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ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco relating to Fire
Prevention and amending Title 18 of the
Pasco Municipal Code by repealing and re-
enacting Chapter 18 04 thereof
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
Section 1 That Title 18 of the Pasco Municipal Code
be and the same is hereby amended by repealing Chapter 18 04
thereof in its entirety and re-enacting the same to read as
follows
18 04 010 ADOPTION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE There is
hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Pasco, pursuant
to the provisions of RCW 35 21 180 and 35A 12 140 for the purpose
of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to
life and property from fire or explosion, that certain code
and standards known as the Uniform Fire Code, including Appendix-
Chapters I-A, I-B, II-A, II-B, II-C, II-D, III-A, III-B,
IV-A, V-A, VI-A, VI-C, and the Uniform Fiire Code Standards
published by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and the Inter-
national Conference of Building Officials, being in particular
the 1982 editions thereof and the whole thereof, save and except
such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended
of wnich Code and Standards not less than three (3) copies
have been and are now filed in the office of the City 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 provision thereof
shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the City
of Pasco
It is the specific intent of the fire code of the City
of Pasco as herein adopted, modified and amended, to place
the obligation of complying with its requirements upon the
owners and occupiers of the buildings and premises within the
scope, and no provision of nor any term used in this fire code
is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or
any of its officers or employees, for whom the implementation
and enforcement of this fire code shall be discretionary and
not mandatory
Nothing contained in this fire code is intended to be
nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any
injury or damage resulting from the failure of a building or
any premises to comply with provisions of this fire code, or
by reason or in consequence of any inspection, notice, order,
certificate, permission or approval authorized or issued or
done in connection with the implementation or enforcement of
this fire code, or by reason of any action or inaction on the
part of the City, related in any manner to the enforcement
of this fire code by its officers, employees or agents
It is expressly the purpose of this fire code to provide
for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general
publics andnot to create or otherwise establish or designate
any particular class or group of persons who will or should
be especially protected or benefited by the provisions of this
fire code
18 04 015 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 2 302 OF THE UFC
Section 2 302 of the Uniform Fire Code shall be omitted and
the following shall be substituted in its place
Section 2 302 Appeals Whenever the Fire Chief of
the Pasco Fire Department disapproves an application or refuses
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
of the code has been misconstrued or wrongfully interpreted,
the applicant may, within thirty (30) days of the decision,
appeal that decision to the Board of Appeals established under
the Building Code
18 04 020 AMENDMENT FOR ARTICLE 9 OF THE UFC Definitions
of the following words and terms in Article 9 of the Uniform
Fire Code are amended in Sections 9 107, 9 108 and 9 112, to
read as follows
Section 9 107 Electrical Code Is the National Electrical
Code (currently adopted edition by the State of Washington)
and the State of Washington "Rules and Regulations for Installing
Electric Wires and Equipment and Administrative Rules "
Section 9 108 Fireworks Means those devices meeting
the current definition of fireworks as found in the "Washington
State Fireworks Law", RCW 70 77
Section 9 112 Jurisdiction Means the City of Pasco
Jurisdictional area means that territory included within the
Pasco city limits
18 01 030 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 10 207(b) AND (c)
OF THE UFC Section 10 207(b) and (c) of the Uniform Fire
Code shall be omitted and the following shall be substituted
in its place
Section 10 207(b) Obstructing The required width
of access roadways shall not be obstructed in any manner, including
parking of vehicles, and no person e except a public officer
acting within the scope of his public duties, shall obstruct,
block or park a vehicle in the access roadway "No Parking"
signs and/or other appropriate notice prohibiting obstruction
shall be required The installation and maintenance of such
signs shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property
(c) Access The acces,xoadway shall be extended to within
one-hundred-and-fiftyqi5Ofeet of all portions of the exterior
walls of the first stor -y -Of any building Any building which
exceeds thirty-six (36) feet in height shall have access roadways
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which immediately adjoin the two longest sides of the building,
provided that such access roadways may be separated from the
building by a yard if the farthest boundary of the access roadway
is no more than forty-five (45) feet from the building and
such yard provides easy access to the building Where access
roadways cannot be provided, approved fire protection system
or systems shall be provided
18 04 040 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 11 101 OF THE UFC
Section 11 101 of the Uniform Fire Code shall be omitted and
the following shall be substituted in its place
Section 11 101(a) Permit Required No person shall
kindle or maintain any bonfire, campfire, rubbish fire, warming
fire, or field fire, or authorize any such fire to be kindled
or maintained without a permit
EXCEPTION No permit shall be required for residential
barbecues provided they do not constitute a fire hazard
During the construction or demolition of buildings or
structures, no waste materials or rubbish shall be disposed
of by burning on the premises or in the immediate vicinity
without having obtained a permit A permit shall be required
for each construction site
A permittee may be issued one permit for multiple locations
provided each location is inspected and each location is noted
on the permit Burning permits shall be obtained in person
between the hours of 8 00 a m and 5 00 p m , Monday through
Friday, except on holidays Original burning permits will
be issued upon approval, after an on-site inspection of the
burning site by a Fire Department representative Permits
will be in writing and will be valid for a period of one (1)
year from the date of issue, at which time may be renewed
Renewal burning permits will not require an on-site inspection
for Issuance The Pasco Fire Department may utilize controlled
burning for the purpose of training firefighters, without a
permit
Burning permits will cost Fifteen Dollars ($15 00)
No permit shall be issued without the payment of this fee first
being made
EXCEPTION No permit fee shall be required in cases of
financial hardship as determined by the City Manager or
his designee for the burning of material that, in the
sole determination of the City Manager or his designee,
is not reasonably disposable by the City's mandatory garbage
collection service Retired persons living on fixed
income shall be given special consideration by the City
Manager or his designee as hardship cases
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(b) Location Restricted No persons shall kindle or
maintain any bonfire, campfire, rubbish fire or warming fire,
or authorize such fire to be kindled or maintained on any private
land unless
(1) The location is not less than twenty-five (25) feet
from any structure, power pole, combustible fence, vehicle,
trees/shrubs, and not under overhead transmission lines
Adequate provision is made to prevent the fire from spreading
(2) The fire is contained in an approved waste burner
(incinerator) per UFC Section 11 105 and located with respect
to combustibles as per UFC Section 11 106
(3) The permittee is in legal control of the lot or parcel
of land on which the burning is to be done
(c) Open Burning Restrictions Bonfires, rubbish fires
and field fires, shall be constantly attended by a competent
person until such fire is extinguished Warming fires and
campfires shall be under the constant observation of a competent
person and shall be extinguished one (1) hour prior to the
evacuation of the site
A garden hose and water supply and/or other fire extinguishing
equipment shall be on hand at the burning site
None of the following materials shall be burned Lawn
grass clippings, leaves, garbage, dead animals, asphalt, paper,
petroleum products, paints, rubber products, plastic, any substance
which emits dense smoke or obnoxious odor
All controlled burning fires shall be of a size so as
not to constitute a fire hazard to surrounding property
The size of the fire will be determined at and during the inspection
for the permit and shall be listed on the permit Fires on
the premises of a residence shall not exceed a size of four
(4) feet in diameter or more than four (4) feet in height
All controlled burning shall comply with the regulations
of the Benton/Franklin/Walla Walla Counties Air Pollution Control
Authority It shall be the responsibility of the permittee
to check the local conditions prior to burning by calling the
phone number listed on the permit
(d) Field Fires Open field burning may be allowed
when, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, such burning does not
constitute a hazard Such burning shall be limited to two (2)
acres in area, and shall be surrounded by an effective fire
barrier as follows
(1) Ten (10) feet from roadways, power poles, combustible
fences, vehicles, trees/shrubs and other like areas
(2) Twenty-five (25) feet from structures
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Such areas or widths may be modified if, in the opinion
of the Fire Chief, they do not constitute a distinct hazard
to life or property The fire barrier shall be sufficient
to effectively stop or impede the spread of fire in a safe
manner
(e) Chief May Prohibit The Fire Chief may prohibit
outdoor fires when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances
make such fires hazardous No person shall kindle any outdoor
fire or authorize such fire to be kindled or maintained, even
if a permit has been issued, when any of the following conditions
are in force
(1) If the wind velocity is above ten (10) miles per
hour, or
(2) If a temperature inversion is present or air circulation
is insufficient to disperse smoke, gases and fumes to the extent
necessary to protect public health
(f) Out-of-Control Fires/Costs In the event that the
Pasco Fire Department is called to control or extinguish any
fire started under the authority of a permit issued under this
section, the person to whom the permit has been issued (permittee)
agrees by his or her acceptance of such permit, to be responsible
for payment to the City of Pasco of its reasonable costs for
labor, equipment, fuel and materials, as determined by the
Pasco Fire Chief It shall be unlawful for a permittee to
fail to make payment of said costs to the City of Pasco within
ninety (90) days of mailing of written demand for said costs
through the mail service of the United States Postal Service
The conviction of any person for such failure shall constitute
a misdemeanor
18 04 050 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 11 102 OF THE UFC
Section 11 102 of the Uniform Fire Code is omitted and the
following shall be substituted in its place
Section 11 102 Kindling of Fire on Land of Others Restricted
No person shall kindle a fire upon the land of another without
written permission of the owner thereof or his agent Such
written permission shall be filed with the Pasco Fire Department
at the time of the issuance of a permit
18 04 060 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 11 112 OF THE UFC
Section 11 112 of the Uniform Fire Code is omitted and the
following shall be substituted in its place
Section 11 112 All outdoor burning shall take place
during the hours of 6 00 a m and one (1) hour before sunset
or 6 00 p m , whichever comes first
EXCEPTION Campfires and bonfires approved by the Fire
Chief
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18 04 070 AMENDMENT FOR SECTION 11 302 Section 11 302 of the
Uniform Fire Code is amended by the addition of a new subsection (e)
to read as follows
Section 11 302(e) It is unlawful for any person, business or
legal entity, having or conducting a private fire alarm system to
transmit three (3) or more false alarms within a ninety (90) day period
The owner of any residence, business or premises in which said alarm
system exists, shall be responsible for payment to the City of Pasco of
its reasonable costs for labor, equipment, fuel and materials, as
determined by the Pasco Fire Chief, for a response by the Fire
Department for the third and each subsequent false alarm in a ninety
(90) day period For the purposes of this section, the term "False
Alarm" means the activation of a fire alarm system because of accident,
malfunction or an inadvertent activation, at a time when no fire exists
on the premises
18 04 080 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 11 408 OF THE UFC
Section 11 408 of the Uniform Fire Code is omitted and the following
shall be substituted in its place
Section 11 408 Any person using a torch or other flame-
producing device for removing paint, thawing pipes or sweating pipe
joints from or in any building or structure, shall provide one (1)
approved fire extinguisher or water hose equipped with a suitable nozzle,
sufficient in length to reach all portions of the building and connected
to a water supply on the premises where said burning operation is
performed Combustible material in the close proximity of open flame
shall be protected against ignition by shielding, wetting or other
means In all cases, a fire watch shall be maintained in the vicinity
of the operation for one half hour after the torch or flame-producing
device has been used
18 04 085 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 11 415 OF THE UFC
Section 11 415 of the Uniform Fire Code is omitted and the following
shall be substituted in its place
Section 11 415 It shall be unlawful to park, store or repair
any gasoline or gas-fueled vehicle, motorcycle, moped or other similar
device in any dwelling unit (other than a single family residence),
office, exitway or location, that would create a fire or life hazard
18 04 090 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 25 118(b)4 OF THE UFC
Section 25 118(b) 4 of the Uniform Fire Code is omitted and the
following shall be substituted in its place
Section 25 118(b) 4 Not withstanding any wording in this code,
participants in religious ceremonies shall not be precluded from
carrying hand held candles No permit is required for battery-
operated candles or other electric candles
18 04 100 AMENDMENT FOR SECTION 77 106(b) OF THE UFC
Section 77 106(b) of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as
follows
Section 77 106(b) Establishment of limits of districts in which
storage of explosives and blasting caps is to be prohibited The
limits referred to in Section 77 106(b) of the Uniform Fire Code in
which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, is
established as follows All use districts except I-1 (light industrial)
and 1-2 (heavy industrial)
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18 04 110 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 78 102 OF THE UFC
Section 78 102 of the Uniform Fire Code is omitted and the
following shall be substituted in its place
Section 78 102 Manufacture, Sale and Discharge of Fireworks
A The manufacture of fireworks is prohibited within
the City and all districts, except by special permit, and only
in I-1 (light industrial) and 1-2 (heavy industrial)
B Except as herein provided, it is unlawful for any
person to possess, store, offer for sale, expose for sale,
sell at retail, or use, or explode, fire, or discharge any
fireworks
(1) The Fire Chief is authorized to adopt reasonable
rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised
public displays of fireworks Applicants shall meet all qualifica-
tions and requirements of State law regarding public display
of fireworks and all fire and safety requirements as set forth
here in the standards for public display Every operator shall
have first obtained a state license pursuant to RCW 70 77 300
The display shall be of such character and so located, discharged
or fired that, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous
to property or endanger any person
(2) The Fire Department shall issue each year permits
for the sale of fireworks to persons, corporations, or organiza-
tions, after investigation and determination that the location
where the fireworks are to be sold is not hazardous to property
and does not endanger any person, and that the persons in charge
of selling the fireworks are competent and trained to handle
such fireworks
(3) The use, sale and discharge of fireworks shall be
governed at all times by the provisions of RCW 70 77 and by
the rules and regulations of the State Fire Marshall adopted
pursuant to the authority of said statute
(4) The fee for a local fireworks display or sales permit
shall be Twenty-Five Dollars ($25 00), the fee to be payable
to the City Finance Office upon approval of the application
by the Fire Department, and is a non-refundable fee
(5) Applications for local fireworks display and sales
permits shall be investigated for matters concerning the applicants
past history of compliance with safety regulations and present
measures for minimizing safety risks
C Standards for Retail Sales of Fireworks Retail
sales permit holders shall conform to the following minimum
standards and conditions
(1) Every operator shall have first obtained a State
License pursuant to RCW 70 77
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(2) Fireworks sold at retail shall be sold only in temporary
stands or in buildings used for no other purpose
(3) Each sellers permit issued under this chapter shall
be for only one (1) retail outlet
(4) Fireworks may be issued, fired, or discharged in
the City during the period commencing at 12 00 o'clock noon
on the twenty-eighthof furie and ending at 12 00 o'clock noon
on the sixth day of July each year
(5) The retailer or person in charge and responsible
for the retail operation shall be over eighteen (18) years
of age, of good moral character and of demonstrated responsibility
In no case shall there be anyone under the age of eighteen (18)
in the sales stand at any time the stand is stocked
(6) A plot plan showing the exact location of the stand
shall be submitted to the Fire Department for/ approval (Stands
located on street corners shall be located at least twenty (20)
feet from that corner in all directions)
(7) Each applicant shall present written permission from
the legal controller (be it the property owner or the tenant)
of the property, authorizing use of the property on which the
display and/or retail sales of fireworks is to take place
(8) Fireworks stands shall be permitted only in commercial
and/or industrial use districts Stands shall be located
a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet from any building
(9) Each retail fireworks stand shall be so located that
motor vehicles cannot park within twenty-five (25) feet of
such stands (Barriers shall be provided to restrict vehicle
traffic)
(10) There shall be no accumulation of dry grass, paper,
cardboard, trash, lumber or other combustibles, within twenty-
five (25) feet of any retail fireworks outlet
(11) Each retail fireworks stand shall be so located that
no flammable/combustible liquid and/or liquified petroleum
gas dispensing or storage equipment is within one hundred (100)
feet of such stand.
(12) The site of each sale stand shall be inspected by
a representative of the Pasco Fire Department before issuance
of a permit
(13) Each stand shall have a minimum of two (2) exits
and be unobstructed at all times
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(14) Each retail fireworks location shall have not less
than two (2) water type extinguishers of not less than two
and one half (2 1/2) gallon capacity or equivalent Water
barrels will be acceptable Such fire extinguishers and/or
barrels shall be in place prior to the stocking of the stand
(15) "No Smoking" signs shall be posted at conspicuous
locations on all exterior walls of the fireworks stand or structure
and such areas as may be designated by the inspecting authority
Each sign shall have the words "No Smoking" in letters not
less than two (2) inches in height All signs shall be maintained
in a legible condition Smoking shall be prohibited within
twenty-five (25) feet of any fireworks stand or building in
which fireworks are sold or stored
(16) The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place
on the premises for which it was issued
(17) Stock from the stand shall not be removed and stored
in any other building during the sales period without the express
approval of the Fire Department
(18) Periodic inspections of the fireworks stands and/
or premises storage location will be made to assure compliance
with the requirements
(19) Temporary fireworks stands need not comply with all
provisions of the building code, provided,,however, that all
such stands be erected and constructed in, safe manner ensuring
the safety of attendants and patrons In the event any temporary
stand is wired for electricity, the wiring and devices shall
conform to the electrical code
(20) Temporary structures and stands used for the retail
sales of fireworks shall be removed from the premises within
one (1) week after July 6th of each year Any such stand
or structure remaining beyond the one (1) week may be removed
by the Fire Department at the expense of the permittee or owner
(21) It is unlawful to use, fire, or discharge any fireworks
along the route of and during any parade or at any place of
public assembly or in any commercial use district Fireworks
shall not be discharged within twenty-five (25) feet of any
fireworks stand or building in which fireworks are sold or
stored
(22) It is unlawful at any time to throw or toss any fireworks
at any person, animal, or vehicle
(23) No permit granted herewithin shall be transferable
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Standards for Public Fireworks Displays All public
fireworks displays shall conform to the following minimum standards
and conditions
(1) Applications for permits for public display of fireworks
shall be made in writing at least ten (10) days in advance
of the display
(2) All public fireworks displays must be planned, organized,
and discharged by a State of Washington licensed Pyrotechnician
(3) A permit must be obtained from the City of Pasco
and approved by the Fire Chief or his designee prior to any
display of public fireworks The permit shall include the
name of the applicant and his address, the name of the Pyro-
technician and his address, the exact location, date and time
of the proposed display, the number, type and class of fireworks
to be displayed, the manner in which the fireworks are being
stored prior to the public fireworks display, and shall include
the name and address of the insurance company providing the
bond required
(4) A drawing shall be submitted to the Fire Department
showing a plan view of the fireworks discharge site and the
surrounding area within a five hundred (500) feet radius
The drawing shall include all structures, fences, barricades,
streets, fields, streams and any other significant factors
that may be subjected to ignition or that may inhibit fire
fighting capabilities
(5) A City of Pasco Fire Department pumper and a minimum
of two (2) trained City of Pasco firefighters shall be on site
thirty (30) minutes prior to and after the shooting of the
event Reasonable compensation for stand-by apparatus and
manpower may be necessary as determined by the Fire Chief
Any compensation for Fire Department apparatus and manpower
will be as per the Washington State Chiefs' Association fee
schedule
(6) All combustible debris and trash shall be removed
from the area of discharge for a distance of three-hundred
(300) feet in all directions
(7) All unfired or "DUD" fireworks shall be disposed
of in a safe manner
(8) A minimum of two 2A rated pressurized water fire
extinguishers and one (1) fire blanket shall be required to
be at the fireworks discharge site
(9) The permit may be immediately revoked at any time
deemed necessary by the Fire Department due to any noncompliance
or weather conditions, such as extremely low humidity or wind
factor The display may also be cancelled by accidental ignition
of any form of combustible or flammable material in the vicinity
due to falling debris from the display
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(10) Areas of public access shall be approved by the Fire
Department and maintained in an approved manner
18 04 120 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 78 103 OF THE UFC
Section 78 103 of the Uniform Fire Code shall be omitted and
the following shall be substituted in its place
Section 78 103 Insurance Required The applicant for
a permit for sales of fireworks shall file with the Fire Chief
a public liability and property damage insurance policy providing
coverage with limits not less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000) for the payment of damages to persons or to property
which shall or may result from or be caused by sales of fireworks,
or any act or failure to act of the applicant or his or its
agents, servants, employees or subcontractors in the presentation
of such sales The applicant for a permit for a public display
of fireworks shall file with the Fire Chief a copy of a public
liability and property damage insurance policy providing coverage
with minimum limits as specified in RCW 70 77 295, however,
the holder of a general license from the State Fire Marshall
and, upon compliance with RCW 70 77 355, shall be excused from
compliance with this section
18 04 130 SUBSTITUTION FOR SECTION 78 106 OF THE UFC
Section 78 106 of the Uniform Fire Code shall be omitted and
the following shall be substituted in its place
Section 78 106 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 transported, or held in violation
of this article
18 04 140 AMENDMENTS FOR SECTION 79 101 OF THE UFC
Section 79 101 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by the addition
of a new subsection (d) to read as follows
Section 79 101(d) Notwithstanding any other provision
of the Uniform Fire Code, flammable and combustible liquids
shall not be stored and dispensed from portable or fixed equipment
into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles in any use district classified
under Title 22 of the Pasco Zoning Code, as R-1 (low density),
R-PS,i(Suburban), R-2, R-3 (medium density), R-4, R-5 (high
density), and RMH 1, 2, 3 Use Districts
18 04 150 AMENDMENT FOR SECTION 79 501 OF THE UFC
Section 79 501 of the Uniform Fire Code, is amended to read
as follows
Section 79 501 Establishment of limits of districts
in which storage of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground
tanks is prohibited
Zoe W Ja sari, Mayor
Rubstelio, City Attorney
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(a) The limits referred to in Section 79 501 of the Uniform
Fire Code in which §toirage of Class I and Class II liquids in
outside, aboveground tanks is prohibited, are established as
follows All districts except I-1 (light industrial), 1-2 (heavy
industrial), and AG (Agricultural)
18 04 160 AMENDMENT FOR SECTION 82 105 OF THE UFC
Section 82 105 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as
follows
Section 82 105 Establishment of limits in which bulk
storage of liquidied petroleum gas is to be restricted The
limits referred to in Section 82 105 (a) of the Uniform Fire
Code in which bulk storage of liquified petroleum gas is restricted,
are established as follows All use districts except I-1 (light
industrial) and 1-2 (heavy industrial)
18 04 170 AMENDMENT FOR APPENDIX I-A Appendix I-A
of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by the deletions as follows
Subsection (b) (Effective Date) (of 1 General) is deleted in
its entirety Section 4 (Basement access or sprinkler protection)
is deleted in its entirety
18 04 180 VIOLATIONS - PENALTIES Any person, firm
or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall
be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day
or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions
of the code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction
of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine
of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or by imprisonment
for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment
Section 2 This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect upon its passage and publication as required by law
PASSED by the C ouncil if the City of Pasco this
day of , 1984
LEGALS
- the Fire Chief Any corn
pensation for Fire Depart
ment apparatus and
manpower will be as per
the Washington State
Chiefs Association fee
schedule •
(6) All combustible debris
q. and trash shall be removed
from the area of discharge
4, for a distance of three-hun
dred (300) feet In all direct
lions
, (7) All unfired or ' DUD"
, fireworks shall be disposed
of in a safe manner
(8) A minimum of two 2A
IN rated pressurized water fire
extinguishers and one (1)
fire blanket shall be re
quired to be at the fireworks
discharge site
• (9) The permit may be
• immediately revoked at any
• time deemed necessary by
the Fire Department due to
• any noncompliance or
weather conditions such
as extremely low humidity
- or wind factor The display
- may also be cancelled by
accidental ignition of any
form of combustible or
flammable material in the
vicinity due to falling debris
from the display
- (1) Areas of public ac
r, cess Shall be approved by
(, the Fire Department and
if maintained in an approved
manner
to 18 04 120 SUBSTITU
k TION FOR SECTION
78 103 OF THE UFC Sec
lion 78 103 of the Uniform
Fire Code shall be omitted
and the following shall be
substituted in its place
Section 78 103 insur-
ance Required The appli
cant for a permit for sales of
fireworks shall file with the
Fire Chief a public liability
0 and properly damaee insur
N ance policy providing cov-
erage with limits not less
6' than Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars ($500 000) for
- the payment Of damages to
f persons or to property
C which shall or may result
F from or be caused by sales
of fireworks or any act or
t. failure to act of the appli
cant Of hIS'Of its agents
t- servant§ employees or
subcontractors in the pre
set-nation of such sales
- The applicant for a permit
for a public display of fire
t, works shall file with the Fire
C Chief a copy of a public lia-
bility and property damage
t insurance policy providing
0 coverage with minimum
limits as specified in RCW
70 77 295 however the
holder of a general license
from the State Fire Marshall
and upon compliance with
RCW 70 17 355 shall be
excused Intim compliance
with this section
t 18 04 130 SUBSTITU
TION FOR SECTION
78 106 OF THE UFC Sec
lion 78 106 of the Uniform
- Fire Code shall be omitted
and the following shall be
substituted in its place
t Section 78 106 Seizure
of Fireworks Any member
of the Pasco Poke or Fire
Departments is hereby au
thonzed and empowered to
seize take remove or
cause to be removed at tr‘e
expense of the owner any
and all stocks of fireworks
Offered or exposed for sale
stored or transported or
held In violation of this arti-
cle
18 04 140 AMEND
NIENTS FOR SECTION
79 101 OF THE UFC Sec
C bon 79 101 of the Uniform
Fire Code is amended by
the addition of a new sub
section (d) to read as fol-
lows
Section 79 101(d)
n Notwithstanding any other
I provision of the Uniform
Fire Code flammable and
combustible liquids shall
not be stored and dis-
pensed from portable or
fixed equipment into the
fuel tanks of motor vehicles
in any use district classified
under Title 22 of the Pasco
Zoning Code as R 1 (low
density) R-1S (Suburban)
R 2 R 3 (medium density)
R-4 R 5 (high density) and
RMH 1 2, 3 Use Districts
18 04 150 AMENDMENT
FOR SECTION 79 501 OF
THE UFC Section 79 501
of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read as fol
lows
Section 79 501 Estab-
lishment of limits of dis-
tricts In which storage of
Class I and Class II liquids
In aboveground tanks is
prohibited
- (a) The limits referred to
• In Section 79 501 of the
Uniform Fire Code in which
t`storage of Class I and Class
II liquids in outside above
ground tanks is prohibited
- are established as follows
All districts except 1-1 (light
industrial) 1-2 (heavy indus
trial) and AG (Agricultural)
18 04 160 AMENDMENT
FOR SECTION 82 105 OF
THE UFC Section 82 105
Of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read as fol
lows
Section 82 105 Estab-
lishment of limits In which
bulk storage of liquified
petroleum gas is to be re-
stricted The limits referred
to in Section 82 105 (a) of
the Uniform Fire Code in
, which bulk storage of hoot
fled petroleum gas is re
stricted are established as
N follows All use districts ex
cept I 1 (light industrial) and
I 2 (heavy industrial)
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18 04 170 AMENDMENT
FOR APPENDIX I A Ap
pendix I A of the Uniform
Fire Code is amended by
the deletionS as follows
Subsection (b) (Effective
Date) (of 1 General) is de-
leted in its entirety Section
4 (Basement access or
sprinkler protection) is de
leted in its entirety
18 04 180 VIOLATIONS -
PENALTIES Any person
firm or corporation violet
ing any of the provisions of
this code shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor
and each such person shall
be deemed guilty of a sepa
rate offense for each and
every day or portion thereof
during which any violation
of any of the provisions of
the code is committed con
tinued or permitted and
upon conviction of any
such violation such person
shall be punished by a fine
of not more than Five Hun-
dred Dollars ($500) or by
imprisonment for not more
than ninety (90) days or by
both such fine and impris-
onment
Section 2 This ordi
nance shall be in full force
and effect after its passage
and publication as required
by law
PASSED by the City
Council of the City of Pasco
this 11 day of June 1984
-s-Joe W JacksOn
Mayor
ATTEST
s Evelyn Wells
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
s Greg Rubstello
City Attorney
Legal No 16996 - June
15, 1984
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ORDINANCE NO 2504
AN ORDINANCE of the City
of Pasco relating to Fire
Prevention and amending
Title 13 of the Pasco Munic
ipal Code by repealing and
re-enacting Chapter 18 04
thereof
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PASCO
DOES ORDAIN AS FOL
LOWS
Section 1 That Title 18
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the same is
hereby amended by repeal
ing Chapter 18 04 thereof
In its entirety and re-enact-
ing the same to read as fol
lows
18 04 101 ADOPTION
OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE
There is hereby adopted by
the City Council of the City
of Pasco pursuant to the
provisions of RCW
35 21 180 and 35A 12 140
for the purpose of prescnb
mg regulations governing
conditions hazardous to life
and property from fire or ex
plosion that certain code
and standards known as
the Uniform Fire Code in
ducting Appendix Chapters
IA IB II A II B II C II D
III A III El III C IV A V-A
VI-A VI C and the Uniform
Fire Code Standards pub-
lished by the Western Fire
Chiefs Association and the
international Conference of
Building Officials being in
particular the 1982 edi
dions thereof and the whole
thereof save and except
such portions as are here'
nafter deleted modified or
amended of which Code
and Standards not less
than three (3) copies have
been and are now filed in
the office of the City 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 ef
fect the provision thereof
shall be controlling within
the corporate limits of the
City of Pasco
It is the specific intent of
the fire code of the City of
Pasco as herein adopted
modified and amended to
place the obligation of com-
plying with its requirements
upon the owners and occu
piers of the buildings and
premises within the scope
and no provision of nor any
term used in this fire code
is intended to impose any
duty whatsoever upon the
City or any of its officers or
employees for whom the
implementation and en
lorcement of this fire code
shall be discretionary and
not mandatory
Nothing contained in this
fire code is intended to be
nor shall be construed to
create or form the basis for
any injury or damage re
suiting from the failure of a
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building or any premises to
comply with provisions of
this fire code or by reason
or in consequence of any
inspection notice order
certificate permission or
approval authorized or is
sued or done in connection
with the implementation or
enforcement of this fire
code or by reason of any
action or inaction on the
part of the City related in
any manner to the enforce-
ment of this fire code by its
officers employees or
agents
It is expressly the pur-
pose of this fire code to pro-
vide for and promote the
health safety and welfare
of the general public and
not to create or otherwise
establish or designate any
particular class or group of
persons who will or should
be especially protected or
benefited by the provisions
of this fire code
18 04 015 SUBSTITU
TION FOR SECTION 2 302
OF THE UFC Section
2 302 of the Uniform Fire
Code shall be omitted and
the following shall be sub-
stituted in its place
Section 2 302 Appeals
Whenever the Fire Chief of
the Pasco Fire Department
disapproves an application
or refuses 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 of the
code has been mtscons
trued or wrongfully inter-
preted the applicant may
within thirty (30) days of the
decision appeal that deci-
sion to the Board of Ap-
peals established under the
Building Code
18 04 020 AMENDMENT
FOR ARTICLE 9 OF THE
UFC Definitions of the fol-
lowing words and terms in
Article 9 of the Uniform Fire
Code are amended in Sec-
tions 9 107 9 108 and
9 112 to read as follows
Section 9 107 Electrical
Code Is the National Elec-
trical Code (currently
adopted edition by the
State of Washington) and
the State of Washington
"Rules and Regulations for
Installing Electric Wires
and Equipment and Admin-
istrative Rules "
Section 9 108 Fire-
works Means those de-
vices meeintg the current
definition of fireworks as
found in the Washington
State Fireworks Law'
RCW 70 77
Section 9 112 Jdrisdlc-
tion Means the City of
Pasco Jursidictional area
means that territory in
cluded within the Pasco city
limits
18 01 030 SUBSTITU-
TION FOR SECTION
10 207(b) AND (c) OF THE
UFC Section 10 207(b)
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and (c) ot the Unform Fire
Code shall be omitted and
the following shall be sub-
stituted in its place
Section 10 207(b) Ob-
structing The required of
width access roadway shall
not be obstructed in any
manner including parking
of vehicles and no person
except a public officer act
trig wihtin the scope of his
public duties shall ob-
struct block or park a vehi-
cle in the access roadway
"No Parking" signs and/or
other appropriate notice
prohibiting obstruction
shall be required The in-
stallation and maintenance
of such signs shall be the
responsibility of the owner
of the property (c) Access
The access roadway shall
be extended to within one-
hundred-and fifty (150) feet
of all portions of the exterior
walls of the first story of any
building Any building
which exceeds thirty six
(36) feet in height shall
have access roadways
which immediately adjoin
the two longest sides of the
building provided that such
access roadways may be
separated from the building
by a yard if the farthest
boundary of the access
roadway is no more than
forty-five (45) feet from the
building and such yard pro-
vides easy access to the
building Where access
roadways cannot be pro
vided approved fire protec
tion system or systems
shall be provided
18 04 040 SUBSTITU-
TION FOR SECTION
11 101 OF THE UFC Sec-
tion 11 101 of the Uniform
Fire Code shall be omitted
and the following shall be
substituted in its place
Section 11 101(a) Permit
Required No person shall
kindle or maintain any bon
fire campfire rubbish fire
warming fire or field fire or
authorize any such fire to
be kindled or maintained
without a permit
EXCEPTION No permit
shall be required for rest
dental barbecues provided
they do not constitute a fire
hazard
During the construction
or demolition of buildings or
structures no waste
materials or rubbish shall
be disposed of by burning
on the premises or in the
immediate vicinity without
having obtained a permit A
permit shall be required for
each construction site
A permittee may be is
sued one permit for mul
tiple locations provided
each location is inspected
and each location is noted
on the permit Burning per
mits shall be obtained in
person between the hours
of 8 00 a m and 5 00 p m
Monday through Friday ex
cept on holidays Original
burning permits will be is-
sued upon approval after
an on site inspection of the
burning site by a Fire De
partment representative
Permits will be in writing
and will be valid for a period
of one (1) year from the
date of issue at which time
may be renewed
Renewal burning permits
will not require an on site
inspection for issuance
The Pasco Fire Department
may utilize controlled burn-
ing for the purpose of train
mg firefighters without a
permit
Burning permits will cost
Fifteen Dollars ($15 00) No
permit shall be issued with
out the payment of this fee
first being made
EXCEPTION No permit
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fee shall be required in
cases of financial hardship
as determined by the City
Manager or his designee
for the burning of material
that in the sole determin
ation of the City Manager or
his desginee is not rea-
sonably disposable by the
City s mandatory garbage
collection service Retired
persons living on fixed in
come shall be given special
consideration by the City
Manager or his desginee as
hardship cases
(b) Location Restricted
No persons shall kindle or
maintain any bonfire
campfire rubbish fire or
warming fire or authorize
such fire to be kindled or
maintained on any private
land unless
(1) The location is not
less than twenty-five (25)
feet from any structure
power pole combustible
fence vehicle trees/sh
rubs and not under over-
head transmission lines
Adequate provision is
made to prevent the fire
from spreading
(2) The fire is contained
in an approved waste bur
ner (incinerator) per UFC
Section 11 105 and located
with respect to combust'
Wes as per UFC Section
11 106
(3) The permatee is in
legal control of the lot or
parcel of land on which the
burning is to be done
(c) Open Burning Re-
strictions Bonfires rub-
bish fires and field fires
shall be constantly at-
tended by a competent per
son until such fire is
extinguished Warming
fires and campfires shall be
under the constant obser-
vation of a competent per
son and shall be
extinguished one (1) hour
prior to the evacuation of
the site
A garden hose and water
supply and/or other fire ex
tinguishing equipment shall
be on hand at the burning
site
None of the following
materials shall be burned
Lawn grass clippings
leaves garbage dead ant
mals asphalt paper petro-
leum products paints
rul?ber products plastic
any substance which emits
dense smoke or obnoxious
odor
All controlled bunng fires
shall be of a size so as not
to constitute a fire hazard to
surrounding property The
size of the fire will be deter
mined at and during the in
spection for the permit and
shall be listed on the per
mit Fires on the premises
of a residence shall not ex
ceeda size of four (4) feet in
diameter or more than four
(4) feet in height
All controlled burning
shall comply with the regu-
lations of the Benton/Frank
lin/VValla Walla Counties Air
Pollution Control Authority
It shall be the responsibility
of the permitee to check the
local conditions prior to bur
ring by calling the phone
number listed on the per
mit
(d) Field Fires Open
field burning may be al
lowed when in the opinion
of the Fire Chief such burn
ing does not constitute a
hazard Such burning shall
be limited to two (2) acres in
area and shall be sur
rounded by an effective fire
barrier as follows
(1) Ten (10) feet from
roadways power poles
combustible fences vehi-
cles trees/shrubs and
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other like areas
(2) Twenty-five (25) feet
from structures
Such areas or widths
may be modified if in the
opinion of the Fire Chief
they do not constitute a dm-
tin:3 hazard to life or prop-
erty The fire barrier shall
be sufficient to effectively
stop or impede the spread
of fire in a safe manner
(9) Chief May Prohibit
The Fire Chief may prohibit
outdoor fires when atmo-
spheric conditions or local
circumstances make such
fires hazardous No person
shall kindle any outdoor fire
or authorize such fire to be
kindled or maintained even
if a permit has been issued
when any of the following
conditions are in force
(1) If the wind velocity is
above ten (10) miles per
hour or
(2) If a temperature inver-
sion is present or air circu-
lation is insufficient to
disperse smoke gases and
fumes to the extent nec
essary to protect public
health
(f) Out-of-Control Fires-
/Costs In the event that
the Pasco Fire Department
is called to control or extin-
guish any fire started under
the authority of a permit is-
sued under this section the
person to whom the permit
has been issued (permittee)
agress by his or her accep-
tance of such permit to be
responsible for payment to
the City of Pasco of its rea-
sonable costs for labor
equipment fuel and materi-
als as determined by the
Pasco Fire Chief It shall be
unlawful for a permittee to
fail to make payment of
said costs to the City of
Pasco within ninety (90)
days of mailing of written
demand for said costs
through the mail service of
the United States Postal
Services The conviction of
any person for such failure
shall constitute a misde-
meanor
18 04 050 SUBSTITU
TION FOR SECTION
11 102 OF THE UFC Sec
bon 11 102 of the Uniform
Fire Code is omitted and
the following shall be sub-
stituted in its place
Section 11 102 Kindling
of Fire on Land of Others
Restricted No person
shall kindle a fire upon the
land of another without writ-
ten permission of the
owener thereof or his
agent Such written permis-
sion shall be filed with the
Pasco Fire Department at
the time of the issuance of
a permit
18 04 060 SUBSTITU
TION FOR SECTION
11 112 OF THE UFC Sec
bon 11 112 of the Unfiorm
Fire Code is omitted and
the following shall be sub-
stituted in its place
Section 11 112 All out
door burning shall take
place during the hours of
6 00 a m and one (1) hour
before sunset or 6 00 p m
whichever comes first
EXCEPTION Campfires
and bonfires approved by
the Fire Chief
18 04 070 AMENDMENT
FOR SECTION 11 302
Section 11 302 of the Um
form Fire Code is amended
by the addition of a new
subsection (e) to read as
follows
Section 11 302(e) It is
unlawful for any person
business or legal entity
having or conducting a pn
vete fire alarm system to
transmit three (3) or more
false alarms within a ninety
(90) day period The owner
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of any residence business
or premises in which said
alarm system exists shall
be responsible for payment
to the city of Pasco of its
reasonable costs for labor
equipment fuel and materi-
als as determined by the
Pasco Fire Chief for a re-
sponse by the Fire Depart-
ment for the third and each
subsequent false alarm in a
ninety (30) day period For
the purpose of this section
the term "False Alarm"
means the activation of a
fire alarm system because
of accident malfunction or
an inadvertent activation at
a time when no fire exists
on the premises
18 04 080 SUBSTITU-
TION FOR SECTION
11 408 OF THE UFC Sec-
tion 11 408 of the Uniform
Fire Code is omitted and
the following shall be sub-
stituted in its place
Section 11 408 Any per-
son using a torch or other
flameproducing device for
removing paint thawing
pipes or sweating pipe
Joints from or in any build-
ing or structure shall pro-
vide one (1) approved fire
extinguisher or water hose
equipped with a suitable
nozzle sufficient in length
to reach all portions of the
building and connected to a
water supply on the pram
ises where said burning op-
eration is performed
Combustible material in the
close prximity of open
flame shall be protected
against ignition by shield-
ing wetting or other
means In all cases a fire
watch shall be maintained
in the vicinity of the opera
tion for one half hour after
the torch or flame-produc-
ing deivce has been used
18 04 085 SUBSTITU-
TION FOR SECTION
11 415 OF THE UFC Sec-
tion 11 415 of the Uniform
Fire code is omitted and the
following shall be substi-
tuted in its place
Section 11 415 It shall
be unlawful to park store or
repair any gasoline or gas
fueled vehicle motorcycle
moped or other similar de-
vice in any dwelling unit
(other than a single family
residence) office exitway
or location that would cre
ate a fire or life hazardous
18 04 090 SUBSTITU
TION FOR SECTION
25 118(b)4 OF THE UFC
Section 25 118(b) 4 of the
Uniform Fire Code is
omitted and the following
shall be substituted in its
place
Section 25 118(b) 4 Not
withstanding any wording
in this code participants in
religious ceremonies shall
not be precluded from car
lying hand held candles
No permit is required for
battery-operated candles or
other electrical candles
18 04 100 AMENDMENT
FOR SECTION 77 106(b)
OF THE UFC Section
77 106(b) of the Uniform
Fire Code is amended to
read as follows
Section 77 106(b) Es-
tablishment of limits of
districts on which storage
of explosives and blasting
caps is to be prohibited
The limits referred to in
Section 77 106(b) of the
Uniform Fire Code in which
storage of explosives and
blasting agents is prohib-
ited is established as fol-
lows All use districts
except I 1 (light industrial)
and I 2 (heavy industrial)
18 04 110 SUBSTITU
TIONFOR SECTION
78 102 OF THE UFC Sec-
tion 78 102 of the Uniform
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Fire Code is omitted and
the following shall be sub-
stituted in its place
Section 78 102 Man-
ufacture, Sale and Dis-
charge of Fireworks
A The manufacture of
fireworks is prohibited
within the City and all dis
tricts except by special
permit and only in 1-1 (light
industrial) and 1-2 (heavy in-
dustrial)
B Except as herein pro-
vided it is unlawful for any
person to possess store
offer for sale expose for
sale sell at retail or use or
explode fire or discharge
any fireworks
(1) The Fire Chief is au
thonzed to adopt reasona-
ble rules and regulations
for the granting of permits
for supervised public dis-
play of fireworks Appli-
cants shall meet all
qualifications and require-
ments of State law regard-
ing public display of
fireworks and all fire and
safety requirements as set
forth here in the standards
for public display Every op-
erator shall have first ob-
tained a state license
pursuant to RCW
70 77 300 The display
shall be of such character
and so located discharged
or fired that after proper in-
spection shall not be haz
ardous to property or
endanger any person
(2) The Fire Department
shall issue each year per
mits for the sale of fire-
works to persons
corporations or organiza-
tions after investigation
and determination that the
location where the fire
works are to be sold is not
hazardous to property and
does not endanger any per
son and that the persons in
charge of selling the fire-
works are competent and
trained to handle such fire
works
(3) The use sale and dis-
charge of fireworks shall be
governed at all times by the
provisions of RCW 70 77
and by the rules and regu-
lations of the State Fire
Marshall adopted pursuant
to the authority of said stat-
ute
(4) The fee for a local fire-
works display or sales per
mit shall be Twenty Five
Dollars ($25 00) the fee to
be payable to the City Fi-
nance Office upon approval
of the application by the
Fire Department and is a
non-refundable fee
(5) Applications for local
fireworks display and sales
permits shall be invest'
gated for matters concern
ing the applicants past
history of compliance with
safety regulations and pre-
sent measures for minimiz-
ing safety risks
C Standards for Retail
Sales of Fireworks Retail
sales permit holders shall
conform to the following
minimum standards and
conditions
(1) Every operator shall
have first obtained a State
License pursuant to RCW
70 77
(2) Fireworks sold at re-
tail shall be sold only in
temporary stands or in
buildings used for no other
purposes
(3) Each sellers permit is-
sued under this chapter
shall be for one (1) retail
outlet
(4) Fireworks may be is
sued fired or discharged
in the City during the period
commencing at 12 00
o clock noon on the twenty-
eighth of June and ending
at 10 00 o clock noon on
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the sixth day of July each
year
(5) The retailer or person
in charge and responsible
for the retail operation shall
be over eighteen (18) years
of age of good moral char
acter and of demonstrated
responsibility In no case
shall there be anyone
under the age of eighteen
(18) in the sale stand at any
time the stand is stocked
(6) A plot plan showing
the exact location of the
stand shall be submitted to
the Fire Department for ap-
proval (Stands located on
street corners shall be lo-
cated at least twenty (20)
feet from the corner in all
directions )
(7) Each applicant shall
present written permission
from the legal controller (be
it the property owner or the
tenant) of the property au-
thorizing use of the prop-
erty on which the display
and/or retail sales of fire-
works is to take place
(8) Fireworks stands
shall be permitted only in
commercial and/or indus-
trial use districts Stands
shall be located a minimum
distance of fifty (50) feet
from any building
(9) Each retail fireworks
stand shall be so located
that motor vehicles cannot
park within twenty-five (25)
feet of such stands (Bar
news shall be provided to re-
strict vehicle traffic)
(10) There shall be no ac-
cumulation of dry grass
paper cardboard trash
lumber or other combusti-
bles within twenty five (25)
feet of any retail fireworks
outlet
(11) Each retail fireworks
stand shall be so located
that no fiammable/com
bustible liquid and/or liqui-
fied pertroleum gas
dispensing or storage
equipment is withon one
hundred (100) feet of such
stand
(12) The site of each sale
stand shall be inspected by
a representative of the
Pasco Fire Department be-
fore issuance of a permit
(13) Each stand shall
have a minimum of two (2)
exists and be unobstructed
a tI4
I Each retail fireworks
location shall have not less
than two (2) water type ex
tinguishers of not less than
two and one half (2 1/2) gal
Ion capacity or equivalent
Water barrels will be accep-
table Such fire extinguish
ers and/or barrels shall be
in place prior to the stock-
ing of the stand
(15) "No Smoking" signs
shall be posted at conspic-
uous locations on all exte-
nor walls of the fireworks
stand or structure and such
areas as may be desig
nated by the inspecting au
thonty Each sign shall
have the wors No Smok
ing" in letters not less than
two (2) inches in height All
signs shall be maintained in
a legible condition Smok
ing shall be prohibited
within twenty five (25) feet
of any fireworks stand or
building in which fireworks
are sold or stored
(16) The permit shall be
posted in a conspicuous
place on the premises for
which it was Issued
(17) Stock from the stand
shall not be removed and
stored in any other building
during the sales period
without the express appro-
val of the Fire Department
(18) Periodic inspections
of the fireworks stands
and/or premises storage 10-
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cation will be made to as-
sure compliance with the
requirements
(19) Temporary fireworks
stands need not comply
with all provisions of the
building code provided,
however that all such
stands be erected and con-
structed in a safe manner
ensuring the safety of at
tendants and patrons In
the event any temporary
stand is wired for electric-
ity the wiring and devices
shall conform to the electn
cal code
(20) Temporary struc-
tures and stands used for
the retail sales of fireworks
shall be removed from the
premises within one (1)
week after July 6th of each
year Any such stand or
structure remaining beyond
the one (1) week may be re-
moved by the Fire Depart-
ment at the expense of the
permittee or owner
(21) It is unlawful to use,
fire or discharge any fire-
works along the route of
and during any parade or at
any place of public assem-
bly or in any commercial
use district Fireworks shall
not be discharged wothIn
twenty five (25) feet of any
fireworks stand or building
in which fireworks are sold
or stored
(22) It is unlawful at any
time to throw or toss any
fireworks at any person an-
imal or vehicle
(23) No permit granted
herewithin shall be transfer-
able
D Standards for Public
Fireworks Displays All
public fireworks displays
shall conform to the follow-
ing minimum standards
and conditions
(1) Applications for per-
mits for public display of
fireworks shall be made in
writing at least ten (10) days
in advance of the display
(2) All public fireworks
displays must be planned,
organized and discharged
by a State of Washington
censed Pyrotechnician
(3) A permit must be ob-
tamed from the City of
Pasco and approved by the
Fire Chief or his desginee
prior to any display of pub-
tic fireworks The permit
shall include the name of
the applicant and his ad-
dress the name of the Py-
rotechnician and his
address the exact location
date and time of the pro-
posed display the number
type and class of fireworks
to be displayed the manner
in which the fireworks are
bein9 stored prior to the
public fireworks display
and shall include the name
and address of the Insur-
ance company providing
the bond required
(4) A drawing shall be
submitted to the Fire De-
partment showing a plan
view of the fireworks dis-
charge site and the sur-
rounding area within a five
hundred (500) feet radius
The drawing shall include
all structures fences barri-
cades streets fields,
streams and any other sig-
nificant factors that may be
subjected to ignition or that -
may inhibit fire fighting ca-
pabilities
(5) A City of Pasco Fire
Department pumper and a
minimum of two (2) trained
City of Pasco firefighters
shall be on site thirty (30)
minutes prior to and after
the shooting of the event
Reasonable compensation
for stand-by apparatus and
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF Frpkl in
)ss
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Eileen Scott , being first duly sworn on oath deposes
and says she is the Dr.l.nClpal o1erXf the Tn City Herald,
a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a
legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it
is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication here
inafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in
Franklin County,
Washington, and is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained at
the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper That the annexed is a true copy of a
legal ad "Ordinance No. 25OL...hl
as it was printed in the regular and entike issue of the Tn City Herald itself and not in a
supplement thereof, for a period of 1 consecutive weeks, commencing
on the 15th day of lane , 19.94 , and _
ending on the 15th day of June ,1434 , and that said
newspaper was regularlLdistributed to its subscribers during all of this period
That the full amount of $ ( 'E 3 . has been paid in full, also at the rate of
107 inches e $6.9(lb = $738.30.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of June , 19 8/4
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at Pasco
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF Franklin
ss
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Eileen Scott being first duly sworn on oath deposes
and says she is the principal clerkf the Tn City Herald,
a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a
legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it
is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication here-
inafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in
Franklin County,
Washington, and is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained at
the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper That the annexed is a true copy of a
lova ad nOrdinance No. 2504.00
as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tn City Herald itself and not in a
supplement thereof, for a period of consecutive weeks, commencing
on the 15th day of lune ,1984 , and
ending on the .15th day of June ,14;34 , and that said newspaper was regularly .chstnbuted to its subscribers during all of this period
That the full amount of si380 30 has been paid in full, also at the rate of
107 inches n @ $6 A 94P cm $738.30.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of June , 19 84
d,e,o
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at Pasco
FINAME DEPARTMENT
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P () BOX 293 412 WEST ( LARK PAS( 0, WASH1N(.TON 99301
June 12, 1984
In City Herald
P.O. Box 2608
Pasco, Washington 99302
Gentlemen
Please publish Ordinance No 2504 on the following
date
June 15, 1984
Please send two (2) 4ffidavits of Publication
Sincerely yours,
Evelyn Wells
City Clerk
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