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Home My WebLink About1867 AN ORDINANCE regulating the construction of buildings in fire dist- ricts an~ a~aending Sections 1601, 1602, 1603 and 1604 of Ordinance No. 1418 as amended by Ordinance No. 1423, Ordinance No. 1582, Ordinance No. 158B and Ordinance No. 1718 and repealing all o~her ord. ina~ces anct parts of ordinances in conflic~ therewith, and declaring an emergency. THE CITY OF BRE?.!ERTON ~0~.~ ORDAIN: Section 1. That Section 1801 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1601(a). Fire Zones Defined. For ~h~ purposes of this code the entire city is hereby ~eclared to be, ant is hereby established a fire district and said fire district shall be known and ~esignated as Fire Zones 1, 2, $, and 4, an~ shall include such ~erritory or portions of said City as outlined in an ordinance of said City, entitled: "An ordinance creating and establishing fire ~nes", No. 1866. Wherever in this cod~ reference is made to any fire zone it shall be construed to mean one of the fire zones created by said ordinance. (b). Buildings located in more ~han one fire ~ ne. A building or structure which is located partly in one fore zone and partly in anothsr shall be construed ~o be in ~he more high- ly restricted fire zone when mor~ than one-third of its total floor area is located in such ~ ne. (c). ~oved buildings. Any building or structure moved within or into any fi~ zone shall be made to comply with all the requirements for new bui±dings in that fire zOn~o ( d). Temporary buildings. Temporary buildings such as reviewing stands an~ other miscellaneous structures con- forming to the requirements of this code~ and sheds, canopies or ~enoes used for the protection oI~ the public around and in conjuction with construction work may be erect~ in Fire Zones Nos. 1, 2, 3 or 4 by special permit from the building ot'ficial for a limited period of time, and such building or structur~ shall be completely moved upon '~he expiration of the time lim- it stated in such permit. (e). Center lines of streets. For the purpose of this chapter, the center line oI~ an adjoining s~reet or alley may be consimered an adjacent property line. Distance shall be measured at right angles to the street or alley. Section 2. Section 1602 is hereby amen¢~ed to r ea~ as follows: Section 1602 (a)o General. Buildings or ~tructures herea~t~r erected, constructed, moved within or into Fire Zone No. 1 shall be only of Type I, II, III, IV construction and s~all meet the requirements of this section. Ordinance No. 1867 (Con't) (b)o Limitation of types oI' construction. Floors over useable spaces, anm all walls, partitions, ceilings and columns shall be of not less than one hour fire-resistive con- struction or as permitted in Chapter 19 for Type II construc- tion. Exterior walls withi~ ~hirty feet (30') of adjacent pro- perty lines shall be of no~ less than four hour fire-resistive construction. EXCEPTIONS. !. One story Type IV builmings, if of incombustible construction 'throughout and not more than twenty-f~ve hundred aquar~ feet (~$00 sq. ft.) in area, need not be fire-protected pro~tded they are located ~hirty feet (~0~) or more from adja- cent property lines. ~. Walls fron-~ing on a street having a width of at least fifty feet (50') may be of incombustible construction with structural mer~bers fi~,e-~)ro~ac~ed as ~eq~.~.~.~ed i~ Part V. (c). 0penings. The stun of the widths of openings in exterior walls, except on street fronts, within thirty feet (30') of adjacent property li~-zes or otl~er buildings on the same property shall be li:.i~.ited to twenty-five per cent (25%) of the total length of the walls affected in each story. Openings in such wails and openings wi'thin fifty feet (50') of the opposite side of the street or public space and openings into courts which are less than twenty feet (20') in least dimension. Shall be protected by Class "E" or "F" fire doors or windows. (d). Alterations. No building; of .Type ~ construc- tion in excess of one thousand square feet (1000 sq. ft.) in floor area nor any building oz' Type V construction already erect- ed in Fire Zone No. 1 shall herea~:'ter be altered., raised, en- larged, added to or moved, except as follows~ 1. Such Type IV building may be made to conform to all the provisions of Subsections (b) and (c) of this Section. 2. Changes~ alterations and repairs 'to the interior of such building or to the front thereof facing a public street may be made, provided such changes do not, in the opinion of the Building Official, increase thellre hazard of such building. 3. Roofs of such buildings may be covered only with a "Fire Retardant" roofing as specil'ied in Section ~t305. Repairs shall 0e made as provided in Section 104(e). 4. Such building may be moved entirely outside the limits of Fire Zone No. 1. 5. Such building may' be demolished. (e). Occupancies prohibited. No Group E, Division 1 occupancy having a floor area exceeding fifteen hundred square feet (1500 sq. ft.) shall be permitted in Fire Zone No. 1. No O. roupe E, Division 2 or 3 occupancies, ex- cept garages, shall be permitted in Fire Zone No. 1. EXCEPTION: This shall not apply to dry cleaning plants not using highly fla~mlable liquids. Section 3. Section 1603 is hereby ~enmed to read as follows: Section 1603(a). General. Buildings or structures ~ereafter erected, constructed, moved within or into Fire Zone ~,~o. 2 shall be one of the types of construction as defined in this code and shall meet the requirements of this section. (b). Limitation of 'types of construction. Exterior walls of Type IV or V buildings or structures shall be of not less than one hour fire-resistive construction. Fire-resistive protection of exterior walls a~m open- ings as determined by location on property shall be governed by Section 504. Roof covering shall be a "Fire-Retardant" roo±'ing as speciI'ied in Section ~ZO~. Repairs shall be made as provided in Section lO~ (e). EXCEPTIONS: 1. Exterior walls of Type IV buildings not more than one thousand square feet (lO00 sq. ft.) in area are not required to be of one hour fire-resistive construction if five feet (8!) or mPre from adjacent property lines an~ ten feet (10') or mor~ from buildings on the same ~oroperty. Ordinance No. 1857 (Con,t) 2. Type I~ buildings of incombustible construction throughout are not required to be one hour fire-resistive if thirty feet (30~) or more f~om adjacent property line. 3. Exterior walls fronting on a street having a width of at least thirty feet (30') may be of incom0ustible construction with all structural members fire-protected as required in Part V. (c). 0penings. Openings except on street fronts which are less than ten feet (10t) from adjacent property lines shall be protected by Class ~E" or "F" fire doors or windows, (d). Alterations. No building of Type IV construc- tion in excess of one thousand square feet (1000 sq. ft.) in floor area nor any building of Type V construction except as specified in Subsection (b) alreac~y erected in Fire Zone No. shall hereaftem be altered, raised, enlarged, added to or moved except as follows: 1. Such building may be made to ~nfo~ to the provisions cz' Subsection (b) of this Section. 2. Changes, alterations ~d repairs to the in- terior of such building or to the front thereof facing a pub- lic street may be made provided such changes do not, in the opinion of the Building Official, increase the lime hazard of such building. 3. Roofs of such buildings ma~y be covered only with a ~Fire Retardant" roofing as specified in Section 4305. R~pairs shall be made as provided in Section 104 (e). 4. Such building may be moved entirely outsid~ the limits of Fire Zone No. 2. 5. Such building may be demolished. 6. Combustible finish on the outsi~e of walls may be replaced by~ or covered with exterior plaster as specii'ied in Chapter (e). Occupancies prohi0ited. No Group E, Division 1 occupancy, having a floor area exceeding fifteen h~dred square feet (1500 sq. ft.) shall be permitted in Fire Zone 2. No Group E, Division 2 or 3 occupancies, except garages, shall be permitted in Fire Zone No. 2. EXCEi~ION: This shall not apply '~o dry cleaning plants not using highly flm~able liquids. Section 4. Section 1604 is hereby m~lended to ream as follows: S~ction 1504(a). General. Any building or structure comply- ing with the requirements of this code may be erected, con- structed or moved within or into Fii~,e Zone Nos. 3 or 4, sub- ject to the following limitations for ~nstruction in Fire (b). Limitation of types of construction. Type IV buildings of incombustible type construction throughout shall not exceed nine thousanc~ square feet (9,000 sq. ft.) in floor area and not to exeed one story nor an average of twenty- five feet (25') in height. 1. Type V buildings shall not exceed five thou- sanm square feet (5,000 sq. ft.) in floor area and shall not exceed one story nor ~ average o~~ twenty-five feet (25') in height. 2. Ail exterior walls of Type IV or V buildings are not required to be of one hour fire-resistive construction if five feet (5') om more f~m adjacent property lines and ten feet (10'.) or more from buildings on the sm~e property. Section 5. Tha~ an emergency exists affectin~]~ the public peace, health safety and welfare, and this ordinanc~ shall be effective innnediately follow- ing passage and publication. PASSED and approved ~animously by the City Co~cil of the City of Bremerton, signed by the ~ayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentica- tion oi' such passage this 20th day of January, 1950. ATTEST: Mayo r