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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to enter into identical interlocal agreements with South King Fire and Rescue, Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety, and King County Fire Protection District 44 to implement a program delegating administrative duties to perform annual fire inspections of regulated occupancies in fire protection districts 39, 43 and 44, respectively.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS
1. King County maintains all local governmental authority and jurisdiction to adopt, interpret and amend the International Fire Code (IFC), and the county has exercised such authority by adopting the King County Fire Code (KCFC) standards within its unincorporated areas.
2. South King Fire and Rescue, Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety, and King County Fire Protection District 44 possess authority to perform building and property inspections for fire prevention purposes pursuant to RCW 52.12.031(6), RCW 52.26.090(2) and RCW 19.27.050.
3. King County is authorized to enter into Agreements to delegate administrative duties to perform annual fire inspections of regulated occupancies by King County Code 17.04.230.3 and RCW 19.27.110 and the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Chapter 39.34 RCW.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County executive is hereby authorized to enter into identical interlocal agreements with South King Fire and Rescue, Maple Valley Fire, and Life Safety and King County Fire Protection District 44,
containing language substantially similar to that attached, to implement a program delegating administrative duties to perform annual fire inspections of regulated occupancies in fire protection districts 39 and 43 and 44, respectively.