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REPEALED BY ORD. #3213 4/10/78
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, REGULATING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF FAMILY FALLOUT SHELTERS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Due to the specialized purpose and emergency nature for
which family fallout shelters are designed any such shelter which complies with
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Ordinance is hereby exempt from the provisions of
the building code of the City of Renton, except as otherwise provided for herein.
1. Definition. A family fallout shelter is a structure
designed and constructed in accordance with this Ordinance for
emergency use only in case of enemy attack or other hostile action
to afford minimum protection from nuclear radiation, commonly known
as "fallout" resulting from any such nuclear incident which recently
has been, or is, or is likely to be of catastrophic proportions.
2. A family shelter shall be of a design conforming to that
recommended and approved by the Federal Department of Defense, Office
of Civil Defense or the State Director of Civil Defense of the State
of Washington.
3. A family fallout shelter shall in all matters relating to
construction and stnotia];'=ality comply with not less than the equivalent
of the provisions relating to design loads and general building re-
quirements specified in the Uniform Building Code (1WE edition).
4.' Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions contained in
Part I (Administrative) (Chapters 1, 2 and 3) of the City's Uniform
Building Code relating to administration, permits, inspection Lind.=Feci'-les
shall be applicable to family fallout shelters.
SECTION II: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and legal publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this f day of �J/ �J1'c , 1362
e m e Nelson, City Cleric
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this �q�day of f 1962.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: Frank Aliment, Mayor
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