HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5889CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 5889
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS 4-5-070.C, 4-5-070.C.10, 4-5-070.C.16, 4-5-070.C.27, 4-5-070.C.33,
4-5-070.C.49, AND 4-5-070.C.54 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, AMENDING
THE CITY'S AMENDMENTS TO THE 2015 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE
CODE, ADDING DEFINITIONS, ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION 4-5-070.C.78
REGULATING COMMERCIAL COOKING HOOD SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
CONTRACTORS, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Subsection 4-5-070.C.10 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
10. Subsection 105.1.1, Permits required, of the International Fire Code,
2015 Edition, is hereby amended by adding a new subsection, to read as follows:
105.1.1.1 Operational permit fees. The fee for permits issued in
accordance with Subsection 105.6 of the International Fire Code and permits
issued for underground tank removal shall be as stipulated in the City of Renton
Fee Schedule Brochure. Fees for tank storage shall be assessed for each individual
tank.
Exceptions:
1. Permit fees for Class 11113 liquid storage shall be assessed for each
tank up to a total of five tanks, and no additional fee shall be charged for the sixth
through the tenth tank. The eleventh tank and each subsequent tank of Class 1116
liquids shall be assessed per tank.
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2. Permit fees for carbon dioxide systems used in beverage dispensing
applications shall be waived.
The permits shall expire one (1) year after date of issuance or as
otherwise noted on the permit. The permit fee shall be payable at or before the
time of issuance or renewal of the permit. In the event of failure to remit payment
for an operational permit within thirty (30) days after receipt of application or
renewal notice, t-he fee f.,. the p ..-,it ShaII be .d„„ble the aFne-URA ef. the -;;-hey
stated a late fee as specified for Fire Plan Review and Inspection Fees in the
City of Renton Fee Schedule shall be assessed in addition to the permit fees.
SECTION II. Subsection 4-5-070.C.16 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
16. Subsection 105.6, Required operational permits, of the International
Fire Code, 2015 Edition, is hereby amended to add two a new subsections to read
as follows:
105.6.4950 Mobile Food Facilities. An operational permit is required
to operate a mobile food facility.
105.6.51 Commercial Cooking Hood Suppression System Contractor.
A permit is required for all companies performing any inspection service
maintenance or repair on commercial cooking hood suppression systems. This
permit shall be valid for twenty-four (24) months.
SECTION III. Subsection 4-5-070.C.27 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
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27. Section 202, General Definitions, of the International Fire Code, 2015
Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following definitions:
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED). An automated
external defibrillator (AED) is a portable automatic device used to restore normal
heart rhythm to patients in cardiac arrest.
MOBILE FOOD FACILITY. Permanent and nonpermanent food
operation vehicles that store, prepare, package, serve, vend, or otherwise provide
food for human consumption, on or off the premises.
PRIVATE SMOKING CLUB. A place where smoking (as that term is
defined by Chapter 70.160 RCW) occurs, that is privately operated employs no
employees and is not open to the public, or which otherwise holds itself out as
meeting the criteria for such a place as established by the King County Department
of Public Health.
SHALL. The word "shall" is defined to have the following meaning:
a. With respect to the functions and powers of the Fire Code
Official, any agents and employees of the City of Renton, and any Board authorized
hereunder, a direction and authorization to act in the exercise of sound discretion
and in good faith; and
b. 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.
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SPECIAL EVENT. For the purposes of this code, events that have large
occupant loads or create a potential hazard to the participants or the community
shall be defined as a "special event" including:
a. Any event that occurs in a permitted place of assembly that
introduces a hazard regulated by this code and not approved at the time of the
issuance of the Place of Assembly Permit.
b. Any event with an occupant load that exceeds three hundred
(300) in a location that does not have a Place of Assembly Permit.
c. All temporary places of assembly.
TEMPORARY PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. An occupancy not classified as
"Assembly Group A" that is used for activities normally restricted to assembly
occupancies and limited to a period of less than thirty (30) calendar days of
assembly use.
SECTION IV. Subsection 4-5-070.C.33 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
33. Subsection 403.2, Group A occupancies, of the International Fire Code,
2015 Edition, is hereby amended by adding new subsections to read as follows:
403.2.5 Automated External Defibrillators (AED). Group A-1 through
A-5 occupancies and spec"' events, with an occupancy load 9F event of three
hundred (300) or more persons, shall have available and maintain an AED on the
premises.
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403.2.5.1 Placement. The location of the AEDs shall be as
determined by the Fire Code Official with a one way travel distance not to exceed
six hundred (600) feet.
403.2.5.2 Notification. The Fire Department shall be notified in
writing of the installation and location of an AED on the premises.
403.2.5.3 AED Maintenance. AEDs shall be maintained as per the
manufacturer's requirements.
403.2.5.4 Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training. Where
AEDs are required by this code, employees shall be trained in the use of and be
familiar with the locations of the AEDs.
SECTION V. Subsection 4-5-070.0 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended to add a
new subsection 4-5-070.C.49, to read as shown below. All remaining subsections shall be
renumbered accordingly.
49. Section 609, Commercial Kitchen Hoods, of the International Fire Code
2015 Edition, is amended to add a new subsection to read as follows:
609.5 Type II hoods. Type II hoods shall be installed at or above
any heating appliance utilized for the processing and preparation of
smoking materials or smoking related paraphernalia for personal
consumption. Hoods shall comply with the requirements of the
International Mechanical Code. Only approved heating appliances shall be
used for the processing and preparation of smoking materials and/or
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smoking paraphernalia. Heating appliances shall be installed in an
approved manner.
SECTION VI. Subsection 4-5-070.C.50, currently codified as 4-5-070.C.49, of the Renton
Municipal Code is amended as follows:
43.50. Chapter 6, Building Services and Systems, of the International Fire
Code, 2015 Edition, is hereby amended to add a new section, to read as follows:
SECTION 612
MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES
612.1 General. Mobile food facilities shall comply with this section.
612.2 Kitchen Hood. A Type I hood shall be installed at or above all
commercial cooking appliances and domestic cooking appliances used for
commercial purposes that produce grease laden vapors. Commercial kitchen
exhaust hoods shall comply with the requirements of the International
Mechanical Code. Hoods shall be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance
with NFPA 96.
612.3 Fire Extinguishers. Approved "'"�013C 3A:40BC and Type K
rated fire extinguishers shall be provided in each mobile food facility as
determined by the Fire Code Official and the individual hazard presented by the
individual mobile food facility.
612.4 Liquefied petroleum gas (LP -gas). LP -gas shall be in
accordance with Chapter 61 and sections 612.4.1 and 612.4.2.
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612.4.1 Maximum number and quantity. A maximum of two
LP -gas containers (one hundred (100) pounds each) with a total aggregate water
capacity of two hundred (200) pounds is permitted at one mobile food facility.
612.4.2 LP -gas cylinder hoses. Hoses shall be designed for a
working pressure of three hundred fifty (350) psig with a safety factor of five to
one (5:1) and shall be continuously marked with LP -gas, propane, three hundred
fifty (350) working pressure and manufacturer's name or trademark. Hose
assemblies, after application of couplings, shall have a design capacity of seven
hundred (700) psig. Hose assemblies shall be leak tested at time of installation at
not less than the operating pressure of the system in which they are installed.
612.4.3 LP -gas cylinders. LP -gas cylinders shall be secured in an
approved manner in an upright position. LP -gas cylinders shall not be stored
within the facility at any time. If stored within a compartment, the compartment
shall have approved venting directly to the exterior and must not allow venting to
the interior of the facility at any time. If LP -gas cylinder storage is added to the
rear of the facility, an appropriate, approved bumper shall be added to the rear of
the facility to provide adequate impact protection. Belly cylinder tanks shall be
installed according to DOT standards.
612.5 Location. Mobile food facilities shall not be located within
tweFity ten feet (2010') of buildings, tents, canopies or membrane structures or
within ten feet (10') of any other mobile food facility.
Exceptions:
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1. When mobile food facilities are positioned on public streets,
the distance from buildings may be reduced to five feet (5'). This exception is
designated for events lasting a maximum of no more than three (3) consecutive
calendar days in a row.
2. When located on private property, the distance from buildings
may be reduced to five feet (5') if exposed by a fire wall constructed of materials
of clay or concrete only and having no openings such as windows or doors.
SECTION VII. Subsection 4-5-070.C.55, currently codified as 4-5-070.54, of the Renton
Municipal Code is amended as follows:
&4.,55. Subsection 903.2, Where required, of the International Fire Code,
2015 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
903.2 Where required. Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new
buildings and structures shall be provided in the locations described in this
section.
903.2.1 All newly constructed buildings with a gross square footage of
five thousand (5,000) or greater square feet, regardless of type of use as well as
zero lot line townhouses with an aggregate area of all connected townhouses
equaling five thousand (5,000) or greater square feet must be S^ri ed
equipped with sprinklers in accordance with this Chapter. Additions to existing
buildings which would result in a gross floor area greater than five thousand
(5,000) square feet must be retrofitted with an automatic sprinkler system.
Exceptions:
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1. One-time additions to International Building Code Group R-3
occupancies of up to five hundred (500) square feet are permitted without
compliance with this section.
2. Single-family and duplex dwellings and townhouses built in
compliance with the International Residential Code and meeting fire flow and
access requirements of the City of Renton.
When not required by other provisions of this chapter, a fire -
extinguishing system installed in accordance with NFPA 13 may be used for
increases and substitutions allowed in Subsections 504.3, 506.2 and Table 601 of
the Building Code.
903.2.2 All newly established building occupancv uses defined as
Private Smoking Clubs. Fire sprinklers shall be installed throughout the entire fire
area utilized for such occupancy, regardless of size of such occupancy.
SECTION Vill. Subsection 4-5-070.0 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended to add a
new subsection 4-5-070.C.78, to read as shown below. All remaining subsections shall be
renumbered accordingly.
78. Subsection 904.12.6, Operations and maintenance of the
International Fire Code, 2015 Edition, is hereby amended to add a new subsection
to read as follows:
904.12.6.4 Commercial Cooking Hood Suppression System
Contractor.
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904.12.6.4.1 "Commercial Cooking Hood Suppression System
Contractor" Definition. A person or organization that offers to undertake the
execution of contracts or accepts payment for the inspection maintenance or
servicing of a commercial cooking hood suppression system
904.12.6.4.2 Penalty for Violation. It shall be unlawful for any
person or organization to perform an inspection maintenance or servicing of a
commercial cooking hood suppression system contractor without a valid permit
A violations of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with RMC
1-3-1. Each separate instance where an inspection maintenance or service was
provided constitutes a separate violation.
SECTION IX. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance.
SECTION X. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after
publication of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall
consist of this ordinance's title.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 22nd day of October , 2018.
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this this 22nd day of October , 2018.
Denit Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City orney
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Date of Publication: 10/26/2018 (summary)
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