TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Fire
Adrian Sheppard, Fire Chief
425-556-2201
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Fire
Todd Short
Acting Deputy Chief
TITLE:
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Adoption of an Ordinance Updating Redmond Municipal Code 15.06.024 Regarding Fire Sprinklers for Non-Conforming Fire Damaged Structures
a. Ordinance No. 3038: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending Redmond Municipal Code Section 15.06.024, Nonconforming Structures, in Order to Require Additional Criteria Applicable to Rebuilding Damaged Structures with Fire and Life Safety Systems
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Additional code language to require fire sprinklers in fire damaged structures and high-risk occupancies.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
N/A
* Required:
Ordinances require City Council approval.
* Council Request:
Public Safety Committee of the Whole, May 18, 2021. Council Members requested additional information on this issue.
* Other Key Facts:
Recent fire event at Sixty-01 condominiums.
OUTCOMES:
The additional requirements to provide fire sprinklers in nonconforming fire damaged residential structures will increase fire and life safety in structures impacted by fire damage. Rebuilding with fire sprinklers will bring the damaged units into compliance with the current fire code thus eliminating the nonconforming status. Life safety increases and future devastation from fire damage is prevented or at a minimum mitigated. Sustainability increases with fire damage mitigation and fire responses are achieved with much less staffing, water, and time on scene.
COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT:
* Timeline (previous or planned):
Direct contact with owners and management companies that currently own or manage multi-family structures that do...
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