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• ORDINANCE NO. ! . / AN ORDINANCE prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion; repealing Sections 7. 04. 010, 7. 04. 020, 7. 04. 030, 7. 04. 040, 7. 04. 050, 7. 04. 060, 7. 04. 070, 7. 04. 080, 7. 04. 090, 7. 04. 100, 7. 04. 110, 7. 04. 120 and 7. 04. 130, being Ordinances No. 4114 and 4324; providing for the adoption by reference of the Fire Prevention Code recommended by the American Insurance Association, 1970 Edition, providing penalties for violations thereof, establishing a Fire Prevention Bureau and providing for a form for Fire Marshal orders and conditions under which Fire Marshal orders may be issued, providing for appeal therefrom and creating an Appeal Board. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Adoption of Fire Prevention Code. That the 1970 Edition of the Fire Prevention Code recommended by the American Insurance Association, successor to the National Board of Fire Under- writers, is hereby adopted by reference subject to amendment of Sections 1. 5 and 1. 6 thereof, as provided by R. C. W. 35. 21. 180, as an ordinance of the City of Everett, and that no less than three copies of said suggested Fire Prevention Code have been and shall be on file for the use and examination of the public in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Everett. Section 2: Amendment of Code Provisions -- Section 1. 5 Amended -- Danger- ous Buildings and Conditions. That Section 1. 5 of the Fire Prevention Code recommended by the American Insurance Association, 1970 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 1. 5. Dangerous buildings or places defined and declared to be a nuisance, and standards of repair and correction or demolition. All buildings, structures, premises, places and yards which have any or all of the following conditions, shall be deemed dangerous buildings or places and are hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be repaired, corrected, vacated, removed or demolished as hereinafter provided. (a) Dangerous or unlawful amounts of combustible or explosive or otherwise hazardous material; (b) Hazardous conditions arising from defective or improperly installed equipment for handling or using combustibles or explosives or otherwise hazardous materials; (c) Dangerous accumulations of rubbish, waste paper, boxes, shavings, underbrush or other highly flammable materials; (d) Accumulations of dust or waste material in air conditioning of ventilator systems or grease in kitchen or other exhaust ducts; (e) Obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs or passageways, doors, or windows, liable to interfere with the operations of the fire department or egress of the occupants in case of fire; Page 1