ORD 74-10 FIRE PREVENTION CODE ORDE:!ANCE NO. 74-10
,d~ C,i(Lii,ANCE ADO[ Fi;qG BY REFERi']NCE A ~IRE PREVEN?iON CODE
~R::iSCRI~INO REGULAEIONS GOVERNING COhDITiONS HAZARDOUS TO
f.lFi,. AXL k'RL,k:Bi{i'Y FiROH PiR.. AND BXL'LOSION~ PRESCRIBING
Fi6iiALTI!kE i:'C,R 71~:. ViOij, i'iGN ?;{ER:uOF~ AND REPE..,,LING O.eDiNANCE
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SECT1CN I: ;.djO:rlON BY RI!]i":'Rzi,iCE: There is hereby
:~do: ted by reference thereto, for the purpose of prescribing
re.Uulations governing conditions hazardous to life and prop-
erty from fire or explosion, that certain code known as the
] iRL PRkVi:NTiOi~ CODE., 1970 Edition, recomraenced by the
.~mericar~ Insurance Association~ and the whole thereof~ save
and excel'st such pc;rtions as are hereinafte: deleted~ modified~
or amended, oz which code not less than three (3) copies
have been and are now filed in the office of the clerk-
t. reasurer of the City of ~inslow, Said code is adopted
and lncor.orat~=d as fully as if set out at length herein~
and shaIL 3.E eflezctive within the limits of th,:. City of
'./~ir~s!ow upon the effective date of this ordinance,
3.;Cfi..;i'~ 2: SUBS i.Q'.; ~Ii'i' [.:l;l[ 1.2NS A.:], Al'.;k.K[.:-: :4 ;'S: All
subsequent editions of ~ arid amerzdments to, the code set
forth in Section I of this orcin=nce shall, us:on the filing
of not less tnan three (3) copies thefeel in the office of
the ci:>:'k-treasurc:.r of t;:ca City of 'Ninslow, De considered
and a. cce.,ted as amen<jm~n:s and additions to the aforesaid
c:}de and tills ::DrdLnance, an,] th~;r'=.sy a~lol.te:f by reference,
witizaut the nccessit)' of any further amendment to this
ardLr~ar, ce b'1 the City o~ ?Lins Low,
Si:;CPiGN 3: ENP't,:{Cr.F,IhjK!': 2he code herein auo::ted shall
be erffc~rceC by t?~!t Fire.."';farshall of the City of Wins low and
his auti:orized reF, resenta:ives,
SEC2iU!'< 4: L, EFIi'CiPiC:NS:
(a) Whenev-.r 'th.=f word "Municipality" is used in the
.. it shall be held to mean the
code h~rein ad ;'.~ted,
City of '..;inslow~
{b) :/;honey' r '_,~!:~ term "Corl oration Counsel" i.s used
in the code h:rsi..~; ado', ted, ft shall be held to mean
tile City Attorney o{: Winslow Washington
(C) ;Shenever the words "Chief of the Bureau of Fire
preven:i<;n" are used in the code heroin adopted~ they
shall be h.ld to mean the Fire Narshai and his
authorized re3resentatives.
SilC2I.!./i 5: 3[-ECi .z',.l~ kR2:A Rh,.:i PiRiiCT!Ol;S:
(a) The li:uits referred to in section I2,5b of the
code herein adoi~ted, in l.-:hich storage of explosives
and blasting agents is prohibited, are hereby' est-
ablished as follows: that area lying within the
incor[orat{~d limir:s of the City of Winslow, .,.jashington,
(b) The limits referred to in section I6.22a of the
code heroin adopted, in which storage of flammable
liquids in outside above-ground tanks is prohibited,
arc hereby establisheel as follows: that area lying
within the incorporated limits of the City of jinslow.
Washington.
(c) The limits referred to in section I6.6I of the
code herein adou. ted, in which new bulk plants for
fla:;,mable or combustible liquids are prohibited~ are
hereby est_~blished as follows: that area lying within
the inco~.,":.orat.:~d liTits of the City of Winslow, Washington.
(d) ?he limits referred to in section 21.6a of the
code heroin adopted. in which bulk storage of liquefied
petroleum gas is restricted. ari~ hereby established as
follows: that area lying within the incorporated limits
of th,w City of ',,{inslow. Washington.
SECTION 6: I,ODiFiCATiONS: The Fire Marshal shall have
the power to modify any of the i:'rovisions of the code heroin
ado]::ted u' on ai,plication in writing by the owner or lessee. or
his ,suly authorizc,d .-,~U._~nt. when there are practical difficulties
in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code.
,:irovided that the s:::irit of the code shall be observed. public
safety secured. and substantial justice; dune. The particulars
of such modification when granted or allowed and the
decision of the Fire .Marshal thereon shall be entered upon
the records of the department and a signed co: y shall be
furnished th.: applicant.
SEe?ION 7: A;,~NALS: Whenever the Fire Marshal shall
,~isai%prove an a[.~ iication or raPuse to grant a permit applied
for. or when i! is claimed that the provisions of the code
do riot apply or that uhe true intent and meaning of the code
hay{. been misconstrued or wr.'gngly interpreted, hne api=licant
.u~ay a~ eal from the decision of the Fire P{arshal to the
City Ceuncii ol- the' City of Winslow within thirty (3~) days
fro:n the date of the decision ap},eated.
SECT]ON 8: PEN;'~LT!i3: Any ~:erson who shall violate any
,o~ the frovisions of the code ado!,ted herein, or fail to
C'DZlq:ly therewith. er who shall violate or fail to com?ly
with any order made thor, under, or who shall build in viol-
ehi:Drl Df any cetal]cd statement of s~,ecifications or plans
submitted and approved then.~unders or any certificatecot
:f. ermit issued hhercunder~ and from which no a} ; eal has been
taken~ or who shall. tail to c:smFly with such an order as
affirmed or :nodifiekl b,~ th{ Ci~,' of Winslow or by a court
= com:=eter:t iurisdiction within the time fixed herein~ shall
severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance
r:}s, cctiv.a,ly, be liable for lunishmen% by a fine of not more
::.~an Fi. ve Hundr,.~d Dollars ($503.00~ or by iraprisonment for
r~ot more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
irr~prisonment. The irnl.csition of one penalty for any vlol-
atic}n shall not excuse the violation or permit i~ to continue~
and all such u. ersons shall be r,,:quired to correct or remedy
such violation or defects wjhhin a reasonable time~ and when
not :,}ther'..~iso s;}eci'r ~ed each ten days or part thereof that
D:rrx~ibite-;. ccndltlc=ns are maintained shall constitute a
sofarate offense. '2he a;.K:lication of the above penalties
shall not ~,;:. held t,; F.rcvent the or:forced removal of the
~ rot ~ ~3 ~ t~-, cendi tionsa
SECTION 9: RZ,:EALER: Ordinance No. I49 and all other
o~Cin:~nces or 'z~arts of ordinances conflicting with the
:rovisions of this ordinance or the cude adopted heroin are
ker~:by r~z~:ealeki; Provided that~ any offense or violation
occurring before the effective date of this ordinance shall
be subjuct to the ~rovisions of the ap[=licable ordinance or
oreinances then in effect, and may be tried and punished in
the s~me mannem as if this ordinance had not been enacted.
SECiION i0: VzkLI[iiTY: If any ],,rovision of this ord-
infuice, or its al, llication to any person or circumstance
is ize!d invalid, the remamnder of the ordinance, or the
al: ]ication of the :~rovision to other persons or circumstances
is not affected, and to this .s, nd the [,rovisions of this
orulinance are: ,j~clar,~c to be sev~rable.
5ECIiI(~N II: EPFk, CTiVL DATE: rhis ordinance shall
De in full force and effect from and after its approval
anc nub]ic.~tion as recuired by law;
aii.rove~i by its Player this ,q f ,~l/
~ ~ 1974.
of Beresford, Booth, Lehne & McKisson
City Attorneys