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of the most viable means to evacuate occupants from inside a site with appropriate illuminated exit signage,panic bar exit doors,and a completed fire water agreement indicated: 1)posted safe means of egress;(2)operable smoke detectors,carbon monoxide detectors as necessary,and fire extinguishers; (3)a plan for monitors who spend the night awake and are familiar with emergency protocols,who have suitable communication devices,and who know how to contact the fire department 14. Managing Agency Responsibilities. a. The managing agency and temporary encampment residents shall ensure compliance with Washington State statutes and the Everett Municipal Code concerning, but not limited to,drinking water connections,solid waste disposal, human waste,electrical systems, and fire-resistant materials. b. The managing agency shall appoint a member to serve as a point of contact for the Everett police department.At least one member must be on duty at all times.The names of the on-duty members shall be posted daily. c. The managing agency shall take all reasonable and legal steps to obtain verifiable identification from prospective encampment residents and use the identification to obtain sex offender and warrant checks from the appropriate agency.The managing agency will not be conducting the sex offender and warrant checks but will submit to the appropriate agency the verified identification information obtained through such steps.All of the Everett police department's requirements with respect to identified sex offenders or prospective residents with warrants shall be met. d. The managing agency shall immediately contact the Everett police department if someone is rejected or ejected from the temporary encampment where the reason for rejection or ejection is an active warrant or a match on a sex offender check,or if,in the opinion of the on-duty member or on-duty security staff,the rejected/ejected person is a potential threat to the community. e. The managing agency shall permit inspections of the temporary encampment by the city's code compliance officers, building inspector, permit services manager,fire marshal or their designee without prior notice.The managing agency shall implement all directives resulting from such inspections within forty-eight(48)hours of notice. f. Consistent with the Everett building code,the managing agency may not allow in the encampment, without first obtaining a building permit,any structure, other than tents, canopies or other membrane structures,that is greater than one hundred twenty square feet or provides shelter for more than nine persons. g. The managing agency and temporary encampment residents shall cooperate with other providers of shelters and services for homeless persons within the city and shall make inquiry with these providers regarding the availability of existing resources. 15. Additional Requirements for Applications Requesting Modification of Standards. a. The applicant may request in their application for standards that differ from those in this section only where the applicant submits a description of the standard to be modified and demonstrates how the modification would result in a safe temporary encampment under the specific circumstances of the application. b. Requests shall be reviewed by the city's hearing examiner at a public hearing.The hearing examiner shall make a decision regarding the issuance of a temporary and modification of standards.The notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be provided to the applicant and to any person who,prior to the rendering of the decision on the permit, made a written request for notice or submitted substantial comments on the application for the permit.The public hearing procedures shall be as specified in Title 15. c. In considering whether the modification should be granted,the city shall first consider the effects on the health and safety of residents and the community.The burden of proof shall be on applicant. Ch.19.08,Residential Development Standards 19 City Council Action(11/04/2020)