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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2434 amended by Ord. #4208 —transferred to TITLE VIII, Chapter 14--- Amended by ORD 4723- ORDIN1iNCE NO. Amended by ORD 476q 5086 AN ORDINhWE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINOTON, I-AMING SECTION 3.224 OF TITLE III (DEPARTMENTS) OF ORDINhNCE NO. 1623 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON" RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION, INSTALLATION OF HYDRANTS, AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WAS HINGTOM, AS FOLLOWS: SES Existing Section 3-224 entitled "Fire Protection'! of Title III (Departments) of Ordinance No. 1628 is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 3-224,as amended: A. The following provisions and regulations are adopted as part of the City's Fire Prevention Program to abate existing fire hazards, to investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of fires, to inspect potential fire hazards, to control the means and adequacy of the construction and safety of buildings in case of fires, within commercial, business, industrial or manufacturing areas and all other places In which numbers of persons work, meet, live or congregate, as hereinafter more particularly set forth. B. Fire Hydrants in Commercial Business IpAustrial and hinufacturing Areas The owner of any builtling herUfter. constructoo or used, in the City"of-Renton which building or structure is not located or accessible within 165 feet of any fire hydrant and such building or structure being located or situate in any area zoned and to be used, or actually used for any commercial', business, industrial or manufacturing purpose shall, at his expense, install or cause to have installed fire hydrant or hydrants together with the necessary pipes, appurtenances and connections in order to connect and hook on said hydrant or hydrants to the City's existing water supply. The number and location of such hydrants shall be in accordance with good fire engineering practice and standards, the size, location, and construction to comply with the rules and regulations of the "American Insurance Association' formerly known as the"National Board of Fire Underwritereland all of such installations to be duly approved by the Fire Department prior to its acceptance thereof by the City. The aforesaid requirements shall likewise apply to any.,such building or structure as hereinabove defined which is hereafter annexed to the City of Renton. C. Fire Hydrants in Other Areas: The owner or party in control of any in building hereafter constructed/or annexed to the City of Renton and which said structure -1- or building is used for school, church, rest home, hospital or multiple residential apartments (four individual apartment units or more) or any other place of public assembly, and wheresoeser located, shall, at ' his expense install or cause to be installed tirq•hydrant or hydrants unless adequate add sufficient hydrants are located or.accessibleovitbin 165 feet of any such building or structure. The number, locatiaq, size and type of such hydrant or hydrants to be installed shall be as specified in the above paragraph B, further reference hereby had thereto, and all of such installation to be Approved by the City Fire Department. D. Fire Hydrants - Special Locations: In addition to the foregoing require- ments, additional hydrant or hydrants may be required or separately required in areas which are being utilized for open storage of flamm&bleproducts, including ftwm%ike liquids, or other areas of special fire hazards with spacing and floor requirements based on the fire protection required in each instance; the number, size, type and location of hydrants for the aforesaid purpose shall be as specified in above paragraph B and all of such installations to be subject to the approval of the Fire Department. S. Multiple Uses - Contract: In the event that the installation of any such fire hydrant or hydrants as above set forth, and the connecting system pertaining thereto, should benefit two or more properties then the owners of such benefited properties shall share the cost of such installation in the proportion of the benefits so derived. Whenever an owner is required to install such fire hydrant or fire hydrants under the provision of this Ordinance and' which installation will benefit other properties not owned or controlled by such owner, then in any such case such owner may apply to the City for an agreement under the provisions of the "Municipal Water and Sewer Facilities Act" known as Chapter 261 of the Session Laws of 1959 and any such L%greement between such owner and the City shall run for a period not to exceed ftve- (5) years and thus permit such owner to recover a portion of the cost of such initial installation from other parties in the event of any such future hook up or connection. Such contract shall further provide that the owner of any building or structure subsequently erected shall not be permitted, during the term of the aforesaid contract, to make any hook up or connection to the City's water system or to any such hydrant until such owner has paid his proportionate fair share of the initial cost of such installation as set forth in said contract. Any such agreement entered into between such owner causing such installation and the City shall be filed for record with the King County .iuditor's office and thereupon such filing shall constitute due notice of the terms and requirements therein specified to all other parties. The City further -2- reserves the right, upon approval of the City Council, to participate in the installa- tion of any oversized water line extensions or additional or extra improvements relative to such installations. SECTION II: PRIVATE WATER - FIRE SERVICE: Services for fire protection must be metered or detector checked at the expense of the owner and fitted with such fixtures only as are needed for fire protection and must be entirely disconnected from those used for other purposes. The charges for such fire protection services are hereby established as follows: Size of Line Charge Per Month 4 Inch $2.50 6 Inch 3.50 No charge will be made for water used in extinguishing fire if the owner or occupant of the premises where such fire occurs gives written notice to the office of the Superintendent within ten (10) days from the date of such fire. In no case will any tap be made upon any pipe used for fire service purposes or any tank connected therewith, nor shall the use of any water be permitted through any fire service nor through any pipes, tanks or other fixtures therewith connected for any purposes except the exting- uishing of fire on such premises or testing flows for fire control purposes. SECTION III: Whenever any change in the use, occupancy or construction of any premises or purposes as hereinabove defined require any increased fire and hydrant protection, the owner, owners or person in charge of such premises shall proceed promptly toward securing adequate protection and all such installation or changes to be completed providing for such increased fire protection, prior to the use or occupancy of such facilities. SECTION IV: Unlawful Conduct: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to own, occupy or use any building or structure as hereinabove defined in Sections B ,C & D unless such building or structure is located within 165 feet of any fire hydrant. SECTION V: Violation - Penalties: Any person violating any provision or term of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a 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. SECTION VI: Severability: The invalidity of any article, section, subsection, provision, clause or portion hereof, or the invalidity thereof to any person or -3- circumstance, oball not affect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance or the validity of its application to other porsone or circumstances. SECTION VII: imy and all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION VIII: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and legal publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this,,2 e- `day of September, 1963 Helmie Nelson, City Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this,,3 /day of Sept b r, 1968. oeor Donald W. Custer, Mayor APPROVE�S TO FORM: Gerard M. Shellan, City Attorney Date of Publication: g 6 P a' 1966 $4