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Home My WebLink About2604 OrdinancePROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2604 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco adopting the 1985 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code with appendix chapters IA, IC, IIA, IIB, II-C, II-D, III-A, III-B, III-C, IV-A, V-A, VI-A, VI-C, together with appropriate amendments and substitutions thereto; and adopting the 1985 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code Standards. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 18.04.010(a) of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 18.04.010 ADOPTION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE. (a) There is adopted by the city council of the city, 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, I-C, II-A, II-B, II-C, II-D, III-A, III-B, III-C, IV-A, V-A, VI-A, VI-C, and the Uniform Fire Code Standards published by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and the International Conference of Building Officials, being in particular the /98B 1985 editions thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, ef-whieh-eede--and--Btandards--net-less-tham-three eepies--have-been-and-are-mew-fiied-in-the--effiee--ef--the eity-elerk, and the same are adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and from the date on which the ordinance codified in this chapter shall take effect, the provision thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the city. Section 2. Section 18.04.030 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby deleted. 19784Te9A---SUBSTITUTIEN—FeR—SBeTIEN-I87B9-05}-ANB-{e}-eF THE-UFe7—Seetiem-iATBA.05}-and---fe}—of—the—Un±form-Fre eode---shalimbe---omitted—and—the—feilowing—shaii—be substtuted-in-its-plaeet Seetien--19728-05}—ebstrueting7---The—required—width—of aeeess-roadways-shail—not—be—obstrueted—n—any-manner7 imeludtmg—parking—of—vehieles7—and—ne-person-emeept—a publie—eff±eer—aeting—with±n—the—seepe-of—his—publie duties7—shali—obstruet7-bleek-er-park-a—vehiele—±m—the aeeess—readway. uNe---Parkingu---signs---amdformether apprepriate---metiee---prehieiting---ebstruetien—shail—be required7--The-tmstailatem-and-maintemanee--ef—sueh-stgms shall-be-the-resperisibtlity-ef-the-ewner-eE-the-preperty7 -fe}---Aeeess7---The--Eteeess--readway--shall-be-extended--te withtm-ene-hundred-and-ftfty-{i5e}-feet--ef-eil-pertens-ef the-exterier-walis-ef-the-first-stery-ef-any-buiidtngr--Any buildtmg-whieh-emeeeds-thirty-six-f96}-feet-in-hetght-shall have--eteeess--readways--whteh—tmmedtately-adaein--the--twe lengest-sides-ef-the-buiidingt-previded--that—sueh--aeeess readwitys--may--be-separated-frem-the-butieling-ey-a-yard--if the-farthest-beundary-ef-the-deeess-readway-ts-ne-mere-than ferty-five—e45}--feet--frem--the--building--and--sueh--yard prevides---easy--aeeess--te--the--buiiding7---Where--aeeess readways--eammet—be—previded7--appreved—fire—preteetiem system-er-systems-shali-be-prevtde87 Section 3. Section 18.04.040 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby renumbered and amended to read as follows: 18.04.030 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 residemtial 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-fer-eaeh-eenstruetem-site7 A perrittee may be issued one permit for multiple locations provided each location is tmspeeted--artd--efteh leeetten-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 in writing and will be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of issue, at which time may be renewed. Remewai---burming--permits--wiii—net—requre--an--em-s4te inspeetien—fer—issuamee. 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. (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 form 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 siee-ef—the--fire--1,411--be--determimed--at-amel-durimg-the imspeetiem—fer-the-permit--and—shall--be--Itsted--em--the permtt. 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. Such areas or widths may be modified of, 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 of 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. Section 4. Section 18.04.050 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby renumbered to 18.04.040. Section 5. Section 18.04.060 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby renumbered to 18.04.050. Section 6. Section 18.04.070 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby renumbered to 18.04.060. Section 7. Section 18.04.080 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby renumbered to 18.04.070. Section 8. Section 18.04.085 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby renumbered to 18.04.080. Section 9. Section 18.04.090 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: -I87847898--SUBSTITUTieN--FAR--SHeTE8N--B57118-05}--4-eF-THE UFe7--Seetten-B571i{b}4-ef-the-Unferm-Ftre-eede-is-emttted amd-the-feliewing-shali-ee-substituted-tn-its-plaeet Seetiem-B57118-05}47--Netwithstandimg--amy--werding--im-ths eeder--partieipants--in--religieus--eerememes-shall-met-be preeluded--frem-earrying-hand-held-eandles7--Ne--permit--is required-fer--battery--eperated--eandles--er-ether-eleetrte eandies. 18.04.090 AMENDMENT FOR SECTION 25.116(b)2.k of the UFC. Section 25.116(b)2.k of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by the addition of an exception to k. to read as follows: EXCEPTION: Notwithstanding any wording in this code, participants in religious ceremonies shall not be precluded from carrying hand held candles. Section 10. Section 18.04.150 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 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. (a) The limits referred to in Section 79.501 of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of Class I and Class II liquids in outside, aboveground tanks is prohibited, are established as follows: All district except I-1 (light approved this PASSED and Wells, City Clerk Greg AAubste1lo, City Attorney APPROVED AS TO FO industrial), 1-2 (heavy industrial), and AG (Agricultural), RT (residential transitional), and construction sites. Section 11. Section 18.04.160 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 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 liquefied 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 liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are established as follows: All use districts except I-1 (light industrial), and 1-2 (heavy industrial), and Ag (Agricultural). Section 12. This Ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication. COUNTY OF Bent011 STATE OF WASHINGTON AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION 1ss M. S. Hutchens , being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says she is the Principal Clerk of 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 Bent= 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 Advertisement Ordinance #260 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 one Times, commencing on the 6th day of June , 1986 , and J day of J un e ending on the 6th , 19 86 and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of this period That the Total amount is $ 279.23 3q. in. @ 7.65 = 279.23 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of June ,1986 127 ary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at Pasco 401 LEOALS PROPOSE ORDINEINCE edo 2004 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco adopting the 1985 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code with appendix chap- ters IA, IC, 11A. IIB, II-C, II-D, 111-A, 111-B, 111-C, IV-A, V-A, VI-A, VI C, together with ap- propriate amendments and substitutions thereto and adopting the 1985 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code Standards n THELCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS Section 1 Section 18 04 010(a) of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 18 04 010 ADOPTION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE - (a) There is adopted by the city council of the city, pur- suant to the provisions of RCW 35 21 180 and 5A 12 140 for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions haz- ardous 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-C, II-A, II-B II-C 11-0, III-A, III-B 111-C, IV-A, V-A, VI-A V1-C, and the Uniform Fire Code Standards published by the Western Fire Chiefs Asso- ciation and the Interna- tional Conference of Building Officials, being in particular the 1985 editions thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are herei- nafter deleted, modified or amended, and the same are adopted and incorpo- rated as fully as if set out at length herein and from the date on which the ordi- nance codified in this chap- ter shall take effect the provision thereof shall be controlling within the cor- porate limits of the city Section 2 Section 18 04 030 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and the same Is hereby deleted Section 3 Section 18 04 040 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and same is hereby renumbered and amended to read as fol- lows 18 04 030 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 barbe- cues 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 permittee may be is- sued one permit for mul- tiple locations provided each location is noted on the permit Burning permits shall be obtained in person between the hours of 8 00 am and 500 pm Mon- day through Friday except on holidays Original burn- ing permits will be in writing and will be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date o6issue, at which time may be renewed The Pasco Fire Depart- ment may utilize controlled burning for the purpose of trainingifirefighters, without a permit Burning permits will cost Fifteen Dollars ($1500) No permit shall be issued with- out 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 determin- ation of the City Manager or his signee, is not rea- sonably disposable by the City's mandatory garbage collection service Retired person living on fitted in- come shall be ceven snail_ 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 haz- ard 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 other like areas (2) Twenty-five (25) feet from structures Such areas or widths may be modified of, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, they do not constitute a distinct hazard to life or property The fire barrier shall be suf- ficient 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 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 fore started under the authority of a permit is- sued under this section the person to whom the permit has been issued (permittee) agrees by his or her accep- tance of such permit, to be responsible for payment to the City of Pasco of its rea- sonable costs of labor, equipment fuel and materi- als, as determined by the Pasco Fire Chief It shall be unlawful for a permittee to fall 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 misde- meanor Section 4 Section 18 04 050 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and the same is hereby renum- bered to 18 04 040 Section 5 Section 18 04 WO of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and the same is hereby renum- bered to 18 04 050 Section 6 Section 18 04 070 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and the same is hereby renum- bered to 18 04 080 Section 7 Section 18 04 080 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and the same is hereby renum- bered to 18 04 070 Section 8 Section 18 04 085 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and the same is herebyf renum- bered to 18 04 080 Section 9 Section 18 04 090 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 18 04 090 AMENDMENT FOR SECTION 25 118(b)2 It of the UFC Section 25 118(b)2 k of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by the addition of an exception to k to read as follows EXCEPTION Nothwithstanding any wording in this code, partic- ipants in religious cere- monies shall not be precluded from carrying hand held candies Section 10 Section 18 04 150 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 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 districts in which storage of Class 1 and Class II liquids in abo- veground tanks is prohib- ited (a) The limits referred to in Section 79 501 of the Uniform Fire Code In which storage of Class I and Class II liquids in outside, above- ground tanks is prohibited are established as followsl All district except 1-1 (light industrial), 1-2 (heavy indus- trial), AG (Agricultural) AT IrrsanarlantLal_trianaltielnsal_ w cost !Fifteen Doi ars ($15 00) No permit shall be issued with- out the payment of this fee first being made EXCEPTION No permit fee shall be required In 'cases of financial hardship l 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 signee, is not rea- aonably disposable by the City a mandatory garbage collection cervice Retired person living on fitted in- come shall be given special consideration by the City Manager orn his designee as hardship cases (b) Location Restricted No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire corn- pfire, rubbish fire or warm- ing fire, or authorize such fire to be kindled or main- tained 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 traansmisston 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 reipect to combusti- bles 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 Re- strictions Bonfires, rubbish fires and field fires, shall be constantly attended by a competent person until such fire is extinguished Warming fires and camp- fires shall be under the con- stant 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 ex- tinguishing equipment shall be on hand at the burning site None of the following materials ellen be burned Lawn grass clippings, leaves, garbage, dead ani- mals, asphalt paper, petro- leum 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 haz- ard to surrounding prop- erty Firres on the premises of a residence shall not ex- ceed a 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/Wa/la Walla counties Air Pollution Control Authority amended to read as fol- lows Section 79 501 Estab- lishment of limits of districts in which storage of Class 1 and Class II liquids in abo- veground tanks is prohib- ited (a) The limits referred to in Section 79 501 of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of Class! and Class 11 liquids in outside above- ground tanks is prohibited are established as follow& All district except 1-1 (light industrial), 1-2 (heavy indus- trial) AG (Agricultural) AT (residential transitional, and construction sites Section 11 Section 18 04 160 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 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 storage of liquefied petro- leum gas is to be restricted The limits referred to in Section 82 105(a) of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of liquefied petro- leum as is restricted are established as follows All use districts except 1-1 (light industrial), 1-2 (heavy industrial), and Ag (Agri- cultural) Section 12 This Ordi- nance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication PASSED and approved this 2nd day of June, 1986 -s-Joe Jackson, Mayor ATTEST -s-Evelyn Wells City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM -s-Greg A Rubstello, City Attorney Legal No 21048 June 6, 1986 June 3, 1986 Tri City Herald P.O. Box 2608 Pasco, Washington 99302 Attn: Rochelle Dear Rochelle: Please publish Ordinance Nos. 2601 - 2609 on the following date: June 6, 1986 Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each. Sincerely yours, Evelyn Wells City Clerk ew