HomeMy WebLinkAbout1650 OrdinanceORIDINANC E NO:
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING'A FIRE PREVENTION
CODE PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS, GOVERNING
CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE- AND PROPERTY
FROMFIRE OR. EXPLOSION; ,AID ESTABLISHING
STANDARDS FOR SAFETY RELATING THERETO AND
PROVIDJING-, PENALTIES VIOLATIONS THE F FOR THE, -RE
OF,. AND REPEALING &RDINANCE NO.. 15'39' AND
PASCD MUNTGIPAL CODE 'CHAPTER 18,.1.04 AS IT
NOW EXISTS j3 AND ALL OTHER ,ORD=INANCES OR.
PARTS OF ORDINANCES 'IN CONFLICT' HE-REWIM.
THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE any OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS.:
'Section .1.. Ado-ption, of 'Uniform Fire Cbd&.
Thereishereby adapted by the, City C,ouhcfl oft'he Cityof"-Pas.co forthe purpose
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of prescribing regulations -governing conditionshazardousto life a:nd property
from fire or explosion that certain' Code' known as the Uniform Fire, Code, re.co - ml--
mended by the Western, Fire, Chief's, Association �and the Inte-rhatibnalConference
of Building 'Officials, being pdrticulatly the. `1973 Edition thereof and the whole
thereof, s,,ave:and excgpt for portions as are hereinafter deleted_,, modified- or
amended of which Code not.le s s 'than. three copies have been and. now are filed'
in the bfffceof'ihe Q,4i:Clerk
of the City of Paaco, and the ;same are ;hereby
adopted and incorporated as, fully °&,s if set out. 1n.j-ength,herei,`h;,, and from the
date on Which
hich this'- ordinance shall take effect the provisions, thereof shall be
c,ontroll-in'g within, the corporate limits of the City of Pa:sco.
'Section 2.- Definitions,,,
(a) Wherever the term " Bureau of Fire, Prev- 't" used, in. the Uniform Fire
en, 'tion is . u
it shall mean! theFire, Department,;
Wherever the term Chief of -the Bureaq, of Fire, Prevention" is used in the
Uniform Fire. Code, it shall 'mean the, Fire Chief or his designee, charged
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with the duties of admin , ister.ing and enforcing, this ordinance:.
Wherever the term "COr'oratidn. Counsel" is us -ed -in the Uniform Fire
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"Code, it .shall, mean. the .City" Attorney,.
(d) Wherever the term, "Fire Zone," is, used in this ordinance; or in. the, Uniform
Fire 'Code,, it shall mean Fire Zone. No. l.., Fire Zone, 2 and Fire Zone 3-.
(e) Wherever the term Municipality " is, used in the, Uniform Fire Code,, it shall hall
mean the, City of ,Pasco,.
Wherever thel term �nailonally recognized good practice" is used in the Uni-
-form.'Fire Cbde,,, It,shall mean tho=se practices presctibed in the standards
,and publicationslisted in klipendix D'of the; Uniform, Fire. Code.
Section 3.; Establishment of Limits of Districts in Which Storage of 'Explosive's
,and, Blasting Agents is to be Prohibited.,
The limits referred to. In Section 1.1-10 6b'df the Uniform_ Fire 'Code in which stor-
age. of explq.siye,sand Blaitir,ig, agents are, prohibited, irs, herebY established to be
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F'iree; Zone 'No.. -1 d, -F No. 3; - provided, however,. that"
Fire; Zone No,. Z' an ir,
in Fire Zone, No. 3, a, black_ sporting powder not,to exceed five'pbunds,, Mand small
arms primbrs; -not to exceed 2_, 000 may`b.e: stored and. used for the hand loading
of,small arms ammLfftition, for personal,use in.a sdngle family detached dwelling.,
-,Ordinance No.
Da -t&:,
S'ection 4.. Establishment of. Limits of,`Dlsttld-ts lhwhich' .`Storage of Flammable
Liquids in Gtftside, Above Grbund!'Tan':kjs: isto be Prohibited -F.
The limi-ts,referred-foin 15.20::1(A)' of the: Ifftiform, FIY& Code din. Whi_dh stofage of
flammable liquids in outside above aground,tanks,'is prohibited, . is hereby ,estab
lished.gas Fire, Zohe`N6,. 1.
(b) The limits referred to in Section 15,601 ol'f, the -Wnffbrmf Fire Code in Which. new
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bulk plants for flammable.or combustible: fiqdfds-, areprohibifed, - are h'ere'by es-
tablished as Fire Zone No. .1 and. Fire: Zone. No. :2k-,
Section 5. Amendment bf Section IS, 109 of the Uniform, Fire Code, by Adding 'Therafb,
a New Sub -Section.
S-eq-tiOn, 15.. 10'9 of -the Uniform Fire Code is hereIjy'ambftded by the addition of a new
s.:ub-section, -to I read as - fol,lows,,.
"°Section 15'.109 (c)
Not withstanding any, other provision of. the Uniform Fire Code',, flammable
liquids. ,used as motor fuels 'may, not be s -,toted: and dispensed from fixed
pquipm-ent intothe ,fuel tanks .of, motor vehicles in any use District cla s,s , i-
fied'as..R.esid.ential by the Pasco Comprehe.nstiv.e: Zoning Ordinance,. being.
R -I Low Density, "R-1, Suburban, R.-2, --fZ-3 and. -R-A,us;e, Districts.
S,ection 6. ..Es t6blishment of Limits inwhich '--Bulk ,,S"f,-Or'ag,e of L iquified Petroleum
Gases isgto,b.e, Restricted,
TheJimits referred„to in, S'ection, 20>.,1 .0,5 '(A)of, the 'Uniform Fire Code in -which bulk
stora,
qd of - liquified ' petroleum gas -is., lie.reby established as Fire Zone
2'.
Section 7..: fSu6st.itu'tiorf for Section 12..I.,0,`3,oft—he Uniform ,'Fine Code...
Section 12.,.108� of the Uniform, Fir"Pi Code shall, bWom.ltt`ed, and the, following zhaIl be
sUb'stittited in its -place.
"Section 12..'10.3,. Insurance 'Required
the* Fire Chief, y�c t
The perrrfitte6 shall file with public lidbilit and property
damage insurance poliqy _prbviding coverage with,114mits :not 'les,s than $50,000'
to the applicant for liability' for the �pqyvmbnf.,, of, darhage`s which may be caused
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either to a'person or to- propertyby, tea'soft, oft-M-15,Orrhitied di"Splay, and aris-
ing from any acts or failure -to, act,, of the p6rm-i--ttee, lids agents,, employees
or subcontractors, unless. he is 'excused- from -filing such policy, byreason of
any of 'the proVisAons of the Laws of th-e! State of Wa0hington.
Section .12. I06 of, the Un
substituted in its place:
Section, 12-10& of_fhe Uniform Fire Code.
-m Fire Code l shall be omitted and -the following shall be
Section, 12;106, ;Sbi2ut& of =F'ire,Vbrks,.
Any member of the Paseo Police Ot, Fire Departments is hereby author-
Iz,e�dand, empowered to take.,, remove or, cause to be removed
zt,the expense ofthe owner;, any. an*d,,all -cstocks of, fireworks offered or
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exjpb6,ed:fbr sale, stored; Or "tran spbrted or' held in violation of this
article.
S!ection,9.:Subs;'titut-ion,ior-;Sec;tion27.10�-1of_ -the -;fJhi'-form,Fire -Code..
,Section 17:.101 of'the l Ufiiform Tdre Code shall';be: omitted ,and, the,following shall be,
substituted in its
place:
IMMfSH- 51,' �_k t 8
BONFIRES,AND OUTDOOR. , - `
'Section 2 7. 1,01 (a) Permit Required;.
. No person,
-son, shall, kindle-or.maintain any loftf ir.6 ;Ot rubbish fire, or allthofize,
any,such.:fire' -to, �bq kindled,or maintained without,,a, permit I or other- 'pr.'oper
.,.,Qrdin.ance 0,.,
atthbr['iz6:tibn,. During construation or"demolition.buildingis or 'struc-
lures-, no waste matetials or' rubbish -sfiaIf'be ,`dlsp6s:e-d of by btfrnIhqon,'
the premises or in, 'the, immecfiatey4cin-ity wif-hbut ha -wing ,obtairted.a: per='
mit
t of otlYer proper authoriza-tion., - 'The p,,eMi tee; shall' be;respqnpible for
any- damage caused by. such fires,..
(b)" Location Restricted.
Noper'son shall kindle orma-intacimany bon-.fii-*O or rubbish fire or author-
ize any such fire 'to . be. kindled or _maintained onQQy private land unless
(1.) the location is noflesrs than 25 foet.from ,any iordinary, combustible
material..
(c) Attendance of Open Fire's..
Bonfires, and' rubbish ,fire's 'shall -b-,e constantly attended by acompetent
p,ers',,o'i,,i until such fire is extinguished. 'This, person, shall have a garden
hose. connected to�'th,e water supply.., or other',fire extinguishing.eq:Uipment
readily available for use,
(d Chief may Prohib'i't,.
The Chief may., prohibit any or all ,bonfires and outdo -or rubbish ;fires when,
alhios',Pheri . c' conditions, or lopall dfrqiuimrstaioc,b�s make such fire"s, hazardous
(e) All, controlled burning, shall comply with requlatfons of :the Benton=
Trankllim--Walla Walla' Counties Mir -Pollution, Qontrol, AW ,thority.
Section 10; Addition to: Article ; I
The following s'hal - !*b'e added, toS,66,tion. 1.21,& of th&U-nif6rm. Fife, Code: NFPA No. I
Life Safety Code .19,70,, National Electric Code,. 14,PPA Uoa. - 70; 19,68, and National
Fire Codes.,,, Volumes 1,, 11, 111, IV, Vj-,I,. 17, X,- 19,72--1973..
Section 11. Modifications.
The Chief of the 'Bureau of -Fire -,Prevention shafl have th,& power"to modify any of -the
provisions of the Uniform . Fire Code upon application in writing by the owner orles ae e
of his duly authoriz'ed agent and th,'ereare practical, difficulties in the way of carry=
ing, out 'the strict letter of this. C.6de,, "provided 'that -the spirit of the Ood6, shall be.
observed, public safety I secured,; and sub'stahtial. Justice done. ` The particulars of
such. modification's,, when granted., or all -owed,' and the decision of :the Chief- of thei
Bureau of Fire; Prevention thereon shall.b.ef entered, upon th,e records of the Depart. -
menta -rid a ;signed copy zhallbe, furn-I she'd, to the applicant..
Section, 'T2'. Appeals,..
Whenever the -Chief of the Fire Department shall, disa.i=rove an, application or refu s,e
to grant a, permit applied f6r,or whjs , , , itcla=imed:. that the provisions of: this Code
Pp _en,
OQ not apply, or that."the true intent. and; meaning of the' Code have been misconstrued
or, wrongly- interpreted., the. applicant
p,eal from the decision -of the -Chief, of
I established under., the ,, BBuildingC.o-de..
the Fire .Department; to thef A- Board o-PPQ4, P 4S 6
Section l,3'. -New Mateti&ls, 'PtoCe88es,j or.O'ccu-pamcles! which may,'Re4uire Permits,..
The BuildingIns.pedtof Fire Chief `arid the , Officer; designated byth!e: Fire, Chielfl,a:&
-the- Chief. D.-IfOrcing Officer of this, Code,,. shall ac-t',,a-z, a. c , ommfttoe; to d'e'termine, anA
specify, after having given affecte%d 'pb'r.sons an, opjJoftuhity to be; heard,, any new,
materials,, processes, or occupancies, in.-aAdition to those, now enumerated in this
Code, which shall ;fequ ireperraits qur;ing, the 90 -days, next: following such determina-
tion. The Chief of the Bureau of. Fife, Prevention- shall post ''a lis-t,'Of: such, new mater-
ials, proce,s:ses . and occupancies in 6,conspicuous l place -in his, o.ffic,e'and shall, dis-
tribute copies -thereof. to i,ntere'sted'petsbns.i The Committee shall promptly, mak-e
recommendations to the: City Council. f6r changes in -or additions- :to -this, -Ordinance
relating tosuch new uses , proces.'se's,or occupancies
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Ordinance No-.
Section 14;, Violations -_Penalties.
-4- Date:
(a)' Every Person convicted of a violation of any prov"Isibn ,of'ihis Ordinance
shall be. punishedby a, fine 'of not more: than five- hundred dollars ($5'00) or
by, imprisonment, :of "not mor -,*Q, than six months, or by both such, fine and imT�
prfsonment,
(b)` Every firm or. corporation ,convicted of a violation of any provision of this
Ordinance. shall .be, punished by' a.fine cof"not more than five hundred' dollars,
($560),
Section 15.. S'ev6tabihtry
The of any article, section, sub -section., provisii6n,, clause, or gortion-,
thoreof,. or th,e,,inyand4j*ty of the appl'ic-a-`tion thereof, Io,any person oncirtumstances.,
shall riot df-fect the validity of the remainder of this, -ordinance or the, validity of its
.application -to,other,p,er-,sons or,,circu-mstances.
.Section 16. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances...
and Pasco Municipal Code Cha
Ordinance No. 1 --pte'r 18.04 are hereby repealed,
d,s, well as ,all other ordinancesf or, parts, of ordinances. :in,confIJct herewithc.
Section Effective, Date.
This -.Ordinance shall'be in full force: and, effect, after its pa ssagie ;and, publication
as required by. law, but, not before: May,5.1, 1-19,74,1.
PASSE',D by the Cit.y :.Council and APPROVED this 7 ;day of, may
1974
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ab,h:a-ld. D LI n t�o n- ' ayor,
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Approved',a-s to -form:
`D'�. Wayne Can-Ipbell, City gttornev