HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4359 Amends Ord Nos.'_3761, 3954, ,4234,
4288, 4299, '4335
Amended by ORD No. 4407,4547
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. 4359
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
CHAPTER 1, UNIFORM FIRE CODE, OF TITLE VII (FIRE
REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON" RELATING TO
ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE BY REFERENCE AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO.
THE CITY COiINCIL OF THE CITY OF REN'TON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAZN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Chapter 1, Uniform Fire Code, of Title VII (Fire
Regulations) , of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code af General
Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended to read as
follows :
. �
7-1-.1. .ADO.PTION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE: The. City of Renton does ,
hereby adopt t,he _1991 .:.Unif;or.m� Fire _C.ode..and::�App-endix C.hapters I-A,
'�=B.,. "I=C., •T<I..�:A, ".I.I-B., I�I=.C,. I�T:-D:, II-E-,,_. �7�-�',. I_II-A., I:IT-C; I�II-D,
I�T-A, V=A, 'VI=A., �VI-B�, VI-D, and .��he� .U.nif_cssan;�:Fire Code:_. Standards
published by the Western Fire Chie�s Association and the
t
International Conference of Building Officials, by reference as
provided by State law, with the amendments, deletions or exceptions
as noted herein. At least one copy of the Uniform Fire Code is on
file with the City Clerk as required by State law.
7-1-2: ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF BUREAU OF FIRE
PREVENTION:
A. The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of �
Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City of Renton which
shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire
Department.
I 1
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
B. The Fire Marshal in charge of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention shall be appointed by the Fire Chief of the City of
Renton. His appointment shall continue during good behavior and
satisfactory service. A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall be made at least annually and transmitted to the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Renton. This report shall contain,
among others, all proceedings under this Code, with such statistics
as the Chief of the Fire Department may wish to include therein.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall also recommend any amendments
to the Code, which in his judgment shall be necessary.
C. The Chief of the Fire Department may appoint such members
of ,the Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time to time. be
necessary in .order to carry out and enforce the terms and conditions '
of t:h.e Fir..e Code. �
7-1-3�: APP,LICATION; APPEAL: Whenever the Chief of the
Department shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant the
permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the
Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Code
have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, such applicant may
appeal from such decision to the Hearing Examiner of the City of
Renton within fourteen ( 14) days from the date of such decision and '�
as provided by the ordinances of the City of Renton. Any such
appeal shall be in writing, specifying the grounds upon which the I
appeal is taken, and shall be considered by the Hearing Examiner as
an appeal from an administrative decision of the City's land use
regulation codes under Section 4-8-10 .A. 8 of the City Code.
2
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
7-1-4: ADDITIONS; AMENDMENTS:
A. Section 2 . 101 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is
hereby amended to read as follows :
Section 2 . 101 . The Chief is authorized to administer and '
enforce this Code. Under the Chief' s direction the Fire Department
is authorized to enforce all ordinances of this jurisdiction I
pertaining to:
a. Prevention of fires .
b. Suppression or extinguishing of dangerous or
hazardous fires .
c. Storage, use and handling of hazardous materials .
d. Installation and maintenance of automatic, manual and I
other private fire alarm systems and fire
extinguishing equipment.
e. Maintenance and regulation of fire escapes . '
f. Maintenance of fire protection and the elimination of
fire hazards on land and in buildings, structures and
other property including those under construction.
g. The maintenance of exits .
h. Investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances
of fire and unauthorized releases of hazardous
materials .
i. Enforcement of this Code shall not be construed for
the particular benefit of any individual person or
group of persons, other than the general public . In
the event of a conflict between the intent of this
section and any other subsection herein, this
subsection shall govern insofar as applicable.
B. Article 2, Section 2 . 109 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991
Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows :
Article 2, Section 2 . 109 : Liability Claims : The
administrative authority or any employee performing duties in
connection with the enforcement of this Code and acting in good
3 �
ORDINANCE N0. 4359
faith and without malice in the performance of such duties shall be
relieved from any personal liability for any damage to persons or I
property as a result of any act or omission in the discharge of such
duties, and in the event of claims and/or litigation arising from
such act or omission, the City Attorney shall, at the request of and
on behalf of said administrative authority or employee, investigate
and defend such claims and/or. litigation, and if the claim be deemed �
by the City Attorney a proper one or if judgment be rendered against !
such administrative authority or employee, said claim or judgment
shall be paid by the City.
C. Article 2, Division II, entitled "Duties and Procedures"
is .amended. by adding a new section entitled "Reinspections, " which
reads .as follows :
Article 2, Division II, section 2 .201 (c) : Reinspection;
Fees : Whenever the Fire Department has given proper
notification of an infraction which required reinspection and thirty
(30) days have expired with such condition or violation allowed to
exist without both eliminating or remedying the condition or
violation and having a reinspection by the Fire Department, then any
such reinspection after such thirty (30) day period of time shall be
I� done only upon the payment of a reinspection fee of fifty dollars
( $50. 00 ) to be assessed against the person owning, operating or
occupying the building or premises wherein the violation exists .
e son ble '
However, any building owner, operator. or ,occupant, upon a r a a
request to the Fire Chief may obtain an extension of said thirty
�
(30) day period for a reasonable period to be established by the
Fire Chief to allow such time for compliance.
4
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
Whenever the infraction, condition or violation involves
the structural integrity of the building, then the notice of the
infraction, condition or violation shall be sent to both the
building owner and its occupant or occupants . Should compliance
with the Uniform Fire Code so as to remedy the infraction, condition
or violation require additions or changes to the building or
premises, which would be part of the structure or the fixtures to
the realty, then the responsibility to remedy the infraction,
condition, or violation shall be upon the owner of the building
unless the owner and occupant shall otherwise agree between 'I
themselves and so notify the city. Should the occupant not remedy
the infraction, condition, or violati.on, then the City shall have
the right to demand such remedy from the owner of the premises . �
A
D. Article 4 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is
hereby amended to read as follows : �
Article 4, section 4. 109 fire permits and certificates, is
amended to read as follows :
1 . Fire Permits and Certificates : Article 4, Section 4-
109 : Permits and Certificates . Except for permits issued in
accordance with sections 11 . 101 and 11 . 113 and section 25 of the
Uniform Fire Code, the fee for permits issued in accordance with
Article 4 of the Uniform Fire Code shall be $30 . 00 per year and
permits issued for underground tank removal shall be sixty dollars
( $60 . 00) per tank removal . The permits shall expire one year after
date of issuance. The permit fee shall be payable at or before the
time of issuance or renewal of the permit. In the event of failure
to renew a permit within thirty (30) days after its renewal date,
5
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
the fee for renewal of the permit shall double the amount of the �
above-stated fee.
2 . Hazardous Production Materials Permits : A fee of one
hundred dollars ( $100 . 00) shall be imposed upon any business
storing, handling, or using hazardous production materials as
regulated in the Uniform Fire Code.
E. Article 9 , section 9 . 121 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991
Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows :
Section 9 . 1215. The word "shall" is defined to have the ,
following meaning:
1 . With respect to the functions and powers of the
Director of Community Development, Chief Fire. Official,
any agents and employees of the City of Renton, and any
Board authorized hereunder, a dire.ction and authorization
to act in the exercise of sound discretion and in good
faith; and ,
2 . With respect to the obligations upon owners,
occupants of the premises and their agents, there is a
mandatory requirement to act in compliance with this Code
at the risk of civil and criminal liability upon failure
to so act.
F. Article 10, Division II, Section 10 . 203 of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to add the following:
Article 10, Section 10 .203 (a) : Two means of approved
access shall be required when a complex of three or more buildings
is located more than 200 feet from a public road.
G. Article 10, Division III, section 10 . 301 of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows;
Article 10, section 10 . 301 (a) : The following numbered
paragraphs are to be substituted for the correspondingly numbered
paragraphs of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition.
I� 6
L ___ _ —
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
I 1 . Section 10 . 301 . Premises Identification. Approved
numbers or addresses as issued by the Community Department
shall be placed on all new and existing buildings in such .
a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the
street or road fronting the property. Said numbers shall
contrast with their background.
In order that number or addresses are plainly
visible, the following size figures or letters shall be
block style and used according to the schedule listed:
a. Single family residential houses - 4" . ,
b. Multi-family residential, commercial or small
businesses : 50 ' or less setback - 6" ; more than 50 ' -
setback - 8-12" .
c. Large commercial or industrial areas : 100 ' or
less setback - 18" ; more than 100 ' setback - 24" .
Wherever practical, premises identification shall be
posted on the building facing the frontage road or
street or in a location approved by the Fire Chief.
H. Article 10, Division V, section 10 . 503 of the Uniform Fire
Code, 199.1 Edition, entitled "Approval and Testing, " is hereby
amended to read as follows :
Fees : Whenever plans must be reviewed under section
10 . 503 of the Uniform Fire Code a fee shall be charged for
such review according to the following schedule:
1 . The minimum fee shall be ten dollars ( $10 . 00) when i
the cost of work to be done is fifty dollars ( $50 . 00) '
or less .
2 . Where the cost of work is over fifty dollars ( $50 . 00)
but less than two hundred fifty dollars ( $250 . 00) ,
the fee shall be fifteen dollars ( $15 . 00) .
3 . Where the cost of work is two hundred fifty dollars
( $250 . 00) but less than one thousand dollars
( $1, 000 . 00) , the fee shall be ten dollars ( $10 . 00)
plus two percent (2� ) of the cost.
4 . Where the cost of work is one thousand dollars
( $1, 000 . 00) but not over five thousand dollars
( $5, 000 . 00) , the fee shall be twenty-five dollars
( $25 . 00) plus one percent ( lg ) of the cost.
5 . Where the cost of work is five thousand dollars
( $5, 000 . 00) or more, the fee shall be sixty dollars
7
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
( $60 . 00) plus one-half of one percent ( .5�) of the
cost.
6 . Construction Permit Fee: Sprinkler or fire
suppression system permit fee shall be based and
charged on ten ( 10�) percent of plans
review/inspection fee listed in this section, or a
minimum of fifty ( $50 . 00) , whichever is greater.
7 . Construction and or installation permits will be
required for the following:
(a) Installation of new tanks, above or below ground
containing flammable or combustible liquids, j
hazardous chemicals, compressed gases, cryogenic
fluids and liquid petroleum gas .
(b) Piping related to any of the above listed
systems except liquid petroleum gas piping
covered under the Mechanical Code.
(c) Relocation modification and/or additions to any �
existing systems listed above. '
(d) Installation or modification of any monitoring ,
alarm system related to the above products .
Fee schedule for plan review� and permits are as
described in items 1 through 6 o_f this section. �
8 . Construction Reinspection Fee: In the event a
sprinkler or fire suppression system inspection
requires a reinspection, a fee of thirty dollars
( $30 . 00) per hour may be assessed if the requested
inspection does not meet the approval of the
inspector.
I . Article 10, section 10 .504 of the 1991 Uniform Fire Code
entitled "Maintenance" shall be amended by adding subsection (d) to
read as follows :
10 . 504 (d) . All electronic monitoring systems used in
connection with flammable, combustible liquids and/or hazardous
materials shall be certified annually by a qualified agency.
Documentations of the system certification shall be forwarded to the
Fire Prevention Bureau indicating the system has been tested and
functions as required.
8
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
J. Article 14, of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition,
entitled "Fire Alarm Systems, " is hereby amended by adding the
following subsection:
(h) Miscellaneous .
1 . Article 14, Section 14 . 103 (h) : It shall be the
policy of the Renton Fire Department to insure the
audibility of fire alarm systems; to require that in
accordance with UFC "Standard" ( 14-1 ) , evacuation
signals provide minimum audibility as defined herein.
Audible tones shall reach 60 db or 15 db above
ambient as measured with a sound level meter, at the
most remote location from signal devices, and as
specified in N.F.0 Pamphlet 72A.
2 . Inspection testing is required to be witnessed by the
Fire Department, Fire Prevention Bureau prior to
occupancy being granted.
3 .. In the event that an alarm system may not meet these
_requirements, it shall be a further requi-rement of
this Ordinance that modifications necessary to meet
these minimum levels be made to the alarm system and '
subsequent testing be conducted . prior.: to any ;
__occupancy being granted. :
4 .. Secti:on 14 . 104 (c) 7 : Graup B Division 2 occupancies
of two (2 ) or more stories in height and 10, 000 '
square feet or more in area.
5 . Section 14 . 104 (g) l : Apartment complexes with three
or more separate buildings within the complex,
including recreation and/or day-care buildings shall '
be provided with approved fire alarm systems
regardless of size. The buildings within the complex
shall have each building monitored by an approved
central station.
6 . Section 14 . 104 (g) : Group R - Division I Occupancies :
Delete EXCEPTIONS 1 & 2 .
K. Article 10, Division V, section 10 . 506, of the Uniform .
Fire Code, 1991 Edition, entitled "Required Installation of
Automatic Fire-Extinguishing System, " is hereby amended by changing
the following subsections :
9
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
1 . Group A Occupancies :
Section 10 .506 (c) 3 is hereby amended to read as follows : �
3 . All Group A occupancies . An automatic sprinkler
system shall be installed in Group A occupancies
which have more than twelve thousand ( 12, 000) square
feet of floor area or more than forty feet (40 ' ) in
height.
2 . Group B Occupancies :
Section 10 .506 (d) is hereby amended to read as follows :
1 . When the occupancy has over twelve thousand ( 12, 000)
square feet of floor area or more than forty feet �
(40 ' ) in height. I
2 . In buildings used for high-piled combustible storage,
fire protection shall be in accordance with Article
81 of the Fire Code.
3 . Group E Occu.pancies :
Section 10 . 506 (e) is hereby amended to read as foll.ows : ,
.1 . When the occupancy has over twelve thousand ( 12, 000)
square feet of floor area or more than forty feet
(40 ' ) in .height:
2 . Basements : An automatic sprinkler system shall be .
installed in basements classified as a Group E
occupancy when the basement is larger than fifteen
hundred ( 1, 500) square feet in floor area.
3 . Stairs : An automatic sprinkler system shall be
installed in enclosed usable space below or over a '
stairway in Group E occupancies .
4 . Group E, Division 1 : An approved automatic fire
extinguishing system shall be installed in all newly
constructed buildings classified as E-1 occupancies .
EXCEPTION: Portable school classrooms provided:
(a) Aggregated area of clusters of portable school
classrooms does not exceed 5, 000 square feet;
and
(b) Clusters of portable school classrooms separated
as required in Chapter 5 of the Uniform Building
Code.
4 . Group R Occupancies :
10 �
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
Section 10 . 506 (h) is hereby amended to read as follows :
1 . Division l :
( 1 ) When the occupancy has over twelve thousand
( 12, 000 ) square feet of floor area or more than forty
feet (40 ' ) in height, or;
(2 ) An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed
throughout buildings containing Group R, Division 1
Occupancies that are two stories in height and
contain five (5) or more dwelling units or guest
rooms .
(3) Buildings of three (3} or more stories in height
containing guest rooms or dwelling units .
(4) For the purposes of this subsection, portions of
buildings separated by one or more area separation
walls will not be considered a separate building.
2 . Division 3 : Dwellings, when proposed within an R-1-5
Zone, clustered or constructed so that when attached,
the total square foot floor area of all dwelling
units exceed twe.lve thousand ( 12, 000) square feet. �
5 . Automatic Sprinkler Systems : ,�
Sec.tion 10 .506 is hereby amended by adding the following
subsection:
(i) Automatic sprinkler systems .
1 . A fully automatic fire protection sprinkler system is
to be installed in all new buildings in excess of
twelve thousand ( 12, 000) square feet total floor
area, regardless of vertical or horizontal occupancy
separations, such sprinkler system shall be designed,
installed and tested as per Uniform Building Code ,
Standard 38-1, which is hereby incorporated by
reference as if fully set forth, one copy being on
file with the City Clerk for public inspection. �
2 . A fully automatic fire protection sprinkler system
may be required by the Chief of the Fire Department
or the Fire Marshal for buildings less than twelve
thousand ( 12, 000 ) square feet total floor area when
in their judgment, supported by written documentation
from a professional organization (such as NFPA, ICBO,
U.L. , ISO, etc . ) verifies that hazardous operations,
hazardous contents, critical exposure problems,
11
�
I 4359
ORDINANCE NO.
limited accessibility to the building or other items
may contribute to a definite hazard.
6 . Sprinkler Systems in Remodeled Buildings :
Section 10 .506 is hereby amended by adding the following
subsection:
( j ) Sprinkler systems in remodeled buildings .
1 . When existing buildings with full sprinkler systems
are remodeled or added onto, the remodeled or added
on portion shall be fully sprinklered.
2 . When an existing building is added onto or remodeled
and the resulting total foot floor area exceeds
twelve thousand ( 12, 000) square feet, the entire
structure shall be fully sprinklered.
L. Article 10, Division V, section 10 .510, of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1991 Edition, entitled "Standpipes, " line 2 of Table No.
..10 . 510 . A., standpipe requ.irements, is hereby amended to read as
fo_llows :
"Occupancies three stories or more, but less than, 150 ' in
height, except Group R, Division 3 . "
M. Article 11, section 11 . 203, of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991
Edition, entitled "Open Burning, " is hereby amended to read as
follows :
1 . General open burning is hereby prohibited in
conformance with the Puget Sound Air Pollution Agency and
the Department of Ecology regulations .
2 . Permits are required for the following: for
recreational, religious or other fires as outlined in �
state regulations . I
Such permits shall be issued by the Fire Chief or his
duly authorized agent.
N. Article 25 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition,
entitled "Place of Assembly, " is hereby amended to add subsection
(a) which reads as follows :
12
i
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
Section 25 . 101 (a) . "Inspection Permit. " An inspection
permit shall be required to operate a place of assembly as
defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Fire Code. A fee of
$30 . 00 shall be paid upon application of an inspection
permit. EXCEPTION: Permit fee for non-profit occupancies
will be $10 . 00
O. Article 78 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition,
entitled "Fireworks, " is hereby amended to read as follows :
1 . Purpose; Compliance with State Regulations : It is
the intent of this chapter to provide a procedure for
the granting of licenses and the possession, sale,
and discharge of fireworks as classified by the
discharge of fireworks as classified by the State
Fire Marshal as safe for possessing, sale and
discharge, and not to permit the possession, sale or
use of any other fireworks, classified as dangerous
fireworks by the State Fireworks Law, all as provided
for and defined in RCW. Each licensee shall further
comply with and adhere to the rules and regulations
relating to fireworks as issued by the State Fire
Marshal.
:2 . Retail Sale of Fireworks; City and State
Prerequisite: � �
(a) No permit shall be issued by the City unle.ss the
person applying for same has first obtained� a license
from the State Fire Marshal as provided in RCW.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in
the retail sale of or to sell any fireworks within
the City without first having obtained a permit as
hereinafter set forth.
Permits : It shall be unlawful for any person to
engage in the retail sale of or to sell any fireworks
. within the City without first having obtained a
permit as hereinafter set forth.
3 . Permit Restrictions : A permit granted pursuant to
this Chapter shall entitle the permittee to maintain
only one retail outlet. Al1 permits issued pursuant
hereto shall be used only for the specified permittee
and shall be , nontransferable. Any transfer or
purported transfer of a permit shall be deemed a
violation of this Chapter.
a. Permit Fee: The annual permit fee for the sale of
such fireworks as may be authorized hereunder or may
be authorized by the provisions of the laws of the
13
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
state shall be one hundred dollars ( $100 . 00 ) per
annum, payable in advance.
b. Permit Limitations : No person shall receive more
than one license for sale of fireworks during any one
calendar year.
c. Permit Application; Investigation: All
applications for a permit shall be made in writing
addressed to the Chief of the Fire Department or such
other person as may be appointed by the Chief. It
shall be the duty of the Fire Chief or his designee
to make a complete inspection of the stand site prior
to the issuance of a permit. The Chief shall have
power in his discretion to grant or deny the
application, subject to such reasonable conditions,
if any, as he shall prescribe.
d. Time for Application: All applications for
licenses as required under the terms of this Chapter
shall be made between the first day of January and
five o'clock (5 : 00) p.m. May 28 of the year for which
such license is sought.
e. Performance Bond or Cash Deposit Required: Any
applicant shall. p.ost with the City a performance. bond ?
or cash deposit in _ .an amount. of� not less than
. seventy-five dollars ( $75 . 00) conditioned upon the
prompt removal of the temporary stand and the
cleaning up of all debris from the site of the
temporary stand, which deposit shall be returned to '
the applicant only in the event that he removes said
stand and cleans up all debris to the satisfaction of
the Fire Chief or any other so designated official of
the City. In the event of the applicant' s failure to
do so, the performance bond or cash deposit shall be
forfeited unto the City. In no event shall the
applicant be entitled to the return of the
performance bond or cash deposit if he has failed to
remove the temporary stand and failed to clean up all
the debris by July lOth of each year.
4 . Fireworks Sales: Permits for the retail sale of
fireworks shall restrict any authorized retail sale I
to persons sixteen ( 16) or more years of age.
Sellers shall require proof of age by means of
display of a valid Washington State driver' s license
or photo identifica�ion card issued by the Washington
State Department of Licensing. No other forms of
identification shall be accepted.
It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for
retail sale, or expose for retail sale, or sell at
retail within the City except from twelve o'clock
14
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
( 12 : 00) Noon on June 28 to eleven o'clock ( 11 : 00) �
p.m. on July 4 of each year.
5 . Fireworks Discharge: No person shall ignite or
discharge any fireworks except between the hours of
nine o'clock ( 9 : 00) am and eleven o'clock ( 11 : 00)
p.m. on July 4 of any calendar year.
Exceptions :
a. Public displays authorized by permit issued
pursuant to WAC.
b. Use by a group or individual for religious or
other specific purpose on an approved date at an
approved location pursuant to a permit issued
pursuant to WAC.
c. Use of trick and novelty devices as defined in WAC
212-17-030, as amended, and use of agricultural and
wildlife fireworks as defined in RCW.
6 . Public Display; Insurance Required: Any application
shall at the time of issuance of such license submit
to the City proper evidence of public liability and
property damage insurance and such applicant shall
_ maintain the insurance in a company or companies ,�
approved by the City Attorney with amounts as
follows : One hundred thousand dollars ( $100;000 . 00)
or mor.e for injuries to any one ( 1 ) person in_.,one ( 1).
accident or occurrence; three hundred thousand ,
dollars ( $300, 000 . 00) or more for injuries to two (2 ) 'i
or more persons in any one ( 1 ) accident or
occurrence; fifty thousand dollars ( $50, 000 . 00) for
damage to property in any one ( 1) accident or
occurrence.
7 . Pyrotechnic Operator Required: Every public display
of fireworks shall be handled or supervised by a ,
State licensed pyrotechnic operator. �,
8 . Temporary Stands; Required Standards : The temporary
stands of all licensees shall conform to the
following minimum standards and conditions :
(a) Temporary fireworks stands need not comply with
all the provisions of the Building Code; provided
however, that all such stands shall be erected under
the supervision of the Fire Chief or his duly
authorized representative who shall require that all ,
such stands be constructed in a safe manner insuring
the safety of attendants and patrons . In the event
any such temporary stand is wired for electricity,
15
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
then the wiring shall conform to the Electrical Code
of the City.
(b) No temporary fireworks stand shall be located '
within fifty (50) feet of any other building or
structure or within one hundred ( 100) feet of any
gasoline station, oil storage tank or premises where
flammable liquids are kept or stored.
(c) Eaeh temporary fireworks stand must have at ,
least two (2 ) exits which shall be unobstructed at I
all times; and each stand have a readily accessible
fire extinguisher duly approved in advance by the
Fire Chief.
(d) All .weeds, grass, and combustible material shall
be cleaned from the location of the temporary
fireworks stand and surrounding area a distance of
not less than twenty-five (25) feet, measured from ,
the exterior walls of each side of the temporary ,
fireworks stand. ',
(e) No smoking shall be permitted in or near a
temporary fireworks stand and the same shall be �
posted with proper ".No Smoking" signs� .which. rules are
to be strictly enforced, No fireworks shall be ;
, discharged within one hundred. feet ( 100_' ) o.f any �
retail firewo.r_ks sale location. �
I
(f) Each temporary fireworks� stand shall have an
adult in attendance at all times . No child or
children under the age of sixteen ( 16) years shall be
allowed inside any temporary fireworks stand. ,
(g) All unsold stock and accompanying litter shall
be removed from the temporary fireworks stand by
twelve o'clock ( 12 : 00) Noon on July 6th of each year. I
9 . Dangerous Fireworks Prohibited: It shall be unlawful
for any person to sell, possess, use or explode any
dangerous or illegal fireworks within the City.
Dangerous or illegal fireworks shall be those
fireworks so defined by RCW and any subsequent
amendments thereto which said Code section is hereby
adopted by reference as part of this Code, one copy
having been filed with the City Clerk for public
inspection.
10 . Enforcement Officer: The Fire Chief or his duly
authorized representative is hereby designated as
enforcing officer of this Chapter. In addition to
all other grounds for revocation or termination of a
permit as set fo'rth in the general provisions hereof,
any failure or refusal on the part of a permittee to
16
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
obey any rule, regulation or request of the Fire
Chief concerning the sale of fireworks shall be
grounds for the revocation of a fireworks permit.
11 . Fireworks; Zoning Compliance: The location of the
proposed place of business shall be only in those
areas or zones within the City wherein business, or '
industrial activities are authorized under the
applicable zoning law of the City; provided that the
sale of "common" fireworks shall not be deemed an I
enlargement of existing nonconforming use; and �
provided further, that no fireworks shall be sold in
any residential area where a business enterprise does
not exist.
P. Article 79 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition,
entitled "Flammable and Combustible Liquids, " is hereby amended to
read as follows :
1 . Section 79 . 10 (a) 6 . Al1 new underground storage
tanks shall conform to the standards as defined in
the "Underground Storage Tank Secondary Containment
Ordinance. "
2 . Section 79 . 600 - Scope: All provisions of the
"Underground Storage Tank Secondar.y Containment
Ordinance, " shall apply to the installation, use,
maintenance and abandonment of underground storage
tanks .
3 . Section 79 . 601 (d) . Leaking Tanks . All unauthorized
releases from underground storage tanks shall be
reported in conformance with Section 7-1210, City
Ordinance #4147 . Leaking tanks shall be promptly
emptied and removed from the ground and abandoned in
accordance with Section 79 . 116 .
4 . Section 79 . 903 (f) Supervision: Delete EXCEPTIONS .
Unsupervised dispensing:
5 . All new above ground and underground tank
installations and modifications or additions to
existing systems shall be subject to plan review and
installation fees as described in Section 10 .503 .
Q. Article 80 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition,
entitled "Hazardous Materials, " is hereby amended to read as
follows :
17
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
1 . Article 80 . 103 (d) Plan Review and Permit Fees : All
new installations and/or modifications or additions to
existing systems shall require plan review and permit fees
subject to the fee schedule established by the Renton Fire
Department.
7-1-5: PENALTIES:
A. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this
Code or Standards hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who
sha11 violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or
who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of ,
specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any
certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal
has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as
af.fi.rmed or modified by such proper authority or by a court of
compe.tent jur.isdiction, wit.hin the time fixed herein, shall
severally f.or each and every such violation and noncompliance.,
r.espe:ctively be guilty .of a. misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not
more than five hundred dollars ( $500 . 00) or - by imprisonment for not�
more than ninety (90 ) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the
violation or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall be �
required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a
reasonable time, and when not otherwise specified, each ten ( 10)
days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a 'I
separate offense. �
B. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to ''
prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions .
18
ORDINANCE NO. 4359
7-1-6: REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES: ��
All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter or of the Code of
Standards hereby adopted are hereby repealed.
7-1-7 : VALIDITY:
The City of Renton hereby declares that should any section,
paragraph, sentence or word of this Chapter or of the Code of
Standards hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid,
it is the intent of the City of Renton that it would have passed all
other portions of this Chapter independent of the elimination
herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid.
SECTION II. This Or.dinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after publication.
PASSED BY "THE CITY COUNCIL this 20th day of Jul� �
1992 .
�
Marilyn J. etersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 20th day of July ,
1992 .
1
I
Eari 1 e , Mai o -�
Approved s to form:
�
Lawrence J. War n, City Attorney
Date of Publication: July 24, 1992
ORD.248-6/29/92-as .
19
Amends Ord Nos. 3761, 3954, 4234, �
4288, 4299, 4335
Amended By Ord. No. 4407 , 4547
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ,
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4359 '
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING II
CHAPTER 1, UNIFORM FIRE CODE, OF TITLE VII (FIRE
REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON" RELATING TO
ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE BY REFERENCE AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO.
SECTION I . Chapter 1, Uniform Fire Code, of Title VII (Fire
Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton" is amended by making the changes
which are summarized as follows :
7-1-1: ADOPTION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE: Adopts the 1991
Uniform Fire Code and Appendix Chapters I-A, I-B, I-C, II-A, II-B,
II-C, II-D, II-E, II-F, III-A, III-C, III-D, IV-A, V-A, VI-A, VI-B,
VI-D, and the Uniform Fire Code Standards published by the Western
Fire Chiefs Association and the International Conference of Building
Officials by reference.
7-1-2: ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF BUREAU OF FIRE
PREVENTION.
7-1-3: APPLICATION; APPEAL: Provides for an ap�eal from a
decision of the Fire Chief relating to the Code, such appeal shall
be to the Hearing Examiner within fourteen ( 14) days from the date
of such decision. '
7-1-4: ADDITIONS; AMENDMENTS: Details certain technical
amendments and additions to the Fire Code. �
7-1-5: PENALTIES: Violations of the Code or Standards
adopted by this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by fine
of not more than five hundred dollars ( $500 . 00) or by imprisonment
1
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4359
for not more than ninety (90) days or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
7-1-6: REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
7-1-7: VALIDITY.
SECTION II. A full text of this Ordinance will be mailed, ,
without charge, upon request to the City Clerk. i
Date of Publication: July 24, 1992
ORD.249-6/30/92-as .
�_:
2