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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1582 OhDINANCE NO. 1582 An Ordinance regulating the construction of buildings in Fire Districts and. adding Sections 1501, 1502 of Ordinance No. 1418, as amended by Ordinance No. 1423, and repealing ell other 5rdinances and-parts of Ordinances in conflict therewt th. THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: That Section 1601 be added to Ordinance No. 1418 to read as follows: CLASS!FIC.~.TION OF BUILDINGS: Section 1601. (a) GENERAL. For the purpose of this code, the entire city is hereby de- clared to be and is hereby established a fire district, and said fire district shall be known and designated as Fire Zones One and Two, and shall include such territory or portions of said City as outlined in an Ordinance of said City en- titled: "An Ordinance Creating and Establishing Fire Zones." Whenever in such ordinance, creating and establishing fire zones, reference is made to shy fire zone, it shall be construed to mean one of the two (2) fire zones, designated and refsrred to in this ordinance. (b) BUILDINGS LOCATED IN MORE TIIAN ONE FIRE ZONE. A building or structure which is located partly in one fire zone and partly in another shall, be considerec to be in the more highly restricted fire zone when more than one-third of its tot~ floor area is located in such zone. (c) ~OVED BUILDINGS. Any building or structure moved within or into any Fire Zone ~hall be made to comply with all the requirements for new buildings in that Fire Zone. (~) TEMPORARY ~UILDING$. Temporary buildings such as reviewing stands and other miscellaneous structures conforming to the requirements of this Cod~, and sheds, canopies or fences used for the protection of the public around and in con- Junction with construction work may be erected in Fire Zones number 1 or ~ by spe~ iai permit from the Building Inspector for a limited period of time, and such lng or struature shall be completely removed upon the expiration of the time limi' stated in such permit. Section 2: That Section 1602 be added to Ordinanc~ No. 1418 as follows: Section 1602.~ (a) GENERAL. Buildings or structures hereafter erected, constructed or moved within or into Fire Zone No. 1 shall be only of Type 1, 2, 3, or 4 construc. tion and shall meet the requirements of this section. (b) LIMITATION OF TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION. 1. Type 3. Buildings or struc- tures of Type 3 construction hereafter erected shall have all walls, partitions, ceilings, and underfloors, over usable spaces, of not less than one-hour fire - resistive construction as set forth in Chapter 43. Such buildings shall not be more than two story, nor more than thirty (30) feet high. Type 4. Buildings of Type 4 construction having an area of four hundred (400) square feet, exclusive of the canopies, can be erected, constructe~ in or moved into or within fire Zone No. 1 to be used as gasoline service station, all exterior walls or parts of walls, except on street front, of Type 4 buildings erected constructed or moved within or into Fire Zone No. 1,.and when such walls are less than ten (10) feet from adjacent property lines, or less t'han ten (10) feet from buildings~ on the same property, shall be of'not less than four-hour fire-resistive construction, as set forth in Chapter 43. (c) OPF~INGS. ~11 openings in exterior walls within twenty (20) feet of adjacent property lines or other buildings on the same property or w~thin fifty feet (50) of the opposite side of a stre~.t or public place or in courts which are less than twenty (~0) feet in least dimension, shall be provided with doors or windows of one hour fire-resistive construction as set forth in Section 4304. For the purpose of this subsection, the center line of an adJo~niflg alley may be considered as adjacent property line. All distances in this subsection shall be measured at right angles to the plane of the wall in which the opening occurs. (d) ALTERATIONS. Any building or structure which is enlarged, altered, raiseS, repaired or built upon to an extent exceeding an expenditure, within any five year period, of ~0 per cent of the value of the building or structure, shall be made to comply with all the requirements of a new building or structure event- ed in Fire Zone No. 1. .ORDINANCE NO. 1582 (Cont.) No building of Type 4.Construction in excess of ~'our hundred square feet (400) in floor area already erected in Fire Zone No. i shall hereafter be alter- ed, raised, enlarged, added to or moved, except as follows: 1. Such Type 4 buildings may ~ 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 Buildiz~g Inspector, increase the fire hazard of such building. 3. Roofs of such buildings s. hall be covered only with a "Fire Retardant" roofing as fet forth in Section 4305. See Section 104(3) for repairs. 4. Such building may be moved entirely outside the limits of Fire Zone No. 1. 5. Such building may be demolished. (e) OCCUPANCIES PROHIBITED. A~ Group (e) occupancies shal~be.~Permitted inFire Zone:Number:l~ ~'if approved ~y..~he~Fir~Chtef.. , The types of buildings are those described and designated in the !'Building Code of the City of Bremerton, Nashington, 1941", Ordinance No. 1418. Any building or structure complying with the requirements of s aid Building Code may be erected, constructed, or m~,ved within or into Fire Zone No. 1. Section 3~ That Sections 4, 5, 6, V and 8 of Ordinance No. 1423 be an~ the same are hereby repealed. S~ction 4~ Tha2 an emergency exists affecting the public peace, health, safety and general welfare, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect emmediately upon passage and publication. PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton in regular session assembled, signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk in authentic- ation of such passage this lat. day of November, 1944. ATTEST: Mayor /gity c~)erk I, ft;~ un;L:r~ed, do here ~? certify that th~: [,t,~,: ~ s:~ to~ego~:~g is a trueand correct .......... of the City ol B,eme~0~ e~ti~ed as ab0'~e and that the