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Council approves first reading of high‑rise emergency assistance plan; sponsors to add public-notice and unit‑threshold language before second reading
Summary
The council approved first reading of an ordinance requiring large multi‑unit residential buildings to maintain an emergency‑assistance plan to coordinate with city responders; sponsors plan to add a requirement that the plan be posted for residents and to consider lowering the covered‑building size before second reading.
The council approved first reading of an ordinance intended to create a standardized emergency‑assistance plan for large multi‑unit residential buildings. The ordinance sets expectations for notifications, coordination with emergency responders, and responsibilities for owners and managers when incidents affecting residents occur.
Sponsor Councilwoman Frisbie (sitting as ordinance sponsor during discussion) said the draft was designed to prevent municipal costs from falling to the city when private building systems fail. Fire and emergency management representatives and administration staff told the council the ordinance is intended to ensure…
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