HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-2354 PROVIDING FOR THE ADMNISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE & OTHER FIRE SAFETY & BUILDING CODES. . ,
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ORDINANCE NO. : ,35
AN ORDINANCE relating to Fire and uilding Codes; amending and pro- .
viding for the admini tration and enforcement of the
Uniform Fire Code and other fire, safety and building
codes of the City; am nding Sections 11.13.020,
III 11.13.140, 10.05.020, 10.05.025, 10.05.030. 10.05.050,
10.05.060, 10.05.075,,10.05.100, 10.05.130, 10.05.145,
10.08.020, 10.10.010,!10.10.080, 10.15.020, 10.15.040,
10.15.050 and 10.15.090 and Subsections 10.05.120 (6),
10.10.020 C, 10.10.030 A, 10.10.040 A, 10.10.050 D
and E, 10.10.060 A and 10.10.070 E, and adding new
Section 11.36.040, all of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 11.13.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.13.020 Enforcement. The Director of Community
Development or his authorized representative is authorized
to enforce the provisions of this chapter and in so doing
is vested with the authority of Section 202 of the Uniform
Building Code as adopted by the City of Yakima."
Section 2. Section 11.13.140 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.13.140 Alternates. No alternate method of provid-
ing fire protection and safety and sanitary measures required
by this chapter shall be deemed to comply with this chapter
unless such alternate method is approved by the board of
appeals as providing for protection and safety to an extent
equivalent to the requirements of this chapter. For the
purpose of making such determination, the ChfeF of Code.
Administration shall sit as a voting member of the board
of appeals."
Section 3. Section 11.36.040 is hereby added as a new section
of the City of Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows:
"11.36.040 Enforcement. The Director of Community
Development or his authorized representative shall enforce
the provisions of this chapter."
Section 4. Section 10.05.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amendecrto read as follows:
"10.05.020 Deletions from the Uniform Fire Code.
Sections 1.203 and 1.204 and Article 12 are deleted in
their entirety from the Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition."
11/ Section 5. Section 10.05.025 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.05.025 Amendments to the Uniform Fire Code.
A. Section 1.201, 'Responsibility For Enforcement',
of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is amended to read
as follows:
'Sec. 1.201 (a) The Director of Community Development
shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement
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of this code. Under his direction the Division of Code
Administration shall enforce all ordinances of the juris-
diction pertaining to:
1. The prevention of fires.
2. The storage, use and handling of explosive, 1
flammable, toxic, corrosive and other hazardous
gaseous, solid and liquid materials.
3. The installation and maintenance of automatic,
manual, and other private fire alarm systems
and fire-extinguishing equipment.
4. The maintenance and regulation of fire scapes.
5. The elimination of fire hazards on land and in
buildings, structures, and other property, includ-
ing those under construction.
6. The means and adequacy of each exit in the event
of fire, from factories, schools, hotels, lodging
houses, asylums, hospitals, churches, halls,
theatres, amphitheatres, and all other places
in which people work, live or congregate from
time to time for any purpose.
(b) The Chief of the Fire Department shall be res-
ponsible for the administration and enforcement of all
ordinances of the jurisdiction pertaining to:
1. The suppression or extinguishing of dangerous
or hazardous fires.
2. The investigation of the cause, origin and circum-
stances of fires.'
B. Section 1.202, 'Rules and Regulations', of the
Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is amended to read as
follows:
'Sec. 1.202. The Director of Community Development
or person designated by the Director, is authorized to
make and enforce such rules and regulations for the preven-
tion and control of fires and fire hazards as may be neces-
sary from time to time to carry out the intent of this
code. Three certified copies of such rules and regulations
shall be filed with the Clerk of the jurisdiction, and shall
be in effect immediately thereafter and additional copies
shall be kept in the Office of Code Administration for dis-
tribution to the public.'
C. Section 1.205, 'Authority of Fire Personnel to
Exercise Powers of Police Officers', of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Authority of Chief of Fire Department and Director of CAIL
munity Development to Exercise Powers of Police Officers. ql,
Sec. 1.205. The Chief of the Fire Department and
Director of Community Development, together with their
respective authorized representatives, shall have the
powers of a police officer in perfotwing their respec-
tive duties under this code.'
D. Section 1.205'Authority and Duty of Police Per-
sonnel to Assist in Enforcing this Code', of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
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'Authority and Duty of Police Personnel to Assist
in Enforcing this Code.
Sec. 1.206. Whenever requested to do so by the
Chief of the Fire Department or the pirector of Communi,ty Deve-
lonment or one of their authorized representatives, the
Chief of Police shall assign such available police officers
as in his discretion may be necessary to assist the Fire
Department or Office of Code Administration in enforcing the
• provisions of this Code.' •
E. Section 1,207, 'Inspections and Unsafe Buildings',
of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
• 'Sec. 1.207. (a) The Chief of Code Administration
or his authorized representatives shall inspect, as often
as may be necessary, all buildings and premises, including
such other hazards or appliances, as the Chief of Code Adminis-
tration or his authorized representatives may designate
for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected
any conditions which would reasonably tend to cause fire or
contribute to its spread, or any violation of the purpose
or provisions of this Code and of any other law or standard
affecting fire safety.
• (b) All buildings or structures which are structurally
unsafe or not provided with adequate egress, or which con-
stitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human
life, or which in relation to existing use constitute a
hazard to safety or health, or public welfare, by reason
of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire
hazard, disaster damage, or abandonment, as specified in
this Code or any other effective ordinance, are, for the pur-
pose of this Section, unsafe buildings. All such unsafe
buildings are hereby declared to be public nuisances and
shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or
removal in accordance with the procedure specified in Chap-
ters 4 through 9 of, the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings or by aty other procedures provided
by law.'
F. Section 1.208, 'Investigations', of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows: •
'Sec. 1.208 (a) The Fire Department shall investigate
promptly the cause, origin and circumstances of each and
every fire occurring in the municipality involving loss of
life or injury to person or destruction or damage to property,
and if it appears to the Chief of the Fire Department or
his authorized representatives making the investigation
that such fire is of suspicious origin, he shall then take
immediate charge of all physical evidence relating to the
cause of the fire and shall pursue the investigation to its
conclusion. The Chief of the Fire Department or his
authorized representatives shall make a report in writing
of all facts and findings relative to each investigation.
(b) The Police Department shall assist the Fire Depart-
ment in its investigations whenever requested to do so, unless
otherwise directed by the Chief of Police.'
G. Section 1.209, 'Right of Entry', of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 1.209. Whenever necessary to make an inspection •
to enforce any of the provisions of this code, or whenever ,
the Chief of Code Administration or any of his authorized
representatives has reasonable cause to believe that there
exists in any building or upon any premises any condition •
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in violation of this code which makes such building or
premises unsafe, the Chief of Code Administration or any
of his authorized representatives may enter such build-
ing or premises at all reasonable times to inspect; pro-
vided, that if such building or premises be occupied
he shall first present proper credentials and demand •
entry; and if such building premises be unoccupied,
he shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the
owner or other persons having charge or control of the
building or premises and demand entry. If such entry is
refused, the Chief of Code Administration or any of
his authorized representatives shall have recourse to
every remedy provided by law to secure entry.'
H. Section 1.210, 'Orders, Notices and Tags',
of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
'Sec. 1.210. (a) Whenever the Chief of Code Adminis-
tration shall find in any building or on any premises
combustible, hazardous or explosive materials, or dangerous
accumulations of rubbish, or unnecessary accumulations
of waste paper, boxes, shavings or any highly flammable
materials which are so situated as to endanger life or
property, or shall find obstructions to or on fire es-
capes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows that reason-
ably tend to interfere with the operations of the Fire
Department, or the egress of the occupants of such build-
ing or premises, or shall find that the effectiveness of
any exit door, attic separation, or any fire separation
wall is reduced, or shall find that this Code is being
violated, he shall issue such orders as may be neces-
sary for the enforcement of the fire prevention laws and
ordinances governing the same and for the safeguarding
of life and property from fire.
(b) Whenever the Chief of Code Administration deems
any chimney, smokestack, stove, oven, incinerator, furnace
or other heating device, electric fixture or any appur-
tenance thereto, or anything regulated under a nationally
approved standard in or upon any building, structure
or premises not specifically mentioned in the Code, to
be defective or unsafe so as to create an immediate
hazard, he shall serve upon the owner or the person having
control of the property a written notice to repair or alter
as necessary and shall notify any other authority enforcing
codes regulating such equipment. He may affix a condem-
nation tag prohibiting the use thereof until such repairs
or alterations are made. When affixed, such tag may be
removed only by the order of the Chief of Code Adminis-
tration or his duly authorized representative and may be
removed only when the hazard to which the order pertains
has been eliminated in an approved manner. Until removed,
that item or device which has caused the hazard shall
not be used or be permitted to be used.'
I. Section 1.212 (a), 'Compliance', of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to read as 111-
follows:
'Sec. 1.212 (a) Any person operating or maintaining
any occupancy, premises or vehicle subject to this Code
who shall permit any fire hazard to exist on premises
under his control or who, shall fail to take immediate
action to abate a fire hazard when ordered or notified
to do so by the Chief of Code Administration or his duly
authorized representative shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.'
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J. Section 1.213, 'Records and Reports', of the
Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
, 'Sec. 1\213. (a) The Fire Department shall keep
a record' bt 'a'i'l 'fires occurring within its jurisdiction
and of all facts concerning the same, including statis-
tics as to the extent of such fires and the damage caused
thereby, together with such other information as may be
required by the Chief.
(b) The Chief of the Fire Department shall retain
for not less than three years a record of each investiga-
tion made showing the cause, the findings and disposition
of each such investigation. The Chief of Code Administra-
tion shall retain for not less than three years a record
of each inspection made showing the findings and disposi-
tion of each such inspection."
K. Section 1.214. 'Alternative Materials and Methods',
of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
'Sec. 1.214 (a) The Chief of Code Administration
may modify any of the provisions of this Code upon appli-
cation in writing by the owner or lessee, or his duly
authorized representative, where there are practical
difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter
of the Code provided that the spirit of the Code shall
be complied with, public safety secured and substantial
justice done. The particulars of such modification shall
be granted or allowed and the decision of the Chief of
Code Administration shall be entered upon the records of
the department and a signed copy shall be furnished the
applicant.
(b) The Chief of Code Administration may approve any
alternate material or method, provided he finds that the
proposed design, use or operation satisfactorily complies
with the intent of this Code and that the material, method
of work performed or operation is, for the purpose intended,
at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this Code
in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance,
durability and safety.
(c) The Chief of Code Administration may require
tests as proof of compliance with the intent of this
Code, such tests to be made by an approved agency at the
expense of the person requesting approval of the alternate
material or method of construction.
(d) If technical expertise is unavailable within the
department, because of new technology, process, products,
facilities, materials, and uses attending the design,
operation, or use of a building or premises subject to
the inspection of the department, the Chief of Code Adminis-
tration may require the owner or the person in possession
or control of the building or premises to provide, without
charge to the Office of Code Administration, a technical
opinion and report. The opinion and report shall be pre-
pared by a qualified engineer, specialist, laboratory or
fire safety specialty organization acceptable to the Chief
of Code Administration and the owner and shall analyze the
fire safety properties of the design, operation or use of
the building or premises and the facilities and appurtenances
situated thereon, and prescribe the necessary recommended
changes."
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L. Section 1.215, 'Board of Appeals', of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 1.215. In order to determine the suitability of
alternate materials and type of construction and to provide
for reasonable interpretations of the provisions of this
Code, there shall be and hereby is created a Board of Appeals,
consisting of five members who are qualified by experience
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and training to pass upon pertinent matters. The Chief
of Code Administration shall be an ex officio member and
shall act as Secretary of the Board. The Board of Appeals
shall be appointed by the executive body and shall hold office
at their pleasure. The Board shall adopt reasonable rules
and regulations for conducting its investigations and shall
render all decisions and findings in writing to the Chief
of Code Administration with a duplicate copy to the appel-
lant and may recommend to the executive body such new legis-
lation as is consistent therewith.'
M. Section 1.216, 'Compliance With Recognized Standards',
of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
'Sec. 1.216. Whenever the Uniform Fire Code, 1976
Edition, is inapplicable for any reason to any situation
involving the protection of persons and property from the
hazards of fire and explosions, the materials, methods of
construction, installation, practices, or operations neces-
sary to provide such protections shall, to a reasonable
degree, be in accordance with nationally recognized and
accepted standards, principles and tests and generally
recognized and well established methods of fire prevention
and control as set forth in the following publications by
recognized national authorities and technical or scientific
organizations, which are adopted by reference as part of
this code as though set forth herein in full:
American Petroleum Institute
1800 "K" Street Northwest
Washington, D. C. 20036
API STANDARDS
12-B Specification for Bolted Production Tanks, 1977
650 Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage, 1977
12-D Specification for Field Welded Tanks for
Storage of Production Liquids, 1977
12-F Specifications for Shop Welded Tanks for
Storage of Production Liquids, 1977
2000 Venting Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage
Tanks, 1973
American Society for Testing and Materials
1916 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
ASTM STANDARDS
D93-73 Standard Method Test for Flash Point by
Pensky-Martens, Closed Tester, 1973 41/
D323-72 Standard Method of Test for Vapor Pressure
of Petroleum Products (Reid Method), 1972
D56-70 Standard Method of Test for Flash Point
by Tag Closed Tester, 1970
Association of American Railroads
Bureau of Explosives
1920 "L" Street Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20036
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AAR CIRCULARS
17-D Recommended practice for the prevention
of electric sparks that may cause fire during
the transfer of flammable liquids or Ham-
• mable compressed gases to or from rail
equipment and storage tanks, 1973
17-E Recommended practice for the prevention
of electric sparks that may cause fires
in tanks or tank cars containing flam-
mable liquids or flammable compressed
gases, due to proximity of wire lines,
1973
National Fire Protection Association
470 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, Mass. 02210
NFPA STANDARDS:
10 Portable Fire Extinguishers, 1975
11 Foam Extinguishing Systems, 1975
12 Carbon Dioxide Systems, 1973
12A Halon 1301 Systems, 1973
12B Halon 1211 Systems, 1973
13 Sprinkler Systems, Installation, 1975
13A Sprinkler Systems, Maintenance, 1971
14 Standpipe and Hose Systems, 1974
15 Water Spray Fixed Systems, 1973
16 Foam-Water Sprinkler and Spray Systems, 1974
17 Dry Chemical Systems, 1975
20 Centrifugal Fire Pumps, 1974
22 Water Tanks, 1974
24 Outside Protection, 1973
30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 1973
31 Oil Burning Equipment, 1974
33 Spray Application, 1973
40 Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film, 1974
50 Bulk Oxygen Systems, 1974
50A Gaseous Hydrogen Systems, 1973
50B Liquefied Hydrogen Systems, 1973
51 Welding and Cutting, Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems
for, 1974
54 National Fuel Gas Code, 1974
56A Inhalation Anesthetics, 1973
56B Respiration Therapy, 1973
56C Laboratories in Health-Related Institutions,
1973
56D Hyperbaric Facilities, 1970
56F Nonflammable Medical Gas Systems, 1974
58 Liquefied Petroleum Gases, Storage and
Handling, 1974
59 Liquefied Petroleum Gases at Utility Gas
Plants, 1974
59A Liquefied Natural Gas, Storage and Handling,
1975
60 Pulverized Fuel Systems, 1973
• 410 61A Manufacturing and Handling Starch, 1973
61B Grain Elevators, Bulk Handling Facilities,
1973
61C Feed Mills, Dust Hazards, 1973
63 Industrial Plants, Dust Explosions, 1975
65 Aluminum Processing and Finishing, 1975
66 Pneumatic Conveying Systems, 1973
68 Explosion Venting Guide, 1974
69 Explosion Preventing Systems, 1973
70 National Electrical Code, 1975
71 Central Station Signaling Systems, 1974
72A Local Protective Signaling Systems, 1975 •
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72B Auxiliary Signaling Systems, 1975
72C Remote Station Signaling Systems, 1975
72D Proprietary Signaling Systems, 1975
75 Electronic Computer - Data Processing Equip -
ment, 1972
76A Essential Electrical Systems, Health Care
Facilities, 1973
77 ' Static Electricity, 1972
78 Lightning Protection Code, 1975
80 Fire Doors and Windows, 1975
86A Ovens and, Furnaces, 1973
91 Blower and Exhaust Systems, 1973
96 Commercial Cooking Equipment, Vapor
Removal, 1973
102 Tents, Grandstands and Air- Supported Structures Used
for Place of Assembly, 1972
231C Rack Storage of Materials, 1975
303 Marinas and Boatyards, 1975
307 Marine Terminals, Operations, 1967
385 Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible
Liquids, 1975
395 Flammable and Combustible Liquids on Farms
and Isolated Construction Projects, 1972
407 Aircraft Fuel Servicing, 1975
409 Aircraft Hangars, 1975
418 Roof -top Heliport Construction and Protec-
tion, 1973
481 Titantium, Storage and Handling, 1974
482M Zirconium, Plants Producing, 1974
490 Ammonium Nitrate Storage, 1975
505 Powered Industrial Trucks, 1975
651 Aluminum or Magnesium Powder, 1974
653 Coal Preparation Plants, Dust Hazards, 1971
654 Plastic Industry, Dust Hazards, 1975
655 Sulfur Fires, Explosions, Prevention, 1971
656 Spice Grinding Plants, Dust Hazards, 1971
664 Woodworking Plants, Dust Hazards, 1971
701 Flame- Resistant Textiles and Films, Fire
Tests for, 1975
702 Flammability of Wearing Apparel, 1975
704 The Fire Hazards of Materials, 1975.'
N. Section 1.302, 'Application for Permit', of the
Uniform Fire Code,'1976 Edition, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
'Sec. 1.302. All applications for a permit required
by this Code shall be made to the Office of Code Administra-
tion in such form and detail as it shall prescribe.
Applications for permits shall be accompanied by such plans
as required by the Office of Code Administration.'
0. Section 1.303, 'Inspection Required', of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 1.303. Before a permit may be issued, the Chief
of Code Administration or his authorized representative
shall inspect and approve the receptacles, vehicles, 1,
buildings, devices, premises, storage spaces or areas
to be used.'
P. Section 1.304, 'Retention of Permits', of the
Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
'Sec. 1.304. Permits shall at all times be kept
on the premises designated therein and shall at all times
be subject to inspection by an officer of the Police
Department or the Chief of Code Administration or his
authorized representative.'
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Q. Section 1.307, 'Revocation of Permits', of the
Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
'Sec. 1.307. Any permit or certificate issued
• under this Code may be suspended or revoked when it is
determined after a hearing by the Chief of Code Adminis-
tration that:
(a) It is used by a person other than the person
to whom the permit or certificate was issued.
(b) It is used for a location other than that for
which it was issued.
(c) Any of the conditions or limitations set forth
in the permit or certificate have been violated.
(d) The permittee fails, refuses or neglects to
comply with any order or notice duly served upon him
under the provisions of this Code within the time pro-
vided therein.
(e) There has been any false statement or misrepre-
sentation as to a material fact in the application or
plans on which the permit or application was based.'
R. Section 1.404 B of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976
Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 1.404.
BALCONY, EXTERIOR EXIT, is a landing or porch,
projecting from the wall of a building, and serving
as a required means of egress with the long side
maintained at least 50 percent open, and the open
area above the guardrail maintained so as to prevent
the accumulation of smoke or toxic gases.
BARREL shall mean a volume of 42 U. S. gallons.
BELOW GROUND CONTAINER shall mean a storage installa-
tion in which the maximum liquid level in the container
is below the surrounding grade or below a backfill j
berm, which is at least 10 feet wide at the top,
and then slopes away from the container at a natural
angle of repose or is retained 10 feet from the
container by a retaining wall, and constructed of
earth, concrete, solid masonry, or suitable material
designed to prevent the escape of liquid.
BLASTING AGENT shall mean any material or mixture
consisting of a fuel and oxidizer, intended for
blasting, not otherwise classified as an explosive,
in which none of the ingredients are classified as
explosives, provided that the finished product,
• as mixed and packaged for use or shipment, cannot
be detonated by means of a No. 8 test blasting cap
when unconfined. Materials or mixtures classified
as nitrocarbonitrates by the Department of Trans-
portation regulations shall be included in this
definition.
BLASTING CAP is.a shell closed at one end and con-
taining a charge of detonating compound which is ig-
nited by a safety fuse. It is used for detonating
explosives.
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BLEACHERS. Bleachers are seating facilities with-
out backrests in which less than 3 square feet is
assigned per person for computing the occupant load.
BOIL-OVER shall mean the expulsion of crude oil
(or certain other liquids) from a burning tank
in which the light fractions of the crude oil burn
off producing a heat wave in the residue, which
on reaching a water strata may result in the expul-
sion of a portion of the contents of the tank in
the form of a froth.
BOILING POINT shall mean the boiling point of a
liquid at a pressure of 14.7 psia (760mm). Where
an accurate boiling point is unavailable for the
material in question, or for mixtures which do not
have a constant boiling point, for purposes of this
classification, the 10 percent point of a distilla-
tion performed in accordance with the Standard
Method of Test for Distillation of Petroleum Products
ASTM D86-62, may be used as the boiling point of
the liquid.
Btu shall mean British Thermal Unit--the heat neces-
sary to raise the temperature of one pound of water
one degree Fahrenheit.
BUILDING shall mean any structure erected for the
support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals,
chattels or property of any kind.
BUILDING CODE. See Uniform Building Code.
BUILDING OFFICIAL shall mean the official of the
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jurisdiction charged with the administration of the
Building Code.
BULK OXYGEN SYSTEM shall mean an assembly of equip-
ment, such as oxygen storage containers, pressure
regulators, safety devices, vaporizers, manifolds,
and interconnection piping, which has a. storage
capacity at normal temperature and pressure of:
1. More than 12,000 cubic feet of oxygen connected
in service or ready for service, or
2. More than 25,000 cubic feet of oxygen, including
unconnected reserve on hand at the site.
The bulk oxygen system terminates at the point where
oxygen at service pressure first enters the supply
line. The oxygen may be stored as a liquid or
gas in either stationary or portable containers.
BULK PLANT shall mean that portion of a property where
refined flammable or combustible liquids are received
by tank vessel, pipeline, tank car or tank vehicle,
and are stored or blended in bulk for the purpose Ad&
of distributing such liquids in tank vessel, pipeline,
tank car, tank vehicle, or container.
BULLET RESISTANT shall mean materials and construction
methods capable of preventing penetration of a 180
grain, 30 caliber, soft nose, hunting type bullet,
when propelled at a maximum velocity of 2700 feet
per second.
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BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION shall mean the Chief
of Code Administration of the City of Yakima or his
authorized representative when the term herein
defined is used in a context which relates to duties
assigned to the Chief of Code Administration by
Section 1.201 (a) of this Code. Otherwise, Bureau
111 of Fire Prevention shall mean the chief officer of
the Fire Department of the City of Yakima or his
authorized representative when the term herein
defined is used in a context which relates to duties
assigned to the Chief of the Fire Department by
Section 1.201 (b) of this Code.'
S. Section 1.405 C of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976
Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 1.405.
CGA shall mean Compressed Gas Association.
CARGO TANK shall mean any container having a liquid
capacity in excess of 120 gallons used for the carry-
ing of flammable or combustible liquids, LP Gas,
or hazardous chemicals, and mounted permanently or
otherwise upon a tank vehicle. The term "cargo
tank" does not apply to any container used solely
for the purpose of supplying fuel for propulsion
of the vehicle upon which it is mounted.
CELLULOSE NITRATE PLASTICS (PYRONYLIN) shall mean
any plastic substance, material or compound, other
than cellulose nitrate film covered by Article 5
or guncotton or other explosive covered by Article
11, having cellulose nitrate as a base, or whatever
name known, when in the form of blocks, slabs,
sheets, tubes or fabricated shapes.
CENTRAL SUPPLY shall mean the portion of the system
which normally supplies the piping systems.
CHEMICAL PLANT shall mean a plant or that portion
of a plant other than a refinery or distillery where
flammable or combustible liquids are produced by
chemical reactions or used in chemical reactions.
CHIEF OF CODE ADMINISTRATION shall mean the Chief
of Code Administration of the City of yakima or
his authorized representative.
CHIEF OR CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT shall mean the
Chief of Code Administration of the City of Yakima
or his authorized representative when either term
herein defined is used in a context which relates
to duties assigned to the Chief of Code Administra-
tion by Section 1.201 (a) of this Code. Otherwise,
Chief or Chief of the Fire Department shall mean the
chief officer of the Fire Department of the City of
Yakima or his authorized representative when either
term herein defined is used in a context which relates
to duties assigned to the Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment by Section 1.201 (b) of this Code.
CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION shall mean
the Chief of Code Administration of the City of
Yakima or his authorized representative when the term
herein defined is used in a context which relates to
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• duties assigned to the Chief of Code Administra-
tion by Section 1.201 (a) of this Code. Otherwise,
Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall mean
the chief officer of the Fire Department of the
City of Yakima or his authorized representative when
the term herein defined is used in a context which
relates to duties assigned to the Chief of the Fire
Department by Section 1.201 (b) of this Code.
CHIEF ENGINEER shall mean the Chief of Code Adminis-
tration of the City of Yakima or his authorized repre-
sentative when the term herein defined is used in
a context which relates to duties assigned to the
Chief of Code Administration by Section 1.201 (a)
of this Code. Otherwise, Chief Engineer shall mean
the chief officer of the Fire Department of the City
of Yakima or his authorized representative when
the term herein defined is used in a context which
relates to duties assigned to the Chief of the Fire
Department by Section 1.201 (b) of this Code.
CHIEF OF POLICE OR POLICE DEPARTMENT shall mean the
chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction
or his authorized representative.
CLOSED CONTAINER shall mean a container so sealed
by means of a lid or other device that neither liquid
nor vapor will escape from it at ordinary temperatures.
COMBINATION STANDPIPE is a fire line system with
a constant water supply and installed for the use
of the Fire Department and the occupants of the
building.
COMBUSTIBLE FIBRE STORAGE BINS shall mean metal, or
metal lined, containers with a capacity not exceeding
1000 cubic feet, and equipped with a self-closing
cover.
COMBUSTIBLE FIBRE STORAGE ROOMS shall mean rooms
with a capacity not exceeding 500 cubic feet separated
from the remainder of the building by a one-hour
occupancy separation constructed as specified in
the Building Code.
COMBUSTIBLE FIBRES shall mean and include readily
ignitable and free burning fibres, such as cotton,
sisal, henequen, ixtle, jute, hemp, tow, cocoa
fibre, oakum, baled waste, baled wastepaper, kapok,
hay, straw, excelsior, Spanish moss, and other like
materials.
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID shall mean any liquid having a
• flash point at or above 140°F., and below 200°F.
and shall be known as Class III liquids.
COMBUSTIBLE WASTE MATTER shall mean magazines, books,
trimmings from lawns, trees, flower gardens, paste-
board boxes, rags, paper, straw, sawdust, packing
material, shavings, boxes and all rubbish and refuse
that will ignite through contact with flames of
ordinary temperatures.
COMPRESSED GAS shall mean and include any mixture
or material having in the container either an absolute
pressure exceeding 40 pounds per square inch at 70°F.
or an absolute pressure exceeding 104 pounds per square
inch at 130°F., or both; or any liquid flammable material
having a vapor pressure as defined in Section 1.424
exceeding 40 pounds per square inch at 100
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CONTAINER shall mean any can, bucket, barrel, drum,
or portable tank (except stationary tanks), tank
vehicles, and tank cars.
CONVERSION OIL BURNER shall mean a burner for field
installation in heating appliances such as boilers
and furnaces. It may be furnished with or without
a primary safety control. Under special circum-
stances it may be installed for firing ovens, water
heaters, ranges, special furnaces and the like. A
burner of this type may be a pressure atomizing
gun type, a horizontal or vertical rotary type or
a mechanical or natural draft vaporizing type.
CONVERSION RANGE OIL BURNER shall mean an oil burner
designed to burn kerosene, range oil or similar
fuel. This burner is intended primarily for instal-
lation only in a stove or range, a portion or all
of which originally was designed for the utilization
of solid fuel and which is flue-connected.
CORROSIVE LIQUIDS shall mean and include those acids,
alkaline caustic liquids, and other corrosive liquids
which, when in contact with living tissue, will cause
severe damage of such tissue by chemical action; or
are liable to cause fire when in contact with organic
matter or with certain chemicals.
CRUDE PETROLEUM shall mean hydrocarbon mixtures that
have a flash point below 150°F. and which have not
been processed in a refinery.
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS shall be defined as those fluids
that have a normal boiling point below 200°F. (See
Table No. 36,102).
CRYOGENIC INGROUND CONTAINER shall mean a container
in which the maximum liquid level is below the normal
surrounding grade and is constructed essentially
of natural materials, such as earth and rock and
dependent upon the freezing of water-saturated earth
materials for its tightness or impervious nature.
• CRYOGENIC VESSEL shall mean any pressure vessel,
low-pressure tank, or atmospheric tank on which
venting, •insulation, refrigeration, or a combination
of these, are used in order to maintain the operating
pressure within the design pressure, and the con-
tents in a liquid phase.
T. Section 1.408, F, of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976
Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 1.408.
FIRE APPARATUS shall mean a vehicle such as a fire pumper,
aerial ladder truck, elevated platform, rescue squad or
similar fire fighting or rescue equipment.
FIRE APPLIANCE shall mean apparatus or equipment provided
or installed for use in the event of an emergency.
FIRE ASSEMBLY is the assembly of a fire door, fire window,
or fire damper, including all required hardware, anchorage,
frames, and sills.
FIRE BARRIER shall mean a line or barricade designed to
keep unauthorized persons out of the area of a fire.
FIRE CHIEF shall mean the Chief of Code Administration
of the City of Yakima or his authorized representative
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when the term herein defined is used in a context
which relates to duties assigned to the Chief of
Code Administration by Section 1.201 (a) of this
Code. Otherwise, Fire Chief shall mean the chief
officer of the Fire Department of the City of Yakima
or his authorized representative when the term here-
in defined is used in a context which relates to •
duties assigned to the Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment by Section 1.201 (b) of this Code.
FIRE DEPARTMENT shall mean any regularly organized
fire department, fire protection district or fire
company regularly charged with the responsibility
of providing fire protection to the jurisdiction.
FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSE CONNECTION is a hose con-
nection at grade or street level for use by the
Fire Department only.
FIRE DOOR shall mean a fire - resistive door approved
for openings in fire separations.
FIRE HAZARD shall mean any thing or act which in-
creases or may cause an increase of the hazard or
menace of fire to a greater degree
FIRE NUISANCE shall mean any thing or any act which is
annoying, unpleasant, offensive or obnoxious because
of fire.
FIRE - RESISTIVE OR FIRE - RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION is
construction to resist the spread of fire, details of
which may specified in the Building Code of the
jurisdiction.
FIRE- RESISTIVE RATING shall mean the time that the material
or construction will withstand the standard fire exposure
as determined by afire test made in conformity with
the standard methods of fire tests of buildings, construc-
tion and materials of the American Society for Testing
and Materials.
FIRE SEPARATION shall mean construction of rated fire
resistance or the maintenance of clear area to resist the
spread of fire.
FIREWORKS shall mean and include any combustible or ex-
plosive composition, or any substance or combination of
substances, or device prepared for the purpose of produc-
ing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion,
deflagration, or detonation, and shall include blank
cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, or toy
guns in which explosives are used, firecrackers, tor-
pedoes, sky - rockets, Roman candles, Daygo bombs, sparklers,
or other devices of like construction and any devices
containing any explosive or flammable compound, or any
tablet or other device containing an explosive substance,
except that the term "fireworks" shall not include any •
auto flares, paper caps containing not in excess of an
average of twenty -five hundredths of a grain of explosive
content per cap, and toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns
or other devices for use of such caps, the sale and use
of which shall be permitted at all times.
FLAME RETARDANT shall mean any approved chemical, chemical
compound or mixture which when applied in an approved
manner to any fabric or other material will render such
fabric or material incapable of supporting combustion.
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FLAMMABLE ANESTHETIC shall mean a compressed gas which
is flammable and administered as an anesthetic and
shall include among other, cyclopropane, divinyl ether,
ethyl chloride, ethyl ether and ethylene.
FLAMMABLE CRYOGENIC FLUIDS shall mean those cryogenic
110 fluids which are flammable in their vapor state.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID shall mean any liquid having a flash
point below 140°F., and having a vapor pressure not
exceeding 40 pounds per square inch (absolute) at
100
Flammable liquids shall be divided into two classes
of liquids as follows:
Class I liquids shall include those having flash points
below 100°F. and may be subdivided as follows:
Class IA shall include those having flash points
below 73°F. and having a boiling point below 100°F.
Class IB shall include those having flash points
below 73°F. and having a boiling point at or above
100
Class IC shall include those having flash points
at or above 73°F. and below 100°F.
Class II liquids shall include those having flash points
at or above 100°F. and below 140
When artificially heated to temperatures equal to or
higher than their flash points, Class II and Class III
liquids shall be subject to the applicable requirements
for Class I and Class II liquids. The provisions in
this Code shall also be applied to high flash point
liquids which otherwise would be outside of its scope
when they are so heated.
FLAMMABLE MATERIAL shall mean (1) any material that
will readily ignite from common sources of heat; (2)
any material that will ignite at a temperature of 600
degrees Fahrenheit or less.
FLAMMABLE SOLID shall mean and include a solid sub-
stance, other than one classified as an explosive, which
is liable to cause fires through friction, through
absorption of moisture, through spontaneous chemical
changes, or as a result of retained heat from the
manufacturing or processing.
FLASH POINT shall be the minimum temperature in degrees
Fahrenheit at which a flammable liquid will give off
flammable vapor as determined by appropriate test
procedure and apparatus as specified in Section 15.102.
FLOOR AREA is the area included within the surrounding
exterior walls of a building or portion thereof, ex-
clusive of vent shafts and courts. The floor area of
a building, or portion thereof, not provided with sur-
rounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under
the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above.
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FLUIDIZED BED shall mean a container holding powder
coating material which is aerated from below, so as
to form an air-supported expanded cloud of such material_
through which the preheated object to be, coated is
immersed and transported.
FOOTBOARDS. Footboards are that part of a raised
seating facility other than an aisle or cross aisle 411
upon which the occupant of the stands walks to reach
a seat or upon which he may rest his feet.
FUEL OIL shall mean kerosene or any hydrocarbon oil
conforming to nationally recognized standards and
having a flash point not less than 100°F.
FUMIGANT shall mean and include any substance which
by itself or in combination with any other substance
emits or liberates a gas, fume or vapor used for the
destruction or control of insects, fungi, vermin, germs,
rodents or other pests and shall be distinguished from
insecticides and disinfectants.
FUMIGATION as used herein shall mean and include the
use of any substance which emits or liberates a gas,
fume, or vapor used for the destruction or control
of insects, fungi, vermin, germs, rodents, or other
pests, and shall be distinguished from insecticides
and disinfectants.'"
Section 6. Section 10.05.030 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.05.030 Permits, c Director
of Community Development, Chief of Code AcMThistration or
his authorized representative is authorized and empowered
to issue permits, certificates of approval and certificates
of fitness required by this code.
A permit fee of ten dollars shall be charged to each
person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of main-
taining fire extinguishers or fumigation.
It is unlawful for any nerson to repair or fill any
portable or other type extinguisher, or to fumigate com-
mercially, unless such person has obtained from the Chief
of Code Administration a certificate of fitness to do so.
Each applicant applying for a certificate of fitness to
repair or fill protable fire extinguishers or for fumiga-
tion shall be at least eighteen years of age; able to speak,
read and write the English language understandably; shall
be reliable and have good judgment; and shall be familiar
with the necessary work and the materials used in repairing
and filling portable fire extinguishers. Whenever the
Chief of Code Administration shall find that a person hold-
ing a certificate of fitness is careless, negligent or
unfitted for the work for which it is issued, the Chief
of Code Administration or Director of Conumnity Develop-
ment is authorized to revoke or suspend the certificate.
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Any fees required by local or state law in the enforce-
ment of this code shall be paid to the treasurer of the
city.
Any permit required by this code shall be issued to
the recipient on a permanent basis other than those which
require renewal on an annual basis."
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Section 7. Section 10.05.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.05.050 Regulation of alarm gongs and chimes.
• Every building in the city used as a school, church school,
hospital, nursing home, rest home, nursery, sanitarium,
orphanage, old people's home, children's home, hotel, or
apartment house of more than one story with four or more
families doing their own cooking and living independently
of each other in the building, shall have a manually
operated fire alarm system capable of being heard distinctly
throughout the building. The alarm system shall be operated
from alternating current, electrically, and shall be
provided with a manually operated switch and gong so that
they are accessible within one hundred feet of any given
point on any floor level.
Every alarm system shall be installed in compliance
with the electrical code of the City of Yakima, and the
State of Washington.
Any automatic alarm system meeting NFPA Standard
72A requirements shall be accepted in lieu of a minimum
manually operated fire alarm system.
The person in charge of any building where a fire
alarm system is required shall test the system at least
once every two weeks to ascertain whether or not the system
is in working order, and shall immediately correct any
defect that might be found.
It shall be the duty of any employee in a building
to see that the fire alarm system is operated immediately
after the discovery of fire in the building.
In all buildings where a continuously ringing fire
alarm system is required, an electrically operated chime
system may be substituted if such chime system is approved
for the purpose by the Chief of Code Administration."
Section 8. Section 10.05.060 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.05.060 Care of standpipes and hose. The owner
or person in charge of any building in the city that is
equipped or may hereafter be equipped with wet or dry
standpipes with inlet or outlet connections with national
standard thread shall cause such connection and fittings
to be kept in proper working order, and ready for immediate
use in case of fire. Caps with approved lugs shall be
installed on all valves and fittings. All hose connected
with any dry or wet standpipes shall be kept ready for
immediate use. All hoses shall be tested at least once
each year, and satisfactory evidence presented to the Chief
of Code Administration showing fitness for use."
• Section 9. Section 10.05.075 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.05.075 Operation of tank truck vehicles. There is
added to Section 13.1104 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition,
the following subsections:
'(n) Routes - -Duty of City Engineer -- Deviation.
1. Except as hereinafter provided, any freight
or bulk haul tank trucks for carriage of flammable
liquids, whether loaded or unloaded desiring to
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use the streets of the City of Yakima shall
follow only the gasoline routes as designated
on the gasoline route map on file in the office
of the City Clerk. Such tank trucks may deviate
from said established gasoline routes only at
the street intersection leading directly to
the bulk storage station where such bulk storage
stations are not located on such routes and can-
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not be reached by traveling thereon. Provided,
however, that such tank trucks may deviate from
the established gasoline routes where necessary
to do so for the purpose of being serviced or
repaired at a service or repair garage approved
by the Chief of Code Administration when any
such garage is not located on and cannot be
reached by traveling on said routes. Such deviation
shall be made only at the street intersection
leading directly to any such approved garage,
2. The City Engineer, with the consent and approval
of the Chief of Code Administration, is hereby
directed to erect and maintain at all times
proper signs within the City of Yakima direct-
ing the routes for freight or bulk haul tank trucks
for the carriage of flammable liquids. Said
routes may be changed from time to time by the
City Engineer, with the consent and approval of
the Chief of Code Administration, and such changes
shall be effective when the same are noted upon
the gasoline route map on file in the office of
the City Clerk and when such routes are properly
marked by signs to plainly indicate said changed
routes.
3. In the case of any emergency or necessity requir-
ing a deviation from said gasoline routes now pro-
vided for herein or for stopping or parking upon
said routes in violation of this title, the
owner or operator of any such tank truck shall
immediately notify, and request instructions
from the Chief of Code Administration or any
authorized assistant, and shall explicitly carry
out any such instructions received.
(o) Delivery of flammable liquids on certain streets
prohibited. No tank truck shall travel along Yakima Avenue
or along the first northerly alley or along the first
southerly alley immediately adjacent to and running paral-
lel with the said Yakima Avenue between Naches Avenue and
6th Avenue for the purpose of making gasoline deliveries,
except only insofar as it shall be necessary for said
tank trucks to proceed on Yakima Avenue or on said alleys
from the nearest intersecting street thereto.'"
Section 10. Section 10.05.100 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.05.100 Duty to remove hazardous vegetation and
debris -- Procedure. A. Duty to Remove Hazardous Vegetation
and Debris. The owner of any property within the City of
Yakima shall remove from such property or destroy any grass,
weeds, shrubs, bushes, trees or vegetation growing, or
which has grown and died thereon, and shall remove all
debris therefrom when such growing or dead grass, weeds,
shrubs, bushes, trees or vegetation, or such debris,
constitute an existing or potential fire hazard or a menace
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to public health, safety or welfare as determined by the
Yakima City Council in accordance with the procedure provided
by this section; provided, in lieu of the foregoing require-
ment to remove or destroy a hazardous or potentially
hazardous condition on parcels of property two acres or
larger in size and separated by fifty feet or more from
• any structure, it shall constitute compliance with re uire-
Y P q
ments of this section to remove or destroy hazardous or
potentially hazardous grass, weeds, shrubs, bushes, trees,
vegetation and debris around the perimeter of such a par-
cel so as to provide and maintain a fire break in accordance
with requirements of the Chief of Code Administration.
B. Notice to Remove--Preliminary Notice. Proceed-
ings to require the removal or destruction of any grass,
weeds, shrubs, bushes, trees, vegetation or debris or part
thereof, as required by subsection A of this section, shall
be commenced by a written notice given by the Chief of Code
Administration to the owner of the property involved,
which notice shall specify the legal description and street
address of the property involved and describe the condition
to be corrected, and shall notify the owner to correct
the condition fifteen days from the'date such notice is
given. The notice shall further specify a date, no less
than fifteen days subsequent to the date of giving the
preliminary notice, on which the matter will be reported
to the City Council for formal action in the event of non-
compliance with the preliminary notice. Service of the
notice shall be made in person on the owner, or by United
States certified mail addressed to the owner at his last
known address. In the event the occupant of the premises
is someone other than the owner, a copy of such notice
shall also be mailed to that occupant at the address of
the property involved.
C. Final Notice--City Council Action. In the event
the condition described in a preliminary notice is not cor-
rected within the fifteen-day period provided by the notice
given pursuant to subsection B of this section, the Chief
of Code Administration shall report to the City Council,
on the date specified in the preliminary notice, the fact
of the giving of the preliminary notice and of noncompliance
therewith. The report shall include the legal description
and street address of the property involved and a des-
cription of the condition sought to be corrected with an
estimate of the cost of performing that work. On the receipt
of such report, the City Council may, by resolution, require
the owner to remove the grass, weeds, shrubs, bushes,
trees, vegetation or debris, or part thereof, as may be
necessary for compliance with requirements of this section.
The resolution shall further provide that in the event
of noncompliance with that final notice, then the Chief
of Code Administration shall thereby be authorized to
remove, or cause the removal of, the grass, weeds, shrubs,
bushes, trees, vegetaton or debris, or part thereof, grow-
ing or existing on the property involved. The resolution
shall further provide for a final notice to be given to
• the same persons and in the same manner as provided for giving
a preliminary notice, which final notice shall require that
the condition be corrected within ten days from the date
such final notice is given; and the notice shall further
include notification that in the event of the failure of
the owner to comply with the notice, the City will remove,
or cause to be removed, the grass, weeds, shrubs, bushes,
trees, vegetation or debris; and the notice shall include
an estimate of the cost of such removal. The notice shall
further indicate that the actual cost of such removal will
be charged to the property owner, with such charge to con-
stitute a lien on the property.
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. • . . .
D. Refusal to Comply with Notice--Removal by City--
Lien. In the event an owner fails to comply with a final notice
given in accordance with this section, the City may perform,
or cause to be performed, the removal work. Upon such
removal, the actual cost ther of shall be a charge against
the property owner and shall onstitute a lien against
the property. Notice of the lien created shall be sub-
stantially in the same form as liens for labor and material III
under the laws of the state of Washington and shall be
filed with the county auditor of Yakima County within the
time and shall be foreclosed and enforced in the manner
and time as provided by the laws of the state of Washing-
ton pertaining to liens for labor and material."
Section 11. Subsection 10.05.120 (6) of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.05.120 Wooden box, tote bin and pallet storage.
(6) The length, height and width of any specific box,
tote bin or pallet pile may be increased upon written appro-
val of the Chief of Code Administration."
Section 12. Section 10.05.130 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.05.130 Duties of persons in control of public
buildings. The owner, manager or person having control
or management of a place of public assembly shall notify
the Chief of Code Administration of the intent to use
the occupancy except that a continuing program of meeting
at same shall not require any further notice."
Section 13. Section 10.05.145 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"1005.145 Replaygl of debris after fire, A Any person
having under his control or in his possession upon any
premises in the city any substances or debris which have
been rendered useless or unmerchantable by reason of any
fire on the premises must remove the same within forty-
eight hours after notice to do so h4s been given by th4
of Code Administration to such person.
B. Whenever any building or other structure in the
city is partially burned, the owner thereof, or the per-
son in charge or control thereof, shall within ten days
after notice from the Chief of Code Administration remove
all refuse, debris, and partially burned lumber from the
premises, and if the building or structure is burned to
such an extent that it cannot be repaired, as provided
by this code or the building code, the owner of the property
upon which it is located, or the occupant thereof, shall
within ten days after notice from the Chief of Code Adminis-
tration remove all the remaining portion of the building
or structure from the premises."
Section 14. Section 10.08.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.08.020. Amendments to fire zone map. Before any
property is annexed to the city, and before any property
within the city is rezoned for any business or industrial
use, the Chief of Code Administration or his authorized
representative shall examine said property and make a
written recommendation to the City Council as to the
appropriate fire zone for such property. Any ordinance
annexing property to the city, or rezoning any property
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within the city for a business or industrial use, shall
specify the fire zone classification applicable to such
property and direct that the official fire zone map be
amended accordingly."
Section 15. Section 10.10.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal
111 Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.10.010 Puroose of chater. This chapter is
enacted to provide minimum requirements for installation
of fire hydrants designated or approved by the Chief of
Code Administration in the exercise of his duties pur-
suant to Subsections 13.301 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)
of the 1976 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code."
Section 16. Subsection 10.10.020 C. of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.10.020 Fire hydrants required.
C. All fire hydrants within the city shall be sub-
ject to inspection, testing and approval by the Chief of
Code Administration with the assistance of the Fire Depart-
ment and/or the Public Works Department."
Section 17. Subsection 10.10.030 A. of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.10.030 Submission of plans and approved instal-
lation required. A. Two copies of detailed plans and
specifications, accurately indicating the location of all
proposed fire hydrants, valves and attendant water lines,
shall be submitted to and approved by the city Chief of
Code Administration and City Engineer prior to commence-
ment of construction thereon."
Section 18. Subsection 10.10.040 A. of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.10.040 Plans and installations to conform to
specifications and standards--Adoption of standards by
reference. A. Fire hydrants, connecting pipelines, valves
and appurtenances, including plans and installation details
not specifically regulated by this chapter, shall conform
to design standards and specifications promulgated by the
owner of the attendant water system, to specifications
of the Chief of Code Administration and City Engineer of
the City of Yakima and to accepted standards of sound
engineering practices."
Section 19. Subsections 10.10.050 D. and E. of the City of
Yakima Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
111 ment: 10.10.050 Fire hydrant type and installation require-
D. All fire hydrants shall be set to finished grade
with the lowest outlet thereof no less than eighteen inches
above grade and withno less than thirty-six inches
of unobstructed area for the operation of hydrant wrenches
on all outlets and the control valve nut. Flush-type
hydrants, which hydrants are installed below grade, are
prohibited except upon written approval of the Chief of
Code Administration pursuant to a showing of extreme neces-
sity.
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E. Al]. fire hydrants shall be installed with the
pumper port facing the nearest street, unless the Chief
of Code Administration designates a different public high-
way or direction as a more likely route of firetruck approach
or location for pumping."
Section 20. Subsection 10.10.060 A of the City of Yakima
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Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.10.060 Fire hydrant water supply requirements.
A. All fire hydrants shall be supplied by water of
a municipal water system or a water district unless other-
wise authorized by the Chief of Code Administration.
Section 21. Subsection 10.10.070 E. of the,City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.10.070 Fire hydrant location and number require-
ments.
E. Pursuant to, or in addition to, the minimum
requirements of this section, all fire hydrants shall
be located and installed in a manner so as to be capable
of delivering fire flow of at least five hundred gallons
per minute in excess of the average maximum system demands
determined by the Chief of Code Administration."
Section 22. Section 10.10.080 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.10.080 Additional fire hydrant location and
number requirements for certain buildings. Notwithstand-
ing other requirements of this chapter, the following
additional regulations shall apply to all buildings of
which any portion is more than one hundred fifty feet
from the curb or edge of the nearest established street
or public highway, except single-family dwellings:
1. The required number of fire hydrants shall be
determined on an average of three hundred thirty
feet computed on an imaginary line parallel
• to, and not less than fifty feet from, the struc-
ture.
2. Fire hydrants shall be a minimum of fifty feet
away from a building or structure.
3. Buildings having a required fire flow of less
than three thousand five hundred gallons per
minute may be permitted to have hydrants on
one side of the building only.
4. Buildings having a required fire flow of two
thousand five hundred or more gallons per minute
shall be serviced by fire hydrants with a main
which loops around the building or complex of
buildings and reconnects or extends to another
grid system.
5. All fire hydrants must be accessible to fire
department trucks and fire apparatus over roads
or ways capable of supporting same.
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6. Location of fire hydrants shall be subject to
approval of the Chief of Code Administration,
considering such factors as utility, topography
and building location, who may pursuant to
written request approve minor deviations from
the provisions of this section."
410 Section 23. Section 10.15.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.15.02 Permit required for sales--Application.
It is unlawful for any person to offer for sale at retail
or wholesale, or to sell at retail or wholesale, any
fireworks within the city without having first obtained
a permit to do so. Application for such permit shall
be made in writing to the Chief of Code Administration
of the city no later than June 15th of the year for which
the permit is sought on forms provided for that purpose
and shall be accompanied by a permit fee of ten dollars
for each sales outlet. The Chief of Code Administration
shall make an investigation and submit a report of his
findings and his recommendations for or against the
issuance of the permit, together with his reasons therefor,
to the City Council. The City Council shall, by resolu-
tion, deny or grant any such application subject to such
reasonable conditions, if any, as it may prescribe. A
permit shall not be issued unless the applicant is the
holder of a valid liCense issued by the State Fire Marshal
to do the particular act or acts described in the permit
as required by R.C.W. Chapter 70.77, and unless applicant
files with the Chief of Code Administration a certificate
qf insurance in the minimum amount of five hundred thousand
dollars combined single limit covering bodily injury
liability, property damage liability, including products
liability, premises liability and contractual liability,
with the applicant named as insured thereon, and which
also shall name, as additional insured parties, the City
of Yakima, its officers and employees acting in their
capacity as agents of the City."
Section 24. Section 10.15.040 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.15.040 Permit for public display. It shall be
unlawful for any person to make a public display of fireworks
within the City of Yakima without having first obtained
a permit to do so. Application to make such a display
shall be made in writing to the Chief of Code Administrtion
cn forms provided for that purpose and shall be accompanied
by a ten dollar fee for each display. The Chief of Code
Administration shall make an investigation as to whether
the display as proposed will be of such character and
will be so located that it may be hazardous or dangerous to
any person or property, and he shall, in the exercise of
reasonable discretion, grant or deny the application, sub-
ject to such reasonable conditions, if any, as he may
• prescribe. Applications for permits for public display
of fireworks shall be made at least ten days in advance
of the public display. A permit for a public display of
fireworks shall not be issued unless the person applying
for the permit is the holder of a valid license issued
by the State'Fire Marshal to make such a display. If
a permit for the public display of fireworks is granted,
the sale, possession and use of fireworks for the public
display is lawful for that purpose only. No such peLmit
shall be transferable. Every public display of fireworks
shall be handled or supervised by a competent and experienced
pyrotechnic operator approved by the Chief of Code Adminis-
tration."
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Section 25. Section 10.15.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.15.050 Public display--Employee compensation
insurance--Liability insurance. The applicant for a
permit for a public display of fireworks shall, at the
time of application, submit his license for inspection
411 and furnish proof that he carries compensation insurance
for his employees as provided by the laws of the state
of Washington, and he shall file with the Chief of Code
Administration, a certificate of insurance in the minimum
amount of five hundred thousand dollars combined single
limit 2overing bodily injury liability, property damage
liability, including products liability, premises liability
and contractual liability, with the applicant named as
insured therein and which shall also name, as additional
insured parties, the City of Yakima, its officers and
employees acting in their capacity as agents of the City."
Section 26. Section 10.15.090 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.15.090 Storage of fireworks. It is unlawful for
any person to store any fireworks without first having made
a written application to the Chief of Code Administration
and receiving a permit at least ten days prior to the date
of the proposed sale. Upon receipt of an application for
a permit to store fireworks, the Chief of Code Adminis-
tration shall make an investigation as to whether such
storage as proposed will be of such a nature and charac-
ter and will be located as to constitute a hazard to
property or be dangerous to any person, and he shall, in
the exercise of reasonable discretion, grant or deny the
application, subject to such reasonable conditions,
if any, as he may prescribe. It shall be unlawful for
any person to store unsold stocks of safe and sane fire-
works remaining unsold after the lawful period of sale
except in such places of storage as the Chief of Code
Administration shall approve. Unsold stocks of safe and
sane fireworks remaining after the lawful period of sale
shall be returned on or before the thirty-first day of
July of the same year to the approved storage facilities
of any licensed fireworks wholesaler."
Section 27. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this /X
day of kag_c_, , 1979.
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Mayor
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