HomeMy WebLinkAbout2663Ordinance No. 2663
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=205 - Uniform Building Codes
Passed 10/6/1986
Relating to fire prevention; amending Ch. 13.02 KCC to adopt the Uniform
Fire Code, 1985 edition, with certain amendments and adding 13.10
Amended by Ord. 3410
Repeal Ch. 13.02 & 13.04 by Ord. 3691
Amended by Ord. 3963,3974 (Sec. 9.38.030)
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to fire prevention; amend-
ing Chapter 13.02 Kent City Code (KCC) to adopt
the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 edition, with
certain amendments thereto.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
follows:
Section 1. Chapter 13.02 Kent City Code is amended as
CHAPTER 13.02
UNIFORM FIRE CODES ADOPTED
13.02.010 UNIFORM FIRE CODE --ADOPTED. There is adopted
by reference upon the effective date of this ordinance and upon
the filing with the City Clerk ofrone copy thereof, the Uniform
Fire Code, ;
c) Failure to pay for either an original permit or cer-
tificate or the required renewal within 30 days of the
notice date shall constitute a violation of this ordi-
nance. Any person who shall fail to comply, within the
time fixed herein, shall for each and every violation be
guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more
than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days.
13.02.030 UNIFORM FIRE CODE--ADDITION--SECTION 10.210
There is hereby added to the Uniform Fire Code, 19 85
Edition, a new
section to be designated as Section 10.210 Fire Lanes, to read as
follows:
Section 10.210 Fire Lanes.
a Definitions. The following definitions shall apply
in the interpretation and enforcement of this Section:
1. Fire Lane.; That area within any public right
of way, easement, or private property
designated for the purpose of permitting fire
trucks and other fire fighting or emergency
equipment to use, travel upon or park.
2. Park, Parking, Stop, Stand or Standing: Means
the halting of any ,vehicle, other than an emer-
gency vehicle, whether occupied or not, except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or in compliance with the directions of
a police officer or fire official, traffic con-
trol sign or signal.
3. Vehicle: A machine propelled by power other
than human power designed to travel along the
ground or rail by use of wheels, treads,
runners or slides and transport persons or
property, or pull machinery, and shall include,
but not be limited to, automobile, truck,
trailer, motorcycle, tractor, buggy, wagon and
locomotive.
(b) Requirements/Standards. When required by the Fire
Department, hard surfaced driving lanes (Fire Lanes)
shall be provided around facilities which by their size,
location, design, or contents warrant access which exceed
that normally provided by the proximity of city streets.
1. Lanes shall provide a minimum, unobstructed
width of 20 feet and vertical clearance of 13
feet, 6 inches.
2. Lanes shall be identified by a 4 inch wide line
on the edging or curb and by block letters H-29-
-€ee; ham; minimum 18" high and 3-1/2" stroke,
painted in the lane, at 50 foot intervals
stating "Fire Lane -No Parking," color to be
bright yellow, or by posting of signs stating
"Fire Lane - No Parking." Signs shall be
posted on or immediately next to the curb line,
or on the building. Signs shall be 12" x 18"
and shall have letters and background of
contrasting colors, readily readable from at
least a 50 foot distance. Signs shall be
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posted no further than 50 feet apart, nor shall
they be more than 4 feet from the ground.
3. Fire lanes shall be either asphalt or rein-
forced concrete, 2 inches thick, minimum, or
other material as authorized by the fire
department.
4. Where fire lanes connect to city streets or
parking lots, adequate clearances and turning
radii shall be provided. All proposed plans
shall have fire department approval.
(c) Parking Prohibited. Except when necessary to avoid
conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the
direction of a police officer or fire official or traffic
control sign, signal, or device, no person shall:
1. Stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied
or not at any place where official fire lane
signs are posted, except:
A) Momentarily to pick up or discharge a
passenger or passengers; or
B) Temporarily for the purpose of and while
actually engaged in loading or unloading
property.
(d) Fire Lane as Part of Driveways and/or Parking
Areas. The Fire Department may require that areas
specified for use as driveways or private thoroughfares
shall not be used for parking. These areas when
specified, shall be marked or identified by one of the
two means detailed in Section (b) 2.
(e) Existing Buildings. When the fire department
determines that a hazard due to inaccessibility of fire
apparatus exists around existing buildings, they may
require fire lanes to be constructed and maintained as
detailed in (b) and (d).
(f) Enforcement. In addition to other authorized
personnel, it shall be the duty of the Kent Fire Chief
and/or his authorized designee(s), who shall be members
of the Fire Prevention Bureau, to enforce this Section.
(g) Penalties. Any violation of the provisions of this
Section shall be a traffic infraction punishable by a
monetary penalty of not more than two hundred ($200)
dollars. The recommended bail for such a violation shall
be twenty (20) dollars plus state assessments and costs,
when applicable.
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(h) Impound of Illegally Parked Vehicles. In addition
to the penalties provided for in Subsection (g), any
vehicle improperly parked in violation of any of the
provisions of this Section shall be subject to impound;
provided, however, that other than in the event of
immediate emergency, no such vehicle shall be impounded.
unless the area where the improper parking occurs shall
be adequately and suitably posted with signs advising
that improperly parked vehicles are subject to impound.
13.02.040 UNIFORM FIRE CODE--ADDITION--SECTION 10.308.
Existing Sections 10.308-10.309-10.310 are hereby
deleted and there is added to Article 10 a new section to be known
as Section 10.308 (I8-��2T "Automatic Sprinkler Systems" which
shall read as follows:
Section 10.3 0 8 . (-(±6--99-) J
a Where required. An Automatic Fire Extinguishing
System shall be installed in the occupancies and loca-
tions as set forth in this section.
(b) General.
1. All occupancies except Group R, Division 3 and
Group M.
2. At the top of rubbish and linen chutes and in
their terminal rooms. Chutes extending through
three or more floors shall have additional
sprinkler heads -,installed within such chutes at
alternate floors. Sprinkler heads shall be
accessible for servicing.
3. All rooms where nitrate film is stored or
handled.
4. In protected combustible fiber storage vaults
as defined in this code.
(c) Group A Occupancies.
1. In basements larger than 1,500 sq. ft. in floor
area.
2. When the occupancy has 12,000 sq. ft. or more
of floor area or is more than 40 feet in height,
3. In any enclosed usable space below or over a
stairway in Group A, Divisions 2, 2.1. 3 and 4
Occupancies.
4. Under the roof and gridiron, in the tie and fly
galleries and in all places behind the
proscenium wall of stages; over enclosed plat-
forms in excess of 500 sq. ft. in area, and in
dressing rooms, workshops and storerooms acces-
sory to such stages or enclosed platforms.
EXCEPTIONS: Under stages or enclosed platform
areas less than four feet in clear height used
exclusively for chair or table storage and
lined up on the inside with materials approved
for one-hour fire -resistive construction.
(d) Group B Occupancies
1. When the Occupancy has 12,000 sq. ft. or more
of floor area or more than 40 feet in -height.
2. In buildings used for high -piled combustible
storage, fire protection shall be in accordance
with Article 81.
(e) Group E Occupancies
1. When the Occupancy has over 12,000 sq. ft. of
floor area or more than 40 feet in height.
2. In basements larger than 1,500 sq. ft. of floor
area.
3. In any enclosed usable space below or above any
stairway.
(f) Group H Occupancies
1. In Group H, Division 1 and 2 Occupancies longer
than 1,500 sq. ft. in floor area.
2. In Group H, Division 3 Occupancies longer than
3,000 sq. ft. in floor area.
3. In Group H, Division 4 Occupancies more than 40
feet in height or larger than 12,000 sq. ft. in
area.
4. In rooms where flammable or combustible liquids
are stored or handled in excess of 30 gallons
of Class 1-A, 60 gallons of Class 1-B, 90
gallons of Class 1-C, 120 gallons of Class II,
250 gallons of Class III -A, or any combination
of flammable liquids totaling 240 gallons.
5. For paint spray booths or rooms and for special
provisions on hazardous chemicals and magne-
sium, and calcium carbide, see Section 45.208,
Articles 48, 49 and 80. See also Section
10.301.
(g) Group I Occupancies.
EXCEPTIONS: (l) In hospitals of types I, II
Fire -resistive and II one-hour construction,
the automatic sprinkler system may be omitted
from operating, delivery, cardiac, X-ray and
intensive care rooms and patient sleeping rooms
not exceeding 450 sq. ft. in area when each
such room is provided with smoke detectors
connected to a continuously attended station or
location within the building. Increases for
area height specified in Section 506(c) and 507
shall not apply when this exception is used.
(2) In jails, prisons, and reformatories, the
piping system may be dry, provided a manually
operated valve is installed at a continuously
monitored location. Opening of the valve will
cause the piping to be charged. Sprinkler
heads in such a system shall be equipped with
fusible elements or the system shall be
designed as required for deluge systems in
U.B.C. Standard #38-1.
(h) Group R-1 Occupancies.
1. When the occupancy has over 12,000 sq. ft. of
floor area or more than 40 feet in height.
(i) Alarms. When serving more than 100 sprinklers,
automatic sprinkler systems shall be supervised by
an approved central, proprietary or remote station
service.
(j) Permissible Omission. Subject to the approval of
the Chief with the concurrence of the Building
Official, sprinklers may be omitted in rooms or
areas as follows:
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(k)
1. Where sprinklers are considered undesirable
because of the nature of the contents or in
rooms or areas which are of non-combustible
construction which are wholly of non-combus-
tible contents and which ar-e not exposed by
other areas. Sprinklers shall not be omitted
for any room merely because it is damp or of
fire -resistive construction.
2. Sprinklers shall not be installed where the
application of water or flame and water to the
contents constitute a serious fire or life
hazard, as in the manufacture or storage of
quantities of aluminum powder, calcium carbide,
calcium phosphide, metallic sodium and
potassium, quicklime, magnesium powder, and
sodium peroxide.
3. Safe deposit or other vaults of fire -resistive
construction, when used for the storage of
records, files and other documents, when stored
in Metal cabinets. -
4. Communication equipment areas under the exclu-
sive control of a public communication utility
agency, provided:
A) The equipment areas are separated from the
remainder of the building by one-hour
fire -resistive occupancy separation.
B) Such areas are used exclusively for such
equipment.}
C)_ An approved automatic smoke detection
system is installed in such areas and is
supervised by an approved central, propri-
etary or remote station service, or a local
alarm which will give an audible signal at
a constantly attended location.
D) Other approved fire -protection equipment,
such as portable fire extinguishers or
Class II standpipes, are installed in such
cases.
5. Other approved automatic fire -extinguishing
systems may be installed to protect special
hazards or Occupancies in lieu of automatic
sprinklers.
6. When approved by the Chief, automatic sprinkler
systems may be omitted from buildings of Types
I or II construction provided that the contents
are wholly non-combustible.
7. Area and Height Increases. Sprinkler systems
installed to meet the requirements of this
Section shall qualify the protected building
for appropriate area increases, height
increases and fire -resistive substitutions as
set forth in Sections 506(c), 507 and 508 of
the Uniform Building Code. Applications of
this Section shall be as set forth in Section
104 of the Uniform Building Code.
For the purposes of calculating the square footage
of a building or occupancy, the following definition
shall apply.
Floor Area - is the area included within the
surrounding exterior walls of a building or
portion thereof. The floor area of a building
or portion thereof, not provided with
surrounding exterior walls -shall be the usable
area under the horizontal projection of the
roof or floor above.
(1) When additions, alterations or repairs cause a
building to come within the requirements of any
Section of this Article, the building shall comply
with those Sections; PROVI-DED, however, that when a
church building is increased in size, the sanctuary,
and only the sanctuary, may be exempt from the
provisions of this Section if:
a. A heat and smoke detector system is
installed with a 24 hour supervised
central, proprietary or remote station.
The system and supervising station agency
shall be approved by the Chief, and
b. .The sanctuary for purposes -of this section
shall mean only that portion of the church
used for worship services, and shall not
include multi-purpose rooms or facilities,
or rooms or facilities accessory to the
sanctuary.
(m) Prior to approval by the Fire Department, all auto-
matic sprinkler systems designed with 50 or more
heads, excluding those designed for multi -family
dwellings, shall be submitted to and reviewed by an
approved agency for compliance with the current
adopted fire codes. Approved agencies include, but
are not limited to, Washington Survey and Rating
Bureau, Factory Mutual, Industrial Risk Insurers, or
other such agencies as approved by the Fire Chief.
13.02.060. UNIFORM FIRE CODE--ADDITION--SECTION 10.207
There is hereby included in the Uniform Fire Code, 1985
edition, a new section to be designated Section 10.207, as follows
(a) General. Fire apparatus access roads shall be
provided and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this
section.
(b) Where Required. Fire apparatus access roads shall be
required for every building hereafter constructed when any portion
of an exterior wall of the first story is located more than 150
feet from fire department vehicle access.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. When conditions prevent the installation
of an approved fire apparatus access road, the chief may permit
the installation of a fire -protection system or systems in lieu of
a road, provided the system or systems are not otherwise required
by this or any other code.
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2. When there are not more than two Group R, Division 3
or Group M Occupancies, the requirements of this section may be
modified, provided, in the opinion of the chief, fire -fighting or
rescue operations would not be impaired.
(c) Permissible Modifications. Clearances or widths
required by this section may be increased when, in the opinion of
the chief, minimum clearances or widths are not adequate to
provide fire apparatus access. For high -piled combustible
storage, see Section 81.109.
(d) Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be
designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire
apparatus and shall be provided with a surface so as to provide
all-weather driving capabilites.
(e) Width. The minimum unobstructed width of a fire
apparatus access road shall be not less than 20 feet.
(f) Vertical Clearance. All fire apparatus access roads
shall have an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13
feet 6 inches.
EXCEPTION: Upon approval,_vertical clearance may be
reduced, provided such reduction does not impair access by fire
apparatus and approved signs are installed and maintained
indicating the established vertical clearance.
Turning Radius. The turning
aratus access road sha
radius of a fire
e as approved by the chief.
Turnarounds. All dead-end fire
apparatus access
roads in excess of 150 feet in len th•shall be provided with
approved provisions for the turninq around of fire apparatus.
(i) Bridges. When a bridge is required to be used as
access under this section, it shall be constructed and maintained
in accordance with the applicable sections of the Building Code
and using designed live loading sufficient to carry the imposed
loads of fire apparatus.
(j) Grade. The gradient for a fire apparatus access road
shall not exceed 12% unless otherwise approved by the chief.
(k) Obstruction. The required width of any fire
apparatus access road shall not be obstructed in any manner,
including parking of vehicles. Minimum required widths and
clearances established under this section shall be maintained at
all times.
13.02.080. NATIONAL FIRE CODE --ADOPTED. There is
adopted by reference upon the effective date of the ordinance
codified in the Section, and upon the filing with the City Clerk
of one copy thereof, the 1986 National Fire Code, published by the
National Fire Protection Association, as the same may hereafter be
amended.
Section 4. A new Chapter 13.10 Kent City Code is added
as follows:
CHAPTER 13.10
PENALTIES
13.10.010. Unless otherwise specified in a chapter of
this Title 13, any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this Title 13 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed five hundred (500) dollars or by imprisonment in the City
Jail for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days, or by both
fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any portion thereof
during which any violation of this code occurs or continues shall
be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable as herein provided.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
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DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MARIE JENSENrJCITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
�,_��� „_ TrTr T�� CITY ATTORNEY
��L GJ�LCIAMscnJ� ACT/��,
PASSED the k day of ip� , 1986.
APPROVED the day of 64 cell ' , 1986.
PUBLISHED the 16) day of &,_-� , 1986.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereo
indicated.
3340-130
(SEAL)
�MARI�EJE �,CIT�YCE`ERK
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