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FIRE CODE ORDINANCE Page 32 of 38 <br /> <br />1. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed width in <br />accordance with Table D104.2. <br />2. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road <br />width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders for not less than 20 feet in length. <br /> <br />D103.3 Vertical Clearance. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed vertical clearance of <br />not less than 13 feet 6 inches. <br /> <br />D103.4 Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed, constructed and maintained to support <br />the imposed loads of not less than 75,000 pounds and shall be constructed of asphalt, concrete or other <br />approved all-weather driving surface. <br /> <br />D103.5 Turning radius. The required turning radius of a fire apparatus access road shall have a 35-foot <br />minimum inside turning radius and a 55-foot minimum outside turning radius. <br /> <br />D103.6 Grade. The grade of the fire apparatus access road shall not exceed ten percent (10%) and the <br />cross slope of the road section or within a turnaround area shall not exceed five percent (5%). <br /> <br />D103.7 Angles of approach and departure. The angles of approach and departure for fire apparatus <br />access roads shall not exceed a five percent (5%) change along any ten (10) foot section. <br /> <br />D103.8 No parking. A fire apparatus access road or fire lane shall not be obstructed by parking and have <br />a minimum unobstructed width (exclusive of shoulder) of not less than provisions in accordance with <br />Table D103.2. <br /> <br />D103.8.1 Markings. Where parking is prohibited the fire apparatus access road shall be provided <br />with approved markings in accordance with Section D106. <br /> <br />D103.9 Bridges and elevated surfaces. Where a bridge, utility vault, or an elevated surface is part of a <br />fire apparatus access road, the bridge, utility vault, or elevated surface shall be constructed and <br />maintained in accordance with specifications established by the fire code official and the City Engineer, <br />or their designees; at a minimum, however, the bridge or elevated surface shall be constructed and <br />maintained in accordance with AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges. Bridges, vaults, <br />and elevated surfaces shall be designed for a live load sufficient to carry the imposed loads of a 30 ton <br />or greater fire apparatus, the total imposed load to be determined by the fire code official. Vehicle load <br />limits shall be posted at both entrances to bridges when required by the fire code official. Where <br />elevated surfaces designed for emergency vehicle use are adjacent to surfaces which are not designed <br />for the use, approved barriers or approved signs, or both, shall be installed and maintained, if required <br />by the fire code official. <br /> <br /> <br />FIGURE D103.10 <br />DEAD-END FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD TURNAROUND