HomeMy WebLinkAboutaceFIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE:February 15, 2012
TO:Vanessa Dolbee, Senior Planner
FROM:Corey Thomas, Plans Review Inspector
SUBJECT:Ace Aviation Additions and Alterations
1. The preliminary fire flow requirement is 3,750 gpm based on a fully fire
sprinklered building including all existing areas that are retained. A
minimum of four fire hydrants are required. One fire hydrant is required
within 150-feet of the proposed building and three hydrants are required
within 300-feet. One hydrant is required within 50-feet of the fire
department connections. Existing hydrants can be counted toward the
requirements as long as they meet current code. Looped fire mains are
required all around the building when fire flows exceed 2,500 gpm.
2. The fire mitigation impact fees are currently applicable at the rate of
$0.52 per square foot of commercial area. Credit will be granted for the
existing buildings to be removed.
3. An approved fire alarm, fire sprinkler system and dry standpipe system
are required throughout the buildings both new and existing. Separate
plans and permits are required to be submitted to the Renton Fire
Department for review and permitting. Fire alarm system shall be fully
addressable and full detection is required. A fire alarm system shall also
be required in the proposed float storage building. A direct outside door
is required to the fire sprinkler riser control room.
4. Fire department apparatus access roads are required to be a
minimum of 20-feet wide with 25-feet inside and 45-feet
outside turning radius.
5. All buildings equipped with an elevator in the City of Renton are required
to have at least one elevator meet the size requirements for a bariatric
size stretcher. Car size shall accommodate a minimum of a 40-inch by
84-inch stretcher and car width shall be a minimum of 80-inches wide
with a center opening door.
6. Applicant shall submit a completed Hazardous Material Inventory
Statement prior to building permit issuance. Use of city form or approved
equivalent is required.
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7. An electronic site plan is required to be submitted to the Renton Fire Department for pre-fire planning purposes prior to occupancy of the building. See below for the format in which to submit your plans.
In an effort to streamline our pre-fire process, we are requesting that you submit a site
plan of your construction project in one of the following formats which we can then
convert to VISIO.vsd. This is required to be submitted prior to occupancy.
ABC Flowcharter.af3
ABC Flowcharter.af2
Adobe Illustrator File.ai
AutoCad Drawing.dwg
AutoCad Drawing.dgn
Computer Graphics Metafile.cgm
Corel Clipart Format.cmx
Corel DRAW! Drawing File Format.edr
Corel Flow.cfl
Encapsulated Postscript File.eps
Enhanced Metafile.emf
IGES Drawing File Format.igs
Graphics Interchange Format.gif
Macintosh PICT Format.pct
Micrografx Designer Ver 3.1.drw
Micrografx Designer Ver 6.0.dsf
Microstation Drawing.dgn
Portable Network Graphics Format.pnf
Postscript File.ps
Tag Image File Format.tif
Text.txt
Text.csv
VISIO.vsd
Windows Bitmap.bmp
Windows Bitmap.dib
Windows Metafile.wmf
Zsoft PC Paintbrush Bitmap.pcx