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Agenda Subject: Date:
Ordinance No. 6254: Amendments to ACC 15.07.100 (Certificate of August 5, 2009
Occupancy) & Addition of New Chapter 15.45 (Public Safety Radio
S stem Covera e
Department: Planning, Building Attachments: Budget Impact: N/A
and Community Fact Sheet for Draft Ordinance No.
6254 !
Draft Ordinance No. 6254
Administrative Recommendation: Discussion and review of draft Ordinance No. 6254
Background Summary:
Over the last several months, a committee of staff from Information Services, Police, Legal, Building,
Planning and the Valley Regional Fire Authority have worked to develop draft Ordinance No. 6254, which
proposes to amend ACC 15.07.100 and add a new chapter - Chapter 15.45 - to the Auburn City Code
pertaining to the establishment of regulations and standards for the provision of effective Regional Public
Radio System (also known as 800 mhz) coverage within structures in the City of Auburn for police and fire
emergency services. The amendment to ACC 15.07.100 will require for the issuance of certificates of
occupancy that the certificates contain a statement that the structure complies with the public safety radio
coverage provisions of Chapter 15.45 ACC. Chapter 15.45 describes the requirements that buildings must
meet in order to allow coverage within those buildings for public safety radio systems.
The primary objective of the Ordinance is to ensure effective & reliable Regional Public Radio' System
coverage within buildings in the City of Auburn for police and fire emergency services. As proposed, the
Ordinance would exempt single family residential buildings, buildings with a total square footage less than
5,000 square feet and renovations to existing structures where the cumulative renovation value does not
exceed 50 percent of the City's currently adopted Table 1-A (Building Valuation Data).
The current version of the Ordinance specifies that building owner or contracted agent will be responsible
for demonstrating compliance to adopted regulations, including but not limited to, submittal of initial
compliance documents, and subsequent testing documentation.
The current version of the Ordinance specifies the City of Auburn Building Official will be responsible for
insuring compliance to the regulation; however, City staff will not be directly involved in any testing or
inspection activities. Because there will be some administrative costs associated with staff's processing of
initial and code specified on-going documentation, staff is seeking Committee guidance on whether a
processing fee (e.g. $150) should be required to partially offset the City's administrative costs for program
mana ement.
Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: 9 Building ❑ M&O
❑ Airport ❑ Finance ❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor
❑ Hearing Examiner ❑ Municipal Services ❑ Finance 0 Parks
❑ Human Services ❑ Planning & CD ~ Fire ~ Planning
❑ Park Board ❑ Public Works ~ Legal ~ Police
❑ Planning Comm. ❑ Other ❑ Public Works ❑ Human Resources
Action:
Committee Approval: ❑Yes ❑No
Council Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Call for Public Hearing
Referred to Until
Tabled Until
Councilmember: Cerino Staff: Lee/Rem her/Sn der
Meetin Date: Au ust 10, 2009 Item Number: -
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U_ BUR.N * MoR.E THAN YoU rMacINED
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City of Auburn Public Safety Radio Booster System Ordinance
FACT SHEET
WHAT:
New regulations requiring installation of public safety radio booster system (also
known as 800 mhz) hardware and software within new or renovated buildings
WHY:
Public safety issue
Provideeffective & reliable Regional Public Radio System coverage within buildings
in the City of Auburn for police and fire emergency services to:
Address communication needs of police & fire safety personnel when responding
o
to calls within the interiors of buildings
Minimize loss of communications due to significant loss of signal strength
o
because of building composition & materials by boosting signals with systems
installed in buildings
WHEN:
Building permit applicants would need to demonstrate compliance to adopted
regulations unless one of following exceptions apply:
Single family residential buildings
o
Buildings with a total square footage less than 5,000 square feet
o
Renovations to existing structures where the cumulative renovation value does
o
not exceed 50 percent of the City’s currently adopted Table 1-A (Building
Valuation Data)
HOW:
Administered through City of Auburn Permit Center
Administered under the authority of the Building Official & Title 15 (Buildings &
Construction) of Auburn City Code
Building permit applicants must demonstrate compliance to regulations before
Certificate of Occupancy can be issued, unless system is already in place and has
adequate signal strength
Bi-annual system testing would be required with certification submitted to Building
Official
5-Year testing would be required to ensure that the radio system continues to meet
the requirements of the original acceptance test. Certification to be submitted to
Building Official
All testing to be conducted by private parties who will be required to be have code
specified licenses and certifications
City will not conduct any independent testing or provide testing equipment
Liability will be on certified testers
WHERE:
Applicable citywide
COST
Cost factors include hardware type and quantity, building size, composition and
ESTIMATES:
design
Cost range for system costs have been estimated to range from $0.25 per square
foot to $1.25 square foot (Source: Jack Daniel Company, 2009):
Ex: 24,600 square foot Auburn Justice Center Building = $11,164 ($0.45
o
per square foot)
Other cities in the Puget Sound that have implemented this system include Bellevue,
OTHER CITIES:
Mercer Island, Seattle & Tukwila
POLICY
Policy Issue No. 1 – Should there be a City fee (e.g. $150) to partially offset the
ISSUE(S):
City’s administrative costs for program management?
ORDINANCE NO. 6 2 5 4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTION 15.07.100 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE
RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY,
AND CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 15.45 OF THE
AUBURN CITY CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC
SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM COVERAGE
WHEREAS, modern construction methods have resulted in public safety
radios becoming less effective inside certain structures; and
WHEREAS, enhanced communications within structures is critical to the
provision of effective public safety services and for the safety of responding
personnel; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to amend the City Code to accommodate the
needs for effective public safety radios in buildings being built or significantly
modified.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1.Code Amended.
That Section 15.07.100 of the Auburn City
Code, “Certificate of occupancy,” is amended to read as follows:
15.07.100 Certificate of occupancy.
A. Use and Occupancy. No building or structure shall be used or
occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or
structure or portion thereof shall be made until the building official has issued a
certificate of occupancy therefore as provided herein. Issuance of a certificate of
occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions
of this code or of other ordinances of this jurisdiction.
B. Certificate Issued. After the building official inspects the building or
structure and finds no violations of the provisions of this code or other laws that
are enforced by the department of building safety, the building official shall issue
a certificate of occupancy that contains the following:
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1. The building permit number.
2. The address of the structure.
3. The name and address of the owner.
4. A description of that portion of the structure for which the
certificate is issued.
5. A statement that the described portion of the structure has
been inspected for compliance with the requirements of this code for the
occupancy and division of occupancy and the use for which the proposed
occupancy is classified.
6. The name of the building official.
7. The edition of the code under which the permit was issued.
8. The use and occupancy, in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 3 of the IBC.
9. The type of construction as defined in Chapter 6 of the IBC.
10. The design occupant load.
11. If an automatic sprinkler system is provided, whether the
sprinkler system is required.
12. Any special stipulations and conditions of the building permit.
13. A statement that the structure complies with the public safety
radio coverage provisions of Chapter 15.45 ACC.
C. Temporary or Phased Occupancy. The building official is
authorized to issue a temporary or phased certificate of occupancy before the
completion of the entire work covered by the permit; provided, that such portion
or portions shall be occupied safely. The building official is authorized to require
in addition to the completion of life safety building components, any or all
accessibility components. The building official shall set a time period during
which the temporary or phased certificate of occupancy is valid. The building
official is authorized to require that a performance bond be posted with the city in
an amount equal to 150 percent of the incomplete work as determined by the
design professional. The bond shall be refundable upon inspection, final approval
and a request in writing for the refund. It shall be the duty of the applicant to
request the refund.
D. Revocation. The building official is authorized to, in writing,
suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy or completion issued under the
provisions of this code wherever the certificate is issued in error, or on the basis
of incorrect information supplied, or where it is determined that the building or
structure or portion thereof is in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of
the provisions of this code. (Ord. 5874 § 4(110), 2004.)
Section 2.New Chapter to Code.
That a new Chapter 15.45 of the
Auburn City Code, “Public Safety Radio System Coverage,” is created to read as
follows:
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Chapter 15.45
PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM COVERAGE
Sections:
15.45.010 Intent and purpose.
15.45.020 Building radio coverage.
15.45.030 Adequate radio coverage.
15.45.040 Adequate signal strength.
15.45.050 Frequency range.
15.45.060 Power supply.
15.45.070 Supervision/continuing operation.
15.45.080 Proof of compliance.
15.45.080 Bi-Annual Test.
15.45.090 Five-Year Tests.
15.45.100 Qualification of Testing Personnel.
15.45.110 Inadequate Radio Coverage.
15.45.120 Battery Backup Required.
15.45.130 Approval Prior to Installation.
15.45.140 Acceptance Tests.
15.45.150 Testing Criteria.
15.45.160. Field Testing.
15.45.170. Violation – Penalty.
15.45.010 Intent and purpose.
The intent of the chapter is to provide a regulatory framework for the
purpose of providing effective Regional Public Radio System coverage within
structures in the City of Auburn (“City”) for police and fire emergency services.
The purpose of this Chapter is to describe the requirements that buildings must
meet in order to allow coverage within those buildings for public safety radio
systems.
15.45.020 Building radio coverage.
A. Except as otherwise provided no person shall maintain, own, erect, or
construct, any building or structure or any part thereof, or cause the same to be
done that fails to support adequate radio coverage for City emergency services
workers, including but not limited to firefighters and police officers.
B. Exceptions:
1. Single family residential buildings, as defined in the
International Residential Code adopted by the City, as that Code may be
amended from time to time.
2. Buildings with a total square footage less than five thousand
(5000) square feet.
3. Preexisting structures. Structures constructed prior to the
effective date of this Chapter shall not be required to comply with public safety
radio coverage provisions of this section. This exemption does not apply to
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preexisting structures that undergo renovation, restoration, or modification to the
original structure where the value of the renovation, restoration, or modification
exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the Building Valuation Data (Table 1-A, as
currently adopted by the City). All individual renovation or restoration or
modification projects to a pre-existing structure that cumulatively exceed fifty
percent (50%) of the Building Valuation Data shall be subject to compliance with
this Chapter
15.45.030 Adequate radio coverage.
A minimum signal strength of two (2) micro volts and a maximum signal
strength of twenty (20) micro volts, available in 95% of all areas of the building
and 99% in elevators (measured at the primary recall floor), stair shafts and Fire
Command Centers when transmitted from the closest Regional Public Radio
System.
15.45.040 Adequate signal strength.
A minimum signal strength of one-half (.5) micro volts and a maximum
signal strength of twenty (20) micro volts, received by the Regional Public
System when transmitted from 95% of all areas of the building and 99% in
elevators (measured at the primary recall floor), stair shafts and Fire Command
Centers.
15.45.050 Frequency range.
The frequency range which must be supported shall be 806 MHz to 824
MHz and 851 MHz to 869 MHz and such other frequencies as determined by the
Regional Public Radio System operator in all areas of the building. The building
owner will be required to modify or expand the public safety in-building system at
their expense in the event frequency changes are required by the FCC or
additional frequencies are made available by the FCC. Prior approval of an in-
building system on previous frequencies does not exempt a building owner from
the provisions of this section.
15.45.060 Power supply.
Power supplies shall conform to NFPA 72, Section 1-5.2 (Power
Supplies).
15.45.070 Supervision/continuing operation.
The occurrence of any fault in this radio system where the system function
is decreased will result in the transmission of a supervisory signal to the central
station. If the system cannot be fully restored within one hour, the central station
shall notify the Valley Communications Center as soon as practicable
15.45.080 Proof of compliance.
.
A. Before initial occupancy of a new structure, or before final inspection of
a remodel, renovation, or modification to a structure subject to the provisions of
this Chapter, the building owner must document compliance with this Chapter.
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B. Each owner shall submit at least one field test or, as determined by the
Building Official, whenever structural changes occur to the building that would
materially change the original field performance tests. The performance test shall
be conducted in accordance with ACC 15.45.150, and shall include at minimum a
floor plan and the signal strength in various locations of the building. The
submission shall include proof that the person conducting the test is certified as
required in ACC 15.45.100.
15.45.080 Bi-Annual Test.
It shall be the building owner's responsibility to have all active components
of the system, such as amplifiers, power supplies and backup batteries tested a
minimum of once every twenty-four (24) months. Amplifiers shall be tested to
ensure that the gain is the same as it was upon initial installation and
acceptance. Backup batteries and power supplies shall be tested under load of a
period of one hour to verify that they will properly operate during an actual power
outage. If, within the one-hour test period, and in the opinion of the testing
technician, the battery exhibits symptoms of failure, the test shall be extended for
additional one-hour periods until the integrity of the battery can be determined. A
change in the frequencies listed in this chapter after the effective date of this
chapter does not relieve a property owner from the responsibility to ensure that
the requirements of this chapter are met. All other active components shall be
checked to determine that they are operating within the manufacturer’s
specification for the intended purpose. A report shall be submitted to the Building
th
Official upon conclusion of the testing and not later than January 30of each
testing year. The report shall include proof that the person conducting the test is
certified as required in ACC 15.45.100.
15.45.090 Five-Year Tests.
In addition to the bi-annual test, it shall be the building owner's
responsibility to perform a radio coverage test a minimum of once every five (5)
years to ensure that the radio system continues to meet the requirements of the
original acceptance test. A report shall be submitted to the Building Official upon
conclusion of the testing. The report shall include proof that the person
conducting the test is certified as required in ACC 15.45.100.
15.45.100 Qualification of Testing Personnel.
Personnel conducting radio system tests shall be qualified to perform the
work. All tests shall be documented and signed by a person in possession of a
current FCC General Radio Telephone Operator License, or a current technician
certification issued by the Associated Public Safety Communications Officials
International (APCO), the National Association of Business and Education Radio
(NABER) or the Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA)
15.45.110 Inadequate Radio Coverage.
A. Buildings and structures that cannot support the required level of radio
coverage shall be equipped with:
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1. A radiating cable system and/or
2. An internal multiple antenna system with FCC certificated bi-
directional 800 MHz amplifiers that sends a signal to the donor directional
antenna (repeater) as designated by the Regional Public Radio System Operator
(ValleyCom) or
3. Systems otherwise approved by the City in order to achieve the
required adequate radio coverage
B. In the event that a signal booster is employed, it shall be fully encased
with a NEMA 4 (or equivalent) dust/waterproof rated enclosure, and filters that
reject adjacent frequencies in addition to the multi-bandpass filters.
15.45.120 Battery Backup Required
.
If any part of the installed system or systems contains an electrically
powered component, the installed system or systems shall be provided with an
independent battery system that will operate for a period of at least twelve (12)
hours without external power input. The battery system shall automatically
charge in the presence of external power input.
15.45.130 Approval Prior to Installation
.
No amplification system capable of operating on frequencies used by the
Regional Public Safety Radio System shall be installed without prior coordination
and approval of the City and any such system must comply with any standards
adopted by the King County Regional Trunked Radio System.
15.45.140 Acceptance Tests
.
A. Acceptance testing for an in-building radio amplification system is
required, upon completion of installation. It is the building owner's responsibility
to have the radio system tested by qualified personnel to ensure a minimum of
95% two-way coverage on each floor of the building.
B. Talk-back testing from a site to the Regional Public Safety Radio
System shall use a two (2) watt, portable transceiver with speaker/microphone
and flexible antenna (or any calibrated device which will produce signal levels
useable by the prescribed portable radio). Field strength testing instruments must
have been calibrated within one (1) year of the date of the acceptance test. Field
strength testing instruments must be of the frequency selective type incorporating
a flexible antenna similar to the ones used on the hand held transceivers. The
City may designate alternate methods of measuring the signal level, which satisfy
appropriate levels of public safety coverage. A report shall be submitted to the
City Building Official at the conclusion of acceptance testing containing a floor
plan and the signal strengths at each location tested and other relevant
information. A representative of the City may oversee the acceptance test.
Acceptance testing is also required whenever changes occur to the building that
would materially change the original field performance test.
C. Isolation test, measured in both directions between the donor and
service antennas, must ensure a minimum isolation of 15dB plus amplifier gain is
achieved to avoid oscillation.
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15.45.150 Testing Criteria.
A. Each floor of the building shall be divided into a grid of approximately
forty (40) equal areas. A maximum of two (2) nonadjacent areas will be allowed
to fail the test. In the event that three (3) of the areas fail the test, the floor may
be divided into eighty (80) equal areas in order to be more statistically accurate.
In such event, a maximum of four (4) nonadjacent areas will be allowed to fail the
test. After the eighty (80) area tests, if the system continues to fail, the building
owner shall have the system altered to meet the 95% coverage requirement.
B. A spot located approximately in the center of a grid area will be
selected for the test, then the radio will be keyed to verify two-way
communication to and from the outside of the building through the Regional
Public Safety Radio System. Once the spot has been selected, prospecting for a
better spot within the grid area is not permitted.
C. The gain values of all amplifiers shall be measured and the results
kept on file with the building owner so that the measurements can be verified
each year during the annual tests. In the event that the measurement results
become lost, the building owner will be required to rerun the acceptance test to
reestablish the gain values.
D. Automated testing and recording is permitted so long as a report can
be produced documenting the signal strength (or average) in each test square.
15.45.160. Field Testing.
City Personnel or their designees shall, upon reasonable notice to the
property owner, have the right to enter onto the property to conduct its field-
testing to be certain that the required level of radio coverage is present.
15.45.170. Violation – Penalty.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or fails to
comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made
thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications
or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued
thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who fails to comply
with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City or by a court of competent
jurisdiction, within the time fixed therein, is severally for each and every such
violation and noncompliance respectively guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by
a jail term not to exceed 90 days and/or a fine not to exceed $1,000. The
imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit
it to continue, and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such
violations or defects within reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified,
each 10 days that prohibited conditions are maintained constitutes a separate
offense.
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Section 3.Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to
implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the
directions of this legislation.
Section 4.Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared
to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application
thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the
remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or
circumstances.
Section 5.Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
INTRODUCED: __________________
PASSED: _______________________
APPROVED: ____________________
CITY OF AUBURN
ATTEST:
________________________________
PETER B. LEWIS
_______________________ MAYOR
Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________
Daniel B. Heid, City Attorney
Published: _________________
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