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Adopted as amended by Washington State with the following local amendments:

A. Subsection 901.1 of the IFC, entitled “Scope,” is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place:

901.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all occupancies and buildings, shall specify where fire protection systems are required, and shall apply to the design, installation, inspection, operation, testing, and maintenance of all fire protection systems; however, nothing contained in this chapter shall diminish or reduce the requirements of any legally adopted building codes, including state and local amendments, or other City ordinances, resolutions, or regulations. In the event of any conflict in requirements among these codes, ordinances, resolutions, or regulations, the more stringent provision shall apply.

B. Subsection 901.6.3 of the IFC, entitled “Records,” is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place:

901.6.3 Records. Records of all system inspections, testing, and maintenance required by the referenced standards shall be maintained on the premises for a minimum of 5 years. A copy of each inspection, test, or maintenance record shall be forwarded to the fire code official electronically through the record management software/company of the jurisdictions choosing within 30 days of the date the inspection, test, or maintenance occurred.

C. Subsection 903.2.1.1 Item 1 of the IFC, entitled “Group A-1,” is hereby amended:

903.2.1.1 Item 1. Replace the following language “12,000” with “6,000”.

D. Subsection 903.2.1.3 Item 1 of the IFC, entitled “Group A-3,” is hereby amended:

903.2.1.3 Item 1. Replace the following language “12,000” with “6,000”.

E. Subsection 903.2.1.4 Item 1 of the IFC, entitled “Group A-4,” is hereby amended:

903.2.1.4 Item 1. Replace the following language “12,000” with “6,000”.

F. Subsection 903.2.4 of the IFC, entitled “Group F-1,” is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place:

903.2.4 Group F-1 & Group F-2. An automatic Sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings containing a Group F-1 or Group F-2 occupancies where one of the following conditions exists:

1. A Group F-1 or a Group F-2 fire area exceeds 6,000 square feet.

2. A Group F-1 fire area is located more than three stories above grade plane.

3. The combined area of all Group F-1 fire areas on all floors, including any mezzanines, exceeds 24,000 square feet.

4. A Group F-1 occupancy used for the manufacture of upholstered furniture or mattresses exceeds 2,500 square feet.

G. Subsection 903.2.7 Item 1 of the IFC, entitled “Group M,” is hereby amended:

903.2.7 Item 1. Replace the following language “12,000” with “6,000”.

H. Subsection 903.2.9 Item 1 of the IFC, entitled “Group S-1,” is hereby amended:

903.2.9 Item 1. Replace the following language “12,000” with “6,000”.

I. Subsection 903.2.10 of the IFC, entitled “Group S-2 enclosed parking garages,” is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place:

903.2.10 Group S-2. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings containing a Group S-2 occupancy where one of the following conditions exist:

1. A Group S-2 fire area exceeds 6,000 square feet.

2. Where an enclosed parking garage is located beneath other groups.

Exception: Enclosed parking garages located beneath Group R-3 occupancies.

J. Subsection 903.2.13 of the IFC, entitled “Group B,” is hereby added:

903.2.13 Group B. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings containing a Group B occupancy where a fire area that exceeds 6,000 square feet.

K. Subsection 903.2.14 of the IFC, entitled “Group U,” is hereby added:

903.2.14 Group U. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings containing a Group U occupancy where a fire area that exceeds 6,000 square feet.

L. Subsection 903.3.1.2.1 of the IFC, entitled “Balconies and decks,” is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place:

903.3.1.2.1 Balconies and decks. Sprinkler protection shall be provided for exterior balconies, decks and ground floor patios of dwellings units and sleeping units. Sidewall sprinklers that are used to protect such areas shall be permitted to be located such that their deflectors are within 1 inch to 6 inches below the structural members and a maximum distance of 14 inches below the deck of the exterior balconies and decks that are constructed open wood joist construction.

M. Subsection 903.4.2 of the IFC, entitled “Alarms,” is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place:

903.4.2 Alarms. A listed and approved horn and strobe device, located on the front exterior of the building in an approved location and in close proximity to the buildings address, shall be connected to each automatic sprinkler system to serve the function of alerting arriving first responders of which building or sprinkler system is in operation before staging firefighting activities. Such sprinkler waterflow alarm device shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system. All fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 shall be provided with occupant notification appliances that will automatically activate throughout the notification zones upon a sprinkler water flow.

Exception: NFPA 13D automatic sprinkler systems.

N. Subsection 904.12.5.1 of the IFC, entitled “Existing automatic fire-extinguishing systems,” is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place:

904.12.5.1 Existing automatic fire-extinguishing systems. Where changes in the cooking media, positioning of cooking equipment or replacement of cooking equipment occur in existing commercial cooking systems, the automatic fire-extinguishing system shall be required to comply with the applicable provisions of Section 904.12 through 904.12.4. All existing dry-chemical and wet chemical extinguishing systems shall comply with UL 300, no later than six months after the effective date of this section.

Exception: Public schools kitchens, without deep-fat fryers, shall be upgraded to a UL 300 compliant system during modernizations projects or where changes in the cooking media, positioning of cooking equipment or replacement of cooking equipment occur in existing commercial cooking systems.

O. Subsection 904.12.5.1.1 of the IFC, entitled “Signage,” is hereby added:

904.12.5.1.1 Signage. When required by the fire code official, existing automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be provided with signage on the exhaust hood or system cabinet, indicating the type of arrangement of cooking appliances protected by the automatic fire-extinguishing system. Signage shall indicate appliances from left to right, be durable, and the size, color, and lettering shall be approved.

P. Subsection 907.1.4 of the IFC, entitled “All occupancies,” is hereby added:

907.1.4 All occupancies. All occupancies with a gross floor area exceeding 3,000 square feet shall be equipped with an approved fire alarm system which includes automatic smoke detection and occupant notification installed in accordance with Section 907.

Exception:

1. Buildings that are equipped throughout with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system.

2. Common wall residential buildings that consist of four or fewer units, that do not exceed two stories in height, that are less than 5,000 square feet in area, and that have a one-hour fire-resistive occupancy separation between units.

Q. Subsection 912.2 of the IFC, entitled “Location,” is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place:

912.2 Location. With respect to hydrants, driveways, buildings and landscaping, fire department connections shall be so located that fire apparatus and hose connected to supply the system will not obstruct access to the buildings for other fire apparatus. Unless otherwise approved by the fire code official, fire department connections shall be located more than 50 feet from a building to avoid any potential hazards to fire department personnel and equipment in the event of a fire. The location of fire department connections shall be approved by the fire code official.

(Ord. 3796-21 § 2, 2021.)