Form revised August 4, 2003
FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS
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Seattle Fire Department |
Diane Hansen/386-1451 |
Karl Stickel/684-8085 |
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Legislation Title: |
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Fire Code; adopting
the 2003 International Fire Code; amending and adding various provisions to
that Fire Code; repealing Section 22.600.040 and amending Section 22.600.020
of the Seattle Municipal Code in connection therewith; all as regulated and allowed
by the State Building Code Act, Chapter 19.27 of the Revised Code of
Washington. |
· Summary of the Legislation:
This ordinance adopts the 2003 Seattle Fire Code which is comprised of the 2003 International Fire Code together with local amendments. The express purpose of this code is to promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
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Background:
Effective on July 1, 2004 a new series of technical codes will become effective throughout the state as the result of legislation enacted by the 2003 State Legislature. This ordinance locally adopts and amends the 2003 International Fire Code, which is one the technical codes named for adoption throughout the state. By adopting such codes locally and making amendments, we are able to address many unique characteristics of our community. The companion building code, residential code, mechanical code, and a fuel gas code and an energy code are being submitted simultaneously, each as a separate ordinance.
The amendments proposed in this ordinance have the approval of the Fire Code Advisory Board whose fourteen members represent the public, labor, business, industries, and technical professions. The members of this board have spent hundreds of hours since June of 2003 meeting to review and revise the technical provisions of this document.
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__X__ This legislation does not have any financial implications.