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AN ORDINANCE relating to fire codes; adopting by reference the Uniform
Fire Code, 1988 Edition, copyright 1988 by the Inter-
national Conference of Building Officials and the Western
Fire Chiefs Association, and making deletions therefrom
And amendments thereto; and amending Sections 10.05.010,
10.05.020, and 10.05.025, all of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, R.C.W. 35.21.180 authorizes cities and towns. within the
State of Washington to enact ordinances which adopt by reference com-
pilations and codes, including fire codes, and
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. . WHEREAS, R.C.W. 19.27.030 mandates that there shall be in effect in
all cities of the state a building code which shall include the Uniform
Fire Code with appendices thereto, 1985 Edition, and
WHEREAS, R.C.W. 19.27.040 authorizes cities within the state to
amend the building code and to adopt subsequent revisions thereof, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima has heretofore
examined and understands the scope and purpose Of the regulations of the
Uniform Fire Code and appendices thereto, 1988 Edition, copyright 1988
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by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and the International Conference
of Building Officials, and deems it in the best interests of the City of
Yakima that such code, as amended by this ordinance, be adopted as the
fire code of the City of Yakima, and
WHEREAS, one or more copies of the 1988 Edition of the Uniform Fire
Code with appendices thereto, and a supplementary volume thereto en-
- titled Uniform Fire Code Standards, have been and are now on file in the
office of the Code Administration Manager of the City of Yakima for use
and examination by the public, as required by law, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 10.05.010 of the City of Yakima rtunicipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
110 "10.05.010 Adoption of codes. The Uniform Fire Code with
appendices except Appendices 1-A and 1-B, therein, 1988 Edition,
published by the International Conference of Building Officials and
the Western Fire Chiefs Association consisting of Uniform Fire Code
and a separate supplement volume thereto entitled 'Uniform Fire
Code Standards', of which one or more copies each are filed in the
office of the Code Administration Manager of the city of Yakima,
and are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out in
full herein, as the fire prevention code of the City, except as
• hereinafter amended, and the provisions and regulations thereof are
hereby adopted as the provisions and regulations of the City, and
the several sections or numbers therein shall constitute, and may
be referred to as, the numbers of this Chapter."
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Section 2. Section 10.05.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.05.020 Deletion from the Uniform Fire Code. Sections
2.103 and 2.104 and Article 78, 'Fireworks', and Appendices 1-A and
1-B are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Uniform Fire
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Code, 1985 edition."
Section 3. 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 2.101, 'Responsibility For Enforcement', of the
Unifom Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 2.101 Responsibility for Enforcement. (a) The Director
of Community and Economic Development shall be responsible for the
administration and enforcement of this code. Under his direction
the Division of Code Administration shall enforce all ordinances of
the jurisdiction pertaining to:
1. The prevention of fires.
2. The storage, use and handling of explosive, flammable,
combustible, toxic, corrosive and other hazardous gas-
eous, solid and liquid materials.'
3. The installation and maintenance of automatic, manual,
and other private fire alarm systems and fire-extinguish-
ing equipment.
4. The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes,
5. The maintenance of fire protection and the elimination of
fire hazards on land and in buildings, structures, and
other property including those under construction.
6. The maintenance of exits.
7. Adoption and enforcement of this code shall not be con-
strued for the particular benefit of any individual
person or group of persons, other than the general pub-
lic.
In the event of a conflict between the intent of
this section and any other section herein, this section
shall govern insofar as applicable.
(b) The Chief of the Fire Department shall be responsible for
the administration and enforcement of all ordinances of the juris-
diction pertaining to:
1. The suppression or extinguishing of dangerous or hazard-
ous fires.
2. The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances
of fires.'
B. Section 2.102, 'Rules and Regulations', of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1988 Edition, is amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 2.102 Rules and Regulations. The Director of Community
and Economic Development, or person designated by the Director, is
authorized to make and enforce such rules and regulations for the
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prevention and control of fires and fire hazards as may be nec-
essary from .tine to time to carry out the intent of this code.
Three certified copies of such rules and regulations shall be filed
with the Yakima City Clerk and shall be in effect immediately
. thereafter and additional copies shall be kept in the Office of
Code Administration for distribution to the public.'
• C. Section 2.105, 'Authority of Fire Personnel to Exercise
Powersof Police Officers', of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 2.105. Authority of Chief of Fire Department and Dir-
ector of Community and Economic Development to Exercise Powers of
Police Officers. The Chief of the Fire Department and Director of
Community and Economic Development, together with their respective
. authorized representatives, shall have the powers. of a police
officer in performing their respective duties under this code.'
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D. Section 2 'Authority and Duty of Police Personnel to
Assist in Enforcing. this Code', of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985
Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.106. Authority and Duty of Police Personnel to Assist
in Enforcing this Code. Whenever requested to do so by the Chief
of the Fire Department or the Director of Cbmmunity and Economic
Development 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 Adninistration in enforcing the provisions of this Code.'
E. Section 2.201, 'Inspections and Unsafe Buildings', of the
Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
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'Sec. 2.201. Inspections and Unsafe Buildings. (a) The Code
Administration Manager or his authorized representatives shall
inspect, as often as may be necessary, all buildings and premises,
including such other hazards or appliances, as the Code Administra-
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tion Manager or his authorized representatives may designate for
the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condi-
tions 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 constitute 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, dilap-
idation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster damage, or abandon-
ment, as specified in this Code or any other effective ordinance,
are, for the purpose 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 Chapters 4 through 9
• of. the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings or by
• any other procedures provided by law.'
• F. Section 2.202 'Investigations', of the Uniform Fire Code,
1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as 'follows:
'Sec. 2.202. Investigations. (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
• Departnent or his authorized representatives shall make a report in
writing of all facts and findings relative to each investigation.
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(b) The Police Department shall assist the Fire Department in
its investigations whenever requested to do so, unless otherwise
directed by the Chief of Police.'
G. Section 2.107, 'Right of Entry', of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 2.107. Right of Entry. Whenever necessary to make an
inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this code, or any
rules and regulations adopted hereunder, or whenever the Code
Administration Manager or any of his authorized representatives has
reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or
upon any premises any condition in violation of this code which
makes such building or premises unsafe, the Code Administration
Manager or any of his authorized representatives may enter such
building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect; provided,
that if such building or premises be occupied he shall first pre-
sent proper credentials and demand entry; and if such building or
premises be unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable effort to
Iodate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the
building or premises and demand entry. If such entry is refused,
the Code Administration Manager or any of his authorized repres-
entatives Shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to
secure entry.
"Authorized representative" shall include the officers named
in Sections 2.105 and 2.106 of this code.
If the owner or occupant denies entry, the chief or his auth-
orized representative shall obtain a proper inspection warrant or
other remedy provided by law to secure entry. No owner or occupant
or any other persons having charge, care or control of any building
or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is made as
herein provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the chief or
his authorized representative for the purpose of inspection and
examination pursuant to this code.'
H. Section 2.204, 'Orders, Notices and Tags', of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 2.204. Orders, Notices and Tags. (a) Whenever the
Code Administration Manager shall find in any building or on any
premises combustible, hazardous or explosive materials, or danger-
ous accumulations of rubbish, or unnecessary accumulations of waste
paper, boxes, shavings, or any highly flammable property, or shall
find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors
or windows that reasonably 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 necessary for the enforcement of the fire preven-
tion laws and ordinances governing the same and for the safeguard-
ing of life and property from fire.
(b) Whenever the Code Administration Manager deems any chim-
ney, smokestack, stove, oven, incinerator, furnace or other heating
device, electric fixture or any appurtenance 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 haz-
ard, 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 condemnation 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 Code Administra-
tion Manager 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 per-
mitted to be used.
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(c) The Code Administration Manager may order the operation
or use stopped, ot the evacuation, of any premises, building or
vehicle or portion thereof which has or is a fire hazard.
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(d) Every order or notice shall set forth a time limit for
compliance dependent upon the hazard and danger created by the
violation.'
I. Section 3.101 'Unlawful Continuance of Fire Hazard', of
the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 3.101. Unlawful Continuance of Fire Hazard. 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 Code
Administration Manager or his duly authorized representative shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.'
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J. Section 2.203. 'Records and Reports', of the Unifoiiu
Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 2.203. Records and Reports. (a) The Fire Department
shall keep a record of all fires occurring within its jurisdiction
and of all facts concerning the same, including statistics 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 investigation made showing
the cause, the findings and 'disposition of each such investigation.
The Cod e Administration Manager shall retain for not less than
three years a record of each inspection made showing the findings
and disposition of each such inspection.'
K. Section 2.301. 'Alternative Materials and Methods', of
the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as
follOws:
• 'Sec. 2.301. Alternative Materials and Methods. (a) Practical
Difficulties. The Code Administration Manager may modify any of
the provisions of this Code upon application 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 Code Administration Manager shall be
entered upon the records of the departMent and a signed copy shall
be furnished the applicant..
(h) Alternate Materials. The Code Administration Manager 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) Proof of Comm pliance. The Code Administration Manager 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.
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L. Section 2.302, 'Board of Appeals', of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 2.303. Board of Appeals. 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, con-
sisting of five members who are qualified by experience and train-
ing to pass upon pertinent matters. The Code Administration Man-
ager Shall be an ex officio member and shall act as Secretary of
the Board. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the Yakima
City Council 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 Code Administration Manager with a duplicate copy to
the appellant and may recommend to the Yakima City Council such new
legislation as is consistent therewith.'
M. Section 4.103 'Application for Permit', of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 4.103. Application for Permit. All applications for a
permit required by this Code shall be made to the Office of Code
Administration in such form and detail as prescribed by the Code,
Administration Manager. Applications for permits shall be accom-
panied by such plans as required by the Code Administration Man-
ager.'
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N. Section 4.104, 'Inspection Required', of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 4.104. Inspection Required. Before a permit may be
issued, the Code Administration Manager or his authorized repre-
sentative shall inspect and approve the receptacles, vehicles,
buildings, devices, premises, storage spaces or areas to be used.'
0. Section 4.105 'Retention of Permits', of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 4.105. Retention of Permits. 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 Ee-
partment or the Code Administration Manager or his authorized
representative.'
P. Section 4.107 'Revocation of Permits', of the Uniform
Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 4.107. Revocation of Pelmits. Any permit or certi-
ficate issued under this Code may be suspended or revoked when it
is determined after a hearing by the Code Administration Manager
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 provided therein.
(e) There has been any false statement or misrepresentation
as to a material fact in the application or plans on which the
permit or application was based.'
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Q. Section 9.104 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 9.104.
BALCONY, EXTERIOR EXIT, is a landing or porch projecting from
the wall of a building and which serves as an exit. The long
ill • side shall be at least 50 percent open, and the open area
above the guardrail shall be so distributed as to prevent the
accumulation of smoke or toxic gases.
BARREL shall mean a volume of 42 U.S. gallons.
BASEMENT is any floor level below the first story in a build-
ing, except that a floor level in a building having only one
floor level shall be classified as a basement unless such
floor level qualifies as a first story as defined in the
Building Code.
BELOW GROUND CONTAINER shall mean a storage installation in
which the maximum liquid level in the container is below the
surrounding grade or below a backfill berm, which is at least
10 feet wide at the top, and then slopes away from the con-
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• tainer 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 is 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 class-
ified 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 Transportation regulations shall be included in this defin-
ition.
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BLASTING CAP is a shell closed at one end and containing a
charge of detonating compound Which is ignited by a safety
• fuse. It is used for detonating explosives.
BLEACHERS are seating facilities without backrests in which an
area of 3 square feet or less is assigned per person for
computing the occupant load.
BOILOVER is 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 expulsion
of a portion of the contents of the tank in the form of a
froth.
BOILING POINT is 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 distillation,
performed in accordance with the Standard Method of Test for
Distillation of Petroleum Products ASTM D-86-62, may be used
as the boiling point of the liquid.
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BTU shall mean British Thermal Unit--the heat necessary to
raise the temperature of one pound of water degree Fahren-
heit.
BUILDING is any structure used or intended for supporting or
sheltering any use or occupancy.
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BUILDING CODE. The Uniform Building code as adopted by the
City of Yakima.
BUILDING OFFICIAL is the official of the jurisdiction charged
with the administration of the Building Code.
• BULK OXYGEN SYSTEM is an assembly of equipment, such as oxygen
storage containers, pressure regulators, safety devices,
vaporizers, manifolds, and interconnection piping, which has a 110
storage capacity at normal tenperature and pressure of:
1. More than 12,000 cubic feet of oxygen connected in ser-
vice or ready for service, or
2. More than 25,000 cubic feet of oxygen, including un-
connected 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 OR TERMINAL is 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 of distributing such liquids
by tank vessel, pipeline, tank car, tank vehicle, portable
tank or container.
BULLET RESISTANT is a material and construction method capable
of preventing penetration of a 180 grain, 30 caliber, soft
nose, hunting type bullet, when propelled at a maximum velo-
city of 2700 feet per second.
BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTICN is the Code Administration Manager
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 Code Administration Manager by Section
2.101 (a) of this Code. Otherwise, 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 2.101
(b) of this Code.'
R. Section 9.105 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 9.105.
CGA is the Compressed Gas Association.
CARCINOGEN is any substance that causes the development of
cancerous growths in living tissue. A chemical is considered
to be a carcinogen if: (a) it has been evaluated by the
. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and found
to be a carcinogen or potential carcinogen, or
(b) It is listed as carcinogen or potential carcinogen
in the latest edition of the Annual Report on Carcinogens
published by the National Toxicology Program (arP), or
(c) It is regulated by OSHA as a carcinogen.
CARGO TANK is any container having a liquid capacity in excess
of 120 gallons used for the carrying of flammable or com-
bustible 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 or propulsion of the vehicle upon
Which it is mounted.
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CELLULOSE NITRATE PLASTICS (PYROXYLIN) is any plastic sub-
stance, material or compound, other than cellulose nitrate
film covered by Article 33 or guncotton or other explosive
• . covered by Article 77, having cellulose nitrate as a base, or
whatever name known, when in the form of blocks, slabs,
sheets, tubes or fabricated shapes. For requirements, see
Article 27.
41 / CENTRAL SUPPLY is that portion of the system which normally
supplies:the piping systems.
CHEMICAL is any element, chemical compound or mixture of
elements or compounds or both.
CHEMICAL NAME is the scientific designation of a chemical in
accordance with the nomenclature system development by the
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemisty or the
Chemical Abstracts Service rules of nomenclature or a name
Which will clearly identify the chemical for the purpose of
conducting an evaluation.
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CHEMICAL PLANT. See Article 79.
CODE ADMINISTRATION MANAGER is the Code Administration Manager
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of the City of Yakima or his authorized representative.
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CHIEF or CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT is the Code Administra-
tion Manager of the City of Yakima or his authorized represen-
tative when either term herein defined is used in a context
Which relates to duties assigned to the Code Administration
Manager by Section 2.101 (a) of this' Code. Otherwise, Chief
or Chief of the Fire Department is the Chief of the Fire
Department of the City of Yakima or his authorized repre-
sentative when either term herein defined is used in a context
Which relates to duties assigned to the Chief of the Fire
Department by Section 2.101 (b) of this Code.
CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION is the Code Admin-
istration Manager 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 Code Admin-
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. .istration Manager by Section 2.101 (a) of this Code. Other-
wise, Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall mean the
chief officer of the• 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 2.101 (b) of this
Code.
CHIEF ENGINEER is the Code Administration Manager of the City
of Yakima or his authorized representative when the term
herein defined is used in a context which relates bp duties
assigned to the Code Administration Manager by Section 2.101,
(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 tem herein defined is
used in a context which relates to duties assigned to the
Chief of the Fire Department by Section 2.101 (b) of this
Code.
411 CHIEF OF POLICE or POLICE DEPARTMENT shall mean the Chief law
enforcement officer of the jurisdiction or his authorized
representative.
CLOSED CONTAINER is a container so sealed by means of a lid or
other device that liquid, vapor or dusts will not escape from
it under ordinary conditions of use or handling.
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COMBUSTIBLE FIBERS are readily ignitable and free-burning
fibers, such as cotton, sisal, henequen, ixtle, jute, hemp,
tow, cocoa fiber, oakum, baled waste, baled wastepaper, kapok,
hay, straw, excelsior, Spanish moss, and other like materials.
COMBUSTIBLE FIBER STORAGE BIN is a metal or metal-lined con-
tainer with a capacity not exceeding 100 cubic feet and equip-
ped with a self-closing cover. ,
COMBUSTIBLE FIBERS STORAGE Roams are roams 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 LIQUID is a liquid having a flash point at or
above 100°F. Combustible liquids shall be subdivided as
follows:
Class II liquids shall include those having flash points
at or above 100°F. and below 140°F.
Class III-A liquids shall include those having flash
points at or above 140°F. and below 200°F.
Class III-B liquids shall include those liquids having
flash points at or above 200°F.
• COMBUSTIBLE WASTE MATTER shall mean magazines, books, trim-
mings from lawns, trees, flower gardens, pasteboard boxes,
rags, paper, straw, sawdust, packing material, shavings, boxes
and all rubbish and refuse that will ignite through contact
with flames of ordinary temperatures.
• COMMODITY is the combination of product, packing material and
container.
COMMON RADIATION SOURCE MATERIALS are radioisotopes other than
fissile materials which are in common usage in various medical
and industrial testing and measuring situations.
COMPRESSED GAS is: (a) a gas or.mixture of gases having, in a
container, an absolute pressure exceeding 40 psi at 70°F., or
(b) A gas or mixture of gases having, in a container, an
absolute pressure exceeding 104 psi at 130°F. regardless of
the pressure at 70°F., or
(b) A liquid having a vapor pressure exceeding 40 psi at
100°F. as determined in U.F.C. Standard No. 9-5.
CONDENSATE TANK. See Article 79.
CONTAINER. See Article 79.
CONVERSION OIL BURNER is 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 circumstances it may be installed for firing ovens, .
water heaters, ranges, special furnances and the like. A
burner of this type .may be pressure atomizing gun type, a
horizontal or vertical rotary type or a mechanical or natural
draft vaporizing type.
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CONVERSION RANGE OIL BURNER is an oil burner designed to burn
kerosene, range oil or similar fuel. This burner is intended
primarily for installation only in a stove or range, a portion
or all of Which originally was designed for the utilization of
solidfuel and which is flue-connected.
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CORROSIVE is a chemical that causes visible destruction of, or
irreversible alterations in, living tissue by chemical action
at the site of contact. A chemical is considered to be cor-
rosive if, When tested on the intact skin of albino rabbits by
the method described in the U.S. Department of Transportation
in Appendix A to CFR 49 Part 173, it destroys or changes
irreversibly the structure of the tissue at the site of con-
e tact following an exposure period of four hours. This term
shall not refer to action on inanimate surfaces.
CORROSIVE LIQUIDS are those liquids Which, when in contact
with living tissue, will cause destruction or irreversible
alteration of such tissue by chemical action. Examples in-
clude acid, alkaline or caustic materials.
CRUDE PETROLEUM is hydrocarbon mixtures that have a flash
point below 150°F. and which have not been processed in a
refinery.
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS are those fluids that have a normal boiling
point below -150°F. (See Table No. 75.102-B).
CYROGENIC IN-GROUND CONTAINER is 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 is 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.'
S. Section 9.108, of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 9.108.
FIRE APPARATUS is a vehicle such as a fire pumper, aerial
ladder truck, elevated platform, rescue squad or similar
fire-fighting or rescue equipment.
FIRE APPLIANCE is 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 is a line or barricade designed to keep unauth-
orized persons out of the area of a fire.
FIRE CHIEF is the Code Administration Manager 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 Code Administration Manager by Section 2.101 (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 herein defined is used in a
context which relates to duties assigned to the Chief of the
Fire Department by Section 2.101 (b) of this Code.
FIRE DEPARTMENT is 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 CONNECTICN is a connection through which
the fire department can pump water.
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FIRE DOOR is a fire-resistive door approved for openings in
fire separations.
FIRE HAZARD is any thing or act which increases or may cause
an increase of the hazard or menace of fire to a greater
degree than that customarily recognized as normal by persons
in the public service regularly engaged in preventing, sup
pressing or extinguishing fire; or which may Obstruct, delay,
hinder or interfere with the operations of the fire department 410
or the egress of occupants in the event of fire. .
FIRE NUISANCE is any thing or any act Which is annoying,
unpleasant, offensive or Obnoxious because of fire.
FIRE POINT is the lowest temperature of a liquid in an open
container at which vapors are evolved fast enough to support
continuous combustion as determined by U.F.C. Standard No.
9-6.
FIRE-RESISTIVE OR FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION is construction
to resist the spread of fire, details of which may be spec-
ified in the Building Code of the jurisdiction.
FIRE-RESISTIVE RATING is the time that the material or con-.
struction will withstand the standard fire exposure as deter-
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mined . by a fire test made in conformity with the standard
methods of fire tests of buildings, construction and materials
• in the U.B.C. Standards.
FIRE SEPARATION is construction of rated fire resistance or
the maintenance of clear area to resist the spread of fire.
FIREWORKS is any combustible or explosive composition, or any
substance or combination of substances, or device prepared for
• the purpose of producing 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 hun-
dredths 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.
FISSILE MATERIALS are radioisotopes which may undergo a
nuclear fission reaction and are usually found only at reactor
sites or as part of a nuclear weapon.
FLAME ARRESTER is a device approved for installation in piping
which carries a flammable vapor/air mixture to prevent a
flashback beyond the point of installation. Flame arresters
installed under this definition shall be installed only in
such location specifically approved by the listing agency.
FLAME RETARDANT is any approved Chemical, chemical compound or 40
mixture which when applied in an approved manner to any fabric
or other Material will render such fabric or material incap-
able of supporting combustion.
FLAMMABLE ANESTHETIC is a compressed gas which is flammable
and administered as an anesthetic and shall include among
others, cyclopropane, divinyl ether, ethyl chloride, ethyl
ether and ethylene.
FLAN/ABLE CRYOGENIC FLUIDS are those cryogenic fluids which
are flammable in their vapor state.
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FLAMMABLE GAS is a gas which is flammable in mixture of 13
percent or less (by volume) with air, or the flammable range
with air is wider than 12 percent, regardless of this lower
limit.
FLAMMABLE LIQUIFIED GAS is a liquified compressed gas which,
under the charged pressure is partially liquid at a temper-
., ature of 70°F. and which is flammable.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID is any liquid having a flash point below
100°F. and having a vapor pressure not exceeding 40 pounds per
square inch (absolute) at 100°F. Class I liquids shall in-
clude those having flash points below 100°F. and may be sub-
divided as follows:
Class I-A shall include those having flash points below
73°F. and having a boiling point below 100°F.
Class I-B shall include those having flash points below
73°F. and having a boiling point at or above 100°F.
Class I-C shall include those having flash points at or
above 73°F.
FLAMMABLE MATERIAL is (1) any material that will readily
ignite from comnon sources of heat; (2) any material that will
ignite at a temperature of 600°F. or less.
FLAMMABLE SOLID is a solid substance, other than one Which is
defined in this article as a blasting agent or explosive, that
is liable to cause fire through friction or as a result of
retained heat from manufacturer, or which has an ignition
temperature below 212°F., or which burns so vigorously or
persistently when ignited so as to create a serious hazard.
Finely divided solid materials which when dispersed in air as
a cloud may be ignited and cause an explosion are flammable
solids.
FLASH POINT is the minimum temperature at which a liquid gives
off vapors in sufficient concentrations to form an ignitable
mixture with air near the surface of the liquid within the
vessel as specified by appropriate test procedure and appar-
atus as follows:
The flash point of a liquid having a viscosity less than
5.82 centistokes (cSt) at 100°F. and a flash point below
200°F. shall be determined in accordance with U.F.C.
. Standard No. 9-1.
The flash point of a liquid having a viscosity of 5.82
centistokes (cSt) or more at 100°F. or a flash point of
200°F. or higher shall be determined in accordance with
U.F.C. Standard No. 9-2.
As an alternate, U.F.C. Standard No. 9-3 may beused for
testing aviation turbine fuels within the scope of this
procedure.
As an alternate, U.F.C. Standard No. 9-4 may be used for
411 paints, enamels, lacquers, varnishes and related products
and their components having flash points between 32°F.
and 230°F. and having a viscosity lower than 150 stokes
at 77°F.
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FLOOR AREA is the area included within the surrounding exter-
ior walls of a building or portion thereof, exclusive of vent
shafts and courts. The floor area of a building, or portion
• thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be
the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or
floor above.
FLUIDIZED BED is a container holding powder coating material
Which is aerated from belbw, so as to form an air-supported
expanded cloud of such material through which the preheated
Object to be coated is immersed and transported.
FOLDING AND TELESCOPING SEATING is a structure that is used
for tiered seating of persons and whose overall shape and size
may be reduced, without being dismantled, for purposes of
moving or storing.
FOOTBOARDS are that part of a raised seating facility other
than an aisle or cross aisle upon which the occupant of the
stands walks to reach a seat or upon which he may rest his
feet.
FUEL BREAK is a strip or block of land on which the vegetation
has been permanently modified so that fires burning into it
will not propagate across it.
FUEL OIL is kerosene or any hydrocarbon oil conforming to
nationally recognized standards and having a flash point not
less than 100°F.
FUMIGANT is 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 distin-
guished from insecticides and disinfectants.
FUMIGATION is the use of any substance Which emits or lib-
erates 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 disin-
fectants.'
T. Section 9.121 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
'Sec. 9.121.
SAFE DISPERSAL AREA. See Dispersal Area, Safe.
SAFETY CAN is an approved container of not over 57-gallon
capacity having a spring-closing lid and spout cover.
SAFETY FACTOR is the ratio of the design burst pressure to the
maximum working pressure and shall be not less than four.
SECONDARY CONTAINMENT is that level of containment that is
external to and separate from primary containment.
SHALL is defined to have the following meaning:
(a) With respect to the functions and powers of the Director
of Community and Economic Development, Code Administration
Manager, any agents and employees of the City of Yakima and
any board authorized hereunder, a direction and authorization
to act in the exercise of sound discretion and in good faith;
(b) With respect to the obligations upon owners and occupants
of premises and their agents, a mandatory requirement to act
in compliance with this code at the risk of civil and criminal
liability upon failure so to act.
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SECURE is safe. from intrusion or contained separately to
prevent mixing With other materials.
SEGREGATED is storage in the same area but physically se-
parated from other materials by adequate space, walls or
partitions and in accordance with the manufacturer's recom-
. mendations,
. . SEGREGATED STORAGE is storage in the same room or inside area,.
but physically separated by distance from other incompatible
materials.
SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION FACILITIES. See definition for oc-
cupancy classification Group H, Division 6.
SENSITIZER is a chemical that causes a substantial proportion
of exposed people or animals to develop an allergic reaction
. in normal tissue after repeated exposure to the chemical.
SERVICE CORRIDOR. See Article 51.
SERVICE STATION, AIRCRAFT, that portion of an airport or
heliport where flammable.or combustible liquids used as air-
. . craft fuel are stored and dispensed from fixed automotive-type
dispensing equipment into fuel tanks of an aircraft and shall
include all other facilities essential thereto.
• SERVICE STATION, AUTOMOTIVE, is that portion of a property
where flammable, combustible liquids or gases used as motor
fuels are stored and dispensed from fixed equipment into the
fuel tanks of motor -vehicles and shall include the sale and
service of tires, batteries and accessories and minor auto-
. motive maintenance work.
SERVICE STATION, MARINE, is that portion of a property where
flammable, combustible liquids or gases used as fuels for
watercraft are stored and dispensed from fixed equipment on
shore, piers, wharves, floats or barges into the fuel tanks of
.-, watercraft and shall include all other facilities used in
connection therewith.
SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION is any shotgun, rifle, pistol or re-
.. volver cartridges.
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SMOKING is the carrying or use of lighted pipe, cigar, cig- •
arette or tobacco in any form.
SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSIVE DEVICE is any explosive power-
pack containing an explosive charge in the form of a cartridge
. or . construction device. The term includes but is not limited
to explosive rivets, explosive bolts, explosive charges for
driving pins or studs, cartridges for explosive-actuated power
tools and charges of explosives used in jet tapping of open
hearth furnaces and jet perforation of oil well casings.
SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL HIGH EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS are sheets, extru-
sions, pellets and packages of high explosives containing
dynamite, trinitrotoluol, penaerythritoltetranitrate, cyclo-
trimethylenetrinitramine or other similar compounds used for
high-energy-rate forming, expanding and shaping in metal
fabrication and for dismemberment and quick reduction of scrap
metal.
- SPRAY .ECOTH is a power ventilated structure of varying dim-
ensions and construction provided to enclose or accommodate a
spraying operation and to confine and limit the escape of
spray vapor and residue and to exhaust it safely.
SPRAYING AREA is any area in which dangerous quantities of
• flammable vapors or combustible residues, dusts or deposits
are present due to the operation of spraying processes. The
Code Administration Manager may define the limits of the
spraying area in any specific case.
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SPRAYING ROOMS are rooms designed to accommodate spraying
operations and shall comply with the Building Code require-
ments for a Group H, Division 2 Occupancy.
SQUIBB- ELECTRIC is a device similar in appearance to an elec
tric blasting cap which, upon activation by an electric cur-
rent, produces a deflagration instead of a detonation.
STANDPIPE SYSTEM is a wet or dry system of piping, valves,
outlets and related equipment designed to provide water at
specified pressures and installed exclusively for the fighting
of fires, including the following:
Class I is a standpipe system equipped with 21/2-inch out-
lets.
Class II is a standpipe system directly connected to a
Prater supply and equipped with 12 -inch outlets and hose.
Class III is a standpipe system directly connected to a
water supply and equipped with 22 -inch outlets or 21/2-inch
and 11/2-inch outlets when a 112 -inch hose is required.
Hose connections for Class III systems may be made
through 21/2-inch hose valves with. easily removable 21/2-inch
by 12 -inch reducers.
STREET is any thoroughfare or public space not less than 16
feet in width which has been dedicated or deeded to the public
for public use.
STRUCTURE is that which is built or constructed, an edifice or
building of any kind or any piece of work artificially built
up or composed of parts jointed together in some definite
manner.
SWING JOINT is one of the following:..
1. Extractor -type foot valve housing with either a street
elbow or a nipple and an elbow.
2. An elbow and street elbow.
3. Two elbows and a nipple not over 6 inches lone. (Note:
Due to Structural weakness a "close" nipple shall not be
permitted.)
SYSTEM is any assembly of any equipment consisting of the
container or containers, appurtenances, pumps, compressors and
connecting piping.'"
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Section 4. 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.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this Q clay of
.e 2vY.� Rr , 19815.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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