2007/01/10 Council Agenda Packet

4 Section 11: AMENDMENTS TO THE IFC APPENDIX D, FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS. A. Subsection D103.3 of Appendix D to the IFC, entitled "Turning radius" is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place: D103.3 Turning radius. The fire apparatus access road shall have a 35 foot minimum inside turning radius and a 55 foot minimum outside turning radius. Section 12: The City of Everett hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance or of the International Fire Code, 2003 edition and its appendices, or any of the additions, deletions and exceptions thereto made by the State of Washington through its Building Code Council, be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the City of Everett that it would have passed all portions independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. Section 13: This Ordinance shall not be construed nor held to repeal Ordinance No.'s 2360-99, 2075-95, 1880-92, 1752-90, 1255-86 or 724-80 as to any offense committed against such former ordinance or as to any act done, any penalty, forfeiture or punishment so incurred, or any right accrued or claim arising before under the former ordinance, or in any whatever to affect any such offense or act so committed or so done, or any penalty, forfeiture or punishment so incurred or any right accrued or claim arising before this ordinance takes effect. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as abating any action now pending under or by virtue of Ordinance No.'s 2360-99, 2075-95, 1880-92, 1752-90, 1255-86 or 724-80 or as discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accrued or to accrue, or as affecting this liability of any person, firm or corporation, or as waiving any right of the City under the above referenced ordinances or provision thereof in force at the time of passage of this ordinance. Section 14: Ordinance No. 2360-99 and all other ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 15: (a) The purpose of the Everett Fire Code is to prescribe regulations consistent with nationally recognized good practice for safeguarding, to a reasonable degree of protection for the life and property of our citizens from the hazards of fire and explosion, arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use of occupancy of buildings or premises. (b) It is expressly the purpose of this Code to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this Code. (c) It is the specific intent of this Code to place the obligation of complying with its requirements upon the permit applicant and any person owning, operating or controlling any building or structure within the scope of this Code that no provision nor term used in this Code is intended to Z 1 13