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Is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> AMENDMENTS TO THE IFC CHAPTER 5, FIRE SERVICE FEATURES <br /> A. Section 503 of the IFC, entitled "Fire Apparatus Access Roads," is hereby amended <br /> by the addition of the following Subsection 503.1: <br /> 503.1 Where required. Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and <br /> maintained in accordance with Sections 503.1.1 through 503.1.3. <br /> 503.1.1 Buildings and facilities. Approved fire apparatus access roads <br /> shall be provided for every facility, building or portion of a building <br /> hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The fire <br /> apparatus access road shall comply with the requirements of this section <br /> and shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the facility and all <br /> portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the building as measured <br /> by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility. <br /> Exception: The Fire Code Official is authorized to increase the dimension <br /> of 150 feet where: <br /> 1. The building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic <br /> sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, <br /> 903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3. <br /> 2. Fire apparatus access roads cannot be installed because of location on <br /> property, topography, waterways, nonnegotiable grades or other <br /> similar conditions, and an approved alternative means of fire <br /> protection is provided. <br /> 3. There are not more than two Group R-3 or Group U occupancies. <br /> 503.1.2 Additional access. The Fire Code Official is authorized to require <br /> more than one fire apparatus access road based on the potential for <br /> impairment of a single road by vehicle congestion, condition of terrain, <br /> climatic conditions or other factors that could limit access. <br /> 503.1.3 High-piled storage. Fire department vehicle access to buildings <br /> used for high-piled combustible storage shall comply with the applicable <br /> provisions of Chapter 23. <br /> B. Subsection 503.2.1 of the IFC, entitled"Dimensions" is hereby deleted and the <br /> following inserted in its place: <br /> 503.2.1 Dimensions. The following minimum dimensions shall apply for <br /> fire apparatus access roads: <br /> 1. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed <br /> width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm), except for approved <br /> 10 <br />