Auburn, WA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)

010, the general adoption section of the Construction Administrative Code, lists every technical code Auburn enforces, from the 2021 International Building, Residential, Mechanical, and Fire Codes down to the Uniform Plumbing Code and International Energy Conservation Code. as an optional reference for developers who choose to utilize elements of the code for guidance," meaning it carries no independent mandatory force the way the building or fire codes do. 070 gives large multiphased developments that voluntarily complete a master plan an added incentive if their buildings comply with the International Green Building Code, in the form of one additional story of height above the underlying zone's maximum for half the buildings in the development, plus a 50 percent refund of building plan review and inspection fees once the minimum certification level is achieved. 010(D)(13). 020(A) makes clear the city's own standards govern.