(A) Adoption.
(1) The International Fire Code, 2015 Edition, including Appendices, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted, and designated as the Fire Code of the City of Sunset Valley, and is made a part hereof, subject to the amendments of division (B).
(2) Except as expressly amended, all provisions of the International Fire Code, 2015 Edition shall be fully applicable and binding. In the event a conflict is determined to exist between said Fire Code as adopted and the other provisions of this Code of Ordinances, the most restrictive of the conflicting provisions will prevail.
(B) Amendments. The International Fire Code, 2015 Edition is hereby amended as follows:
(1) Sections 25-12-171 and 25-12-172 of the City of Austin Land Development Code in effect as of the effective date of the ordinance adopting this section are adopted and incorporated herein by reference, subject to the exception in division (B)(2) pertaining to Section 503.2.1 of the International Fire Code, 2015 Edition. In addition, the 2011 National Fire Protection Association Standard 58 and the 2012 National Fire Protection Association Standard 54 are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in City of Austin Land Development Code section 25-12-172, section 503.2.1 of the International Fire Code, 2015 Edition is amended in its entirety to provide as follows:
503.2.1 Dimensions. Except for streets and roads already in existence on May 5, 2009, fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than twenty (20) feet (including ribbon curbing, if any), except for approved security gates in accordance with Section 503.6 and the Fire Protection Criteria Manual, and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than fourteen (14) feet. Streets and roads already in existence on May 5, 2009 shall have an unobstructed width of not less than eighteen (18) feet (including ribbon curbing, if any) and may be maintained, repaired, and reconstructed, so long as their width remains no less than eighteen (18) feet. With the exception of reconstruction in progress on the effective date of this amendment, any existing street or road that is narrower than twenty (20) feet in width (including ribbon curbing, if any) shall, if reconstructed, have a width of not less than twenty (20) feet (including ribbon curbing, if any).