This section (Table 4) specifies residential Fire Department access standards for residential development. These standards are subject to all conditions and exceptions described herein. These standards shall be considered the minimum standards. When two or more standards conflict, the more restrictive standard shall apply.
Table 4 | |
Residential Fire Department Access Standards | |
Standard | Single-Family, Two-Family, Primary/Secondary, And Multiple-Family - Requiring on site fire department access (structures or portions thereof greater than 150 ft. from edge of street pavement) |
Table 4 | |
Residential Fire Department Access Standards | |
Standard | Single-Family, Two-Family, Primary/Secondary, And Multiple-Family - Requiring on site fire department access (structures or portions thereof greater than 150 ft. from edge of street pavement) |
Minimum pavement radii for fire truck access and minimum pavement crossover width (including curb cut accessing site) | A. For structures with the highest floor level 30 ft. or less in elevation from staging area: - 29 ft. inside radius - 44 ft. outside radius - 36 ft. centerline radius - 20 ft. crossover width |
B. For structures with the highest floor level greater than 30 ft. in elevation from staging area: - 31 ft. inside radius - 48 ft. outside radius - 40 ft. centerline radius - 22 ft. crossover width | |
Note: The Town of Vail reserves the right in unique circumstances to utilize a computer modeling technique to determine radii needed for access. | |
Turnaround area | Required if Fire Department staging area is 150 ft. or more from edge of roadway pavement. |
Minimum on site Fire Department staging area (detail 9) | A. For structures with the highest floor level 30 ft. or less in elevation from staging area: - 12 ft. wide and 35 ft. long pavement area - 32 ft. wide useable clear area inclusive of paved area The staging area must be located less than the minimum distance required to reach all areas of structures using a 150 ft. curvilinear line with a minimum radius of 8 ft. |
B. For structures with the highest floor level greater than 30 ft. in elevation from staging area: - 12 ft. wide and 50 ft. long pavement area - 32 ft. wide useable clear area inclusive of paved area - The staging area must commence a maximum of 20 ft. from the face of structure | |
If the Fire Department makes the determination that access standards cannot physically be met, the structure must be sprinklered in accordance with fire and building codes. | |
(Ord., 9-21-1999; Ord. 28(2007) § 14)
Editor’s note:
For diagrams depicting the requirements herein, see figures in Chapter 11 of this title that correspond to the detail numbers given in parenthesis.