Benton County, WA

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	CHAPTER 2.18 BCC	DOG CONTROL, REPEALED -- ORD. 386, EFFECTIVE 05-19-03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	CHAPTER 2.24 BCC	INHERENTLY DANGEROUS MAMMALS/REPTILES, REPEALED -- ORD. 455 EFFECTIVE 09-24-07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	CHAPTER 3.14A BCC	NORTHWEST ENERGY CODE, REPEALED -- ORD. 399, EFFECTIVE 06-28-04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	CHAPTER 4.04 BCC	MOBILE HOME PARKS, REPEALED -- ORD. 165, 04-25-83
	CHAPTER 4.08 BCC	MOBILE HOMES AND TRAILERS LOCATED OUTSIDE MOBILE HOME PARKS, REPEALED -- ORD. 134, 04-30-79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	CHAPTER 5.08 BCC	COMMISSIONERS' SALARIES, REPEALED -- ORD. 119, EFFECTIVE 11-24-86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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