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1906
CITY OF TUKWILA
WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. a l
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER
16.16 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT
THE 1991 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE,
STANDARDS AND APPENDICES WITH CERTAIN
EXCEPTIONS AND AMENDMENTS, PROVIDING FOR
THE REGULATION OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS,
LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GASES, EXPLOSIVE
STORAGE, AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS,
SETTING A BAIL SCHEDULE FOR OFFENSES UNDER
THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE SETTING A FEE FOR
PERMITS REQUIRED BY THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE,
PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS AND
ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to update its current regulations regarding
fire prevention and fire protection by adopting The 1991 Edition of The Uniform Fire Code,
Standards and appendices,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. FIRE PROTECTION. Chapter 16.16 of the Tukwila Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
16.16.010. Adoption of the Uniform Fire Code. Pursuant to RCW 35A.12.140, that
certain code of technical regulations known as The Uniform Fire Code and The Uniform Fire
Code Standards (1991 Edition), together with appendices I -A, I -B, I -C, II -A, II -B, II -C, II -D, II-
E, AIIE -1, II -F, III -A, III -C, III -D, IV -A, IV -B, V -A, VI -A, VI -B, VI -C, A- VI -C -5, VI -D, VI-
E, VI -F, and any amendments thereto published by The Western Fire Chiefs Association and
The International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted by this reference as if
fully set forth, subject to the modifications and amendments set forth in this chapter. One copy
of said Fire Code and Standards shall be maintained on file in the office of the city clerk for
public use and inspection.
16.16.020. Enforcement
A. The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by The Fire Prevention Bureau in The
Fire Department of The City, which is operated under the supervision of The
Chief of The Fire Department.
B. There shall be an Assistant Chief in charge of The Fire Prevention Bureau who
shall be appointed by The Mayor on the basis of an examination to determine his
qualifications.
16.16.030. Definitions:
A. Wherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in The Uniform Fire Code, it means The
City limits of The City of Tukwila, Washington.
B. Wherever the words "Chief of The Fire Prevention Bureau" are used in The
Uniform Fire Code, they mean The Assistant Chief in charge of fire prevention.
16.16.040. Establishment of Limits of Districts in Which Storage of Flammable or
Combustible Liquids in Outside Aboveground Tanks is to be Prohibited. The storage of
flammable or combustible liquids in outside aboveground storage tanks is prohibited within The
City, except as conditioned below:
A. Aboveground storage tanks shall meet the requirements of Article 79, Section
79.902 (c).
B. Installation of aboveground tanks shall meet the requirements of Article 79, and
Appendix II -F and Appendix VI -B.
C. Tanks containing Class I, II or III -A liquids shall not exceed 4,000 gallons
individual or 8,000 gallons aggregate.
D. Installation of aboveground tanks shall be subject to berming and screening as
required by The Public Works and Planning departments respectively.
E. Installation of aboveground tanks shall be limited to M -1 and M -2 zones.
16.16.050. Establishment of Limits in Which Bulk Storage of Liquefied Petroleum
Gases is to be Restricted. The limits referred to in Section 82.105(a) of The Uniform Fire
Code, in which storage of liquified petroleum gas is restricted, shall apply throughout The City.
16.16.060. Establishment of Limits of Districts in Which Storage of Explosives and
Blasting Agents is to be Prohibited. The limits referred to in section 77.106(b) of The
Uniform Fire Code, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, shall apply
throughout the City.
16.16.070. Amendments to the Uniform Fire Code:
A. Sections 10.201- 10.206 of The Uniform Fire Code (1991 Edition) adopted by this
chapter is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sections 10.201- 10.206.
1. General. Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with the provisions of this section.
2. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and
enforcement of this section:
(a) "Fire apparatus access road(s)" means that area within any public right of
way, easement, or private property designated for the purpose of
permitting fire trucks and other firefighting or emergency equipment to
use, travel upon and park.
(b) "Park "Parking "Stop "Stand or "Standing means the halting of a
vehicle, other than an emergency vehicle, whether occupied or not, except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with
the direction of a police officer or fire official or traffic control signal or
sign.
(c) "Vehicle" means a machine propelled by power, other than human power,
designed to travel along the ground or rail, by the use of wheels, treads,
runners or slides, and shall include, without limitation, truck automobile,
trailer, motorcycle, tractor buggy, wagon and locomotive.
3. Requirements Standards.
(a) When required by The Fire Department, hard surfaced fire apparatus
access road(s) shall be provided around facilities which, by their size,
location, design or contents warrant access which exceeds that normally
provided by the proximity of city streets.
4. Surface. Fire apparatus access road(s) shall be either asphalt or reinforced
concrete, a minimum two inches thick, or when specifically authorized by The
Fire Department, compacted crushed rock or other alternate surfaces may be used.
Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the
imposed loads of fire apparatus.
(b) Fire apparatus access road(s) shall be required when any portion of an
exterior wall of the first story is located more than 150 feet from Fire
Department vehicle access.
5. Width. The minimum unobstructed width of a fire apparatus access road shall be
not less than 20 feet.
6. Vertical clearance. All fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed
vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches.
Exceptions:
(a) When conditions prevent the installation of an approved fire apparatus
access road, The Chief may permit the installation of a fire protection
system or systems in lieu of a road.
(b) When there are not more than two Group R Division 3 or Group M
occupancies, the requirements of this section may be modified, provided,
in the opinion of The Chief, fire fighting or rescue operations would not
be impaired.
(c) Clearances or widths required by this section may be increased or
decreased when, in the opinion of The Chief, clearances or widths are not
adequate to provide fire apparatus access.
7. Turning Radius. The turning radius of a fire apparatus access road shall be
approved by The Chief.
8. Turnarounds. All dead end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet shall
be provided with approved provisions for the turning around of fire apparatus.
9. Bridges. When a bridge is required to be used as access under this section, it
shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of
The Uniform Building Code or other regulations adopted by The City and shall
use designed live loading sufficient to carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus.
10. Grade. The gradient for a fire apparatus access road shall not exceed 15 percent.
11. Obstruction. The required width of any fire apparatus access road shall not be
obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles. Minimum required
widths and clearances established under this section shall be maintained at all
times.
12. Signs.
(a) When required, approved signs or other approved notices shall be
provided and maintained for fire apparatus access roads to identify such
roads and prohibit the obstruction thereof or both.
(b) Fire apparatus access roads shall be identified by painting the curb yellow
and a four inch wide line and block letters two feet high, painted in the
lane, at fifty foot intervals, stating, "FIRE LANE NO PARKING color
to be bright yellow, or by the posting of signs stating, "FIRE LANE NO
PARKING and painting the curb. Signs shall be posted on or
immediately next to the curb line or on the building. Signs shall be twelve
inches by eighteen inches and shall have letters and background of
contrasting color, readily readable from at least a fifty foot distance.
Signs shall be spaced not further than fifty feet apart nor shall they be
more than four feet from the ground.
13. Parking Prohibited. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or
in compliance with the direction of a police or fire official or traffic control sign,
signal or device, no person shall:
(a) Stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not at any place where
official fire lane signs are posted, except:
(1) Momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers, or
(2) Temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading property.
14. Fire Apparatus Road(s) as part of Driveways and/or Parking Areas. The Fire
Department may require that areas specified for use as driveways or private
thoroughfares shall not be used for parking. These areas, when specified, shall be
marked or identified by one of the two means detailed in subsection 12(b).
15. Existing Buildings. When The Fire Department determines that a hazard due to
inaccessibility of fire apparatus, exists around existing buildings, they may
require fire apparatus access road(s) to be constructed and maintained.
16. Enforcement. It shall be the joint duty of The Tukwila Fire Chief and The
Tukwila Police Chief and/or their authorized designee(s) to enforce subsection
10.207(m). It shall be the duty of The Tukwila Fire Chief or his authorized
designee(s) to enforce other subsections of 10.201 10.206.
17. Violation Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of section
10.201 10.206 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall result
in a fine of not more than twenty -five dollars or by imprisonment for not more
then thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Appendix A- VI -C -5 of The Uniform Fire Code (1991 Edition) as adopted by this chapter
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Bail Schedule
5.E CTION Q'FEN.S. BAIL
3.101 Unlawful continuance of a hazard
3.102 Compliance with order or notice
3.103 Unlawful use of tag affixed
3.104 Unlawful removal of a tag
10.207 Fire apparatus access roads
B. Section 13.203 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1) First false alarm no fine
2) Second false alarm warning
3) Third false alarm $25.00
4) Fourth and subsequent false alarms $50.00
$500.00
$50.00
$500.00
$500.00
$25.00
Bail for all other violations is $75.00 plus court costs. Fines are forfeitable on the first offense
and mandatory appearance is required on second offense.
False alarms shall not be given, signaled or transmitted or caused or permitted to be given,
signaled or transmitted in any manner. False alarms, in excess of two per year, shall be fined
under the following schedule:
The number of false alarms shall be calculated by calendar year beginning September 1, and
ending August 31.
16.16.080. Permit Fees. A fee of 50.00 shall be charged for each permit required by
The Uniform Fire Code.
16.16.090. Appeals. Whenever The Chief disapproves an application or refuses to grant
a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of the code has been
misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal the decision to The Chief to the
board of appeals established in Section 2.303 of The Uniform Fire Code within 30 days from the
date of the decision(s) appealed.
16.16.100. New Materials, Processes or Occupancies Which May Require Permits.
The Planning Director, The Fire Chief, and The Chief of The Fire Prevention Bureau shall act as
a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard,
any new materials processes or occupancies for which permits are required in addition to those
now encumbered in said code. The Chief of The fire Prevention Bureau shall post such list in a
conspicuous place in his office, and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
16.16.110. Violations Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of The Uniform Fire Code, Standards or appendices adopted by this chapter, 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 Chief
or by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed therein, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine in an amount not to
exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) 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 this ordinance 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.
16.16.120. Conflicts with Existing Codes and Ordinances. Whenever any provision
of The Uniform Fire Code, Standards or Appendices adopted by this ordinance conflicts with
any provision of any other adopted code or ordinance of The City, the provision providing the
greater or most effective protection shall govern.
SECTION 2. REPEALER. Ordinance No. 1548, passed by the Tukwila City Council
on December 18, 1989 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. 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 (5)
days after passage and publication as provided by law.
1ASSFD BY THE CITY COUNCI7,OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a Ir gu(ar` -M Meeting thereof this day of 1992.
A•1"1'EST /AUTHENTICATED:
Jarje E. Cantu, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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By
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FILED WITH TH�,CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL;
PUBLISHED• c 3 Y.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9
ORDINANCE NO.: RA
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Joe W. Rants, Mayor
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4:0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 16.16 OF THE
TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 1991
EDITION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, STANDARDS
AND APPENDICES WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS AND
AMENDMENTS, PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GASES,
EXPLOSIVE STORAGE, AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE
TANKS, SETTING A BAIL SCHEDULE FOR OFFENSES
UNDER THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, SETTING A FEE FOR
PERMITS REQUIRED BY THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE,
PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS AND
ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
On I the City Council of the City of Tukwila passed Ordinance
No.�1
R amending Chapter 16.16 of the Tukwila Municipal Code to adopt the 1991
edition of the Uniform Fire Code, Standards and Appendices with certain exceptions and
amendments; providing for the regulation of storage of flammables, setting a bail schedule for
offenses, setting a fee for permits, providing procedures for appeals, establishing penalties for
violations, and establishing an effective date.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed without charge to anyone who submits a
written request to the City Clerk of the City of Tukwila for a copy of the text.
APPROVED by the City Council at its meeting of i
PUBLISHED: VDN /SEPTEMBER 3, 19921
Jahe E. Cantu, City Clerk