS
  CHAPTER 6.32 BCC

 PAGES 6-32 THRU 6-38 ARE HEREBY RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
  CHAPTER 6.35 BCC ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
  CHAPTER 6.36 BCC ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, REPEALED -- ORD. 182, EFFECTIVE 10-01-84
  CHAPTER 6.40 BCC FOOD SERVICE SANITATION
  CHAPTER 6.44 BCC DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, REPEALED -- ORD. 532, EFFECTIVE 12-03-13
  CHAPTER 6.45 BCC METHADONE TREATMENT FACILITIES, REPEALED -- ORD. 426, EFFECTIVE 12-19-05
  CHAPTER 6.46 BCC ABANDONED VEHICLES AND VEHICLE HULKS
  CHAPTER 6.50 BCC FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION, REPEALED -- ORD. 208, EFFECTIVE 04-06-98
  CHAPTER 6.54 BCC NO SMOKING POLICY
TITLE 6A BCC HEALTH AND WELFARE
  CHAPTER 6A.10 BCC

 DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS
  CHAPTER 6A.15 BCC

 PUBLIC NUISANCE - NOISE
  CHAPTER 6A.20 BCC

 HORSE HEAVEN CEMETERY
  CHAPTER 6A.25 BCC

 MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS
TITLE 7 BCC RECREATION AREAS AND ACTIVITIES
  CHAPTER 7.04 BCC PUBLIC DANCES AND DANCE HALLS
  CHAPTER 7.08 BCC TEEN-AGE DANCES
  CHAPTER 7.16 BCC OUTDOOR CONCERTS
  CHAPTER 7.20 BCC BOATING, REPEALED -- ORD. 130, EFFECTIVE 08-23-78
  CHAPTER 7.22 BCC BOATING AND WATER SAFETY
  CHAPTER 7.28 BCC COUNTY PARKS
  CHAPTER 7.30 BCC FIREWORKS
TITLE 8 BCC
 REVENUE  
  CHAPTER 8.04 BCC REAL ESTATE SALES EXCISE TAX, REPEALED -- ORD. 206, EFFECTIVE 01-01-87
  CHAPTER 8.06 BCC REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX
  CHAPTER 8.10 BCC RURAL COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX
  CHAPTER 8.12 BCC LOCAL SALES OR USE TAX
  CHAPTER 8.12A BCC LOCAL SALES OR USER TAX -- CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES
  CHAPTER 8.12B BCC LOCAL SALES OR USE TAX -- JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES AND JAILS
  CHAPTER 8.12C BCC LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX -- PUBLIC SAFETY TAX (Effective January 1, 2015)
  CHAPTER 8.12D BCC LOCAL SALES AND USE Tax -- AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
  CHAPTER 8.12E BCC LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX -- CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND THERAPEUTIC COURTS (Effective July 1, 2022)
  CHAPTER 8.16 BCC LEASEHOLD EXCISE TAX
  CHAPTER 8.18 BCC TIMBER EXCISE TAX
  CHAPTER 8.20 BCC TELEPHONE EXCISE TAX
  CHAPTER 8.22 BCC PRIVILEGE TAX -- SALE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY
  CHAPTER 8.24 BCC SOLID WASTE FEE
  CHAPTER 8.26 BCC SUPERIOR COURT FEES -- COURTHOUSE FACILITATOR PROGRAM -- SURCHARGE ON FILING FEES
  CHAPTER 8.26A BCC SUPERIOR COURT FEES -- TRIAL DE NOVO
  CHAPTER 8.26B BCC SUPERIOR COURT FEES -- COURTHOUSE FACILITATOR PROGRAM -- USER FEE
  CHAPTER 8.28 BCC SUPERIOR COURT FEES -- LEGAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS -- COLLECTION FEE
  CHAPTER 8.34 BCC SHERIFF'S FEES FOR OFFICIAL DUTIES
  CHAPTER 8.38 BCC SUPERIOR COURT FEES -- MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROGRAM
TITLE 9 BCC
 BENTON COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
  CHAPTER 9.02 BCC INTRODUCTION
  CHAPTER 9.03 BCC SHORT SUBDIVISION
  CHAPTER 9.04 BCC SHORT PLAT SUBDIVISIONS, REPEALED -- ORD. 612, § 80, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 9.05 BCC SUBDIVISION-PRELIMINARY PLAT
  CHAPTER 9.06 BCC BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENTS, REPEALED -- ORD. 612, § 81, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 9.07 BCC SUBDIVISION-FINAL PLAT
  CHAPTER 9.08 BCC PLATTING AND SUBDIVISIONS, REPEALED -- ORD. 612, § 82, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 9.09 BCC DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTS
  CHAPTER 9.10 BCC BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENTS
  CHAPTER 9.11 BCC LOT CONSOLIDATION
  CHAPTER 9.12 BCC SURVEY RECORDING ACT, REPEALED -- ORD. 612, § 83, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
TITLE 10 BCC TRAFFIC AND COUNTY ROADS
  CHAPTER 10.04 BCC MODEL TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
  CHAPTER 10.06 BCC TRAFFIC REGULATION -- VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT
  CHAPTER 10.08 BCC USE OF UNOPENED PUBLIC ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY
  CHAPTER 10.12 BCC PRIVATE ROADS
  CHAPTER 10.14 BCC USE OF WHEELED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES ON COUNTY ROADS
TITLE 11 BCC
 ZONING
  
  CHAPTER 11.02 BCC GENERAL PROVISIONS
  CHAPTER 11.03 BCC DEFINITIONS
  CHAPTER 11.04 BCC PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS, REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 228, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.05 BCC ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
  CHAPTER 11.06 BCC COMMUNITY CENTER RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (CCR)
  CHAPTER 11.07 BCC URBAN GROWTH AREA RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (UGAR)
  CHAPTER 11.08 BCC RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R), REPEALED -- ORD. 506, § 1, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 11.09 BCC RURAL LANDS ONE ACRE DISTRICT (RL-1)
  CHAPTER 11.10 BCC

 COMMUNITY CENTER RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (CCR), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 229, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.11 BCC RURAL LANDS FIVE ACRE DISTRICT (RL-5)
  CHAPTER 11.12 BCC SUBURBAN DISTRICT (S), REPEALED -- ORD. 506, § 2, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 11.13 BCC URBAN GROWTH AREA RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (UGAR), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 230, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.14 BCC RURAL LANDS ONE ACRE DISTRICT (RL-1), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 231, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.15 BCC RURAL LANDS TWENTY ACRE DISTRICT (RL-20)
  CHAPTER 11.16 BCC AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (A), REPEALED -- ORD. 506, § 3, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 11.16A BCC

 RURAL LANDS FIVE ACRE DISTRICT (RL-5), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 232, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.16B BCC

 RURAL LANDS TWENTY ACRE DISTRICT (RL-20), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 233, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.17 BCC GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT AGRICULTURE DISTRICT (GMAAD)
  CHAPTER 11.18 BCC GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (GMAAD), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 234, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.19 BCC RED MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (RMAD)
  CHAPTER 11.20 BCC PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PD), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 235, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.21 BCC PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PD)
  CHAPTER 11.22 BCC GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (GC), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 236, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.23 BCC GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (GC)
  CHAPTER 11.24 BCC COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C), REPEALED -- ORD. 506, § 4, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 11.25 BCC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (CC), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 237, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.26 BCC INTERCHANGE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (IC), REPEALED -- ORD. 506, § 5, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 11.27 BCC INTERCHANGE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (IC), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 238, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.28 BCC INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-1), REPEALED -- ORD. 506, § 6, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 11.29 BCC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (CC)
  CHAPTER 11.30 BCC LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (LI), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 239, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.31 BCC INTERCHANGE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (IC)
  CHAPTER 11.32 BCC

 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-2), REPEALED -- ORD. 506, § 7, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 11.33 BCC LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (LI)
  CHAPTER 11.34 BCC HEAVY INDUSTRIAL  DISTRICT (HI), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 240, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.35 BCC HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (HI)
  CHAPTER 11.36 BCC LANDING FIELD DISTRICT (L-F), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 241, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18)
  CHAPTER 11.37 BCC LANDING FIELD DISTRICT (LF)
  CHAPTER 11.38 BCC HIGHWAY SCENIC DISTRICT (HS)
  CHAPTER 11.39 BCC PARK DISTRICT (P)
  CHAPTER 11.40 BCC HIGHWAY SCENIC DISTRICT (H.S.), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 242, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.41 BCC UNCLASSIFIED DISTRICT (U)
  CHAPTER 11.42 BCC GENERAL USE REGULATIONS
  CHAPTER 11.43 BCC ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSITION OF INFRACTIONS
  CHAPTER 11.44 BCC PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS (P-R), REPEALED -- ORD. 506, § 8, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 11.45 BCC JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD
  CHAPTER 11.46 BCC

 PARK DISTRICT (P), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 243, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.47 BCC COMMUNICATION FACILITY CRITERIA
  CHAPTER 11.48 BCC UNCLASSIFIED DISTRICT (U), REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 244, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.49 BCC HOME OCCUPATION
  CHAPTER 11.50 BCC VARIANCE AND CONDITIONAL USE
  CHAPTER 11.51 BCC NON CONFORMING USES
  CHAPTER 11.52 BCC GENERAL PROVISIONS, REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 245, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.53 BCC AMENDMENTS AND APPEALS
  CHAPTER 11.54 BCC ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSITION OF INFRACTIONS, REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 246, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.56 BCC JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD, REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 247, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.60 BCC RURAL ESTATES DISTRICT (RE), REPEALED -- ORD. 506, § 9, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 11.65 BCC

COMMUNICATION FACILITY CRITERIA, REPEALED -- ORD. 611, § 248, EFFECTIVE 09/25/18
  CHAPTER 11.66 BCC

Open Space Conservation District (OSC)
TITLE 12 BCC CORRECTIONAL. SPECIAL DETENTION, AND WORK RELEASE FACILITIES, REPEALED -- ORD. 362, EFFECTIVE 07-24-00
 
TITLE 13 BCC
 HANFORD AREA
  
  CHAPTER 13.01 BCC ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND FIREARM RESTRICTIONS
TITLE 14 BCC
 FARMING
  
  CHAPTER 14.01 BCC RIGHT TO FARM, REPEALED -- ORD. 403, EFFECTIVE 10-04-04
  CHAPTER 14.05 BCC RIGHT TO FARM
TITLE 15 BCC
 ENVIRONMENT
  CHAPTER 15.02 BCC GENERAL PROVISIONS
  CHAPTER 15.04 BCC WETLANDS
  CHAPTER 15.06 BCC AQUIFER RECHARGE AREAS
  CHAPTER 15.08 BCC FREQUENTLY FLOODED AREAS
  CHAPTER 15.10 BCC GENERAL PROVISIONS, REPEALED -- ORD. 609, § 57, EFFECTIVE 08-21-18
  CHAPTER 15.12 BCC GEOLOGICALLY HAZARDOUS AREAS
  CHAPTER 15.14 BCC FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREAS
  CHAPTER 15.15 BCC WETLANDS, REPEALED -- ORD. 609, § 58, EFFECTIVE 08-21-18
  CHAPTER 15.16 BCC MINERAL RESOURCE LANDS
  CHAPTER 15.18 BCC RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM
  CHAPTER 15.20 BCC RIVERS AND CREEKS, REPEALED -- ORD. 609, § 59, EFFECTIVE 08-21-18
  CHAPTER 15.25 BCC CRITICAL AQUIFER RECHARGE/INTERCHANGE AREAS, REPEALED -- ORD. 609, § 60, EFFECTIVE 08-21-18
  CHAPTER 15.30 BCC FREQUENTLY FLOODED AREAS, REPEALED -- ORD. 609, § 61, EFFECTIVE 08-21-18
  CHAPTER 15.35 BCC GEOLOGICALLY HAZARDOUS AREAS, REPEALED -- ORD. 609, § 62, EFFECTIVE 08-21-18
  CHAPTER 15.40 BCC FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREAS, REPEALED -- ORD. 609, § 63, EFFECTIVE 08-21-18
  CHAPTER 15.45 BCC MINERAL RESOURCES AREAS, REPEALED -- ORD. 610, § 21, EFFECTIVE 08-21-18
TITLE 16 BCC
 GROWTH MANAGEMENT 
  CHAPTER 16.10 BCC INTERIM GROWTH MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, REPEALED -- ORD. 502, EFFECTIVE 09-01-11
  CHAPTER 16.14 BCC AMENDMENTS TO THE BENTON COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TITLE 17 BCC BENTON COUNTY PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS
  CHAPTER 17.10 BCC PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS
  CHAPTER 17.20 BCC HEARING EXAMINER SYSTEM
TITLE 18 BCC
 COORDINATING GOVERMENT REGULATION OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES USE
  CHAPTER 18.02 BCC COORDINATING GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES USE
TITLE 19 BCC
 WATER SERVICES
  
  CHAPTER 19.02 BCC DESERT WATER COMPANY, REPEALED -- ORD. 350, EFFECTIVE 07-12-99
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