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SEC. 57.503. FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS.
 
   Section 503 of the IFC is hereby adopted in its entirety with the following exceptions, modifications, and additions.
 
 
SEC. 57.503.1. WHERE REQUIRED.
 
   Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained in accordance with Sections 503.1.1 through 503.1.3 of the IFC and Sections 57.503.1.4 through 57.503.1.6 of this article.
 
 
SEC. 57.503.1.4. BUILDING STRUCTURE MORE THAN 150 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY.
 
   If any portion of the first story exterior walls of any building structure is more than 150 feet from the edge of the roadway of an approved street, an approved fire lane shall be provided so that such portion is within 150 feet of the edge of the fire lane.
 
   EXCEPTION: An entrance to any dwelling unit or guest room shall not be more than 150 feet in distance of horizontal travel from the edge of roadway of an improved street or approved fire lane.
 
 
SEC. 57.503.1.5. DEAD-END ACCESS.
 
   When required access is provided by an improved street, fire lane or combination of both which results in a dead-end in excess of 700 feet in length from the nearest cross street, at least one additional ingress-egress roadway shall be provided in such a manner that an alternative means of ingress-egress is accomplished.
 
 
SEC. 57.503.1.6. EASEMENTS.
 
   Where fire lanes are required under Section 57.503.1.4 to provide access for Fire Department emergency vehicles, and such fire lanes are other than access roads, they shall be granted to the City without cost as easements from a public street or alley to the required terminal point, provided, however, that the easement requirement may be waived, unless otherwise required by the General Plan of the City of Los Angeles, where the Department determines that the acquisition of an easement is not necessary for the protection of the public safety and welfare. Fire lanes shall be designated and maintained as follows:
 
   1.   Fire lanes shall have a minimum clear roadway width of 20 feet when no parking is allowed on either side.
 
   2.   Those portions of a fire lane which must accommodate the operation of Fire Department aerial ladder apparatus shall have a minimum clear roadway width of 28 feet when no parking is allowed on either side.
 
   3.   Those portions of a fire lane 30 feet on either side of a private fire hydrant shall have a minimum clear roadway width of 28 feet. No parking shall be permitted within those portions of the roadway which are within 30 feet of and on the same side of the roadway as a private fire hydrant.
 
   4.   Where parking is allowed on only one side of a required fire lane, parking shall be on the same side of the roadway as the hydrants.
 
   5.   Where parallel parking is allowed on either side of a fire lane, the roadway width shall be increased eight feet for each parking lane.
 
   6.   Where access requires accommodation of Fire Department apparatus, overhead clearance shall not be less than 14 feet.
 
   7.   Dead-end fire lanes shall terminate in cul- de-sacs or other approved turning areas consistent with the Department of Public Works Standard Street Dimension Plan D-22549.
 
   8.   Fire lanes shall be paved to the City Engineer’s standards for public alleys.
 
 
SEC. 57.503.4.2. FIRE LANE MAINTENANCE.
 
   Any person owning or having control of any facility, structure, group of structures or premises, shall maintain all fire lanes in an unobstructed manner.
 
   EXCEPTION: Gates and gate devices approved by the Department.
 
 
SEC. 57.503.4.3. OBSTRUCTIONS ON FIRE ROADS AND FIREBREAKS.
 
   No person shall install or maintain a radio or television aerial, or the guy wires thereto, on any fire road or firebreak. Antenna wire shall be not less than 16 feet above a fire road or firebreak.
 
 
SEC. 57.503.5.3. TAMPERING WITH ESTABLISHED LOCKS OR BARRIERS.
 
   No person, except when authorized by the Chief, or an officer or employee of the City acting within the scope of the officer’s or employee’s public duties, shall unlock, or tamper with, or cause to be unlocked or tampered with in any manner, any lock, gate, door, seal, barrier, or enclosure which is installed by or under control of the Fire Department of the City of Los Angeles.
 
 
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