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AN ORDINANCE related to customer service and requesting the director of department of development and environmental services to promulgate regulations to promote improved customer services during the pre-application phase in the administration of building codes; and amending Ordinance 3647, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.040.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 3647, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.040 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Modifications to the code. The county council hereby declares that amendments, additions, and administrative rules are necessary to modify and clarify the code for its application in King County. Such modifications and administrative rules shall be prepared by the director, and in the case of modifications, adopted by the council, they shall be codified within this chapter or in the case of administrative rules, as specified in K.C.C. chapter 2.98. These codes, modifications, and administrative rules constitute county regulation for any activity subject to the code. The director shall make the adopted modifications and administrative rules readily available at reasonable cost to persons performing any activity subject to the code, but the director shall make administrative rules concerning improved customer services, including, but not limited to, provisions for reasonable consultation time, available at no charge to persons before the persons apply for building permits.
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