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Committee refers side-yard firefighter-access emergency petition to special council committee after wide debate
Summary
The Building Code CouncilBRFW committee voted Sept. 12 to recommend forming a special council committee to study a petition that would impose minimum side-yard widths for firefighter access, after members debated safety needs, local setback conflict and L&I involvement.
A petition seeking an emergency rule to require a minimum side-yard clear width for firefighter access drew extensive discussion at the Sept. 12 Building Code Council BRFW meeting and was ultimately referred to a special council committee for more work.
The petition, submitted by the Washington State Association of Fire Marshals and circulated to staff, proposed a minimum of five feet of unobstructed side-yard width where the primary entrance is located to allow ladder placement, stretcher operations and firefighter access, according to staff.
"That proposal was moved down to the BFRW to discuss," staff said,…
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