Fire Regulations in Shoreline, WA (2026)
5 verified fire regulations for Shoreline, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
In the City of Shoreline, SMC § 8.12.370 bars igniting or maintaining any fire in a city park area except in a designated barbecue unit or a designated fire pit, unless the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department authorizes otherwise. The chapter contains no separate residential fire-pit setback; the ban applies specifically to park land the department manages.
Shoreline Park Fires: Barbecue Pits Only
Significant RestrictionsShoreline Municipal Code §§ 8.12.370, 8.12.530
§ 8.12.370. Fires. No person shall ignite or maintain any fire or participate in igniting, maintaining or using any fire within a park except in a designated barbecue unit or in a designated fire pit unless authorized by the department. ... Violation of any provision of Article III of this chapter shall be a civil infraction. ... Any person found guilty of committing an infraction shall be asse...
Fireworks
Shoreline Municipal Code Chapter 9.15 bans selling, possessing, using, transferring, discharging or igniting any fireworks anywhere in the city, with narrow exceptions for state-licensed and city-permitted public displays and religious-organization use. Violations are misdemeanors, escalating to a gross misdemeanor on a third offense within three months.
Shoreline Bans Consumer Fireworks Citywide
Heavy RestrictionsShoreline Municipal Code § 9.15.020, § 9.15.040
§ 9.15.020. General provisions. ... A. Sale, Possession, Use and Discharge of Fireworks Unlawful. It is unlawful for any person to sell, possess, use, transfer, discharge, ignite or explode any fireworks, including but not limited to common and special fireworks, within Shoreline; provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to the following activities, when authorized by a state license and...
Outdoor Burning
Outdoor burning is banned at all times in the City of Shoreline under SMC § 15.05.050(J), which amends International Fire Code Section 307.1.1 to enforce the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's permanent burn ban rather than setting a seasonal or conditional local limit.
Shoreline Bans Outdoor Burning at All Times
Heavy RestrictionsShoreline Municipal Code § 15.05.050(J)
J. Section 307.1.1 is amended to read as follows: 307.1.1 Prohibited outdoor burning. Outdoor burning shall not be conducted at any time in compliance with a permanent ban on outdoor burning established by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. For air quality and burn ban status information and regulations, contact the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency at www.pscleanair.org or (206) 323-8800; Air Qualit...
Smoke Detectors
In the City of Shoreline, Group R-2 apartment buildings must have fire alarm and smoke alarm systems installed under Shoreline Municipal Code § 15.05.050's amendment to International Fire Code Section 907.2.9, while single-family homes and duplexes need interconnected single-station smoke detectors under RCW 48.48.140 and WAC 212-10. Any remodel or tenant improvement must swap out smoke detectors that are 10 years or older for modern units.
Smoke Alarm Requirements in Shoreline
Some RestrictionsShoreline Municipal Code § 15.05.050 (IFC §§ 907.2.9, 907.2.24, 907.2.25)
907.2.9 Group R-2. Fire alarm systems and smoke alarms shall be installed in Group R-2 occupancies as required by Sections 907.2.9.1 through 907.2.9.4. ... 907.2.24 All buildings. All newly constructed buildings with a gross square footage of 3,000 or greater shall be provided with an approved automatic and manual fire alarm system. ... ... B. Group R Division 3 and 4 dwelling units shall have ...
Propane Storage
Shoreline adopts the International Mechanical Code for LP-gas installations but swaps in a stricter standard: SMC § 15.05.010(C) requires every propane installation to meet NFPA 58, the national standard for storing and handling liquefied petroleum gas, plus the National Fuel Gas Code (ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54) instead of the Mechanical Code's own default rules.
Shoreline LP-Gas Storage: NFPA 58 Standard
Some RestrictionsShoreline Municipal Code § 15.05.010(C)
C. The current edition of the International Mechanical Code published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-52 WAC, as now or hereafter amended, except that the standards for liquefied petroleum gas installations shall be NFPA 58 (Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases) and ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 (National Fuel Ga...
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