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Committee B advances edits to Edmonds fire code to standardize fire-lane striping and alarm systems
Summary
Committee B reviewed an ordinance amending ECDC 19.25 to change fire-lane striping from yellow to red, increase stripe width and prohibit stand‑alone "dedicated" alarm panels; staff said existing yellow markings would be grandfathered until replacement.
The Edmonds City Council Committee B reviewed an ordinance to amend ECDC 19.25 that would standardize fire-lane striping and tighten fire-alarm requirements. Staff said the changes seek clearer, more enforceable markings and safer alarm systems.
Committee B members heard that the proposed amendments would change fire-lane stripes from yellow to red, increase stripe width, and permit a 4-inch white stencil on the curb stripe to improve visibility. Ted Corey, Edmonds building official, said the red stripe is intended to be visually clearer to the public: "Yellow is more advisory...we feel red is more clear." Corey also said the change would be applied to new work going forward and not retroactive: existing yellow markings…
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