BLD20100428 Five Open flames.doc
Serving the cities of Brier, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace,
and town of Woodway
MEMORANDUM
DATE:July 9, 2010
TO:Mr. Robert Hobbs
FROM:FM Westfall (425-771-0213)
SUBJ:BLD20100428 Open Flame/Gas Plumbing
650 Edmonds Way
Edmonds Fire Services cannot review the following plans without proper appliance listing or
Corrected to 2009 IFC.
evaluation.
1.See Building requirements for and restrictions from the proper evaluation of burner appliance.
Without listing and testing criteria, setbacks cannot be reasonably established.
IFC 308.3
2.Open flames shall not be used in Group A (Assembly) occupancies (), and
exceptions to the prohibition are not applicable with existing information/proposal.
3.Defining this area solely as an outdoor burning location (ECC 5.22.030) does not account for
the complete circumstances in consideration. Additional consideration must be given to the
following related and restrictive activities:
a.Site is located in an (outdoor) assembly area adjoining an interior assembly,
b.Required exit paths for facility egress are proximate to open flame site,
c.Establishment serves alcoholic beverages,
d.No equivalent or similar permits have been issued in Edmonds by modification or
minimum code standards.
IFC 308.1.8
4.Although flaming food preparation () may not be the intent of establishment, the
unintended consequences of customer preparation does not meet assurance of an acceptable
level of safety and the expected management of minimum code requirements.
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Fire Marshal, 121 5 Ave N, Edmonds, WA 98020 / 425-771-0213 / (f) 425-775-7721. Http://www.firedistrict1.org