013-07 - Ordinance - Adopting the 2006 International Fire CodeAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
ADOPTING THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE (IFC) AS ADOPTED BY THE
STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL TOGETHER WITH APPENDICES B AND D. AND
ADOPTING CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL FIRE
CODE AND AMENDING PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 15.12.010,
.030, .040, .050, .070, .080 AND .100.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Building Code Council (Code Council)
periodically adopts building codes of statewide applicability, collectively referred to as
the state building code; and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2006, the Code Council voted to adopt the 2006
Edition of the International Fire Code, along with amendments thereto, and the
effective date of the code is July 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard has previously adopted the 2003 Edition of
the International Fire Code as adopted by the Code Council; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35.21.180 grants authority to cities to adopt statutes and codes
by reference; and
WHEREAS, RCW 19.27.031 provides that the state building code as adopted by
the Code Council shall be in effect in all counties and cities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the public health, safety, and welfare will
be served by keeping current with the most current edition of the state building code.
Now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 15.12.010, International Fire
Code, 2003 Edition, adopted, is hereby AMENDED to read as follows:
15.12.010 International Fire Code, 2006 Edition, adopted.
The 2006 Edition of the International Fire Code, as adopted by the
Washington State Building Code Council, including amendments, is hereby
adopted, together with Appendices B and D, except as to local
amendments as set forth in Section 15.12.100, as the official fire
prevention code of the City of Port Orchard, as though fully set forth
herein. One copy is on file in the office of the city clerk.
SECTION 2. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 15.12.030, Definitions, is
hereby AMENDED to read as follows:
15.12.030 Definitions.
(1) Whenever 'municipality" is used in the International Fire Code, it
means the city of Port Orchard.
(2) Whenever "jurisdiction" or "department of fire prevention" is used in
the International Fire Code, it means fire authority.
(3) Whenever "counsel" is used in the code, it means the city attorney.
(4) Whenever 'police" is used in the code, it means the City of Port
Orchard police department.
(5) Whenever `fire chief" or "fire code official" or 'fire department" is
used in the code, it means fire authority.
(b) Whenever "fire area" is used in the code, it means the total floor area of
all floor levels within the exterior walls and under the horizontal projections of the roof
of a building.
(7) Whenever "governing body" is used in the international Fire Code, it
means the City Council of Port Orchard.
SECTION 3. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 15.12.040, District limits for
storage of flammable and combustible Liquids, liquefied petroleum gases, and
explosives, is hereby AMEMDED as follows:
15.12.040 District limits for storage of flammable and combustible liquids,
liquefied petroleum gases, and explosives and blasting agents.
The limits referred to in Chapter 34 of the fire prevention code in which
storage of flammable and combustible liquids in outside aboveground
storage tanks is prohibited, the limits referred to in Chapter 38 of the
fire prevention code in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is
restricted, and the limits referred to in Chapter 33 of the fire prevention
code, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, are
established as follows:
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Beginning at the intersection of the outer harbor line and the west
boundary of the city; thence southerly along the west boundary to the
southerly margin of Bay Street thence northeasterly along the southerly
margin to the projected centerline of alley in Block 2, original plat of
Sidney; thence east along the centerline of the alley to the intersection
with the centerline at Cline Street; thence north to the centerline of the
alley in Block 7, original plat of Sidney; thence east to the centerline of
Austin Avenue; thence northtothe centerline of Kitsap Street; thence east
to the centerline of Seattle Street; thence north to a point two hundred
feet south of the centerline of Bay Street; thence parallel to the centerline
of Bay Street easterly to the centerline of Blackjack Creek to the west line
of Maple Street Waterway projected southerly; thence northerly along the
west line of Maple Street Waterway to the outer harbor line; thence
southwesterly along the outer harbor line to the point of beginning.
SECTION 4. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 15.12.050, Appeals, is hereby
AMENDED as follows:
15.12.050 Appeals.
Whenever the fire authority shall disapprove an application or refuse to
grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the
codes do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the codes have
been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from
the decision of the fire authority within 30 days from the date of the
decision in accordance with Section 108 of the 2006 Edition of the
International Fire Code, as adopted herein.
SECTION S. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 15.12.070, Establishment and
duties of bureau of fire prevention, is hereby AMENDED as follows:
15.12.070 Establishment and duties of bureau of fire prevention_
(1) The adopted code shall be enforced and administered by the fire
authority .
(2) The fire code official in charge of the bureau of fire prevention shall
be appointed by the fire chief on the basis of examination to determine
his/her qualifications.
(3) The fire authority may detail such members of the fire department
as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary.
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SECTION 6. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 15.12.080, New materials,
processes or occupancies which may require permits, is hereby AMENDED as follows:
15.12.080 Operational permits.
Upon approval of the governing body the fire authority for the city of Port
Orchard shall be allowed to require the issuance of operational permits per
section 105.1.2(1), any new materials, processes or occupancies which will
require operational permits, in addition to those now enumerated in said
code. Fire authority shall postsuchlist in a conspicuous place in the fire
authority office and distribute copies thereof to interested parties.
SECTION 7. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 15.12.100, State Fire Code
Adoptions and Local Amendment of the 2003 edition of the International Fire Code, is
AMENDED to read as follows:
15.12.100 Local Amendments to the 2006 Edition of the International Fire
Code, as adopted in Section 15.12.010.
The City of Port Orchard adopts, as local amendments, and further
amends the following sections of the 2006 Edition of the International Fire
Code as adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council, including
amendments to appendices B and D as follows:
Section 102.6 :
102.6 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards
referenced in this code shall be those that are listed in Chapter 45
and such codes and standards shall be considered part of the
requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such
reference as interpreted by the fire code official. Where differences
occur between the provisions of this code and the referenced
standards, the provisions of this code shall apply.
Section 503:
503.1 Where required. Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and
maintained in accordance with Section 503 and Appendix D.
503.1.1 Buildings and facilities. Approved fire apparatus access roads shall
be provided for every facility, building or portion of a building hereafter
constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The fire apparatus
access road shall comply with the requirements of this section and shall
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extend to within 150 feet (45 720 mm) of all portions of the facility and all
portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the building as measured
by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility.
Exception: The fire code official is authorized to increase the dimension
of 150 feet (45 720 mm) where:
1. The building is equipped
sprinkler system installed i
n
2. Fire apparatus access roads cannot be installed because of location on
property, topography, waterways, nonnegotiable grades or other
similar conditions, and an approved alternative means of fire protection is
provided.
3. There are not more than two Group R-3 or Group U occupancies.
503.1.2 Additional access. The fire code official is authorized to require
more than one fire apparatus access road based on the potential for
impairment of a single road by vehicle congestion, condition of terrain,
climatic conditions or other factors that could limit access.
503.1.3 High -piled storage. Fire department vehicle access to buildings
used for high -piled combustible storage shall comply with the applicable
provisions of Chapter 23.
503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus access roads shall be installed
and arranged in accordance with Sections 503.2.1 through 503.2.7.
503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an
unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm), except for
approved security gates in accordance with Section 503.6, and an
unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches (4115
mm).
503.2.2 Authority. The fire code official shall have the authority to require
an increase in the minimum access widths where they are inadequate for
fire or rescue operations.
503.2.3 Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and
maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be
surfaced so as to provide all-weather driving capabilities.
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503.2.4 Turning radius. The required turning radius of a fire apparatus
access road shall be 35ft. inside radius and 48ft. outside radius for
commercial and 25ft. inside and 40ft. outside radius for residential.]
503.2.5 Dead ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of
150 feet (45 720 mm) in length shall be provided with an approved area
for turning around fire apparatus.
503.2.6 Bridges and elevated surfaces. Where a bridge or an elevated
surface is part of a fire apparatus access road, the bridge shall be
constructed and maintained in accordance with AASHTO Standard
Specification of Highway Bridges able to support loads of 60,000 pounds.
Bridges and elevated surfaces shall be designed for a live load sufficient to
carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus. Vehicle load limits shall be posted
at both entrances to bridges when required by the fire code official. Where
elevated surfaces designed for emergency vehicle use are adjacent to
surfaces which are not designed for such use, approved barriers,
approved signs or both shall be installed and maintained when required by
the fire code official.
503.2.7 Grade. The gradient of the fire apparatus access road shall not
exceed 12%.
Exception: Gradient of the fire apparatus access road may be increased up
to 15% if all buildings are protected by an approved automatic fire sprinkler
system. Gradients of fire apparatus access road in excess of 15% will
require the approval of the Fire Chief.
503.3 Marking. Where required by the fire code official, approved
signs or other approved notices shall be provided for fire apparatus access
roads to identify such roads or prohibit the obstruction thereof. Signs or
notices shall be maintained in a clean and legible condition at all times and
be replaced or repaired when necessary to provide adequate visibility.
503.4 Obstruction of fire apparatus access roads. Fire apparatus
access roads shall not be obstructed in any manner, including the
parking of vehicles. The minimum widths and clearances established in
Section 503.2.1 shall be maintained at all times.
503.5 Required gates or barricades. The fire code official is authorized
to require the installation and maintenance of gates or other approved
barricades across fire apparatus access roads, trails or other access ways,
not including public streets, alleys or highways.
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503.5.1 Secured gates and barricades. When required, gates and
barricades shall be secured in an approved manner. Roads, trails and
other access ways that have been closed and obstructed in the manner
prescribed by Section 503.5 shall not be trespassed on or used unless
authorized by the owner and the fire code official.
Exception: The restriction on use shall not apply to public officers acting
within the scope of duty.
503.6 Security gates. The installation of security gates across a fire
apparatus access road shall be approved by the fire chief. Where security
gates are installed, they shall have an approved means of emergency
operation. The security gates and the emergency operation shall be
maintained operational at all times.
503.7 Residential Private Access. The maximum number of Group R-
3, R-4, or Group U occupancies allowed on a private access will be 5 if
a residential sprinkler system is installed in each new structure.
Exception: There are not more than two Group R-3, R-4, or Group U
occupancies.
Section 903:
903.2 Where required. Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new
buildings and structures shall be provided in the locations described in
this section:
Exception: Spaces or areas in telecommunications buildings used
exclusively for telecommunications equipment, associated electrical
power distribution equipment, batteries and standby engines, provided
those spaces or areas are equipped throughout with an automatic fire
alarm system and are separated from the remainder of the building by
fire barriers consisting of not less than 1-hour fire -resistance -rated
walls and and 2-hour fire resistance -rated floor/ceiling assemblies.
1. Where this code requires the installation of an automatic sprinkler
system to protect an occupancy within an otherwise non-sprinklered
building, then automatic sprinkler protection will be required
throughout the entire building.
2. Portions of buildings which are separated by one or more four-hour
area separation walls constructed in accordance with the International
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Building Code, without openings and provided with a 30-inch (762 mm)
parapet, are allowed to be considered as separate fire areas.
903.2.1.1 Group A -I. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for
Group A-1 occupancies where one of the following conditions exists:
1. The fire area exceeds 10,000 square feet (929 m2);
2. The fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more;
3. The fire area is located on a floor other than the level of exit
discharge; or
4. The fire area contains a multitheater complex.
903.2.1.3 Group A-3. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for
Group A-3 occupancies where one of the following conditions exists:
1. The fire area exceeds 10,000square feet (929 m2);
2. The fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more; or
3. The fire area is located on a floor other than the level of exit
discharge.
Exception: Areas uses exclusively as participant sports areas where the main floor
area is located at the same level as the level of exit discharge of the main
entrance and exit.
903.2.1.4 Group A-4. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for
Group A-4 occupancies where one of the following conditions exists:
1. The fire area exceeds 10,000 square feet (929 m2);
2. The fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more; or
3. The fire area is located on a floor other than the level of exit
discharge.
Exception: Areas uses exclusively as participant sports areas where the main floor
area is located at the same level as the level of exit discharge of the main
entrance and exit.
903.2.1.6 Group B. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for
Group B occupancies where the fire area exceeds 10,000 square feet.
903.2.3 Group F-I. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout all buildings containing a Group F-I occupancy where one of
the following conditions exist:
1. Where a Group F-I fire area exceeds 10,000 square feet (929 m2);
2. Where a Group F-1 fire area is located more than three stories above
grade plane.
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903.2.6 Group M. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout buildings containing a Group M occupancy where one of the
following conditions exists:
1. Where a Group M fire area exceeds 10,000 square feet (929 m2);
2. Where a Group M fire area is located more than three stories above
grade plane.
903.2.7 Group R. An automatic sprinkler system in accordance with
Section 903 shall be -provided throughout -buildings containing a Group R
occupancy, including town homes and condos where one of the following
exist:
1. The fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet (929 m2);
2. The fire area has 5 or more units; or
3. The fire area is located on a floor other than the level of exit
discharge.
903.2.8 Group S-I. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout all buildings containing a Group S-1 occupancy where one of
the following conditions exist:
1. Where a Group S-1 fire area exceeds 10,000 square feet (929 m2);
2. Where a Group S-1 fire area is located more than three stories above
grade plane.
Section 907:
907.2 Where required —new buildings and structures. An approved
manual and automatic fire alarm system shall be provided in all Group
A, B, F, M and S occupancies having 4,000 square feet or greater of
total floor area. An approved manual, automatic, or manual and
automatic fire alarm system shall be provided in new buildings and
structures in accordance with Sections 907.2.1 through 907.2.23. Where
automatic sprinkler protection installed in accordance with Section
903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 is provided and connected to the building fire alarm
system, automatic -heat detection required by this section shall not be
required.
An approved automatic fire detection system shall be installed in accordance
with the provisions of this code and NFPA 72. Devices, combinations of
devices, appliances and equipment shall comply with Section 907.1.2. The
automatic fire detectors shall be smoke detectors. Where ambient conditions
prohibit installation of automatic smoke detection, other automatic fire
detection shall be allowed.
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EXCEPTION: The fire code official may reduce requirements for the fire
alarm system for buildings protected by an approved automatic
sprinkler system.
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B104.2 Area separation. Portions of buildings which are separated by
one or more four-hour area separation walls, constructed in
accordance with the Building Code, without openings and provided
with a 30-inch (762 mm) parapet, are allowed to be considered as
separate fire areas.
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D103.2 Grade. New fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 12
percent in grade.
Exception: Grades steeper than 10 percent as approved by the fire chief.
Gradient of the fire apparatus access road may be increased up to 15% if
all buildings are protected by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system.
Gradients if fire apparatus access roads in excess of 15% will require
approval of the fire chief.
D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire
apparatus access roads shall comply with all of the following criteria:
1. The minimum gate width shall be 12 feet (3658 mm).
2. Gates shall be of the swinging or sliding type.
3. Construction of gates shall be of materials that allow manual
operation by one person.
4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operative condition
at all times and replaced or repaired when defective.
5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the
gate by fire department personnel for emergency access.
Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the fire code
official.
6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or
chain and padlock unless they are capable of being opened by
means of forcible entry tools or when a key box containing the
key(s) to the lock is installed at the gate location.
7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval by
the fire code official.
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SECTION 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after
posting and publication as required by law. A summary of this Ordinance may be
published in lieu of the entire ordinance, as authorized by State Law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor
and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 11th day of June 2007.
KIM E. ABEL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Michelle Merlino, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sponsored by:
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Fred Chang, Council ry
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NOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of Ordinances approved by the Port Orchard City Council at their regular
Council meeting held June 11, 2007.
ORDINANCE NO. 013-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING
THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE (IFC) AS ADOPTED BY THE STATE
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL TOGETHER WITH APPENDICES B AND D, AND
ADOPTING CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL FIRE
CODE AND AMENDING PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 15.12,010,
.030, .040, .050, .070, .080 AND .100.
Copies of Ordinance No. 013-07 are available for review at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Port
Orchard. Upon written request a statement of the full text of the Ordinance will be mailed to any
interested person without charge. Thirty days after publication, copies of Ordinance No. 013-07 will be
provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
Patti Kirkpatrick
Deputy City Clerk
Publish: Port Orchard Independent
June 13, 2007