Form revised August 4, 2003

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Fire	Chief John Nelsen / 386-1164	Karl Stickel / 684-8085

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Fire Code; as adopted by Chapter 22.060.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding thereto a new Chapter 94 to the 2003 Seattle Fire Code to establish fire and life safety requirements and compliance procedures for marinas with existing covered boat moorage; all as regulated and allowed by the State Building Code Act, Chapter 19.27 of the Revised Code of Washington.

· Summary of the Legislation: The proposed legislation requires that marina owners with existing covered boat moorage make fire protection improvements over a period of up to ten years. The legislation retroactively requires installation of fire sprinklers for covered boat moorage areas exceeding 8,000 square feet. Automatic smoke and heat vents are required for areas exceeding 2,500 square feet where fire sprinklers are not provided. This latter option provides an alternative to installation of fire sprinklers. The legislation also contains requirements for standpipes, employee training, address identification signage and emergency plans. The proposed legislation does not affect boathouses or marinas without covered moorage.

· Background: The legislation was developed by the Fire Department following recent major fires involving covered moorage that amounted to over $18 million in property loss. An ad hoc industry workgroup actively participated in revisions to the Fire Department’s original draft legislation and has since indicated their concurrence with the legislation as written. Organizations and interests represented in the work group include the Northwest Marine Trade Association, the Association of Independent Moorages, the Lake Union Association, Seattle Yacht Club, Queen City Yacht Club, the Live Aboard Association of Puget Sound, the Classic Yacht Association, Washington Survey and Rating Bureau, the fire sprinkler industry and professional engineers.

· Please check one of the following:

__X__ This legislation does not have any financial implications.