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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2173 ORDINANCE NO. 2173 v[2~-~ ,~2'~_.~ ~ AN ORDINANCE regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures in the City of Bremerton, providing for the issuance of permits and col- lection of fees therefor, declaring and establishing fire districts, pro- viding penalties for the violation thereof and repealing Ordinances No. 1418, 1582, 1583, 1542, 1561, 1593, 1616, 1718, 1766, 1942, 1970, and all Ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith. THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. That a certain document, three copies of which are on file in 't~e Office ol the City Clerk in the City of Bremerton, being de- signated and marked as the Uniform Bulldlng Code, l~ Edition, be and the same hereby is, with ~he following amend~uents, adopted as the Build- ing Code of the City of Bremerton, regulating the erecbion, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures in the City of Bremerton, providing for the issuance of permits and col- lection of fees therefor, declaring and establishing fire zones, provid- ing penalties for the violation of said Code and each and all of the con- ditions, provisions, regulations, penalties and terms of such Uniform Building Code, 1955 Edition, with amendments, on file in the office of the Oity Clerk, are hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set forth in this Ordinance. Section 2. That Ordinances No. 1418, 1582, 1583, 1542, 1861, 159Z, 1618, ~'%~1~, 1768, 1942 and 1970 and all other ordinances or parts of ord- inances in conflict therewith are hereby repealed. Section 3. The City Clerk of the City of Bremerton shall keep on file in his office at least three (3) copies of said Uniform Building Code, 198~ Edition, with ~he following amendments, for the use of the general puDlic and shall provide for such additional copies for sale, distribution, or other use to persons interested, as shall be determined by the City Commission. Section 4. That Section ~0~ of the Uniform Building Code, 1958 Edition, is amended by adding thereto Sections £02-F, ~02-G and 20~-h, to read as follows, to-wit: "Section ~02-F. Liability: Any officer or employee charged with the enforcement of this Code, acting for the City in the Discharge of his duties, shall not thereby render himself liable personally. He is hereby relieved from all personal liabilities for any damage that may occur to persons or pro- petty as a result of any ac~ required or permitted in the dis- charge of his duties; any suit brought against an officer or employee because of such act performed by him in the enforcement of a provision of this Code shall be defended by the City of Bremerton until the final termination of the proceedings. The City of Bremerton agrees to indemnify all e~ployees of the City Building Department for any and all personal liability ~hey incur in the performance of ~heir official duties." "Section 20~-g. Demolition. Handling of materials: All materials shall be handled within the building area or within the area bounded by a barricade approved by the Building Official." "Section 202-h. Prevention of dust; All debris shall be suffic- ently wet at all times of handling to prevent dust from arising." Section 8. That Section 801-c of the Uniform Building Code, 1985 Edition, 'is'~'reby amended to read as follows: "Section ZOl-c. Plans and Specifications. There shall be filed with bhe application for permit two (~) sets of printed drawings and specifications fully describing the extend and natu~e of the work for which the permit is desired. They shall also show the location of the proposed building or other structure and of every existing building or structure on the site or lot. Computations, strain sheets, stress diagrams and other date necessary to show the correctness of the plans shall accompany the plans and specifications when required by the the building official. Should such drawings or specifications be incomplete, indefinite, or unintelliOle, the building official Ordinance No. 2173 (Con't) shall reject the same and refuse to issue a permit based there- on. All such printed drawings shall be made to a scale and not less than one-eithth (1/8) of an inch to the foot, shall show all necessary distances and dimensions and Shall be accurate, explicit and complete. All drawings submitted with the application for permit except for those provisions as listed below, shall be pre- pared by or under the direction of an architect licensed to prac- tice architecture in the State of Washington, and each sheet thereof shall bear the signature and seal of said architect; or the drawings shall be made by or under the direction of a struct- ural engineer who is licensed as such by the State of Washington, in which case each sheet shall bear signature and seal; provided, however, that any person who is capable of making~drawings which conform to the requirements of the 'building code may prepare same for the contemplated work on a building or other structure which does, or will when completed, belong to said person, inwh~ch case each sheet shall bear the owner's signature and~certify that the drawings were prepared by said owner. Exceptions: ~hen authorized by the building official, plans and specifications need not be submitted for the following: 1. One story buildings of Type V convemtional wood-stud construction with an area not exceeding 600 square feet. E. Group 1, Section 1401 and Group J, Section 1501, Division 1, occupancies of Type V conventional wood-stud construction; 3.Small and unimportant work, Provided, however, that every application for permit must be accomp~nied by two (~) printed drawings of the site or plot indicating the legal description, address, location of the proposed building and of every existing building on the pro- perty. The property owner shall certify that the proper cor- ners of the property to be built on are correct, or shall submit two (~) printed drawings of a survey of the property prepared by a civil engineer licensed to practice in the State of Washington." Section 6. That Section 304 of the Uniform Building Code, 1955 EditiOn, is amended by adding thereto Section 304-a (1) to read as follows: "Section 304-a (1) Regardless how estimate cost is deter- mined for a building or structure, no deduction shall be made of the cost of any ~lectrical, Plumbing, Furnace or other installations for which a separate permit is required." Section 7. The second paragraph of ~ection 40~ is hereby amended to read as foilows: "Section ~05. D~ELLINGS: ~ere used in ~his code shall mean a detached building ordinarily occupied by one family exclusiv~y, as a dwelling place and the usual sccessory buildings, provided that such building shall no~ be occupied by more than two families, with the usual accessory buildings." Section 8. The first paragraph of Section 407 is hereby amended to rea~ as follOws: "Section ~07. FANILY: Family is one person living alone or any number of related individuals, ~ut not mo~e than five ~) unrelated persons livin~ togeDher as a single housekeeping unit, and doing their cooking on ~he premises including domestic help." Section 9. That Section 408 of the Uniform Building Code, 19~5 Edition, is amended by substituting the following paragraph in lieu of the s~cond un, numbered paragraph ~nd by subsequently adding thereto Sections ~08-a and 408-b. "Section 408. PRIVATE GARAGE: Private garage is a building or por- tion of a building not more than Six Hundred and Fifty (650) square feet in area in which only ~otor vehicles used for tenants of the building or Ouildings on ~he premises are stored or Xept. Carport is a building, open on two sides or more, used for ~he tenants of the buildings on the premises, where cars are ~tored or ~ept. They shall meet the same requirements as a private garage." Ordinance No~ 217~ (Cch't) "Section 408-a. A grage or car-port is at~ached to a residence by a breezeway. Fire protection may be omitted if attached gar- age or carport is 5' or more from the dwelling provided any con- cealed or enclosed space in such breezeway shall be effectively fire-stopped, as required for the separated wall." "Section 408-b. Garage for Business establishments; is a build- ing or a portion of a building for the storage or repair of motor vehicles owned by a business and uses solely for conducting the business. Where no storage or repair is done for others, or the general public, it shall oe considered a business house garage." Section 10. That the fifth un-numbered paragraph of Section 420 of the Unifbrm'Building Code, 1955 Edition is hereby amended to mead as follows: "Section 420. STORY. Story is that portion of a building in- cluded between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between ~he upper surface of the top- most floor, and the ceiling or roof above. A basement shall not be considered a story unless 50 per cent or more of its area is used as a place of habitation, or where 50 per cent or more of its area is used for general public, (such as a salesroom). Section ll. That Section 505 of the Uniform Building ~ode, 1955 Edition, 'Is amended by substituting the following paragraph 505-c and by subsewuently adding thereto Sections 505-d, 505-e, 505-f, 505-g, 505-h, and by amending Table 5-C to read as follows, to-wit: "Section 505-c. Separation areas Fire Walls. (1) Fire walls shall be so located in buildings that the floor area between exterior walls or between exterior walls and fire walls does not exceed the floor area limits of Table 5-C. (2) Fire walls shall re so located that the aggregate floor area between exterior wall or between exterior wall and fire walls of adjoining buildings utilizing walls a~apted for joint service between 2 buildings does not exceed the floor area limits of Table 5-C." "Section 505-d. (1) Fire walls shall be of non-combustible material having a fire resistance rating of not less than 4 hours, and have sufficient structural stability, under fire conditions, to allow collapse of construction on either side without collapse of the wall. (2) Walls constructed of solid masonry or of hollow masonry units or of reinforced concrete shall be considered as meeting the above requirements for structural stability under fire con- ditions when conforming to this Section 505-c and, .except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section, also conforming to Chap~r 23, 24 and 26. (3) Fire walls shall start at the foundations and extend continueusly through all stories to and above the roof, except where the roof is of fire-resistance construction and the wall is carried up tight against the under side of the roof slab. (4) Where structural members project into hollow masonry units, the hollow space shall 0e filled with noncombustible material the full thickness of the wall and 6 inches or more above, between and below such member." "Section 505-e. (1) Thickness of solid masonry walls except panel wa~lls. Fire walls of solid masonry shall 0e not less than 12 inches thick for the uppermost 35 feet of their height, and shall 0e increased 4 inches in thickness for each successive 35 feet or fraction thereof measuring downward from the top of the wall. (2) ~here solid masonry fire walls are stiffened at dis- tances not greater than 12 feet apart by masonry cross walls or by reinforced concrete floors or roof, they may be 12 inches thick for the upMermost 70 feet, measured downwards from the top of the wall, and shall be increased 4 inches in thickness for each successive 70 feet or fraction thereof." Section 505-f. (1) Thickness of hollow masonry walls except panel walls: Fire Walls of hollow masonry units including brick-faced hollow masonry walls shall have a total thickness of not less than 4 inches greater than required in Section e-1 for solid masonry walls." Ordinance No. 2175 (Con't) "S$ction 505-g. (1) Thickness of reinforced concrete walls except panel walls. Fire walls of reinforced concrete shall have a thickness of not less than 1/28 o£ the unsupported height or width, whichever is the shorter, but in no case shall it be less than 9 inches thick for the upper, host 55 fe~t and increase 2 inches in thickness for each ~uccessive 55 feet or fraction thereof measured downward from the top of the wall. (2) Exception.~tO~.thickness requirements for panel walls: ~here fire walls are constructed as panel walls in a framework of columns and girders having fire resistance rating of not less than 4 hours and no panel exceeds 40 feet in length nor 12 feet in height between supports, they may be 12 inches thick if constructed of hollow masonry mnits or 8 inches if construct- ed of solid masonry or reinforced concrete. (Z) Parapets required: Parapets shall be provided on fire walls in accordance with Section 170~e "Section 50§-h. (1) Size and protection of openings: In unsprinkled buildings no opening in a fire wall shall exceed 120 square feet in area with no dimension greater than 12 feet, and the aggregate width of all openings at any level shall not exceed 25 per cent of the length of the wall; except that in sprinkled buildings the size and aggregate width of openings in a fire wall are not limited. (2) Every opening in a fire wall required by Section 505-c (1) shall be protected on each side of the wall with an approved automatic or self-closing fire-door; except that when a fire wall serves also as a horizontal exit way it shall have no openings other than door openings not exceeding 48 square feet in area, ~nd one of the doors at each opening shall be a self-closing fire-door. AREA TABLE Table No. 5-C Basic allowable Floor Area for Buildings One Story in.Height (in square feet) Area of one Area of Bldg. Type of Construction story bldg. over one story Type I no limit no limit Type II 18,000 sq. ft. 12,000 sq. ft. Type III - i hr.-H.T.* 12,000 sq. ft. 8,000 sq. ft. Type III N* 9,000 sq. ft. !~6,000 sq. ft. Type IV 9,000 sq. ft. 6,000 sq. ft. Type V -lhr. 9,000 sq. ft. 6,0~O.S~. ft. Type V N* 6,000 sq. ft. i~,000 sq. ft. *N - No general requirements for fire resistance *H.T. - Neavy Timber Section 12. That Section 506-e of the Uniform Building Code, 1955 E~ition,' {s hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 506-e. Unlimited Area: Outside of fire~ne l, the area of any one or two story buildings of Group F, Group G and Division 5 of Group E occupancies shall not be limited, if the building is provided with an approved automatic fire extinguishing system throughout, as specified in Chapter 58 and entirely surrounded by public space, street, or yards not less than sixty (60') feet in width. Section l~. ~A~hat Section 802 of the Uniform Building Code, 1955 Edition, is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section 802-c, to read as follows: "Section 802-c. All interior walls, partitions, and under floor usable spaces, when of metal or wood construction shall be not less than one hour fire resistance." Section 14. That Section 1002 of the Uniform Building ~Code, 1955 Edition is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section lO02-c, to read as fol- lows: Ordinance No. 2175 (Con't) "Section 1002-c. Division 2-5-4- occupancy shall be constructed of not less than one hour fire resistance or incombustible con- struction throughout and shall not be more than one story in height when of Type V construction." Section 15. That Section 1008 of the Uniform Building Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended by adding thereto a new un-numbered paragraph to read as follows: "Every boiler or f~rnace room shall be separated from the rest of the building by not less than one-hour fire resistance construction throughout." Section 18. That Section ll02 of the Uniform ButldingOode, Edition,~s~eby amended by adding thereto a new Section, ll02-c to read as follows: Section ll02-c. Special provisions. Division 1-2 occupance whall be of not less than one hour fire resistance construction throughout." Section 1V. That Section ll02 of the Uniform Building Code, Editibn, is hereby amended b'j adding thereto a new Section, ll02-d, to read as follows: "Section ll02-d. Rat-proofing. Every building used for the stor- age, sales, or ~andling of foods~for man or beast shall be pro- vided with the following rat-proofing~ 1. The floor of such building shall 0e on concrete not less than three inches (5") thick laid directly on the ground, unless such floor is over a cellar or base- ment with a headroom of not less than six (8') feet. The basement shall be provided with such concrete floor. 2. The foundation of the exterior walls of such buildings sha~l extend at least eighteen inches (18") below grade on Ohe exterior of the building. The walls of such buildings shall be rat-proofed with masonry at least eight inches (8") above the finished floors." Section 18. That Section ll0S of the Uniform Building Code, 1958 Edition, is hereby amended by adding thereto two un-numbered paragraphs to read as follows: "Floor drains shall ~e provided in the toilet room of all taverns, clubs and other places of business where the toilets are provided for public use. Retail stores handling food shall be equipped with at least one all purpose sink." "The garage floors of service stations, par~ing lots, etc., where cars are washe~ or stored, must provide for adequate floor and yard drainage. Plans for drive-ways over sidewalks within ~he City of Bremerton must ~e approved by the City Engineer p~ior to construc- tion.'' Section 19. That Section ll08 of the Uniform Building ~ode, 1~5~ Editio~' is hereby amended by adding thereto an additional un-numbered paragraph to read as follows: "Every boile~~ or f~rnace room cont~ining a heating plant shall be separated from the rest of ~he building by a one hour fire resistive occupance separation." Section 20. That Section 1JO2-b of the Uniform Building ~ode,19SS Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 1002-b. Special provisions: Group H Occupance more than on~ story in height or having more than three thousand (ZOO0) square feet of floor area shall 0e of not less than one hour fire resistance construction throughou~." Section 21. That Section 1508 of the Uniform Building ~Code, 19~5 Edition, is hereby amended by adding thereto Sections 1ZOS-d, 1ZOB-e, l~05-f, 1ZOS-g, & l~08-h to rea~ as follows: Ordinance No. 2175 (Con't) "Section 1Z08-d. Every place of habitation occupied by one or more families, shall have constructed within each space occupied by only one family, a room or rooms designed to contain at least one toilet, bath or shower, lavatory, and sink for the exclusive use of each family, also means must be provided for the washing of clothes, such as laundry trays or connections for automatic washing machines. There shall be no direct openings from a room in which a water closet is located into a room in which food is prepared or stored." "Section l~OS-e. Rooms in which toilets are located in restaurants or places ~here foods or confectionery is prepared, concocted or manufactured for public consumption~or for sale, must not open directly into any room where such work is being carried on, but must be through a vestibule." "Section l~05-f. Every room containing one or more toilets or urinals shall be ventilated either by window opening to the outer air by an individual vent duct or by mechanical ventilating system installed and operated in accordance with all the provisionsof the ordinances of the City of Bremerton pertafnin~ thereto." ,Section l~05-g. Each sleeping room designed for the accom- modation of mo~,e than one person shall provide not less than five hundred 'twelve (512) cubic feet of air space for each person of fourteen years of abe or over and not less than three hundred cubic feet (300) of air space for each child under fourteen years of age." "Section 1305-h. No living or sleeping room in any place of habitation, refuge or detention shall hereafter be built or located in a cellar, rrovided, that there may be placed in basements, rooms for living an~ sleeping purposes provided that the floors of such rooms are not more than an average d 8epth of three feet (O') below grade and at no point shall the fl~or be more than fiYe feet (B') below grade, and all of such rooms are to be carefully checked and inspected by the Building Inspector for light, ventilation and dryness. No such living or sleeping rooms shall be located in any part of a basement unless the exterior of the walls and the fl$or of such room or rooms are rendered damp-proof." Section ~. That Section 1308 of the Uniform Building ~ode, Edition, is hereby amended by adding thereto an additional un-numbered paragraph to read as follows: "Boiler or furnace rooms containing a heating plant shall be separated from the rest of the building by a two-hour fire resistance occupancy separation." Section ~. That Section 1~05 of the Uniform Building Code, Edition, is hereby amended by adding thereto Sections l~O$-d and 1~05- ®, to read as follows: "Section l~O8-d. Sani~ation: Every building or family unit shall be provided with kitchen sink, lavatory, toilet and bath or shower, for the exclusive use of each family, also means must be provided for the washing of clothes, such as laundry trays or connection for automatic washing machine." "Section l~O8-e. No living or sleeping room in any place of habitation, refuge or detention shall hereafter be built or located in a cellar, provided tha~ there may be placed in basements, rooms for living and sleeping purposes provided tha~ the floors o~ such z.ooms are not more than an average depth of three feet (~') 0elow grade and at no poinO shall the floor be more than five feet (8') below grade, and all of such rooms are t be carefully checked and inspected by the Builging Inspector for light, ventilation and dryness. No such living or sleeping rooms shall ~e located in any part of a basement unless the exterior of the wa~ls and the floor of such room or rooms are rendered damp-proof." Section ~. That Section 1~08 of the Uniform Building Code, Edition, is hereby amended by adding thereto an additional un-numbered paragrap~ to read as follows: Ordinance No. 217~ (Con't) "Where a furnace or similar heating device is placed in an area occupied as a private garage; the heating device shall be separated from the garage by ~ot less than one hour fire resistance separation. Any openings from the garage into the furnac~ area shall be protecte~ with a class~iE or F fire door. An approved mental duct shall be provided leading directly .~ from the furnace room to the open air." Section 20. That Section 801 of the Uniform Building Code, 1955 Edition, r~lating to Fire Zones is not adopted as part of this ordinance. (See Ordinance No. 1867 relative to Fire Districts.) Section 28. That Sectionl60~ of the Uniform Building Code, Edition, is he4eby amended by adding thereto Section 1O0~-d to read as follows: "Section 1603-d. Buildings shall ~e of non. combustible con~ struction or of not less than one-hour fire resis'oance or as permitted in Chapter 20 for Type III heavy timber construction. Exterior walls less than ~wenty feet (20') from adjacent pro- perty shall e not less than two (2) hour fire resistance construction." Section 27. That Section 1709 of the Uniform Building Code, Edition, iS hereby amended in its entirety by substituting Sections 1709-a, 1709-b, 1709~c, 1709-d, 1709-e to read as follows: "Section 1709-a. Except as listed below, parapets shall be provided on all fire walls and exterior walls required to have a fire resistance rating of 2 hours or more. Parapets are not required on: (1) Exterior walls and fire walls connecting with roofs of fire resistance construction; (2) An exterior wall of a building the roof of which is at least $ feet lower than the roof of, or any opening in, an adjacent building wall; (~) Exterior wall facing on a street having a width of ~0 feet or more; (~) Exterior wall of a building which is ~0 feet or More distant in all directions from the nearest i line to which o~her buildings are or may be legally built and from other buildings on the same lot; (5) Exterior walls of a building which is $0 feet or more distant in all directions from the nearest line to which other buildings are or may '0e legally built but less than ~0 feet distance to one or more buildings on ohe same lot, where the total area of ~the buildings within ~0 feet of each other does not exceed 1½times the allowable area for any one of the buildings considered; (8) Exterior walls of a detached dwelling, or of a building not exceeding 1,O00 square feet in area; (7) Exterior walls of a building where the roof has an angle of more than 20 degrees with the horizontal. "Section 1709-b. Parapets shall have fire resistance rating not less than required for the exterior wall or fire alll on which it is provided." Section 1709-c. Parapets on exterior walls required to have a fire resistance rating of 2 hours shall extend not less than 2 feet above the roof; parapets on exterior walls re- quired to have a fir~ resistance rating of ~ or ~ hours shall extend not less than ~ feet above the roof; parapets on fire walls shall extend at least to the same height as any part of the roof through which the fire wall passes within lB feet of the parapet and in no case shall it extend less than Z feet above the point where the parapet and roof intersect." "Section l?09-d. Masonry or reinforced concrete parapets shall be at least as thick as the required thickness of the wall on which it is provided but need not be more than 12 inches thick on exterior walls." "Section 1709-e. Parapets shall 0e properly coped and flashed with non-combusitble, weather-proof material. All corners of ~sonry parapet wa±ls shall 0e reinforced with at least one ~" bar in every third joint, continuous around the corner and extending into the masonry at least 3 feet from Ordinance No. 2175 (Con't) Section 28. That Section 2Z12 of the Uniform Building Code, 1955 Edition, is h~'beb~ amended by adding thereto an additional un-numbered paragraph to read as follows: "All masonry buildings over six hundred and twenty-five (825) sq. feet in area shall be provided with a reinforced concrete beam at each floor or roof line above the ground floor, floor or roof Joist shall be anchored to the Oond beam with joist anchors as provided in Section 2517. It shall be reinforced with not less than 4 pieces of 5/8" reinforced bars; reinforced bars shall ex- tend around the corner not less than two (2) feet." Section 29. That Section 251B-c of the Unifomn Building Code, 1955 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 2515-c. Girders supporting first floor joists in resident buildings shall ~e not less than six (6) inches by six (6) inches for spans of six (6) feet or less, nor less than six (6) inches by eight (8) inches placed on edge for spans not more than eight (8) feet." Section 30. That the second un-numbered paragraph of Section 3206, entitle~ Exceptions, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Exceptions. Roofs of all buildings shall be so that they will drain to gutters and downspouts, which shall carry the water down from ~he roof to an effective dry well, or by conductors under the sidewalk and through the curb gutter, to protect the adjacent property from damage." Section 31. ~l~at ~he first un-num0ered paragraph of Section 3302-b of the 0nifor~ ~Bui.lding Code, 1955 Edition is hereby amended to read as follows: "Group D and Group H occupancies having an occupant loan of ~L. L.,~ more than lO shall have not less than two exits. Other occupancies having an occupant load of more than 50 shall have not less than two exits." Section 32. That Section 3702 (a) of the Uniform Building Code, 1955 Editio~,'i~ hereb~ amended by adding thereto Section 3702-(a-1) to read as follows: "Section 3702-(a-1) Every chimney shall be wholly supported on an approved masonry or non-combustible foundation. Each chimney shall have a clean-out conveniently located." Section. 33. That Section 3802 of the Uniform Building Code, 19S5 EditiOn~'' is h~eby amended by adding thereto the following paragraphs, to read as follows: "Required automatic fire-extinguishing system sh~ll comply in all respects with ~he regulations set forth in U.B.C. Standards No. 38-1, 38-2 and Pamphlet No. 13 of National Board of Fire Underwriters." ~'Sprinklers ReQuired: Inbuildings erected or altered to increase the'area'o~ height, appro~d automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the following paragraphs. The areas referred to shall 0e the area enclosed hy exterior walls or fire walls or a combination thereof, except that in buildings of fire resistance construc- tion the area shall ~e ~hat enclosed by exterior walls, fire walls or walls of non-combustible material having a fire resistance rating of not less than 2 hours, or a combination thereof. Combustible tools or merchandise shall include those made of wood, paper or rubber; thoze containing flammable liqui~ds; those packed with excelsior, moss or paper; and other goods or merchandise of equivalent or greater combusti- bility. (a) Buildings over ~ stories in height used for the manu- facture, sales, or storage of combustible goods, merchandise {not including garages) and exoeeding in area 8,000 square feet when of ~ype II construction. (b) Buildings over ~ stories in height used for the manu- facture, sales or storage of combustible goods or merchandise (not including garages) and exceeding in area 10,000 square feet when of fire resistive construction or Type I. Ordinance No. 2173 (Con't) (c) Buildings over 2 stories in height used for the manu- facture, sales, or storage of comOustible goods or merc~ancise (not including garages) and exceeding in area 6,000 square feet of constnuction, or Type III or Type V construction. (d) Buildings over 50 feet in height used for storage of combustible goods or merchandise ~no'~ including garages), regardless of area, where of Type I construction or of Type II construction. (e) Buildings over 35 feet in height used for storage of combustible goods or merchandise (not including garages), regardless of area, when of Type III H.T., of Type III one- hour construction or of Type IV unprotected construction. (f) Buildings exceeding 2 stories in height or in excess of 2,000 square feet in area on any floor above the first or ground floor, which do not have suitable access, as defined in this paragraph, to each story above the basement on at least one-accessible side of She Building. Suitable access shall be deemed as requiring an opening for fire department use through the wall at each story at least 32 inches wide, 48 inches high and with the sill not more than 32 inches above the floor; ~he openings shall oe so spaced that there will be one opening above the floor; the openings shall Oe so spaced tha~ there will be one opening in each 50 feet of exterior wall on an accessible side of ~he building. (g) Enclosed parking garages over 65 feet in height and exceeding in area lO,O00 square fe.~t if of Type I fire resis- tive construction or 8,000 square feet if of Type II construc- tion or 6,000 squa~e fet if of Type III H.T. or one hour construction. (h) Open air parking garages over 6~ feet in height and exceeding 15,000 square feet in area. (i) Repair Garages~: (1) Repair garages over one story in height or located below another occupancy, exceeding lO,O00 square feet in area. ~hen of Type I construction, 8,000 square feet in area when of Type II construc- tion, or 6,000 square feet in area when of Type III of ~V or V construction. (2) One-story repair garages exceeding 15,000 square feet in area when of Type I construction, 12,000 square feet in area when of Type II construction, 9,000 square feet in area when of Type III or IV construction, or 6,000 square feet in area when of Type V construction. (j) Basement having an area exceeding 2,500 square feet, when used for the manufacture, sales or storage of combustible goods or merchandise, (not including garages). In 'buildings used for assembly, education, insiitutional or residential occupancies, the automatic spri, nkler system shall be required only in such portions oI' the basement as are used for storage purposes or work shops. (k) Basement garages below other occupancies and exceeding 5,000 square feet. (1) In places of assembly having a stage complying with ~hapter 600 and 3900 at all locations on the stage side of the proscenium opening such as under the roof of the stage, under the gridiron the rigging loft and fly and tie galleries, under the s~age, ~n?.dreasing ~ooms, scene docks, work shops and stor- age rooms. Section= 34. That Section 4402 of the Uniform Building Code, 1955 Edition, is hereby amended by adding thereto Section 4402-e to read as follows: "Section 4402-e. In front of a building for which a permit was issued the amount of sidewalk, road-way or public pro- perty that may be used in connection with any construction work, shall ~ determined by the Building Inspector with the Ordinance No. 2173 (Con't) approval of the City Engineer, and the Chief Traffic Officer A plan must be submitted and approved, detailing the amount of street and sidewalk to be used; on the walkway and canopy, lights must be installed to give a clear vision; of the length of the walk, detailing the type of protection to be installed and have the same approved." Section 3§, That Chapter 51, Heat-Producing Appliances of the appendix of the Uniform Building ~ode, 1955 Edition, is hereby adopted by reference thereto as a part of the Building Code of the City of Bremerton and by this reference made a part of this Ordinance. APPROVED on first reading this 23rd day of May, 1956. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 6th day of June, 1956. ATTEST: H.O. DOM'S-TA1)' -M~f~'o~ ~ E.H.T. McGOWAN, ~City Clerk