HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2329 - Fire Protection Standards for High-Rise Buildings (Repealed by Ord 2703)City of Tukwila
Washington
Cover page to Ordinance 2329
The full text of the ordinance follows this cover page.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TU1 WILA"
WASHINGTON,, REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS, 2053, 2083 AND 2133, AS
CODIFIED AT 'TUK'WILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.,48, UPDATING
CERTAIN FIRE PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF TiUKWIIIILA; PROVIDING FOR
SIEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE..
Ordinance 2329 was amended or repealed by the
following ordinances.
ton(s) Amended
3,11,15,17
vended by Ord #
2508
ion(s) Repealed Repealed by Ord #
2703
City of Tukwila
Washington
Ordinance No. 3 9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 2053, 2083 AND 2133, AS
CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.48; UPDATING
CERTAIN FIRE PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
HIGH -RISE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF TUKWILA; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila is concerned about the health, welfare and safety of
persons working or residing in high -rise buildings; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to provide appropriate standards for construction of
high -rise buildings;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.010 hereby reads as follows:
16.48.010 Story Defined. As used herein, the terms "Story" and "Building
Height" shall be as defined in the Washington State Building Code.
Section 2. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.020 hereby reads as follows:
16.48.020 Scope and Construction of Chapter.
A. TMC Chapter 16.48 shall apply only to buildings in excess of eight stories or 75
feet to the occupied floor from the lowest level of Fire Department Vehicle Access. In all
other respects, the provisions of the International Building Code (IBC), as found in TMC
Chapter 16.04, and the International Fire Code (IFC), as found in TMC Chapter 16.16,
shall be generally applicable to TMC Chapter 16.48 including, but not limited to,
provisions for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, and provisions for
penalties for violations and establishing administrative appeal procedures.
B. If, in any specific case, TMC Chapter 16.48 specifies materials, methods of
construction or other requirements which are different from those specified in any other
part of the International Building Code (IBC) Section 403 and Tukwila Building Code
(TMC Chapter 16.04), the more restrictive requirement shall govern.
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C. Section 403.2.1 of the International Building Code for the reduction in fire
resistance ratings shall not be allowed.
Section 3. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.030 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.030 Sprinkler Systems. Every building shall be fully sprinklered in
accordance with the standards set down in NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)
#13, minimum light hazard with no omissions allowed in guest rooms and sleeping
areas and ordinary hazard in all other common areas.
Section 4. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.040 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.040 Fire Hose Racks. Buildings over eight stories shall have in the stair
tower, adjacent to the standpipe, beginning on the third floor and alternating every other
floor, in hose cabinets, 150 feet of 1 -3/4" double jacket hose with 1 -1/2" NST hose
couplings. The hose lengths shall be connected and bundled together. The cabinet
shall be labeled "FIRE DEPARTMENT USE ONLY."
Section 5. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.050 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.050 Standpipes.
A. With regard to TMC 16.48.040, separate dry standpipes shall not be required if
the standpipes and the sprinkler risers are the same pipes, that is, "wet" standpipes, as
defined in Section 905 of the International Building Code.
B. A second standpipe shall be installed in one stairwell with a separate feed from
the main sprinkler riser room and a separate fire department connection system.
Section 6. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.060 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.060 Parking Structures. All parking structures shall be equipped with a
Fire Sprinkler System.
Section 7. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.070 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.070 Standby Fire Pumps. Two standby fire pumps shall be provided and
shall have automatic controls to utilize the emergency water supply. One pump shall be
diesel powered. The other shall be electric and shall be capable of being powered from
the building emergency power generator. All fire pump installations shall follow Chapter
9 of the IBC, IFC and NFPA 13.
Section 8. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.080 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.080 Emergency Power Generator. An emergency power generator shall
be provided and shall provide power for the following:
1. Emergency elevator;
2. Minimum lighting, including all exit stairs, exit lights and exit corridors;
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3. Stair tower pressurization;
4. Emergency communications system, including phone jacks;
5. Fire alarm system;
6. Electric fire pump;
7. Smoke removal equipment (if otherwise required);
8. Emergency evacuation notification system;
9. Fire Department control room.
Section 9. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.090 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.090 Windows. If the building is not provided with openable windows on
each floor, 10% of the windows on each floor shall be tempered glass with a 1 -3/4"
diameter red circle on the upper left -hand corner of each window.
Section 10. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.100 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.100 Smoke /Heat Detector System. Every building will have a full fire
alarm system, in accordance with the standards set down by TMC Chapter 16.40 and
NFPA 72. The building shall be provided with an approved smoke /heat detector system
combined with manual pull- stations. Smoke detectors shall be installed in the elevator
lobby of each floor and outside of the emergency stair tower doors on each floor. Fixed
temperature heat detectors shall be installed in all mechanical equipment rooms. Both
this detector system and the sprinkler system shall be monitored by an approved central
station alarm agency, providing 24 -hour supervision.
Section 11. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.110 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.110 Emergency Communications System.
A. An emergency communications system shall be provided with jacks on each
floor of each emergency stair tower and beside the emergency elevator. A minimum of
six handsets shall be stored in a room, the location of which shall be designated by the
Fire Marshal of the Fire Department (Section 907.2.12.3 of the IBC).
B. Emergency responder radio coverage shall be provided in accordance with the
2009 Edition of the International Fire Code, Section 510.
Section 12. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.120 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.120 Emergency Communications System Room. The room referred to
in TMC 16.48.110 shall be of fire resistive construction (according to the standards set
out in Section 911 of the International Building Code), shall ordinarily remain locked (the
lock shall automatically release upon activation of either the fire detection or sprinkler
system), and shall contain the following:
1. Emergency communication system controls;
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2. Fire alarm and sprinkler flow annunciator panels;
3. Controls to manually start and shut down the fire pumps;
4. An outside line telephone;
5. Smoke evacuation controls;
6. Elevator status panel.
Section 13. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.130 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.130 Emergency Evacuation Notification System. The building must
contain an emergency evacuation notification system in accordance with IBC Section
403 and that has been approved by the Fire Marshal of the Fire Department for use in
that building.
Section 14. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.140 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.140 Smoke Evacuation System. The building must contain a smoke
evacuation system that has been approved by the Fire Marshal of the Fire Department
for use in that building, taking into consideration the design of the heating, ventilation
and air conditioning (HVAC) systems of the building (Section 909 of the IFC and the
IBC).
Section 15. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.150 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.150 Re- inspection Fees for New Construction, Tenant Improvements,
and Spot Inspections. A re- inspection fee of $100 will be assessed when an
inspection is requested for new construction, tenant improvements or spot inspections,
or when upon arrival the Fire Inspector finds the work is not complete, not ready for
inspection, or does not comply with fire code requirements. Under these conditions, a
follow -up inspection will be required.
Section 16. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.160 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.160 Violations Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of TMC Chapter 16.48, the International Fire Code or appendices adopted by
TMC Chapter 16.16, or who shall fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to
comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed
statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder or any
certificate or permit issued thereunder and from which no appeal has been taken, or
who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Fire Marshal
or by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed therein, shall be guilty of a
gross misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine in an
amount not to exceed $5,000.00, as outlined in TMC Section 16.16.080, or
imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it
to continue. Each day or portion thereof during which any violation of the provisions of
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this section is caused, permitted or continued shall constitute a separate offense and
shall be punishable as such. Application of the penalty specified in this section shall not
be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
Section 17. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.170 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.170 Appeals. Whenever the Fire Marshal disapproves an application or
refuses to grant a permit applied for, the applicant may appeal the decision to the Board
of Appeals established in Section 108 of the International Fire Code within 30 days from
the date of the Fire Marshal's decision(s). Section 108 shall be amended to read:
Disputes regarding interpretation of code provisions shall be settled by the International
Fire Code Institute. When deemed appropriate, the Fire Marshal will request a formal,
written interpretation from the Institute.
Section 18. Tukwila Municipal Code Section 16.48.180 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
16.48.180 Exceptions. Any exceptions to the items covered by this Chapter
shall be granted by the Chief of the Fire Department or by the Fire Marshal. Requests
for exception must be made in writing; exceptions granted or denied shall be in writing.
Section 19. Repealer. Ordinance Nos. 2053, 2083 and 2133 are hereby repealed.
Section 20. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to
be invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
Section 21. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be
published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force
five days after passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this Li7ti day of p,2 1 2011.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED: /9/
F_ Jim�a
Christy 0' aherty, CMC, City Ierk L/
Filed with the City Clerk: 3-t)-1
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Passed by the City Council: tit- (4-1
Published: (.4 Effective Date: q
O ce f e ity Attorney Ordinance Number: 9
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinances 2326 -2331.
On April 4, 2011 the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted the
following ordinances the main points of which are summarized by title as follows:
Ordinance 2326: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR 5 -STORY
TYPE V -A CONSTRUCTION, TO BE CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 16.05, "5 -STORY TYPE V -A BUILDINGS PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2327: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, UPDATING REGULATIONS REGARDING FIRE
PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS WITHIN THE
CITY OF TUKWILA, AS CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER
16.42; REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 2050, 2130 AND 2167; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2328: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, UPDATING REGULATIONS REGARDING AUTOMATIC
FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS IN NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, AS CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.40;
REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 2051, 2131 AND 2168; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2329: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 2053, 2083 AND 2133,
AS CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.48; UPDATING
CERTAIN FIRE PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH
RISE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF TUKWILA; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2330: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING NEW REGULATIONS TO BE CODIFIED
AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 16.46, REGARDING CERTAIN FIRE
PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MID -RISE BUILDINGS
WITHIN THE CITY OF TUKWILA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2331: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2290, §8 (PART), AS
CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 16.16.070, "AMENDMENTS
TO THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE," AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2290,
§13, AS CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 16.16.110,
"VIOLATIONS— PENALTIES," TO CLASSIFY FIRE LANE PARKING VIOLATIONS AS
A CIVIL INFRACTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this ordinance will be provided upon request.
Christy O'Flaherty, CMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: April 7, 2011