A. IFC Section 101.1 Amended. Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of Monroe, hereinafter referred to as the “IFC” or “this code.”

B. IFC Section 101.2.1 Repealed and Replaced. Section 101.2.1 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

101.2.1 Appendices. The following appendices of the IFC are hereby adopted by reference:

Appendix B: Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings

Appendix C: Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution

Appendix F: Hazard Ranking

Appendix H: Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP) and Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement (HMIS) Instructions

Appendix I: Fire Protection Systems – Noncompliant Conditions

C. IFC Section 103.1 Repealed and Replaced. Section 103.1 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

The Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue Office of the Fire Marshal is hereby established and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the fire marshal. The function of the division shall be the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code.

D. IFC Section 105.3.3 Repealed and Replaced. Section 105.3.3 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

105.3.3 Occupancy prohibited before approval. The building or structure shall not be occupied prior to compliance with IBC Section 111 or IRC Section R110.

E. IFC Section 106.1.1 Adopted. A new Section 106.1.1 is hereby adopted to read as follows:

106.1.1 Electronic Pre-Incident Data. Applicants for commercial building permits and commercial tenant improvement permits shall submit electronic building site and floor plans in an approved format prior to the final fire inspection for occupancy. Such data may be used by the Fire District for the creation of pre-incident plans.

F. IFC Section 111 Repealed and Replaced. Section 111 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

Section 111 – APPEALS

111.1 Appeals. All appeals of orders, decisions, interpretations or determinations made by the code official relative to the application and interpretation of the IFC shall be to the City of Monroe Hearing Examiner in accordance with MMC Chapter 2.34 and 22.84.080 MMC. The Hearing Examiner shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code.

111.2 Limitations on authority. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The hearing examiner shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code.

G. IFC Section 112.3 Repealed and Replaced. Section 112.3 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

112.3 Notice of violation. Where the fire code official finds a building, premises, vehicle, storage facility or outdoor area that is in violation of this code, the fire code official is authorized to prepare a written notice and order of code violation in accordance with Chapter 1.04 of the Monroe Municipal Code. Signs, tags, or seals posted or affixed by the fire code official shall not be mutilated, destroyed, tampered with, or removed without authorization from the fire code official. The fine for the removal, mutilation, destruction of, or tampering with said notice, sign, tags, or seals shall be as set forth in the Monroe Municipal Code, Section 15.04.200.

H. IFC Section 112.4 Repealed. Section 112.4 is hereby repealed in its entirety.

I. IFC Section 113.2 Repealed and Replaced. Section 113.2 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

113.2 Issuance. The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, the owner’s authorized agent or the person performing the work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order and the conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to resume. There shall be a fee imposed for issuance of a Stop Work Order in the amount set by periodic fee resolution of the Monroe City Council.

J. IFC Section 113.4 Repealed. Section 113.4 is hereby repealed in its entirety.

K. IFC Section 505.1 Repealed and Replaced. Section 505.1 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

505.1 Address identification. New and existing buildings shall be provided with approved address numbers or letters. The size of each character shall be as specified in Table 505.1. They shall be installed on a contrasting background and be plainly visible from the street or road fronting the property. When required by the code official, address numbers shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response. Where access is by means of a private road and the building address cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other approved sign or means shall be used to identify the structure. Address numbers shall be maintained.

Table 505.1 Address Numbering Size Table

DISTANCE FROM STREET OR ROAD	MINIMUM SIZE
0 – 50 feet	6" H x 3/4" Stroke Width
51 – 150 feet	8" H x 1" Stroke Width
151 – 200 feet	10" H x 1 1/4" Stroke Width
201 feet and farther	12" H x 1 1/2" Stroke Width

L. IFC Section 505.2 Amended. Section 505.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

505.2 Street or road signs. Streets and roads shall be identified with approved permanent signs when roadways allow passage by vehicles. Signs shall meet the requirements of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways as adopted by the State of Washington in 47.36.030 RCW and 468-95 WAC.

M. IFC Section 506.1.3 Adopted. A new Section 506.1.3 is hereby adopted to read as follows:

506.1.3 Where required. Where access to or within a structure or an area is restricted because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary for life-saving or firefighting purposes, the fire code official is authorized to require a key box to be installed in an approved location. The key box shall be an approved model from the Knox Company and shall contain keys to gain necessary access as required by the fire code official. A Knox Key box system shall be required on all new and existing commercial buildings and shall meet the following requirements:

1. The type and model key box system required shall be The Knox Company and based on the criteria listed below:

(i) Buildings with less than five stories: Model 3200 series with side hinge.

(ii) Hazardous Materials Facilities with site specific plans per Snohomish County LEPC: Data Storage Cabinet.

(iii) Buildings of five or more stories: Data Storage Cabinet.

The Fire Marshal may approve other data storage boxes and Hazardous Material Data Cabinets which are equivalent to those listed herein.

(iv) Keys to the riser room, main entrance, fire alarm control panel, pull stations, elevator and other building electrical, mechanical, and equipment rooms are to be locked inside the key box.

(v) Whenever the main entrance is located more than 100 feet away from the riser room key box, a second key box shall be installed at the main entrance.

(vi) Key boxes shall be mounted within 5 feet of the door to be served and at a height no more than 5 feet off of the finished floor or as approved by the fire marshal.

N. IFC Section 903.2.13 Adopted. A new Section 903.2.13 is hereby adopted to read as follows:

903.2.13 Other sprinkler requirements. In addition to the requirements of Section 903.2, approved automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be installed throughout all buildings and structures described in this Section 903.2.13. For the purposes of this code, fire walls, fire barriers, fire partitions and fire-resistance-rated horizontal assemblies do not constitute separate buildings.

1. In all new buildings and structures with an Occupancy Classification assigned under the IBC and with a gross floor area of five thousand or greater square feet, regardless of type or use.

Exception: Spaces or areas in telecommunications buildings used exclusively for telecommunications equipment, associated electrical power distribution equipment, batteries and standby engines, provided those spaces or areas are equipped throughout with an automatic fire alarm system and are separated from the remainder of the building by fire barriers consisting of not less than 1-hour fire-resistance-rated walls and 2-hour fire-resistance-rated floor/ceiling assemblies.

2. In existing buildings with a gross floor area of ten thousand or greater square feet undergoing additions, repairs, reconstruction, or improvements exceeding sixty percent of the assessed value of such building or structure.

O. IFC Section 903.3.9 Adopted. A new Section 903.3.9 is hereby adopted to read as follows:

903.3.9 Fire Control Room. All multiple tenant buildings; buildings constructed speculatively (“spec”) as shells or warehouses; and all buildings in excess of 20,000 square feet which require fire sprinkler protection shall be constructed with a dedicated fire control room in accordance with Section 903.3.9.

903.3.9.1 Size and construction. The fire control room shall be adequately sized to allow 3 feet of clearance around the circumference of the sprinkler riser for inspection, testing, and maintenance. The fire control room shall not be excessively large so that storage of disallowed items is discouraged. The construction of the fire control room shall consist of materials similar to adjacent areas, except that there shall be no requirements to provide fire resistive construction on the interior walls which form the fire control room.

903.3.9.2 Location. The fire control room shall be located adjacent to an outside wall of the building, and a dedicated outside entrance with a minimum 36" swinging door shall be provided.

903.3.9.3 Contents. The fire control room shall contain only the fire sprinkler riser(s), fire alarm control panel, fire pump(s), and other necessary fire protection appliances and communications equipment. No storage of combustible items is allowed inside the fire control room.

903.3.9.4 Signage. The outside door providing access to the fire control room shall bear a sign or placard with minimum 4" white lettering on a red background which reads: “FIRE CONTROL ROOM.”

P. IFC Section 907.5 Amended. Section 907.5 is hereby amended to read as follows:

907.5 Occupant notification systems. A fire alarm system shall annunciate at the fire alarm control unit and shall initiate occupant notification upon activation, in accordance with Sections 907.5.1 through 907.5.2.3.3. Other sections of this code notwithstanding, where a fire alarm control unit or a fire alarm system is required by another section of this code, it shall provide occupant notification and shall be activated by:

1. Automatic fire detectors.

2. Automatic sprinkler system water flow devices.

3. Manual fire alarm boxes.

4. Automatic fire-extinguishing systems.

Exception: Where notification systems are allowed elsewhere in section 907 to annunciate at a constantly attended location.

Q. IFC Section 1103.5.3 Repealed and Replaced. Section 1103.5.3 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

1103.5.3 Group I-2, Condition 2. In addition to the requirements of Section 1103.5.2, the existing buildings of Group I-2, Condition 2 occupancy shall be equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1. The automatic sprinkler system shall be installed by December 31, 2022.