1728 W MARINE VIEW DR CAFE BY THE BAY 2018-01-02 MF Import

t is wars May 13, 1996 Cathy Taff Coast Management Company P O Box 1709 Everett WA 98206 Cafe by the Bay - 1728 W Marine View Drive Dear Ms. Taff. This is in response to your inquiry regarding the criteria for an automatic sprinkler system in this tenant space. The State Building Code requires an automatic sprinkler system in rooms used by the occupants for the consumption of alcoholic beverages, and unseparated accessory uses where the total area of the unseparated rooms exceeds 5,000 square feet. For uses to be considered as separated, the separation must be not less than one -hour fire resistive construction, which is a building code standard relating to a configuration of construction components that has been tested for fire restiveness. In addition, the Everett Municipal Code requires that restaurants exceeding 6,000 square feet be protected by an automatic sprinkler system. The use of fire resistive separation to reduce the area threshold is not allowed. Existing business uses may continue to operate without automatic sprinklers. However, when remodeling occurs which increases the size over the 5,000 or 6,000 square feet threshold the code provisions apply. The Everett Municipal Code also requires tenant spaces which change use to comply with the provisions of the sprinkler section. In this case the conver:,ion of the grocery store space to restaurant use triggers the requirement for compliwice with the thresholds described above. If you have any questions, please call me at 259-8810. Tim Tyler Building Official tt:jd:uR CITY CF EVERETT• 3200 Cedar Street • Everett, WA 98201 • (206) 259-8800 • Fax (206) 259-8856