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4. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and/or <br /> specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an <br /> approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of the Fire Code or any <br /> other law or regulation. No permit presuming to give authority to violate <br /> or cancel the provisions of the Fire Code shall be valid, except insofar as <br /> the work or use, which it authorized, is lawful. <br /> 5. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and/or <br /> specifications shall not prevent the Building Official, Fire Marshal or <br /> designee from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans <br /> and/or specifications or from preventing construction operation being <br /> carried on thereunder when in violation of the Fire Code or of any other <br /> ordinance, law or regulation or from revoking any certificate of approval <br /> when issued in error. <br /> Section 5: AMENDMENTS TO THE IFC CHAPTER 3, GENERAL PRECAUTIONS <br /> AGAINST FIRE <br /> A. Subsection 311.2.2 of the IFC, entitled"Fire protection" is hereby deleted and the <br /> following inserted in its place: <br /> 311.2.2 Fire protection. Fire alarm (including monitoring), sprinkler, and <br /> standpipe systems shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times. No <br /> exceptions are allowed. <br /> Section 6: AMENDMENTS TO THE IFC CHAPTER 5, FIRE SERVICE FEATURES. <br /> A. Subsection 503.2.1 of the IFC, entitled"Dimensions" is hereby deleted and the following <br /> inserted in its place: <br /> 503.2.1 Dimensions. The following minimum dimensions shall apply for fire <br /> apparatus access roads: <br /> 1. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of <br /> not less than 20 feet (6096 mm), except for approved security gates <br /> in accordance with section 503.6 and Appendix D 103.5, and an <br /> unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches (4115 <br /> mm). <br /> B. Subsection 503.2.6 of the IFC, entitled "Bridges, vaults, and elevated surfaces" is hereby <br /> deleted and the following inserted in its place: <br /> 503.2.6 Bridges, vaults, and elevated surfaces. Where a bridge, utility vault, or <br /> an elevated surface is part of a fire apparatus access road, the bridge, utility vault, <br /> or elevated surface shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with <br /> specifications established by the fire code official and the City Engineer, or their <br /> designees; at a minimum, however, the bridge or elevated surface shall be <br /> constructed and maintained in accordance with AASHTO Standard Specifications <br /> for Highway Bridges. Bridges, vaults, and elevated surfaces shall be designed for <br /> a live load sufficient to carry the imposed loads of a 30 ton or greater fire <br /> 1 4 <br /> 6 <br />