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AN ORDINANCE relating to Fire Code; amending section 10.05.025(A) and (E) regarding
responsibility for enforcement of the Uniform Fire Code and inspections
undertaken pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code, respectively
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted ordinances adopting and amending
provisions of the Uniform Fire Code, all as codified at Chapter 10 05 YMC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that such subsections (A) and (E) of
section 10.05 025 should be amended to clarify existing procedures and implement new
procedures regarding responsibility for enforcement of the Uniform Fire Code and inspections
undertaken pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that such amendment is in the best
interest of residents of the City of Yakima and will promote the general health, safety and
welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 10 05.025(A) of the Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows, with changes shown in legislative format:
A. Section 2.101, "Responsibility For Enforcement," of the Uniform Fire Code,
1991 Edition, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.101 Responsibility for Enforcement. (a) Subject to the availability
of sufficient budgeted funds and /or personnel, 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 hazardous 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 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 construed for the
particular benefit of any individual person or group of persons, other than
the general public. 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 jurisdiction
pertaining to,
1. The suppression or extinguishing of dangerous or hazardous fires.
2. The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fires and
unauthorized releases of hazardous materials.
Section 2. Section 10.05.025(E) of the Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows, with changes shown in legislative format:
E Section 2.201, "Inspections and Unsafe Buildings," of the Uniform Fire Code,
1991 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.201 Inspections and Unsafe Buildings. (a) Subject to the
availability of sufficient budgeted funds and /or personnel, the Code
Administration Manager or his authorized representatives a#a# may
inspect, as often as may be practicable, all buildings and premises,
including such other hazards or appliances, as the Code Administration
Manager 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 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, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard,
disaster damage, or abandonment, 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.
Section 3. Except as amended in sections 1 and 2 above, the provisions of Chapter
10.05 YMC shall remain unchanged.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 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 7th day of February, 2012
ATTEST:
Publication Date: February 10, 2012
Effective Date: March 11, 2012
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Micah Cawl , Mayor
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. � �•
For Meeting of February 7, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance relating to the Fire Code, amending Section 10 05.025 (A)
and (E) regarding responsibility for enforcement of the Uniform Fire
Code pursuant to annual inspections
SUBMITTED BY: Joan Davenport, Acting CED Director
CONTACT Joe Caruso, Code Administration Manager
PERSON /TELEPHONE: 509 - 575 -6257
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Due to budget reductions, starting February 1, 2012 and the layoff of a fire inspector, the City of Yakima will
discontinue enforcing and conducting annual fire inspections. This budget action necessitates a change in the
Yakima Municipal Code amending Section 10 05 025 (A) and (E) of the Uniform Fire Code.
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❑ An Ordinance relating to the Fire Code; amending section 10 05 025 (A) and (E) regarding responsibility for
enforcement of the Ubiform Fire Code pursuant to annual inspections
❑ An Ordinance, relating to the Fire Code; amending section 10.05.025 (A) and (E) regarding responsibility for
enforcement of the Ubiform Fire Code pursuant to annual inspections
YAKIMA MUNICIPAL CODE
Chapter 10.05
FIRE CODE
Sections.
10.05.010 Adoption of codes.
10.05.015 Fire code plan review and inspection fees.
10.05.020 Deletions from the Uniform Fire Code.
10.05.025 Amendments to the Uniform Fire Code.
10.05.030 Permits, certificates, fees.
10.05.050 Regulation of alarm gongs and chimes.
10.05.060 Care of standpipes and hose.
10.05.070 Establishment of limits in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is to be
prohibited.
10.05.075 Operation of tank vehicles.
10.05.080 Establishment of limits in which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground
tanks is to be prohibited.
10.05.090 Establishment of limits in which bulk plant storage of liquefied petroleum gases is to be
restricted.
10.05.110 Storage in unfinished spaces.
10.05.120 Wooden box, tote bin and pallet storage.
10.05.130 Duties of persons in control of public buildings.
10.05.140 Injuring or tampering with fire alarm apparatus or equipment— Sounding false alarm of
fire,
10.05.145 Removal of debris after fire.
10.05.150 OPTICOM — Defined— Regulated.
10.05.010 Adoption of codes.
The Uniform Fire Code with appendices except Appendices 1 -A and 1 -B therein, 1991 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 of each are filed in the office of the code administration manager of the city of
Yakima, and are 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 of numbers therein shall constitute,
and may be referred to as, the numbers of this chapter. (Ord. 3394 § 1, 1991: Ord'. 3147 § 1, 1988. Ord.
2898 § 1, 1985 Ord. 2669 § 1, 1983: Ord. 2462 § 1, 1980: Ord. 2171 § 1, 1978: Ord. 1764 § 1, 1975.
Ord. 1109 § 1, 1969 Ord. 1027 § 1, 1968).
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10.05.015 Fire code plan review and inspection fees.
A. General. Fees as set forth in Table 10.05.015A shall be paid to the city for review of building plans
for compliance with Chapter 10.05 YMC and for inspection of construction for compliance with Chapter
10.05 YMC. No inspection fee shall be charged for annual inspection of existing buildings after a
certificate of occupancy has been issued.
B. Fees Required for Plan Review. For construction projects for which the fire code requires submittal
documents, the hourly plan review fee indicated in Table 10.05.015A shall be charged for the time to
perform the plan review. The plan review fees required by this section are separate from the inspection
fees required by this section, and are in addition to any inspection fees. When submittal documents are
incomplete or are changed so as to require additional plan review, additional plan review fees shall be
charged at the rate shown in Table 10.05.015A.
C. Fees Required for Inspection. For construction projects for which the fire code requires inspection,
the hourly inspection fee indicated in Table 10.05.015A shall be charged for the time to perform the
inspection. The inspection fees required by this section are separate from the plan review fees required
by this section, and are in addition to any plan review fees.
D. Fees Required for Re- Inspections. A fee shall be charged for re- inspection for each inspection that
must be made. (1) because work for which inspection is called by the permittee is not complete and ready
for inspection; (2) when the inspection record card is not posted or otherwise available on the work site;
(3) when the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector; (4) for failure to provide access on
the date for which inspection is requested; or (5) when corrections required by an inspector are not
satisfactorily made when the permittee calls for a follow -up inspection for corrections. No re- inspection fee
shall be incurred for verification of corrections when such corrections are satisfactorily made.
To obtain a re- inspection, the permittee must pay the re- inspection fee stated in Table 10.05 015A in
advance.
Table 10.05.015A Plan Review and Inspection Fees
1. Plan review for compliance with Chapter 10.05 YMC and for changes, additions or $47.00 per hr.
revisions to approved plans (minimum charge —one hour)
2. Normal inspection (minimum charge —one hour) $47.00 per hr.
3. Re- inspection (minimum charge —one hour) $47.00 per hr.
4. Inspections for which no other fee is specifically indicated (minimum charge —one hour) $47 00 per hr.
E. Severability. If any part of this section is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section. (Ord. 2002 -16 § 1, 2002).
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10.05.020 Deletions from the Uniform Fire Code.
Sections 2.103 and 2.104 and Article 78, "Fireworks," and Appendices 1 -A and 1 -13 are hereby deleted in
their entirety from the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition. (Ord. 3394 § 2, 1991. Ord. 3147 § 2, 1988 Ord.
2898 § 2, 1985. Ord. 2669 § 2; 1983: Ord. 2462 § 2, 1980: Ord. 2354 § 4, 1979: Ord. 2171 § 2, 1978:
Ord. 1764 § 2, 1975. Ord. 1109 § 2, 1969: Ord. 1027 § 2, 1968).
10.05.025 Amendments to the Uniform Fire Code.
A. Section 2.101, "Responsibility For Enforcement," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 2.101 Responsibility for Enforcement. (a) Subject to the availability of sufficient budgeted
funds and /or personnel, 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 hazardous 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 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 construed for the particular benefit of any
individual person or group of persons, other than the general public. 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 jurisdiction pertaining to
1. The suppression or extinguishing of dangerous or hazardous fires.
2. The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fires and unauthorized releases of
hazardous materials.
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B. Section 2.102, "Rules and Regulations," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 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 prevention and control of fires and fire hazards as may be necessary 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 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 Powers of Police Officers," of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.105 Authority of Chief of Fire Department and Director 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.
D. Section 2.106 "Authority and Duty of Police Personnel to Assist in Enforcing this Code," of the
Uniform Fire Code, 1991 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 Community 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 Administration in enforcing the provisions of this Code.
E. Section 2.201, "Inspections and Unsafe Buildings," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.201 Inspections and Unsafe Buildings. (a) Subject to the availability of sufficient
budgeted funds and /or personnel, the Code Administration Manager or his authorized
representatives may inspect, as often as may be practicable, all buildings and premises,
including such other hazards or appliances, as the Code Administration Manager 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 In lieu of inspection by the Code Administration Manager or his authorized
representatives, the Code Administration Manager may accept a report prepared and certified by
a qualified inspector, architect or licensed engineer, approved by the Code Administration
Manager, for such purposes.
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(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, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster damage, or
abandonment, 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 2.203 "Investigations," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 2.203. 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
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 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, 1991 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 present proper
credentials and demand entry; and if such building or 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 Code Administration Manager or any
of his authorized representatives shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure
entry.
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"Authorized representative" shall include the officers named in Section 2.105 and 2.106 of this
code.
If the owner or occupant denies entry, the chief or his authorized 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 2.205, "Orders, Notices and Tags," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 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 dangerous
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 building 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
prevention laws and ordinances governing the same and for the safeguarding of life and property
from fire.
(b) Whenever the Code Administration Manager deems any chimney, 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 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 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 Administration 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 permitted
to be used.
(c) The Code Administration Manager may order the operation or use stopped, or the
evacuation, of any premises, building or vehicle or portion thereof which has or is a fire hazard.
(d) Every order or notice shall set forth a time limit for compliance dependent upon the hazard
and danger created by the violation.
Section 3.101 "Unlawful Continuance of Fire Hazard," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 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.
J. Section 2.204. "Records and Reports," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2.204 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 Code 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, 1991 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.
(b) 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 Compliance. 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 2.303, "Board of Appeals," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 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, consisting of five members who are qualified
by experience and training to pass upon pertinent matters. The Code Administration Manager
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, 1991 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 accompanied by such plans as required
by the Code Administration Manager.
N. Section 4.104, "Inspection Required," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 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 representative shall inspect and approve the receptacles, vehicles,
buildings, devices, premises, storage spaces or areas to be used.
O. Section 4.105 "Retention of Permits," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 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 Department or the
Code Administration Manager or his authorized representative.
P. Section 4.107 "Revocation of Permits," of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 4.107. Revocation of Permits. Any permit or certificate issued under this Code may be
suspended or revoked when it is determined after a hearing by the Code Administration Manager
that:
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(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.
Q. Section 9.104 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9.104
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 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.
BANDING is a method of packaging consisting of stretch wrapping around not more than four
sides of a pallet load.
BARRICADE is a structure that consists of a combination of walls, floor and roof that is designed
to withstand the rapid release of energy in an explosion. Barricades may be fully confined,
partially vented or fully vented.
BARREL shall mean a volume of 42 U.S. gallons.
BASEMENT is any floor level below the first story in a building, 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.
BASE PRODUCT is the contents of an aerosol container excluding the propellant. A base product
is considered flammable if its closed -cup flash point is below 5007.
BATF is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
BELOWGROUND CONTAINER is a storage container in which the maximum liquid level 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 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.
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BINARY EXPLOSIVE is an explosive material composed of separate component, each of which
is safe for storage and transportation and would not in itself be considered as an explosive.
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 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 Transportation regulations shall be
included in this definition.
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.
BOILING POINT is the boiling point of a liquid at a pressure of 14 7 pounds per square inch
absolute (psia). 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 nationally recognized standards may
be used as the boiling point of liquid. See Section 2.304 (b), ASTM D86 -72.
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.
BONFIRE is the open burning of cut trees, vegetation or lumber.
BREAK (aerial shell) is an individual effect from an arterial shell, generally either color or noise.
Aerial shells can be single break, having only one effect, or multiple break, having two or more
effects.
BTU is a British Thermal Unit, the heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water
by 1 °F.
BUILDING is any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
BUILDING CODE. The Uniform Building Code as adopted by the City of Yakima.
BUILDING OFFICIAL is the officer or other designated authority of the jurisdiction charged with
the administration and enforcement of the Building Code or a duly authorized representative.
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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 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 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 velocity of
2700 feet per second.
BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION 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, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9.105.
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 (NTP), or
(c) It is regulated by OSHA as a carcinogen.
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CARGO TANK is any container having a liquid capacity in excess of 110 gallons used for the
carrying 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
containers used solely for the purpose of supplying fuel or propulsion to the vehicle upon which it
is mounted.
CARNIVAL is a mobile enterprise principally devoted to offering amusement or entertainment to
the public, in, upon or by means of portable amusement rides or devices or temporary structures
in any number or combination, whether or not associated with other structures or forms of public
attraction.
CEILING LIMIT is the maximum concentration of an airborne contaminant to which one may be
exposed. The ceiling limits utilized are to be those published in C.F.R. 1910 1000.
CELLULOSE NITRATE PLASTICS (PYROXYLIN) is any plastic substance, 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.
CENTRAL SUPPLY is that portion of the system which normally supplies the piping systems.
CGA is the Compressed Gas Association.
C.F.R. is the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States Government.
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 Chemistry or
the Chemical Abstracts Service rules of nomenclature or a name which will clearly identify the
chemical for the purpose of conducting an evaluation.
CHEMICAL PLANT is 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.
CODE ADMINISTRATION MANAGER is the Code Administration Manager of the City of Yakima
or his authorized representative.
CHIEF or CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT is the Code Administration Manager 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 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 representative when either term herein defined is used in a
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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 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, 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 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 to 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 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 POLICE or POLICE DEPARTMENT shall mean the chief law enforcement officer of
the jurisdiction or his authorized representative.
CLASSIFIED PRODUCT is a product that has been evaluated with respect to (a) the properties of
the product, (b) a limited spectrum of hazards to life or property, (c) suitability of the product for
certain uses and (d) other conditions by a nationally recognized testing laboratory or approved
organizations.
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.
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 container with a capacity not
exceeding 100 cubic feet and equipped with a self - closing cover.
COMBUSTIBLE FIBERS STORAGE ROOMS are 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 FIBER STORAGE VAULT, PROTECTED, is a room with a capacity exceeding
1,000 cubic feet separated from a remainder of a building by not less than a two -hour occupancy
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separation constructed in accordance with the Building Code and provided with an approved
automatic sprinkler system.
COMBUSTIBLE FIBER STORAGE VAULT, UNPROTECTED, is a room with a capacity not
exceeding 1,000 cubic feet separated from the remainder of the building by a two -hour
occupancy separation constructed in accordance with the Building Code and provided with an
approved automatic sprinkler system.
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, trimmings 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.
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
(c) A liquid having a vapor pressure exceeding 40 psi at 100 °F as determined in U.F C.
Standard No. 9 -5.
CONDENSATE TANK is a tank which is installed in the vapor- returning piping of a vapor -
recovery system to collect condensed gasoline and is capable of being emptied of liquids without
opening.
CONGREGATE RESIDENCE is any building or portion thereof which contains facilities for living,
sleeping and sanitation, as required by the Building Code, and may include facilities for eating
and cooking, for occupancy by other than a family. A congregate residence may be a shelter,
convent, monastery, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house but does not include jail, hospitals,
nursing homes, hotels or lodging houses.
CONTAINER. See Article 79.
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CONTINUOUS GAS - DETECTION SYSTEM is a gas- detection system where the analytical
instrument is maintained in continuous operation and sampling is performed without interruption.
Analysis may be performed on a cyclical basis at intervals not to exceed 30 minutes.
CONTROL AREA is a space within a building where the exempt amounts may be stored,
dispensed, used or handled.
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 furnaces 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.
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 solid fuel and which is flue - connected.
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 corrosive 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 contact 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 include acid,
alkaline or caustic materials.
COVERED MALL BUILDING is a single building enclosing a number of tenants and occupancies
such as retail stores, drinking and dining establishments, entertainment and amusement facilities,
offices, and other similar uses wherein two or more tenants have a main entrance into one or
more malls.
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.
CRYOGENIC 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.
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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 contents in a liquid phase.
CUT -OFF STORAGE is indoor storage which is separated from other building areas by not less
than a two -hour fire- resistive occupancy separation.
CYLINDER is a pressure vessel designed for pressures higher than 40 pounds per square inch,
absolute and having, a circular cross section. It does not include a portable tank, multi -unit tank,
cargo tank or tank car
S. Section 9.108, of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9.108.
FABRICATION AREA (Fab Area) is an area within a Group H, Division 6 Occupancy in which
there are processes involving hazardous production of materials and may include ancillary rooms
or areas such as dressing rooms and offices that are directly related to the fab area processes.
FACILITY (as applied to access and water supply) is a handling or use in a fixed location
including exterior storage areas for flammable and combustible substances and hazardous
materials, piers, wharfs, tank farms and similar uses.
FAIR is an enterprise principally devoted to the exhibition of products of agriculture or industry in
connection with the operation of amusement rides or devices, or concession booths.
FALSE ALARM is the deliberate reporting of an alarm for which no such fire or emergency
actually exists.
FIRE is the combustion of material other than deliberate combustion for cooking, heating,
recreation, incineration or purposes incidental to normal operation of a property
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 unauthorized persons out of the area of a
fire.
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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 INLET CONNECTION is a connection through which the fire department
can pump water.
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, suppressing or extinguishing fire; or which may
obstruct, delay, hinder or interfere with the operations of the fire department or the egress of
occupants in the event of fire.
FIRE NUISANCE is anything 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 specified in the Building Code of the jurisdiction.
FIRE - RESISTIVE RATING is the time that the material or construction will withstand the standard
fire exposure as determined 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 bank cartridges, toy pistols,
toy cannons, toy canes, or toy guns in which explosives are used, firecrackers, torpedoes, sky-
rockets, Roman candles, Daygo bombs, sparklers, or other devices of like construction and any
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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 an 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.
FIREWORKS, CLASS C, COMMON, are small firework devices designed primarily to produce
visible or audible effects by combustion and which comply with the construction, chemical
composition and DOT labeling requirements for Class C, common fireworks.
FIREWORKS, SPECIAL, are large fireworks designed primarily to produce visible or audible
effects by combustion, deflagration or detonation. Special fireworks include, but are not limited to,
firecrackers, containing more than 2 grains (130 milligrams) of explosive composition, aerial
shells containing more than 40 grams of pyrotechnic composition, and other display pieces which
exceed the limits for classification as common fireworks. Special fireworks are classified as Class
B explosives by DOT.
FISSILE MATERIAL is a radioisotope which may undergo a nuclear fission reaction and is usually
found at reactor sites or as part of a nuclear weapon.
FIXED GROUND PIECE is a ground display piece having no movable parts, such as a revolving
wheel.
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 and installed in a location
specifically approved by the listing agency
FLAME - RESISTANT MATERIAL is material that has been modified in its chemical composition
by impregnation, coating or has inherent composition that makes the material resistant to ignition
and combustion when exposed to a small ignition source.
FLAME RETARDANT is 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.
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.
FLAMMABLE 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 temperature 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 include those
having flash points below 100 °F and may be subdivided 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 common 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
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 bums 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 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 apparatus 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.0 Standard No 9 -2.
As an alternate, U F.C. Standard 9 -3 may be used 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 paints, enamels, lacquers, varnishes
and related products and their components having flash points between 32 °F. and 2307. and
having a viscosity lower than 150 stokes at 77 °F.
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FLEXIBLE CORD is a multi- conductor flexible sheathed cable which is used for extension cords,
as the connection means for appliances, and for permanent use by connecting pieces of
equipment or devices to each other or to the premises wiring system where flexibility or portability
is required.
FLOOR AREA is the area included within the surrounding exterior 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 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.
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 distinguished from insecticides and disinfectants.
FUMIGATION is the process of using fumigant.
T. Section 9.121 of the Uhiform Fire Code, 1991 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 5- 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 not be less than four.
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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 to so act.
SECURE is safe from intrusion or contained separately to prevent mixing with other materials.
SEGREGATED is storage in the same area but physically separated from other materials by
adequate space, wells or partitions and in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
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 occupancy 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.
SHELF STORAGE is storage on structures less than 30 inches deep.
SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION is shotgun, rifle, pistol or revolver cartridges.
SMOKE DETECTOR is an approved listed device which senses visible or invisible particles of
combustion.
SMOKING is the carrying or use of a lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette or tobacco in any form.
SMOKING MATERIAL is a material or combination of materials intended for use by generating
products of combustion. Smoking materials include cigars, cigarettes, materials used in pipes,
and smoke bombs.
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SOLID SHELVING is shelving that is solid, slatted or of other construction located in racks and
which obstructs sprinkler discharge down into the racks.
SOLVENT, METAL PARTS CLEANING, is a classified product which is basically refined
petroleum distillates for use which equipment intended to clean parts.
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, extrusions, pellets and
packages of high explosives containing dynamite, trinitrotoluol, pen ae rythritoltetranitrate,
cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine 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 BOOTH is a power ventilated structure of varying dimensions and construction provided
to enclose or accommodate a spraying operation and 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 spraying processes. The Code Administration
Manager may define the limits of the spraying area in any specific case.
SPRAYING ROOMS are rooms designed to accommodate spraying operations and shall comply
with the Building Code requirements for a Group H, Division 2 Occupancy
SQUIBB- ELECTRIC is a device similar in appearance to an electric blasting cap which, upon
activation by an electric current, 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 2 -1/2 -inch outlets.
Class II is a standpipe system directly connected to a water supply and equipped with 1 -1/2 -inch
outlets and hose.
Class III is a standpipe system directly connected to a water supply and equipped with 2 -1/2 -inch
outlets or 2- 1.21 -inch and 1 -1/2 -inch outlets when a 1 -1/2 -inch hose is required. Hose
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connections for Class III systems may be made through 2 -1/2 -inch hose valves with easily
removable 2 -1/2 -inch by 1 -1/2 -inch reducers.
STATIONARY TANK is packaging designed primarily for stationary installations not intended for
loading, unloading or attachment to a transport vehicle as part of its normal operation in the
process of use. It does not include cylinders having less than 1,000 -pound water capacity.
STORAGE FACILITY is a building, portion of a building or exterior areas used for the storage of
hazardous materials in excess of exempt amounts specified in Division III.
STREET is any thoroughfare or public way not less than 16 feet in width which has been
dedicated or deeded to the 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 joined together in some definite manner.
SWING JOINT is one of the following:
(a) Extractor -type foot valve housing with either a street elbow or a nipple and an elbow.
(b) An elbow and street elbow.
(c) Two elbows and nipple not over 6 inches long. Due to structural weakness 'close" nipples
are not allowed
SWITCHBOARD, ELECTRICAL, is a large floor - mounted single panel, frame or assembly of
panels on which are mounted, on the face or back or both, switches, overcurrent and other
protective devices, buses and usually instruments. Most modern switchboards, even though
totally enclosed, are generally accessible from the rear as well as from the front, and are not
intended to be installed in cabinets. See "panelboard, electrical."
SYSTEM is an assembly of any equipment consisting of containers, or appurtenances, pumps,
compressors and connecting pumping.
(Ord. 3394 § 3, 1991. Ord. 3147 § 3, 1988' Ord. 2898 § 3, 1985 Ord. 2669 § 3, 1983 Ord. 2606 § 1,
1982; Ord. 2462 § 3, 1980 Ord. 2354 § 5, 1979: Ord. 2171 § 3, 1978 Ord. 1764 § 3, 1975).
10.05.030 Permits, certificates, fees.
The director of community development, chief of code administration 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 maintaining fire extinguishers or fumigation.
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It is unlawful for any person to repair or fill any portable or other type extinguisher, or to fumigate
commercially, 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 portable fire
extinguishers or for fumigation 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 holding a certificate of fitness is careless, negligent or
unfitted for the work for which it is issued, the chief of code administration is authorized to revoke or
suspend the certificate.
Any fees required by local or state law in the enforcement 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 an permanent basis other than those
which require renewal on an annual basis. (Ord. 2354 § 6, 1979: Ord._ 2182 § 1, 1978 Ord. 1027 § 3,
1968).
10.05.050 Regulation of alarm gongs and chimes.
Every building in the city used as a 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 is approved for the purpose by the chief of code administration.
(Ord 2354 § 7, 1979: Ord. 1109 § 3, 1969: Ord. 1027 § 5, 1968).
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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. (Ord.
2354 § 8, 1979: Ord. 1027 § 6, 1968).
10.05.070 Establishment of limits in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is to be
prohibited.
The limits referred to in Section 77.107'of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of explosives and
blasting agents is prohibited are established as follows: within the city limits of Yakima, Washington. (Ord.
93 -65 § 1, 1993: Ord. 1764 § 5, 1975. Ord. 1109 § 4, 1969: Ord. 1027 § 7, 1968).
10.05.075 Operation of tank-vehicles.
There is added to Section 79.1203 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1991 Edition, the following subsections:
(n) Routes —Duty of City Engineer— Deviation.
1. Except as hereinafter provided, any tank vehicles for carriage of flammable liquids, whether
loaded or unloaded, desiring to 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
vehicles may deviate from said established gasoline routes only at the street intersection leading
directly to the bulk plant or terminal or motor vehicle fuel dispensing station where such bulk plant
or terminal or motor vehicle fuel dispensing station are not located on such routes and cannot be
reached by traveling thereon. Provided, however that such tank vehicles 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 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 Code Administration Manager, is
hereby directed to erect and maintain at all times proper signs within the City of Yakima directing
the routes for tank vehicles for the carriage of flammable liquids. Such routes may be changed
from time to time by the City Engineer, with the consent and approval of the Code Administration
Manager, 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 requiring a deviation from said gasoline routes now
provided for herein or for stopping or parking upon said routes in violation of this title, the owner
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or operator of any such tank vehicle shall immediately notify, and request instructions from, the
Code Administration Manager or any authorized assistant, and shall explicitly carry out any such
instructions received.
(o) Delivery of flammable liquids on certain streets prohibited No tank vehicle shall travel along
Yakima Avenue or along the first northerly alley or along the first southerly alley immediately
adjacent to and running parallel 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 vehicles to proceed on Yakima Avenue or on said alleys from the nearest
intersecting street thereto.
(Ord. 93 -65 § 2, 1993: Ord. 2354 § 9, 1979: Ord. 1764 § 6, 1975 Ord. 1077 § 1, 1968).
10.05.080 Establishment of limits in which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground
tanks is to be prohibited.
The limits referred to in Subsection 79 501 of the Uniform Fire Code in which bulk plant storage of
flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited are established as follows. first fire zone and
third fire zone. (Ord. 93 -65 § 3, 1993. Ord. 1764 § 7, 1975. Ord. 1109 § 5, 1969 Ord. 1027 § 8, 1968).
10.05.090 Establishment of limits in which bulk plant storage of liquefied petroleum gases is to be
restricted.
The limits referred to in Subsection 82.104(b) of the Uniform Fire Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied
petroleum gas is restricted, are established as follows: first fire zone and third fire zone. (Ord. 93 -65 § 4,
1993. Ord. 1764 § 8, 1975. Ord. 1109 § 5, 1969 Ord. 1027 § 9, 1968).
10.05.110 Storage in unfinished spaces.
It is unlawful to place, store, or keep or permit to be placed, stored or kept, in any unfinished attic or other
place directly under a roof or any unfinished basement or unfinished area under a building except a
residence, any furniture, baggage or other combustible or flammable material. The term "unfinished" as
used in this section shall apply to any space or area directly under a roof of any building or under the
lowest story of a building, which, if used for storage of combustible materials, would be required by the
building code to have all walls and ceilings complete as required for any intermediate area or space within
the building. (Ord. 1027 § 11, 1968):
10.05.120 Wooden box, tote bin and pallet storage.
(1) All empty wood boxes, tote bins and pallets, when piled north, northwest or northeast or
west of a frame building or frame platform, shall be not less than fifty feet therefrom and such
piles shall not exceed twenty feet in width, fifty feet in length, twelve feet to the eaves, and
eighteen feet to the gable thereof.
(2) All empty wood boxes, tote bins and pallets, when piled to the south, southwest, southeast
or east of a frame building or frame platform, shall be less than thirty feet therefrom and such
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piles shall not exceed twenty -five feet in width, fifty feet in length, fourteen feet to the eaves, and
twenty feet to the gable thereof.
(3) All empty wood boxes, tote bins and pallets, when piled to the north, northwest or northeast
or west of a brick, tile, stone or concrete building, shall be not less than thirty feet therefrom and
such piles shall not exceed twenty -five feet in width, sixty feet in length, sixteen feet to the
eaves, and twenty feet to the gable thereof.
(4) All empty wood boxes, tote bins and pallets, when piled to the south, southwest, southeast
or east of a brick, tile, stone or concrete building, shall be not less than twenty feet therefrom and
such piles shall not exceed thirty feet in width, sixty feet in length, sixteen feet to the eaves and
twenty -four feet to the gable thereof.
(5) All empty tote bins or pallets may be piled flat on the top of the pile without a gable. The
pile shall not exceed thirty -five feet in width, sixty feet in length, and twenty -five feet in height.
(6) The length, height and width of any specific box, tote bin or pallet pile may be increased
upon written approval of the chief of code administration.
(7) All piles of empty wood boxes, tote bins, and pallets shall be so arranged that alleys of not
less than twelve feet shall surround each pile and the ground around the piles shall be kept free
of weeds to a distance of at least six feet from the piles. (Ord. 2354 § 11, 1979; Ord. 1109 § 7,
1969: Ord. 1027 § 12, 1968).
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. (Ord. 2354 § 12, 1979: Ord. 1027 § 13, 1968).
10.05.140 Injuring or tampering with fire alarm apparatus or equipment— Sounding false alarm of
fi re.
Any person who willfully and without cause tampers with, molests, injures or breaks any public or private
fire alarm apparatus, emergency phone, radio, or other wire or signal, or any firefighting equipment, or
who willfully and without having reasonable grounds for believing a fire exists, sends, gives, transmits, or
sounds any false alarm of fire, by shouting in a public place or by means of any public or private fire alarm
system or signal, or by telephone, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This provision shall not prohibit the testing
of fire alarm systems by persons authorized to do so, by a fire department or state fire marshal official.
(Ord. 1109 § 8, 1969: Ord. 1027 § 14, 1968).
10.05.145 Removal 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
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premises must remove the same within forty -eight hours after notice to do so has been given by the chief
of code administration to such person.
B. Whenever any building or other structure in the city is partially burned, the owner thereof, or the
person 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 administration, remove all the remaining portion of the building or
structure from the premises. (Ord. 2354 § 13, 1979: Ord. 1109 § 9, 1969).
10.05.150 OPTICOM Defined— Regulated.
A. Definitions.
(1) OPTICOM means a light- actuated city of Yakima traffic signal preemption system used to
provide safe access for authorized emergency vehicles to and from emergency scenes.
(2) Authorized emergency vehicle has the same meaning asset forth in Section 9.10.020 of
this code.
B. Penalty It is unlawful for any person to actuate, use, or in any way interfere with OPTICOM,
provided, that all city of Yakima officials and employees when operating authorized emergency vehicles
or who are testing or maintaining OPTICOM equipment may actuate or use OPTICOM; and provided
further, that any person duly licensed under this section or his agent may actuate or use OPTICOM when
operating an authorized emergency vehicle licensed in this chapter.
C. Licensing. The city manager may direct the city clerk to issue a nontransferable OPTICOM license
for any single authorized emergency vehicle for an annual fee of ten dollars to the owner of any
authorized emergency vehicle permitting such person or his agent to actuate and use OPTICOM. Such
license shall expire one year from the date of issuance.
Any person applying for such license shall make application on a form provided by the city clerk prepared
by the fire chief of the city of Yakima, which form shall provide sufficient information to insure safe
operation of OPTICOM.
Upon issuing a license the licensee shall give the city manager an acceptable prepaid policy of liability
insurance listing.the city of Yakima and its officials and employees as insured in an amount determined
by the city manager to adequately cover foreseeable risks generated through licensee's use of
OPTICOM. An applicant owner shall also sign an indemnification hold harmless agreement in which he
agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the city of Yakima, its officials and employees from any
and all liability resulting from a licensee or his agent's actuation and use of OPTICOM.
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No license shall be granted under this chapter unless the owner applicant's OPTICOM actuation device is
acceptable to the fire chief of the city of Yakima or his designee.
Any license issued under this chapter may be revoked by the city manager at any time for cause,
provided, that before revocation the city manager shall give a licensee written notice of revocation, stating
the causes therefor and the date after which said revocation shall take effect if no appeal is taken. The
city manager or his designee shall hear all appeals. (Ord. 2198 § 1, 1978).
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