Ordinance 3021-07 - Laserfiche WebLink

"Multi-family residential buildings" means 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. "Party wall"means a wall constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Everett Building Code for party walls. "Separate building": For purposes of the automatic fire detection and suppression system requirements contained in this chapter, structures separated by a party wall or a minimum three-hour rated fire wall shall be considered separate buildings for new or existing construction. Section 2: Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1902-92 (EMC 16.76.030), which reads as follows: Application. A. An approved automatic fire detection system is required and shall be installed and maintained in an operable condition as specified in this chapter in the following locations: 1. Group A occupancies as defined by the UBC when the occupancy has more than three thousand square feet of gross floor area; 2. Group B occupancies as defined by the UBC when the occupancy has more than three thousand square feet of gross floor area; 3. Group E occupancies as defined by the UBC when the occupancy has more than three thousand square feet of gross floor area; 4. Group R occupancies as defined by the UBC when the occupancy has more than three thousand square feet of gross floor area; Exception: Group R-3, Single-family residence; 5. Group H occupancies as defined by the UBC; and 6. Group I occupancies as defined by the UBC. Notwithstanding the above occupancy thresholds, buildings with gross floor area exceeding three thousand square feet are required to have automatic fire detection system throughout. B. An approved automatic fire suppression system is required and shall be installed and maintained in an operable condition as specified in this chapter in the following locations: 1. Group A occupancies as defined by the UBC when the occupancy has more than six thousand square feet of gross floor area; Exception: Drinking and dining establishments shall have an automatic fire suppression system installed in rooms used by the occupants for the consumption of alcoholic beverages and unseparated accessory uses where the total area of such unseparated rooms and assembly uses exceeds five thousand square feet. For uses to be considered as separated, the separation shall not be less than as required for a one-hour occupancy separation. The area of other uses shall be included unless separated by at least a one-hour occupancy separation; 3