SECTION 503 FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS
Section 503.1 Where Required is hereby added as follows:
503.1 Where required. Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained in accordance with Sections 503.1.1 through 503.1.3 and Appendix D, as amended.
Section 503.2.1 Dimensions is hereby amended as follows:
503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096mm), exclusive of shoulders, except for approved security gates in accordance with Section 503.6, and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches (4115mm). Fire apparatus access roads in the Fire Hazard Severity Zones shall have an unobstructed width of 24 feet (2 unobstructed 12 feet travel lanes).
Section 503.2.3 Surface is hereby amended as follows:
503.2.3 Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed, and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus (75,000 lbs. load/25,000 point load) and shall be surfaced so as to provide all-weather driving capabilities. Alternative driving surfaces shall be designed by a registered civil engineer and shall be subject to approval by the Brea Fire Department.
Section 503.2.4 Turning radius is hereby revised as follows:
503.2.4 Turning radius. The required turning radius of a fire apparatus access road shall be determined by the fire code official. Width of 20 feet fire access road turns and corners shall be designed with a minimum inner radius of 17 feet and an outer radius of 38 feet. Width of 24 feet fire access road turns and corners shall be designed with a minimum inner radius of 17 feet and an outer radius of 45 feet. Radius must be concentric.
Section 503.7 Apparatus access to fire hazard severity zones is hereby added as follows:
503.7 Apparatus access to fire hazard severity zones. A minimum of two separate public access and exit roads are required in developments within a Fire Hazard Severity Zone or as approved by the fire code official.
Section 505.1 Address identification is hereby amended as follows:
505.1 Address identification. New and existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters. Numbers shall be a minimum of 4 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch for single-family residences.
All multi-family, multi-retail and multi-commercial occupancies shall have a minimum of 6 inch high numbers, with a minimum one-and-one-half inch (1 ½") stroke.
All light and heavy industrial occupancies shall have a minimum of ten (10) inch high numbers, with a minimum one-and-one-half inch (1 ½") stroke. All complexes that are three (3) stories or greater in height and/or have two (2) or more building units shall have a minimum of ten (10) inch high numbers, with a one-and-one-half inch (1 ½") stroke.
All multi-family, multi-retail and multi-industrial occupancies shall identify individual units with numbers a minimum of six (6) inches, affixed to the unit front door entrance or frame. All buildings with a rear door access shall identify that unit with the proper numbers affixed to the door or frame.
All buildings with two (2) or more units shall identify utility meters according to the unit being serviced.
Section 506.1 Where required is hereby amended as follows:
506.1 Where required. Where access to or within a structure or an area is restricted because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary for emergency or non-emergency purposes, the fire code official is authorized to require a key box to be installed in an approved location. The key box shall be of an approved type and shall contain keys to gain necessary access as required by the fire code official.
Section 507.5.7 Private hydrants is hereby added as follows:
507.5.7 Private hydrants. Private hydrants shall be painted OSHA safety red.
Section 510.1 Emergency responder
radio
coverage is hereby revised as follows:
510.1 Emergency responder radio coverage in new buildings. All new buildings shall have approved radio coverage for emergency responders within the building based upon existing coverage levels of the public safety communication systems at the exterior of the building. This section shall not require improvement of the existing public safety communication systems. The emergency responder radio communication coverage shall comply with the Brea Fire Department guidance document:
Information for Digital Antenna System (DAS)/Bi-Directional Amplification (BDA) Systems.
Exceptions:
1. Where it is determined by the fire code official that the radio system is not needed.
2. In facilities where emergency responder
radio
communication coverage is required and such systems, components or equipment could have a negative impact on normal operations of the facility, the fire code official shall have the authority to accept an automatically activated emergency responder
radio
communication coverage system.
Sections 510.4 and 510.5 are deleted without replacement.
(Ord. 1187, passed 12-6-16; Am. Ord. 1211, passed 11-19-19; Am. Ord. 1233, passed 11-15-22)