15.80.090 Standards – Kitchen and facilities.
A. New Construction – Mandatory to Install. There are no mandatory installations related to a kitchen in a visitable residential dwelling.
B. New Construction – Mandatory to Offer. If there is a kitchen on the primary entry level, the following options shall be offered and, if accepted, installed at the request and cost of the purchaser/owner if requested when installation is consistent with SMC 15.80.130:
1. An accessible route to the kitchen with a pathway through the kitchen to the stove, oven, or combination stove-oven consistent with the requirements of CBC Chapter 11A.
2. One or more of the following at the purchaser/owner’s option:
a. At least a 48-inch-by-60-inch clear space in front of a stove at the base of a U-shaped kitchen;
b. At least a 30-inch-by-48-inch clear space in front of the sink (counting open access underneath, if available);
c. At least one 18-inch-wide breadboard and/or at least 18 inches in counter space at a 34-inch height or any combination thereof at the option of the purchaser/owner.
3. Sink controls consistent with CBC Chapter 11A.
4. Adjustable sink and/or removable under- sink cabinets consistent with Chapter 11A.
5. Hood fan controls at light switch level or lower level.
C. Substantial Rehabilitation. For any substantial rehabilitation of a kitchen on the primary entry level, there are no requirements either to install or offer any installations or components.