HomeMy WebLinkAbout1194 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 1
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE PRESCRIBING
REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS
FOR SAFETY RELATING THERETO AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption of Fire Prevention Code. There is hereby adopted
by the City Council of the City of Pasco for thepurpose of prescribing regu-
lations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or ex-
plosion that certain code known as the Fire Prevention Code recommended by
the American Insurance Association, being particularly the 1965 Edition thereof
and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter de-
leted, modified or amended of which code not less than three copies have been
and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Pasco, and the same
are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and
from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect the provisions thereof
shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the City of Pasco.
Section 2. Definitions. (a) Wherever the term "Bureau of Fire Pre-
ve.,ntion" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall mean the Fire Department.
(b) Wherever the term "Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention" is used
in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall mean the Fire Chief or his designee
charged with the duties of administering and enforcing this ordinance.
(c) Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the Fire Pre-
vention Code, it shall mean the City Attorney.
(d) Wherever the term "Fire Zone" is used in this ordinance or in the
Fire Prevention Code, it shall mean Fire Zone No. 1.
(e) Wherever the term "Municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention Code,
it shall mean the City of Pasco.
(f) Wherever the term "nationally recognized good practice" is used in
the Fire Prevention Code, it shall mean those practices prescribed in the
standards and publications listed in Art icle:.3 I> of the Fire Prevention Code.
Section 3. Establishment of Limits of Districtsin Which Storage of
Explosives and Blasting Agents is to be Prohibited. The limits referred to
in Section 12. 5(b) of the Fire Prevention Code in which storage of explosives
and blasting agents is prohibited is hereby established to be Fire Zone No. 1.
Section 4. Establishment of Limits. of Districts in Which Storage of
Flammable Liquids in Outside Above Ground Tanks is to be Prohibited.
(a) The limits referred to in 16. 22(a) of the Fire Prevention Code in
which storage of flammable liquids in outside above ground tanks is prohibited
is hereby established as Fire Zone No. 1.
(.b) The limits referred to in Section 16. 51 of the Fire Prevention Code
in which new bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquids is prohibited
are hereby established as Fire Zone No. 1.
Section 5. Establishment of Limits in Which Bulk Storage of Liquified
Petroleum Gases is to be Restricted. The limits referred to in Section 21. 6(a)
of the Fire Prevention Code in which bulk storage of liquified petroleum gas
is restricted are hereby established as FireZone No. 1.
Section 6. Substitution for Section 12. 4 of the Fire Prevention Code.
Section 12. 4 of the Fire Prevention Code shall be omitted, and the following
shall be substituted in its place.
Section 12..4. Bond Required. Before any permit required
under Section 12. 3(a) shall be issued, the applicant for each such
permit shall file a bond deemed adequate in each ease having regard
to potential damage day the Bureau of Fire Prevention which bond shall
become available in the payment of any damages arising from explosives
subject to Section 12. 3(a).
Section 7. Substitution for Section 13. 2 of the Fire Preventinn Cnrle_
Section 13. 2 of the Fire Prevention Code shall be omitted and the following
shall be substituted in its place:
Section 13. 2. Definitions. "Fireworks" shall mean cartridges,
toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes or toy guns in which explosives are
used, fire balloons (balloons of a type which have burning material of
any kind attached thereto or which require fire underneath to propel
them), firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, rockets, roman candles,
daygo boms, or ether fireworks of like construction and any fireworks
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containing any combustible or explosive substance for the purpose of
producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflag-
ration, or detonation, but does not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy
guns or other similar devices in which paper caps containing not more
than twenty-five hundredths grain of explosive compound per cap are
used.
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Section 13. 4 of the Fire Prevention Code shall be omitted and the following
shall be substituted in its place:
Section 13.4. Insurance Required. The permittee shall file with
the Fire Chief a public liability and property damage insurance policy
providing coverage with limits not less than $50, 000 to the applicant for
liability for the payment of damages which may be caused either to a
person or to property by reason f the permitted display, and arising
from any acts, or failure to act, of the permittee, his agents, employers
or subcontractors, unless he is excused from filing such policy by reason
of any of the provisions of the laws of the State of Washington.
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Section 13. 6 of the Fire Prevention Code shall be omitted and the following
shall be substituted in its place:
Section 13. 6. Seizure of Fireworks. Any member of the Pasco
Police or Fire Departments is hereby authorized and empowered to seize,
take, remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner any and
all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored, or trans-
ported, or held in violation of this article.
Section 10. Substitution for Section 28. 1 of the Fire Prevention Code.
Section 28. 1 of the Fire Prevention Code shall be omitted and the following
shall be substituted in its place:
Section 28. 1. Bonfires and Outdoor Rubbish Fires.
a. PERMIT REQUIRED. No person shall kindle or main-
tain any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled
or maintained without a permit or other proper authorization from the
Bureau of Fire Prevention. During construction or demolition of
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buildings or structures, no waste materials or rubbish shall be dis-
posed of by burning on the premises or in the immediate vicinity
without having obtained a permit or other proper authorization from the
Bureau of Fire Prevention.
b. LOCATION RESTRICTED. No person shall kindle or
maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be
kindled or maintained unless .(1) the location is not less than 50 feet
from any structure and adequate provision is made to prevent fire from
spreading within 50 feet of any structure, or (2) the fire is contained in
an approved waste burner with closed top, located safely not less than 15
feet from any structure.
c. CHIEF MAY PROHIBIT. The Fire Chief may prohibit
any and all bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires when atmospheric condi-
tions or local circumstances make such fires hazardous.
Section 11. Addition of Section 28. 15 to the Fire Prevention Code.
The following Section shall be added to Article 28 of the Fire Prevention Code
as Section 28. 15:
Section -28. 15. Torches, Open Flame for Thawing Frozen Pipes.
It shall be unlawful to use any torch, open flame or other fire producing
device for the purpose of thawing out any pipe in or under any building or
structure.
Section 12. Addition of Section 28. 16 to the Fire Prevention Code.
The following Section shall be added to Article 28 of the Fire Prevention Code
as Section 28. 16:
Section 28. 16. Tarpots. No person shall heat any tar, resin,
pitch, or other flammable substance, except in an open space at least
ten feet from any building or other property that might be endangered
thereby, unless a written permit therefor has been obtained from the
Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. At least one approved fire ex-
tinguisher shall be maintained at each location where such materials
are being heated.
Section 13. Addition of Section 28. 17 to the Fire Prevention Code. The
following Section shall be added to Article 28 of the Fire Prevention Code as
Section 28. 17:
Section 28. 17. Disposal of Burning Materials. It shall be
unlawful for any person to throw or drop, or cause to be thrown or
dropped, any lighted match, cigar, cigarette, burning tobacco, or other
burning material in such manner that such material may possibly fall
upon combustible substances of any kind.
Section 14. Addition of Section 28. 18 to the Fire Prevention Code. The
following Section shall be added to Article 28 of the Fire Prevention Code: as
Section 28. 18--
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Section 28. 18. Regulation of Storage in Unfinished Spaces.
It shall be unlawful to place, store, or keep, or permit to be placed,
stored, or kept, in any unfinished attic orother place directly under a
roof or any unfinished basement or unfinished area under a building ex-
cept a residence, any furniture, baggage, or other combustible or flam-
mable 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 any building, which, if used for storage of combustible
material, would be required by the Building Code to have all walls and
ceilings lathed and plastered or otherwise completed as required for
any intermediate area or space within the building.
Section 15. Addition of Section 28. 19 to the Fire Prevention Code. The
following Section shall be added to Article 28 of the Fire Prevention Code as
Section 28. 19:
Section 28. 19. Duties of Persons in Control of Public Buildings.
The owner, manager, or person having control or management of any
theater, hall, concert hall, or other place of public assembly, shall notify
the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention at least six hours before the
shall be open or used for the purpose of public assemblage therein; ex-
cept that within the discretion f the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention,
a general notice may be Jgiven, showing a continuous schedule or program
to be followed with respect to gatherings in any such building or buildings.
Section 1!6. Addition of Section 28. 20 to the Fire Prevention Code. The
following Section shall be added to Article 28 of the Fire Prevention Code as
28. 20:
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Section 28. 20.
Confetti. It
shall be unlawful to use
or permit
to be used any confetti,
or so called
serpentine, in any place
of public
assembly unless such material shall be of nonflammable variety.
Section 17. Addition of Section 28. 21 to the Fire Prevention Code. The
following Section shall be added to Article 28 of the Fire Prevention Code as
Section 28. 21:
Section 28. 21. Regulation of Smoothing and Pressing Irons.
In all commercial establishments in which electrically heated or gas
burning pressing or smoothing irons are used, all such utensils, when
not in use, shall rest on non-combustible boards, tables or stands.
Electric irons shall be provided with pilot lights connected in parallel
with the iron.
Section 18. Addition of Section 28. 22 to the Fire Prevention Code. The
following Section shall be added to Article 28 of the Fire Prevention Code as
Section 28. 22:
Section 28. 22. Soldering Iron Heaters. Soldering iron heaters
placed over wooden surfaces shall be set on at least three inch hollow
tile or heavy sheet metal over one-quarter inch asbestos board with a
three-inch air space below.
Section 19. Addition of Section 28. 23 to the Fire Prevention Code. The
following Section shall be added to Article 28 of the Fire Prevention Code as
Section 28. 23:
Section 28. 23. Dangerous Buildings and Unsafe Conditions.
Whenever the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, after inspection,
finds any building or structure to be a fire hazard because of deterior-
ation, age, lack of repairs or other dangerous conditions, or finds that
said building is liable to endanger other buildings, property, or human
life, he shall serve a notice in writing upon the owner or occupant of said
building or structure requiring the elimination of the fire hazard within
a reasonable eriod stated therein according to the following provisions:
a. By repairing, rearranging, or wrecking the building or
structure, or by repairing the equipment therein, or by changing the
occupancy therein, to remove such fire hazard.
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b. By vacating and closing all, or that portion of such building
or structure that is dangerous to property or life.
c. By altering or repairing such building or structure in full
conformance to the provisions of the Building Code, or any other ordin-
ance of the City affecting such building or structure.
Section 20. Addition to Article 31. The following shall be added to
Article 31 under the National Fire Protection Association: NPFA No. 101.
Fire.Exits Code, 1961, National Electric Code, NBFU No. 70, 1959, and
National Fire Codes Volumes III, IV, V and VI.
Section 21. Modifications. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall have the power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code
upon application in writing by the owner or lessee or his duly authorized agent
where there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter
of this code, provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety
secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modifications,
when granted or allowed, and the decision of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention thereon, shall be entered upon the records of the department and
a signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant.
Section 22. Appeals. Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall
disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is
claimed that the provisions of this Code do not apply or that the true intent and
meaning of the Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant
may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department to the City
Council of the City of Pasco within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed
from.
Section 23. New Materials, Processes, or Occupancies Which May
Require Permits. The Building Inspector, Fire Chief, and the officer designated
by the Fire Chief as the chief enforcing officer of this Code, shall act as a com-
mittee to determine and specify, after having given affected persons an oppor-
tunity to be heard, any new materials, processes, or occupancies, in addition to
those now enumerated in this Code, which shall require permits, during the 90
days next following such determination. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Pre-
vention shall post a list of such new materials, processes, and occupancies in
a conspicuous place in his office and shall distribute copies thereof to interested
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persons. The committee shall promptly make recommendations to the City
Council for changes in or additions to this ordinance relating to such new uses,
processes, or occupancies.
Section 24. Violations -- Penalties. (a) Every person convicted of a
violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not
more than three hundred dollars ($300. 00) or by imprisonment for not more
than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(b) Every firm or corporation convicted of a violation of any provision
of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred
dollars ($300. 00).
. Section 25. Severability. The invalidity of any article, section, sub-
section, provision, clause, or portion thereof, or the invalidity of the application
thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remain-
der of this ordimance or the validity of its application to other persons or cir-
cumstances.
Section 26. Effective Date. This ordinance shall bV__in.-fiill.:force and
effect after its passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City. Council and APPROVED as provided by law this
day of June, 196 5.
MAYOR
Atte st:
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
City Atto ney
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