ORD 2010-16 RELATING TO THE FIRE CODEsection ~, Section ~a.a~.~~a ofBf chapter ~a,a~ is hereh~ amended to read a
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X03,1 ~~re rcquircd. ~1re apparatus access goads shall be provided
and maintained in accordance with ectia~s a. ~ .1 through 5~3. ~.~,
0,x.,1 ~u~~~rngs and faci~Yt~e~. ~4ppro~red ire apparatus access
roads shall be raided fay e~er~ faeilit~, building or portion a~ a
building hereafter constructed or n~a~red into or itl~in the ~urisdictian.
~`he ire a aratus access road shall ~n~p1y Frith the requirements of
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this section and shall extend to v~ithin 150 feet ~~ 7~0 rnm} of all
artian of the faeilit~ and all po~~tions of the e~tei~ior ~al~s of the fiat
stork of the building a measured b~ an appra~red route around the
exterior of the building ar facility.
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~xce tion: 7'he fire code official is authorised to increase the
dirriet~sion of DSO feet ~~ ~0 rnm~ r~here: ~.
1. ~`he building is equipped throughout v~ith an approved automatic
sprinkler s~sterra installed in accordance Frith section 90~ , 3 . i , i ,
03.~.t,2 or 93.3,1.3,
2. `ire apparatus access rows cannot be installed because of location
on propert~r,~ topograp~~, ater~va~rs, f~onnegotia~le grades or other
similar conditions, and ~n approved alternative means of fire
pr~teetion is provided
. there are not mare than tvro group R~3 or raup U occupancies.
503.1,E ~ Addit~ana~ access. ~'he ire Code official is autharized to
x~equire :naor than one fire apparatus access road based on the potential
for impairment of ~. single road b~ ~rehiclc congestion, condition of
terrain, clirriatrc conditions or other factors that Could limit access.
503,1,3 ~ih~pr~ed starac. Fire department vehicle access to
bUildln ~ used for lligl]-piled carribustibl storage shall comply with ~;
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- ~~. ~eeifle~ion, Fire apparatus access. rods shall be in~alled
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" ~~ ~f~: ~: and arranged in ~.ccordance Frith ectiens x.2.1 through 503.~.~~.
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- 1~3.~,1 ~iYne~sl~ns. Fire apparatus ace~~s roads shall hare- an
unobstructed v~ridth of not less than feet ~~0 mm}; except for
- , approved ~~CUrlt~r agates In c~ard~anee, wl~h Section. So.~, ar~d an
unobstructed ~re~tical cl~aranee of not des than ~ ~ feet ~ inches ~4 ~ 1 S
. m}, unless ~theri~ approved ~y the fire rr~arshal of the Bainbridge
island Fire ~epartrnent.
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~ . the rvidtb mad be reduced In rerdent~al are~.s cans~strn of only
sinle~famil~ hoes, pra~r~d~ng the ~r~dth is consistent r1th public
ar1~s street standards and no less than a 1 ~ foot amide drivable surface.
Public ~t~eets shall b in accordance Frith Public orbs Department
street standard.
5~3.~.2 A~thn~rl. the fire code offieiai shall have the authority to
require increase in the minitn~rn access widths where they are
.: ~ -~ inadequate for fire or rescue operations,
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~~ - : _ D.~,~ , ~rf~c. dire apparatus access roads shall be designed and
n~int~ined to support the imposed loads of ~~re apparatus and shall be
. surfaced so as to pro~ride all-~reathe~` driving capabilities, ~~ee also
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1~~.~.4 Turning ~radlr~s. 7'he requi~`ed turning radius of a fire
apparatus ~.cces~ road sh~.ll be deterrr~ir~ed b~ the fire Cade off iclal~
~.~.~ Dyad ~nds~ Dead-end fire apparatus access.~•oads in excess of
1o feet ~4~ 7~0 m~ in length shall be provided Frith an a~ppxoved
area far turning around fire apparatus,
~3.~.C Badges and elevated surfaces, there a bridge or an
elevated surface is .part of a fire apparatus access road, the bridge shall
be constructed ar~d r~a~nta~ned in ~ccaxdance with ~AHT~ ~`~a~ar
c~ ~ca~~on for .~i~~ay ~ri~~s, Bridges and ele~rated surfaces
shall be designed for ~. live load sufficient to carry the irnpased Ioads
of fire .apparatus. vehicle load limits shall be posted at bath entrances
ta. badges .~rhen required b~ the fire code official, there elevated
surf~.ces designed for•~ emergency vehicle use arc adjacent to surfaces
rhich ;are rat designed for such use, approved barriers, approved signs
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or ~ both shall be installed and n~~.int~ined when required ~ ~~ dae fire
code off ~ciai.
~3.~.7 Grade, The grade of the fire apparatus access raad shah be
. ~Vltllltl the 11n~~ts establlshed ~n JO~.~.7:1 through Sa~.~F7, .
~~,~,"~.1 ~Pub~ic Fire Apparatus Access l~oad~vays. Tho grade of
public fire apparatus access rands shall ~be in ~.ccordance with ~'ublic
orl~ D~partrnent standards but shall not ~ exceed the ~ limits set forth
in ~3.~,7,2,
~.~.7.Z Private Fire Appa~at~us Access aad~va~s. The grade of
existing pri~rate fire ~.pparatus access roads shall not exceed ~ ~°Io.
Exception; Private . firs apparatus access roads where grades are
greater than ~ ~°I~ but Hat exceeding 1 S~l~ shall be paved, ar in. liou of
having, shall have an automatic fire sprinl~ler system installed ~n any
new structr~re, grades exceeding 1°I~ mill require the fire apparatus
access read to be paged, all new strictures to be equipped with
automatic fire sprinkler systems, and special approval by the fi~~e Bade
af~cial, .
~.~.5 Angles of Approach and ~e~artu~ret
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de artu~e fat fire a aratu~ access rands shall be v~~thin the limits
established b the ~ fire Cade official based , on the department's
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~~. l~r~ing. there required by the fire calla aff~cial, approved
signs or other approved natives or markin s that include the wards N~
PA--~~~~ ~AN~ T AA ~~N~~ shall ba lOravided
far fix apparatus access roads to identify such rands or prohibit the
obstruction thereof. The means b which ire lanes are desi Hated
' shall be maintained in a clean and legible condition at
all tirncs and be replaced or repaired when Necessary to provide
adequate ~ls~blllty. The property a~ner~s} of the designated fire lane
shall have solo responsibility to install and t~ainta.in the required signs
and n~arl~ings. there required, signs shall be l~ inches by 18 inches
in si~~ with white bacl~ground and red lettering, securely attached to a
fixed object or past. igns~ shall be placed not less than faux feet nor
mope than six feet above grade level^ .
" 'here reo aired curbs '
~i~t-fr shall be painted red a~n the sides
and tap v~ith white lettering not less than four inches high at ~-fact
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~~~,~:1~ . ether au~o~n~~ic ~pr~nkler syst~ requirem~r~~s, _
Bu~ldi s within the city used far assembly, edcatxonal, industrial, ~y:~..
ir~stitutianal, ~nercantxle, storage, office and multifarnily d~rellin
ur oses sha11 be a ui e lth f ixe protection systems, T'he plans for -
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all such s~rterns rr7~st be approved in a~rancc of construction by. the
fire n~afh~.l, All pri~kter systems must meet the following n~ini~nun~
requ~rerne~ts. ~ ~ ~ ,..!,' ' ~ ~ ..• ~ ~ ~ : y L _ _ _ " #, ~.1 '~a.~ ~"' ` ~..~ ~._,~,. , ~~- .~ :~'
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~, Sprinkler yte~ns Required
~ . ~ fully automatic ~pri~k~er system designed, installed aid tested
pr~rsuant ~ ~o the current editien of ~pA 1 ~, l~ PA 1R., ar ~~pA
1~, a~ de~errnined by the fire marshal shall be tr~stalled in all ne~v
buildings in excess of ,~~~ square feet total floor area,
2, fully automatic sprinkler system meeting the standards set forth
in s~bsectio~ A.1 of this section may be required by the chef of the
fire district for any new buildii7g in the city, when, in the ~udrrient of
tl~e chid or officer, any of the fallain conditions exist: hazardous
operations, hazardous contents, critical exposure problems, limited
aGCessibilit~r~to the buildings, or other items ~rhich inay coi~tribute~to
definite fire h~~ards~
~. All sprinkler systems installed after the effective date of the
ordinance codified in this subsection shall be quipped with a leak
detector meter ~ which includes a Bauble check va~~e assembly.
B. onflits+ In the event that arty provision of this section conflicts
v~ith any pra~ision of the building Code or the Fire bode as adopted
by the city, the rriare stringent greatest protection} provision shall
a~ppl~,
exceptions. The chief of the fire district and ,the citybuilding
official shall have the authority to grant exceptions to the provisions of
this section. All ,such exceptf ons must be in meriting and shall be
granted only ~rhere the required sprinkler systcrn or hose station mould
create a safety hazard or cause damage to the building's contents.
D. T~xiting buildings.
~ . existing fully sprinl~lered buildings, when rerriode~ed or added onto,
shall retain the future of being spri~rered in the remodeled or added
on portion.
2, lf, by expanding an existing building, the resulting total structure ::
falls within the coverage of subsection ~ ~f this section, the entire . ~ -
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str~ctu.re s1~a1~~ he fully sp~inklered as ~regt~ired in .s~b~ectian ~. ~ or A,
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FYf4` of this Se~t~Dn, ~ v~hicheVer Isla a i .
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. ~ structure of 5,~~0 or more qure feet total Boar area, the e~.tir
struet~re sail be fu~~y sprinkie~ed as required in subseotio~ ~..1 ar ~,~
of this eGtion, h~che~er .ay apply."
section ~, If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clav~se ar phrase ofthis
ordinance is ~eelared invalid or uncanstil~tianl for any reason, such decision sha1~ not affect the
validity o~ tie reruai~.in portions of this ara~in~nce. .
section This oro~inance sha~i take effect anal be in force ~i~e ~~ days after its
passage, approval and publication pra~rided by la~v.
~E by the pity ounci~ this ~~t~' day of 11~ay ~ I ~.
~PP~~~`~ by the Mayor this ~~~~' day of day ~~ i ~,
o Scales, Mayor
ATTTIAUT~~I~TI~T~
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Rosalind I]. Lasaff, pity clerk
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