HomeMy WebLinkAbout4715 ORDINANCE NO. 4715
AN ORDINANCE establishing additional Fire and Life Safety
Requirements for existing Multi-Family Residential Buildings
Classified as Group R, Division I Occupancy and creating Chapter
18.03 Existing Multi-Family Requirements of the Bremerton
Municipal Code
WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council has previously exercised the power to protect the
public safety and welfare of its citizens through adopting the Uniform Building Code and Uniform
Fire Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of
the public, it is necessary to adopt certain fire safety requirements for existing multi-family
residential buildings, classified as Group R, Division 1 Occupancy Buildings in the Uniform Fire
Code, as adopted by the City;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. New. Chapter 18.03 is hereby created to read as follows:
CltAPTER 18.03 EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY REQUIREMENTS
18.03.010 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
a. "Administrative Summary" means the "Kitsap County Fire Safety Advisory
Committee Report" dated June 28, 1999, attached hereto as Appendix B and incorporated herein
by reference. The Administrative Summary was used as a basis for development of this ordinance
and shall be used for guidance in interpreting it.
b. "Approved" means approved by the Chief unless otherwise specified.
c. "Chief' means the Bremerton Fire Chief or his designee.
d. "Dwelling Unit" means any building or portion thereof which contains living
facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation as required by the 1997
Uniform Building Code, for not more than one family, or a congregate residence which
accommodates ten (10) or fewer persons.
e. "Fire Department" means the Bremerton Fire Department.
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f. "Fire Safety Advisory Committee" means a group of community representatives
appointed by the Board of County Commissioners as provided in KCC 14.10.150.
g. "Fire Safety Matrix" means the assessment tool, attached hereto as Appendix A
and incorporated herein by reference, used by Fire Department personnel to evaluate Level-III
Buildings to determine appropriate fire protection features based upon an assigned point value
and number of Dwelling Units.
h. "Floors" means the number of levels in a building, including any basement.
i. "Group R, Division 1 Building" means a hotel or motel, an apartment building or
congregate residence, including condominiums.
j. "Level-I Building" means all Group R, Division 1 Buildings less than 3 floors in
height and more than 4 Dwelling Units;
k. "Level-II Building" means all Group R, Division 1 Buildings 3 or more floors in
height and less than 17 Dwelling Units;
1. "Level-III Building" means all Group R, Division 1 Buildings 3 or more floors in
height and 17 or more Dwelling Units;
m. "Owner" means the owner of record of a Group R, Division 1 Building or any
dwelling unit contained therein.
18.03.020 Requirements. All Group R, Division 1 Occupancy Buildings constructed
prior to July 1, 1998 shall meet all the requirements of this chapter.
18.03.030 Smoke Detectors. On or before January 1, 2001, the Owner shall install in all
sleeping areas of all Level-I, -II and -III Buildings, an approved, listed photoelectric device which
senses visible or invisible particles of combustion. Such devices may be battery-powered. Using
approved forms, the Owner shall certify to the Chief that the devices have been installed as
required in this section and are properly working.
18.03.040 Floor Plans. Upon request by the Fire Department, the Owner shall provide
floor plans to assist with pre-fire planning.
18.03.050 Emergency Evacuation Plans.
a. The Fire Department will work with the Owners by providing guidelines for
developing an approved emergency evacuation plan. All plans shall be submitted and approved by
the Fire Department prior to posting.
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b. Approved emergency evacuation plans shall be posted in common areas of the
building by the Owners on or before January 1,2001.
c. Emergency evacuation plans shall be reviewed and updated annually by Owners.
Revised plans shall be submitted to the Fire Department for review and approval.
18.03.060 Fire Safety Training. The Fire Department shall develop and offer
classroom-training programs for building owners, tenants and homeowners regarding fire safety.
18.03.070 Annual Fire Inspection. The Chief or his/her designee shall endeavor to
inspect annually all Level I, II, and III buildings for compliance with the requirements of this
chapter and other applicable laws.
18.03.080 Fire Safety Evaluation. Level III buildings shall be evaluated for fire safety
utilizing the Fire Safety Matrix. Each Level III building shall achieve a minimum of 80 points on
the Matrix within ten years of the date this ordinance is adopted. A comprehensive review of all
Level III buildings evaluations will be conducted by the Fire Safety Advisory Committee. During
that review, the Chief shall determine if Level III buildings not meeting the 80 points criteria are a
distinct hazard to life or property. If the Chief determines a building to be a distinct hazard, he or
she may take action pursuant to the Dangerous Buildings Code in this title.
18.03.090 Certificate of Compliance. The Chief or his designee shall provide a
certificate of compliance for all Level I and II buildings inspected and determined to be in
compliance with this chapter. All Level III buildings must meet all requirements of this chapter,
including the requirements to achieve a score of at least 80 points in the fire safety evaluation
performed pursuant to Section 18.03.080, in order to receive a certificate of compliance.
18.03.100 Notification to Property Owners. The Fire Department will design and
implement a process to notify property Owners regarding fire calls resulting from property
damage or injury on their property.
18.03.110 Automatic Fire Sprinklers. Automatic fire sprinklers shall be installed in all
Group R, Division 1 Buildings that contain 10 or more Dwelling Units when, within a three-year
period, there has been damage to the building that exceeds 50% of the assessed value of the
building, or the costs of remodeling the building exceed 50% of the assessed value oftbe building.
18.03.120 Fire Alarm Systems.
a. An approved fire alarm system "non-monitored" shall be installed in all Level II
buildings. The fire alarm system must be installed and operational on or before January 1, 2003.
There shall be no Department of Community Development permit fees for alarm systems installed
for compliance with this chapter.
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b. An approved "monitored" fire alarm system containing a heat detector within each
dwelling unit shall be installed in all Level III buildings. The fire alarm system must be installed
and operational on or before January 1, 2003. The Department of Community Development, shall
waive permit fees for alarm systems installed for compliance with this chapter.
18.03.130 Appeals. The City of Bremerton Buildings Appeal Board, as created by Title
17 & 18 of the Bremerton Municipal Code, is the designated Board of Appeals for this ordinance.
When requested by the Buildings Appeal Board, the Fire Safety Advisory Committee shall review
and provide recommendations to the appeals board on matters related to this ordinance.
18.03.140 Fire Safety Committee. A committee is established under KCC 14.10.150 to
review fire safety evaluations as provided in this chapter, periodically review this ordinance and
recommend improvements to it; investigate and recommend to the Bremerton City Council
funding sources for fire and life safety enhancements to Group R, Division 1 Buildings; when
requested by the Board of Appeals, provide recommendations on appeals under this chapter; and
develop strategies to enhance fire safety within the community. In performing its responsibilities
under this chapter, the committee shall be guided by the standards set forth in the Administrative
Summary. The committee shall consist of at least three (3) county residents, three (3) fire service
personnel and three (3) owners of Group R, Division 1 Buildings. The committee shall be
appointed by the Board of County Commissioners on or before April 1, 2000.
18.03.150 Enforcement. The Chief or his/her designee are authorized to enforce the
provisions of this chapter. The provisions of this Chapter are intended for the general welfare and
safety of the citizens of the City of Bremerton. There is no intention to create a class of persons
or property to be specifically benefitted hereby. Prior to the issuance of notice of a civil infraction
under this Chapter, notice as provided in Article I, Section 103.4.2 of the Uniform Fire Code,
shall be provided.
18.03.160 Violation - Penalty. The violation of any provision of this chapter shall
constitute a civil infraction. Each violation shall constitute a separate infraction for each and every
day or portion thereof during which the violation is committed, continued or permitted. The
maximum penalty and default amount for a civil infraction under this chapter shall be pursuant to
Chapter 1.12.
18.03.170 Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or its application to any
person, entity or circumstance is for any reason held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or
the application oftbe provision to other persons, entities or circumstances is not affected.
Section 2. The full text of Appendix A - Fire Safety Matrix and Appendix B - Administrative
Summary are available upon request at the Fire Department.
Section 3. Effective date. This ordinance shall become effective ten days after passage and
publication.
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APPROVED by the Bremerton City Council this 21st day of June, 2000.
PASSED by the Bremerton City Council this 28th day of June, 2000.
CAROL ARENDS, Council President
APPROVED this , day of ~ ,2000.
I
LYNN S. HORTON, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, City Clerk
EFFEC~ DA~ ~
PUBUr~'i'ION DATE _..~Q~-
ORDINANCE NUMBER __~~
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APPENDIX A
June 21, 2000
Level III (>16 Units & >2 Floor Levels)
Matrix for Fire Safety Assessment for R-1 Occupancies
Street Address:
City: Zip Code:
1 Year Built 0 0
2. Significant Remodel Year 0 0
3. Number of Units 0 0
Number of Levels Including
4. Basements 0 0
Type V-N = 1 Type III-N = 2
5. Type of Construction TypeV-1 = 2 Typel-V = 2 Typelll-1 = 3 3
Area Separation Wall
6. Construction Separation 2-Hour = 2 4-Hour = 5 1-Hour Wall Between Each Unit = 2 5
7. Attic Draft Stops Between Each Unit = 2 Not Between Each Unit = 1 2
Monitored Monitored Heat
8. Fire Alarm System Local = 4 System = 10 Detection in Each Unit = 4 14
Single Station Smoke In Each
9. Detectors Between Bedroom & Living Area = 1 On Each Level = 2 Bedroom = 4 7
24-Hour Trained Staff ~ Approved Location with
10. Hotel/Motel/Apartment Staff Approved Evacuation Plan and Local Alarm = 8 8
Full System (13 / 13R) Partial Sytem
11 Fire Sprinklers Monitored = 80 Not Monitored = 15 Monitored = 10 Not Monitored = 5 80
12 Fire Resistive Paint Exterior = 2 Interior = 2 All = 5 5
13. Emergency Vehicle Access OneSide = I TwoSides = 2 Three Sides = 3 Four Sides = 4 4
14. Graund Ladder Access OneSide = 1 Two Sides = 2 Three Sides = 3 FourSides = 4 4
15. Exit Ways 1-Hour Interior Corridors = 5 Exterior: 10 10
Exits from each unit Egress Windows
16. Exits from the Units/Area One = 0 Twa = 2 >Two = 3 from Sleeping Area = 2 5
Building Numbering Complys
17. ' #/County Standard 2
4-5=5 2 =8
18. W.SR.B Rating 8-9 = 1 6-7 = 3 3 = 7 1 = g 9
19. Electrical System - Breakers 5
20. Hydrants Within: 1200' = 5 600' = 7 300' = 10 150' = 12 12
Tender Within
21 Fire Flow GPM <1,000 = 4 GPM >1,000 = 8 5 Miles = 2 8
22. Standpipe Class l = 3 Class II = 2 Ctasslll = 5 5
23. Portable Fire Extinguishers 2
COMMENTS:
NOTE: FIRE SAFETY TARGET POINTS ARE SET AT 80. LESS THAN 80 POINTS REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FIRE
SAFETY PROVISIONS TO MEET OR EXCEED 80 POINTS.
DEFINITIONS
1 Year Built: To be used as a reference point only.
Significant Remodel Year: To be used as a reference point only.
3. Number of Units: How many living spaces are there from each building? (For reference only.)
4. Number of Levels Including Basement: Any floor level in a building.
5 Type of Construction: Type V-N: Combustible construction non-rated.
Type V-1: Combustible construction non-rated with 1-hour fire-resistive construction
throughout.
Type I-V: Noncombustible construction.
Type Ill-N: Combustible construction with some fire-resistive construction.
Type II1-1: Combustible construction with some 1-hour and some 4-hour fire-resistive
construction throughout.
6. Construction Separation: Portion of a building separated by 1-hour, 2-hour, or 4-hour fire-resistive walls.
Attic Draft Stops: Constructed of 1/2-inch sheetrock or 3/8-inch plywood and shall enclose an attic space that
7 would not exceed 3,000 sq tt unspdnkled or 9,000 sq It sprinkled. Flat roof gets full credit.
8. Fire Alarm System: Local: Gives audible and visual signals at approved location.
Monitored: Shall be monitored by an approved central, proprietary er remote station
service.
9. Single Station Smoke Detsctom: Only sounds an alarm in the room it is installed in.
Hotel/Motel/Apartment Staff: 24-hour annunciator panel and plan approved by Fire Department. Apartments
may comply with a percent of the 24-hour coverage as approved by the Fire Official (i.e., 6:00 p.m. thru 6:00
a.m. = 50%).
11. Fire Sprinklers: 1~3: The structure as a whole is fully sprinkled.
13R: The structure is sprinkled with certain areas exempt (I.e., attic spaces, bathrooms,
closets, etc.)
Partial: Anything less than a 13R (basement or interior hallway).
Monitored: Shall be monitored by an approved central, proprietary or remote station
service.
Fire Resistive Paint: The whole building (all apartments in building for interior) would have to be painted.
Emergency Vehicle Access: From how many sides can an Emergency Vehicle access building?
14. Ground Ladder Access: From how many sides can a group ladder be used for fire departments operations.
Exit Ways: Do units exit into an interior corridor or to the exterior of the building?
Exist from the Units/Area: How many doors lead to extedor from each unit and are there windows leading to
16. the extedor of the building (and operating) from each sleeping area?
Building Numbering Complys with County Standard: Must be plainly visible and legible from the street or
17 road fronting the property.
18. W.S.R.B. Rating: Fire Department classification according to Washington State Rating Bureau.
Electrical System: Can only receive points for breakers.
20. Hydrants Within: Distance from building to nearest fire hydrant.
Fire Flow: GPM (gallons per minute) of water that can be flowed from a hydrant. Tender is a fire vehicle that
21. carries water.
22. Standpipe: Class I: System equipped with 2-1/2 inch outlets.
Class I1: Directly connected to a water supply and equipped with 1-1/2 inch outlets and
hose.
Class Ill: Directly connected to water supply and equipped with 2-1/'2 inch outlets or
2-1/2 inch and 1-1/2 inch outlets when a 1-1/2 inch hose is required.
23 llSort~le Fire Extingui~lhere: Are there portable fire extinguishers on the premise?
iCOMMi~I~: P~us or minus considerations not covered abov~e (no points + (:~ -). ,,,
Appendix-B
Administrative Summary
The Plan shall consist of three separate and distinct initiatives as follows:
GENERAL PROVISIONS:
There shall be designated three classifications for Group R, Division 1 Occupancies (e.g.,
apartments, hotels and motels) the following classifications were assigned based upon level
of risk:
Level - I: All residential buildings less than 3 floors in height and more
than 4 dwelling unit: 50 buildings identified in Bremerton
Level - I1: All residential buildings 3 or more floors in height and less than,
17 dwelling units: 41 buildings identified in Bremerton
Level - II1: All residential buildings 3 or more floors in height and more
than 16 dwelling units: 46 buildings identified in Bremerton
The Fire Safety Matdx was developed to be used as an assessment tool to
determine the relative safety of all Level III buildings (provided as enclosure 2.2 of
this bdef). This matrix assigns points to vadous Fire Safety attributes of a building
and the community. The Committee considers that it is desirable that all Level III
buildings shall ultimately attain a score of 80 points or more.
/~ ~proximate Number Apt. Units:
' I[.EVEL-I LE~EL-II LEVEL-III
Unincorporated 2917 2058 1841
County:
Bainbridge Island 262 244 206
City of Port Orchard 358 466 189
City of Poulsbo 524 315 210
City of Bremerton 1682 348 2746
Total: 5743 3431 5192