HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4769Amendeds ORD # 2434, 3541,
4546. 4547,
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON 5078 , 5086
Partially Repealed by: ORO 5549
ORDINANCE NO. 4769
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTIONS 4.5.050, 4.5.060 AND 4.5.070 OF CHAPTER 5,
BUILDING AND FIRE PREVENTION STANDARDS, OF TITLE IV
(DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260
ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
RENTON" RELATING TO ADOPTION OF THE 1997 UNIFORM FIRE
CODE BY REFERENCE AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Subsection 4.5.070.C.6 of Chapter 5, Building and Fire Prevention
Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby replaced by a new subsection and the
remaining subsections are renumbered accordingly.
6. Premise Identification Required--Article 9, section 901.4.4 of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1997 Edition, is hereby amended to add the following subsection:
• 901.4.4.1 Identification Size: In order that the address
identification is plainly visible, the following size figures or
numbers, in block style in contrasting color shall be used in
accordance with the following:
a. Single Family Residential houses -4"
b. Multi-family residential, Commercial, or small business: 50' or less
setback-6"; more than 50' setback-8-12".
c. Large commercial or industrial areas: 100' or less setback -18"; more
than 100' setback-24".
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• 901.4.4.2 Rear Door Marking: When vehicle access is
provided to the rear of commercial industrial and
warehouse buildings, the rear doors servicing individual
businesses shall be marked to indication address and/or unit
identification.
SECTION II. The following subsections of Chapter 5, Building and Fire Prevention
Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances ofthe City ofRenton" are hereby amended to read as follows:
4.5.050.H: NONRESIDENTIAL ENERGY CODE ADOPTED: 1997 Nonresidential
Energy Code as adopted by the State of Washington in Chapters 11-20 of the Washington
Administrative Code Chapter 51-11. Fees under this section shall be as listed in Chapter 1.
4.5.060.A. ADOPTION: The "Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings 1997 Edition" published by the International Conference of Building Officials is
hereby adopted by reference.
4.5.070.B: ADOPTION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE AND STANDARDS: The City
does hereby adopt the 1997 Uniform Fire Code and Appendix Chapters I-A, I-B, I-C, ll-A, II-B,
II-C, II-D, II-E, II-F, II-I, Ill-A, ID-C, Ill-D, IV-A, V-A, VI-A, VI-B, VI-D, and the Uniform
Fire Code Standards published by the International Fire Code Institute and the International
Conference of Building Officials, by reference as provided by State law, with the amendments,
deletions or exceptions as noted herein.
4.5.070.C.3.a.i: Reinspection and Fees: Whenever the Fire Department has given
proper notification of an infraction which required reinspection and thirty (30) days have expired
with such condition or violation allowed to exist without both eliminating or remedying the
condition or violation and having a reinspection by the Fire Department, then any such
reinspection after such thirty (30) day period of time shall be done only upon the payment of a
reinspection fee as specified in section 4.1.150 to be assessed against the person owning,
operating or occupying the building or premises wherein the violation exists. However, any
building owner, operator or occupant, upon a reasonable request to the Fire Chief may obtain an
extension of said thirty (30) day period for a reasonable period to be established by the Fire
Chief to allow such time for compliance.
4.5.070.C.3.a.v: Fee Payment and Expiration of Annual Uniform Fire Code Permits
and Tank Removal Permits--105.2.4 Permits: Except for permits for section 25 of the Uniform
Fire Code, the fee for permits issued in accordance with section 105.8 ofthe Uniform Fire Code
and permits issued for underground tank removal shall be as stipulated in Section 4.1.150. The
permits shall expire one year after date of issuance. The permit fee shall be payable at or before
the time of issuance or renewal of the permit. In the event of failure to renew a permit within
thirty (30) days after its renewal date, the fee for renewal of the permit shall double the amount
of the above-stated fee.
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4.5.070.C.8.e.v: Section 1003.2.8.5-Division 3: Dwellings, when proposed within
all residential zones, clustered or constructed so that when attached, the total square foot floor
area of all dwelling units exceeds twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.
4.5.070.C.9.a.vi: Section 1007.2.9.1.2-Multi family complexes with three or more
separate buildings within the complex, including recreation and/or day-care buildings shall be
provided with approved fire alarm systems regardless of size. The buildings within the complex
shall have each building monitored by an approved central station.
4.5.070.D.2.a: Installation Required: The owner of any building hereafter
constructed or used in the City which building or structure is not located or accessible within 150
feet of any fire hydrant and such building or structure being located or situated 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. It shall be unlawful for any person to
own, occupy or use any building or structure as hereinabove defined in section 8-4-24.B, section
8-4-24.C and section 8-4-24.D unless such building or structure is located within 150 feet of any
fire hydrant.
4.5.070.D.3: Fire Hydrants In Other Areas: The owner or party in control of any
building hereafter constructed in or annexed to the City and which said structure or building is
used for school, church, rest home, hospital or multiple residential apartments (four [4]
individual apartment units or more) or any other place of public assembly, and wheresoever
located, shall, at his expense install or cause to be installed fire hydrant or hydrants unless
adequate and sufficient hydrants are located or accessible within 150 feet of any such building or
structure. The number, location, size and type of such hydrant or hydrants to be installed shall be
as specified in the above section 8-4-24.B, further reference hereby had thereto, and all of such
installation to be approved by the City Fire Department.
4.5.070.D.ll.j: All hydrants shall conform to the latest revised City of Renton
Standard Detail and Specifications.
4.5.070.12.c: 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 one thousand (1,000) g.p.m. fire flow. These fire
hydrants shall be located no closer than fifty feet (50') from the structure and no greater than 300
feet. All hydrants are to be accessible to Fire Department pumpers over roads capable of
supporting such fire apparatus. The Fire Marshal shall determine the location of the hydrants
based upon a determination of utility, topography and building or structure; minor deviations
may be granted by Fire Department approval of written requests.
SECTION ill. The lead-in paragraph to the following sections of Chapter 5,
Building and Fire Prevention Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations), of Ordinance
No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" are hereby amended by
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changing the reference year of the Uniform Fire Code and read as follows:
4.5.070.C.l: Administration and Enforcement--Section 103 .2.1.1 of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1997 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:.
4.5.070.C.2. Liability Claims-Article 1, section 101.5 ofthe Uniform Fire Code, 1997
Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:.
4.5.070.C.4: Conditions of Permits Article 1, section 105 of the Uniform Fire Code,
1997 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.5.070.C.5: Definition of "Shall"--Article 2, section 220 of the Uniform Fire Code,
1997 Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsections:
4.5.070.C.7: Two Means of Approved Access Required--Article 9, section 902 of the
Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition, is hereby amended to add the following:
4.5.070.C.8: Maintenance--Article 10, section 1001.5 of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code
entitled "Maintenance" shall be amended by adding subsections to read as follows:
4.5.070.C.9: Required Installation of Automatic Fire-Extinguishing System--Article 10,
section 1003 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition, entitled "Required Installation of
Automatic Fire-Extinguishing System", is hereby amended by adding the following subsections:
4.5.070.C.10: Fire Alarm Systems--Article 10, section 1007 of the Uniform Fire Code,
1997 Edition, entitled "Fire Alarm Systems," is hereby amended by adding the following
subsection:
4.5.070.C.ll: Standpipes--Article 10, section 1004 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1997
Edition, "Standpipes," standpipe requirements, is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.5.070.C.12: Open Burning--Article 11, section 1102.3 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1997
Edition, entitled "Open Burning" is hereby amended to read as follows:.
4.5.070.C.13.: Place of Assembly--Article 25 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition,
entitled "Place of Assembly", is hereby amended to add subsection 2501.3.1 which reads as
follows:.
4.5.070.C.15: Fireworks--Article 78, section 7802 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1997
Edition, entitled "Fireworks" is hereby amended to read as follows:.
4.5.070.C.16: Flammable and Combustible Liquids--Article 79 of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1997 Edition, entitled "Flammable and Combustible Liquids," is hereby amended to read
as follows:
4.5.070.C.17: Hazardous Materials--Article 80 ofthe Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition,
entitled "Hazardous Materials", is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 8001.3.1.1 Plan
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Review and Permit Fees: All new installations and/or modifications or additions to existing
systems shall require plan review and permit fees as stipulated in section 4 . 1 • 15 0 • ·
SECTION IV. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and thirty
days after its publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 8th day of __ M_a_r_c_h ___ -.:> 1999.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 8th day of ___ M_a_r_c_h _____ __;J 1999.
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 3 I 12 I 9 9 ( s urn rna ry)
ORD.758:12/14/98as.
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