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SUPERSTRUCTURE: That portion of the construction above the pier or wharf deck. A. Fire-resistive superstructure shall be a superstructure with exterior walls constructed of eight (8) inches of reinforced concrete or equal, roof of three (3) hour fire-resistive construction with supporting members of four (4) hour fire-resistive construction. B. Non-combustible superstructure shall be one with the frame of steel, concrete or other non-combustible materials. C. Combustible superstructure shall be all superstructures which do not meet the fire-resistive rating of "fire-resistive" or "non- combustible superstructures as defined in this ordinance. WATERFRONT STRUCTURE: A structure or improvement which has 20% or more of its area over water at any time, or a structure which has more than 3, 000 square feet over water. WHARF: A structure of timber, stone, concrete, steel or other material having a platform built along and parallel to a bay, shore, or river so that a ship, barge or other means of water conveyance may be moored along- side for loading, unloading or for storage. A wharf may be either open deck or covered by a shed. FIRE V/ALL: A fire wall is a solid wall erected to prevent the spread of fire, extending from foundation through the roof. FIRE STOP: A fire stop is a solid wall built to prevent the spread of fire. DRAFT STOP OR. CURTAIN BOARD: A draft stop or curtain board is a solid wall built from the ceiling down to the lower chord of the roof trusses in order to retard the spread of fire. Section 2. _epnlicability. Unless otherwise hereinafter specifically provided, the provisions of this ordinance apply to the construction of all piers, wharves, bulkhead structures and similar facilities built after the effective date of this ordinance adjacent to or over water, bayshor es and waterways within the City of Everett. • Section 3. Fire-Resistive Substructures. Fire-resistive substructure shall be one having a fire resistive rating in all of its parts of not less than four (4 ) hours, and shall comply with the following specific requirements: A. Pier Deck. Pier decks of fire-resistive substructures shall be reinforced concrete or equivalent construction to effor d a four ( #) hour fire resistance rating. Where railroad tracks or ether depressions are run onto the pier deck and are at a lower level than the deck, the sides and bottom of the depressed section shall be of the same construction as the pier deck or of equivalent fire resistance rating. Ordinance -�-