HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1155 - 1979 Uniform Fire Code (Repealed by Ord 1291)ORDINANCE NO 1155
REPEALED BY 1291
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING, BY REFERENCE, THE UNIFORM
FIRE CODE, 1979 EDITION, AND APPENDICES A, 8, C,
D, E, F, G, 1=, I, J, AS MAY BE AMENDED, WITH
EXCEPTIONS SATED HEREIN, AS PART OF THE FIRE
PREVENTION CODE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA (CHAPTER
16.16 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE), AND
REPEALING ORDINANCE #1016.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE
The City of Tukwila hereby adopts that certain Code known
as the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code, and any
amendments thereto recommended by the Western Fire Chief's
Association and the International Conference of Building
Officials, save and except such portions as are hereafter
revised by Section 14 of this Ordinance. Three (3) copies of
said Uniform Fire Code shall be filed in the office of the
Clerk of the City of Tukwila, Washington.
SECTION 2. ESTABLISHING THE DUTIES OF THE BUREAU
OF FIRE PREVENTION
(a) The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau
of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City of
Tukwila, Washington, which is operated under the supervision of
the Chief of the Fire Department.
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SECTION 4.
(b) There shall be a Fire Marshall in charge of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention who shall be appointed by the Chief of the
Fire Department on the basis of examination to determine his
qualifications.
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Wherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the
Uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention who shall also be known as the "Fire
Marshall
(b) Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the
Uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the attorney for
the City of Tukwila, Washington.
ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN
WHICH STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUIDS IN OUTSIDE ABOVEGROUND TANKS IS
TO BE PROHIBITED.
(a) The geographical limits referred to in Section 79.201
of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of flammable or
combustible liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited,
are hereby established as the following zoning
classifications: R- 1 -7.2, R- 1 -9.6, R -1 -12.0, R- 2 -8.4, R -3,
R- 3 -6.0, R -4, R -A, CPR, C -1, PF, RMH, C -2 and C -M; provided,
however, the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention may issue a
special permit for aboveground storage where, in his judgment,
there is no undue danger to persons or property as a result of
explosion or fire.
(b) The geographical limits referred to in Section 79.601
of the Uniform Fire Code, in which new bulk plants for
flammable or combustible liquids are prohibited, are hereby
established as the following zoning classifications: R- 1 -7.2,
R- 1 -9.6, R -1 -12.0, R- 2 -8.4, R -3, R- 3 -6.0, R -4, R -A, CPR, C -1,
PF, RMH, C -2, C -M, M -1 and M -2; provided, however, the Chief of
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the Bureau of Fire Prevention may issue a special permit where,
in his judgment, there is no undue danger to persons or
property as a result of explosion or fire.
SECTION 5.
ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS IN WHICH BULK
STORAGE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES IS
TO BE RESTRICTED.
The geographical limits referred to in Section 82.105(a) of
the Uniform Fire Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied
petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established as the
following zoning classifications: R- 1 -7.2, R- 1 -9.6, R -1 -12.0,
R- 2 -8,4, R -3, R- 3 -6.0, R -4, R -A, CPR, C -1, PF, RMH, C -2 and
C -M; provided, however, the Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention may issue a special permit where, in his judgment,
there is no undue danger to persons or property as a result of
explosion or fire.
SECTION 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN
WHICH STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES AND
BLASTING AGENTS IS TO BE PROHIBITED.
The geographical limits referred to in Section 77.106(b) of
the Uniform Fire Code, in which storage of explosives and
blasting agents is prohibited, are hereby established as the
following zoning classifications: R- 1 -7.2, R- 1 -9.6, R -1 -12.0,
R- 2 -8.4, R -3, R- 3 -6.0, R -4, R -A, CPR, C -1, PF, RMH, C -2, C -M
and M -1; provided, however, the Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention may issue a special permit for such storage where,
in his judgment, there is no undue danger to persons or
property as a result of explosion or fire.
SECTION 7. WELDING AND CUTTING OPERATIONS PERMITS.
There is hereby added to Chapter 49 a new section to be
known as Section 49.114 to read as follows: "Section 49.114
WELDING AND CUTTING PERMITS REQUIRED."
(a) A permit shall be required of each company,
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corporation, co- partnership or owner operator performing
welding or cutting operations except as provided in Section
49.114B. This permit shall not be required for each welding or
cutting job location. The company, corporation, co- partnership
or owner operator shall notify the Bureau of Fire Prevention in
advance where such work is taking place, except where such work
is done in response to an emergency call that does not allow
time for the Bureau of Fire Prevention to be notified in
advance of the work.
(b) A permit shall not be required of any company,
corporation, co- partnership or owner operator:
(1) Having an approved permit system established for
control of the fire hazards involved.
(c) Application for a permit required by this Article
shall be made by the Company, corporation, co- partnership or
owner operator performing the welding or cutting operation or
by his duly authorized agent.
(d) A permit for welding or cutting operations shall not
be issued unless the individuals in charge of performing such
operations are capable of doing such work in a safe manner.
Demonstration of a working knowledge of the provisions of the
adopted codes and standards governing cutting and welding
operations shall constitute acceptable evidence of compliance
with this requirement.
(e) Companies, corporations, co- partnerships and
owner operators required to have a permit shall maintain a
record of all locations where welding or cutting operations are
performed and have it available for inspection by the Bureau of
Fire Prevention.
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SECTION 8. PERMITS REQUIRED
Permits required by this Code shall be valid for the
calendar year in which they are issued. An annual fee of $5.00
for each permit shall be made payable to the City Treasurer of
the City of Tukwila, Washington.
SECTION 9. APPEALS
Whenever the Chief shall disapprove an application or
refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed
that the provisions of the Code do not apply or that the true
intent and meaning of the Code have been misconstrued or
wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision
of the Chief to the Board of Appeals established in Section
2.302 of this Uniform Fire Code within 30 days from the date of
the decisions appealed.
SECTION 10. NEW MATERIALS, PROCESSES OR OCCUPANCIES
WHICH MAY REQUIRE PERMITS.
The Director of the Building Department, the Chief and the
Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee
to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an
opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or
occupancies, which may require permits, in addition to those
now enumerated in said Code. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his
office, and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
SECTION 11. PENALTIES
(a) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of
this Code hereby adopted or 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
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appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an
order as affirmed or modified by the Chief of the Bureau of
Fire Prevention or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within
the time fixed therein, shall severally for each and every such
violation and non compliance respectively, be guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $20.00 nor
more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one day
nor more than ninety days 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; and
all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such
violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not
otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions
are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) The application of the above penalty shall not be held
to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
SECTION 12. CONFLICT WITH EXISTING CODES AND ORDINANCES
Where items in the Uniform Fire Code conflict with like
items in other adopted ordinances or codes, the item that
provides the greater or most effective protection shall apply.
SECTION 13. VALIDITY
The City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, hereby
declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word
of this Ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted be declared for
any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the City Council
that it would have passed all other portions of this Ordinance
independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as
may be declared invalid.
SECTION 14. REPEALER
The following Ordinance is hereby repealed in its
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entirety: Ordinance No. 1016, adopted May 16, 1977.
SECTION 15. DATE OF EFFECT
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its approval as required by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR
this oZJ day of 1980.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Ci y Attorney
PUBLISHED RECORD CHRONICLE April 25, 1980
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk