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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 3924
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING A PORTION OF SECTION 7-905 OF TITLE VII
(FIRE REGULATION5) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON"
RELATING TO UFC SPRINKLER REQUIREMENT REGARDING
R-1-5 ZONE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Existing subsection (I) 2 . of Section 7-905 of
Title VII, (Fire Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 7-905 (I) 2 . , as amended: All occupancies except
Group M; Except for Group M Occupancies, an automatic sprinkler system
shall be installed:
(a) In every story or basement of all buildings when the
floor area exceeds one thousand five hundred (1, 500) square feet and
there is not provided at least twenty (20) square feet of opening entirely
above the adjoining ground level in each fifty (50) lineal feet or
fraction thereof of exterior wall in the story or basement on at
least one side of the building. Openings shall have a minimum dimension
of not less than thirty inches �30") . Such openings shall be accessible
to the Fire Department from the exterior and shall not be obstructed
in a manner that the fire fighting or rescue cannot be accomplished from
the exterior. When openings in a story are provided on only one side
and the opposite wall of such story is more than seventy five (75 ' ) from
such openings, the story shall be provided with an approved automatic
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sprinkler, or openings as specified above shall be provided on at least
two (2 ) sides of an extension wall on the story. If any portion of a
basement is located more than seventy five feet (75 ' ) from openings
required in this Section, the basement shall be provided with an approved
automatic sprinkler system.
(b) At the top of rubbish and line chutes and in their terminal
rooms. Chutes extending through three (3) or more floors shall have
additional sprinkler heads installed within such chutes or alternate
floors. Sprinkler heads shall be accessible for servicing.
(c) In rooms where nitrate film is stored or handled.
(d) In protected combustible fiber storage vaults as defined
� in the Fire Code.
SECTION II : Existing subsection (I) (a) of Section 7-905 of
Title VII (Fire Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended to read
as follows•
Section 7-905 (I) 8 , as amended: Group R Occupancies:
(a) Division l: When the occupancy has over twelve thousand
(12 , 000 ) square feet of floor area or more than forty feet (40 ' ) in
height.
(b) Division 3 : Dwellings when proposed within an R-1-5 zone,
clustered or constructed so that when ��ttached, the total square foot
floor area of all dwelling units exceeds twelve thousand square feet.
SECTION III: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage
approval and thirty days after publication.
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ORDINANCE N0. 3924
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this lst day of July, 1985 .
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Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this lst day of July, 1985 .
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Barba" ra Y. �hinpoch�yor
Approved as to form:
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Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: July 5, 1985
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