HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4007 Amends portions of Ordinance No.
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 4007
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING A PORTION OF CHAPTER 35 OF TITLE IV
(BUILDING REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628
ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF RENTON" FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFICATION AND
REORGANIZATION OF FIRE HYDRANT ORDINANCE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Existing Section 4-3502 of Title IV (Building
Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended as follows:
Section 4-3502, as amended: FIRE HYDRANTS REQUIRED.
All buildings constructed within the City of Renton shall be served
by fire hydrants installed in accordance with the requirements of
this chapter. In addition, presently existing fire hydrants which
do not conform with the requirements and standards of this ordinance
when replaced, shall be replaced with hydrants which do conform
to the standards and requirements of this chapter. All fire hydrants
shall be served by a municipal or quasi-municipal water system, or
as otherwise approved by the Fire Marshal . All hydrants shall be
subject to testing, inspection and approval by the Fire Control
Division.
The number of fire hydrants that shall be required for the
new construction or a defined risk, shall be based on the amount
of fire flow that is required to protect said risk. The requirement
shall be one hydrant per 1,000 g.p.m. fire flow. These fire hydrants
shall be located no closer than 50 feet from the structure and no
greater than 300 feet. The primary hydrant shall be not further than
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150 feet from the structure . All hydrants are to be accessible to
Fire Department pumpers over roads capable of supporting such
fire apparatus. The Fire Marshal shall have discretion to determine
the location of the hydrants based upon a review of the location of
the existing utilities, topography and the characteristics of the
building or structure; minor deviations may be granted by Fire
Department approval of written requests.
SECTION II: Existing Section 4-3504 of Title IV (Building
Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances
of the City of Renton" is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION III: Existing subsection (D) of Section 4-3506
Title IV (Building Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code
of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby deleted in
its entirety.
SECTION IV: Existing Section 4-3510 of Title IV (Building
Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended as follows:
Section 4-3510 , as amended: BUILDING PERMITS: No building
permit shall be issued until plans required under this chapter have
been submitted and approved in accordance with the provisions
contained in this chapter. No construction beyond the foundation
shall be allowed until hydrants and mains are in place, unless
approved by the appropriate City authority, following appropriate
application and a finding that there is no life or safety threats
involved.
Where the existing fire flow is not known or cannot be easily
determined, it shall be required of the developer to compute the
available fire flow using standards and criteria set forth at Renton
City Ordinance No. 3056 .
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SECTION V: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage and approval and thirty (30) days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 14th day of July, 1986 .
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Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 14th day of July, 1986 .
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Barbara Y. Shinpoch, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. -WA-f-en, City Attorney
Date of Publication: July 18 , 1986
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