A. Prior to delivery of the 120 day notice described in Section 16.04.060, the declarant shall at its expense obtain an inspection of the entire building by an independent firm or individual inspector regularly engaged in the profession of building inspection and having current certification and/or membership granted by the International Conference of Building Officials, American Institute of Architects, any Washington state licensed structural engineer or FHA certified inspectors. The inspector shall provide within 14 days of the inspection, a written report as to compliance with the housing codes as adopted by RMC 15.08. The declarant shall install an approved fire detection system if required by RMC 15.06 or other applicable provisions of the Uniform Fire Code as adopted by the City, and as supplemented or modified by other city ordinances. Such regulations shall be applied in the same manner as applied to construction undertaken at the time of the condominium conversion application. The installation of the fire detection system and all violations of the Housing Code revealed by the inspection must be completed and corrected at least seven days prior to the closing of the sale of the first unit.

B. Such inspection may not be required with respect to any building for which a final certificate of occupancy has been issued by the City within the preceding twenty-four months. (Ord. 2596 § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1744 § 5, 1993: Ord. 1569 § 1, 1990: Ord. 1480 § 25, 1989: Ord. 858 § 4.1, 1979).