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503.2.8 Gates.
The design of gates across a fire apparatus access road shall be in accordance with this section.
503.2.8.1 Design requirements.
Gates across a fire apparatus access road shall comply with the following requirements:
1. The gates shall not encroach upon or otherwise reduce the required or approved width of a fire apparatus access road.
2. Gates shall be of the swinging or sliding type.
3. Manually-operated gates shall be designed to allow for operation by one person.
4. Only approved locking devices shall be used.
5. Manually-operated gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock unless the padlock and chain are capable of being cut with standard bolt cutters.
6. Automatically-operated gates shall be designed and installed in accordance with ASTM F 2200 and UL 325, as applicable, and shall have an approved means of manual operation for emergency access by firefighters and other emergency response personnel.
503.2.8.2 Use to restrict access.
The commissioner may require the installation of locked gates where access to a road is to be restricted for fire apparatus use. It shall be unlawful to operate or park a motor vehicle on a fire apparatus access road restricted in this manner unless authorized by the commissioner.
503.2.9 Dead-end roads.
Dead-end fire apparatus access roads more than 150 feet (45 720 mm) in length, as measured from the curb line of the nearest public street which is not itself a dead-end, shall be provided with an approved means by which fire apparatus can turn around or otherwise exit the area in accordance with FC 503.2.9.1 or 503.2.9.2. Dead-end fire apparatus roads shall not exceed 400 feet (121 920 mm) in length unless approved by the commissioner.
503.2.9.1 Dead-end turnarounds.
Dead-end fire apparatus access roads shall be provided with a turnaround, as set forth in FC Table 503.2.9.1, unless the department accepts an alternative means for fire apparatus egress, as set forth in FC 503.2.9.2.
Length (feet) | Width (feet) a | Turnaround Required |
0 – 150 | 34 | None required, |
> 150 and ≤ 400 | 34 | 90-foot hammerhead, or 76-foot-diameter unobstructed turnaround, 90-foot-diameter turnaround with a 15-foot-diameter island, or other approved means. b |
> 400 | As approved | As approved by the department. |
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm.
a. Except as otherwise provided in FC 503.2.3.
b. See FC Figure 503.2.9.
503.2.9.2 Alternative dead-end solutions.
Where the configuration of the site makes provision of a turnaround complying with FC 503.2.9.1 impracticable, the department may allow alternative means of fire apparatus egress, including use of a building entrance driveway; garage or loading dock entrance driveway; open plaza; planted open space utilizing vehicle load-bearing permeable paving materials; parking lot lane; or other driveway or lane leading to a separate through road. Any such alternative means of fire apparatus egress shall be capable of accommodating fire apparatus operation, including load-bearing construction, grades, clearances, and, if required, provision of mountable curbs.
1. 76-Foot-Diameter Turnaround
2. 90-Foot-Diameter Turnaround with up to 15-Foot-Diameter Island
3. 90-Foot Hammerhead
a. 34 feet (10 363 mm) except as otherwise provided in FC 503.2.3.
503.2.10 Substandard width roads.
Buildings on fire apparatus access roads that have an unobstructed roadway width of less than 34 feet (10 363 mm) shall be protected throughout by a sprinkler system. Buildings served by a substandard width fire apparatus access road that is a lawfully existing condition pursuant to FC 102.3, 102.4 and 102.5 shall comply with this requirement when undergoing alteration or a change of occupancy in accordance with FC 501.4.3. This requirement shall not apply to any detached, unheated carport, garden shed, greenhouse, private parking garage for not more than three motor vehicles, tower or other accessory building, that is:
1. Classified by the Building Code as a Group U occupancy;
2. Not occupied or designed to be occupied for residential, commercial or office purposes; and
3. Accessory to a Group R-2 or Group R-3 occupancy.
503.3 Public streets.
Buildings fronting on public streets shall comply with the requirements of FC 503.3.1 and 503.3.2.
503.3.1 Dead-end turnarounds.
Dead-end public streets in excess of 150 feet (45 720 mm) in length, as measured from the curb line of the nearest public street that is not a dead-end, shall be provided with an approved means by which fire apparatus can turn around or otherwise exit the street, in accordance with FC 503.2.9.
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