CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Fire Code; clarifying provisions relating to preventable alarms and securing of premises, and amending Sections 112, 202, 311, and 901 of the 2021 Seattle Fire Code as adopted by Section 22.600.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code and as regulated and allowed by the State Building Code Act, chapter 19.27 of the Revised Code of Washington.
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WHEREAS, the Seattle Fire Code establishes standards intended to preserve lives and protect property, and is also known as Subtitle VI of Title 22, the Seattle Building and Construction Codes; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Fire Code provides citation authority to the Seattle Fire Department to further the Seattle Fire Department's mission of preserving lives and protecting property through compliance with provisions in the Seattle Fire Code; and
WHEREAS, citations are a non-criminal enforcement approach that includes the opportunity for residents and businesses in Seattle to appeal and receive a fair and impartial review of citations in front of a hearing examiner from the Office of the Hearing Examiner; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Fire Code provides authority to the Seattle Fire Department to take action to ensure that vacant buildings do not cause a dangerous public nuisance in the community; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Fire Department and the Seattle Fire Code Advisory Board have reviewed and approved the additions and revisions to the 2021 Seattle Fire Code contained in this ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 112 of the Seattle Fire Code, last amended by Ordinance 127139, is amended as follows:
SECTION 112
VIOLATIONS
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[S] 112.4.1 Documentation. If after investigation the fire code official determines that the standards or requirements of provisions referenced in Section 112.4 have been violated, the fire code official may issue a citatio...
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