(a) All premises which the fire department may be called upon to protect in case of fire and which are not readily accessible from public roads, shall be provided with suitable gates, access roads and fire lanes so that all buildings on the premises are accessible to fire apparatus.
(b) Private roads or fire lanes shall be provided for all buildings which are set back more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from a public road or exceed thirty (30) feet in height and are set back over fifty (50) feet from a public road.
Private roads or fire lanes shall be at least twenty (20) feet in width with the road edge closest to the building at least ten (10) feet from the building and the road edge away from the building no more than forty (40) feet from the building. Any dead-end road more than three hundred (300) feet long shall be provided with a turn around at the closed end at least ninety (90) feet in diameter.
When buildings or any portion thereof are located one hundred fifty (150) feet or more from a public street or accessway and there is not suitable access for fire equipment as determined by the Director, there shall be provided approved fire protection system or systems as required and approved by the Director.
(c) All buildings, parts of buildings, or other obstructions extending over access driveways shall have not less than twelve (12) feet vertical clearance from the finished driveway surface.
Where approved fire protection systems are provided, the above required clearances may be modified or waived.
(d) When any portion of the first story of any building is more than three hundred (300) feet from a public street, or accessway, one (1) of the following shall be provided:
(1) The entire building shall be protected with an automatic fire extinguishing system, or
(2) The building shall be made accessible for fire motor vehicle apparatus by an all weather accessway approved by the Director.
(e) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to buildings that were erected prior to the effective date of this section.
(f) Group L-3 occupancies, as specified in chapter 8 of the County Code when such occupancies are not physically attached and contain two (2) living units or less in a building, may be exempt from the provisions of this section. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1.)
Cross reference-Hospitals, sanitariums, nursing and care homes to be accessible to fire department apparatus, § 25-55.