22.90.070 Indoor overnight shelters.
The provisions of this section shall apply to indoor overnight shelters. The city shall not limit a religious organization’s availability to host an indoor overnight shelter in spaces with at least two accessible exits due to lack of sprinklers or other fire-related concerns, except that:
A. If the fire code official finds that fire-related concerns associated with an indoor overnight shelter pose an imminent danger to persons within the shelter, the city may take appropriate action to limit the religious organization’s availability to host the indoor overnight shelter; and
B. The city may require a host religious organization to enter into a memorandum of understanding for fire safety that includes:
1. Inspections by the fire code official;
2. An outline for appropriate emergency procedures;
3. A determination of the most viable means to evacuate occupants from inside the host site with appropriate illuminated exit signage;
4. Panic bar exit doors; and
5. A completed fire watch agreement indicating:
a. Posted safe means of egress;
b. Operable smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors as necessary, and fire extinguishers; and
c. A plan for monitors who spend the night awake and are familiar with emergency protocols, who have suitable communication devices, and who know how to contact the fire department. (Ord. 007/2021 § 2 (Exh. A))