A. Section 503.2.3 of the California fire code is hereby amended to read as follows:
503.2.3 Surface §503.2.3 Fire apparatus access roads for purposes of rapid and reliable fire apparatus access shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. Fire apparatus access roads shall be surfaced with an approved concrete or asphalt covering so as to provide all-weather driving capabilities. Turf block, Ritter Rings, Turf Paver and other similar products shall not be used for fire department access surfacing. Where rural road grades do not exceed 8%, the fire code official may approve access roads of approved native materials or gravel when compacted to ninety-five percent (95%).
B. Section 503.2.4 of the California fire code is hereby amended to read as follows:
503.2.4 Turning radius. The required turning radius of a fire apparatus access road shall be an inner radius of twenty (20) feet and outer radius of forty (40) feet.
(Ord. 2948, 2022: Ord. 2900, 2019: Ord. 2840, 2016)