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This checklist covers all the requirements for all new motor fuel-dispensing facilities or modifications to motor fuel-dispensing facilities including pump/tank and or canopy modifications or additions.These projects must comply with the International Fire Code, NFPA 13/24, and the Shoreline Fire Municipal Code. One fire permit is required for each separate fire service main installation.
Please review Shoreline Municipal Code (SMC) 15.05.050 to learn more about the City’s amendments to the International Fire Code. If you have questions about the City’s fire code or submittal requirements, please email the Shoreline Fire Marshal’s Office at fmo@shorelinefire.com; their staff can walk you through the requirements.
How to Apply
Apply for this permit online at the City of Shoreline's eTRAKiT permitting portal. Once you are logged into your account, select Apply/New Permit from the left-hand sidebar and select the following permit type from the drop-down menu: Pre-Intake Record.
Once PIN requests are submitted, the rest of the intake process is facilitated by a permit technician. A permit technician will send further instructions by email to complete the process.
Required Documents
Sprinkler system plans, calculations, and contractors materials and test certificates submitted to the
City shall be stamped pursuant to WAC 212-80-083 including stamps for NFPA 13, 13D, and 13R. In addition to the checklist below, any item listed in NFPA 72 7.1 may be required before a permit is accepted for review as per the fire code official.
- Permit Application and Critical Area Worksheet
- Submittal Fee
- Please reference the City's fee schedule for current application fees.
- Construction Drawings – scaled drawings showing the proposed work.
Additional Documents (Possibly Requried)
- Cut Sheets
- Required for all fuel dispensing system components including pumps, hoses, nozzles, tanks,
and any other fuel system components required per current International Fire Code and NFPA
30A. Must provide cut sheets for all materials proposed.
- Required for all fuel dispensing system components including pumps, hoses, nozzles, tanks,
- Site Plan
- Required for new or existing flammable and Combustible Liquid Motor Fuel dispensing facilities.
- Include placement of all structures including trash enclosures, fuel pumps, aboveground and below ground fuel storage tanks, spill control, canopies, ingress/egress routes, location of all required safety equipment including safety shut-offs, venting lines, and fire lifesafety equipment.
- Placement of all required signage per current International Fire Code and NFPA 30A.
- Size of proposed canopies and buildings.
Additional Permits (Possibly Required)
These are additional permit that may be required to accompany your project application depending on your scope of work.
- Electrical Permit
- Modifications to, or installation of electrical circuits and fixtures.
- Permits are through Washington State Labor & Industries (L&I), not through the City of Shoreline.
- Fire Alarm Permit
- For the installation of or modification to fire alarm systems.
- Fire Sprinkler Permit
- For the installation of/or modifications to fire sprinkler systems.
- Mechanical Permit
- For the installation of or modifications to mechanical systems.
