Building Code Advisory Board Minutes

Series

Identifier: 1802-L3

Scope and Contents note

The Building Code Advisory Board was established by ordinance in 1953 to provide public review and comment on a major revision to the city's building code. It continued to research code issues and give recommendations to the City Council throughout its existence. Board members included architects, engineers, contractors, building managers, and representatives from organized labor and the general public. In 1992, the board merged with the Electrical Code Advisory Board to become the Construction Codes Advisory Board. Meeting minutes detail board members' discussions on building codes related to a wide variety of areas, including ventilation, electric wiring, structural stability, plumbing, and exits.

Dates

Creation: 1954-1972

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.

Full Extent

0.4 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement note

Chronological

Location of Records

SMA

General Note

A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed on file with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which was periodically purged. Certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC.