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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit 22-01 Email from Jefferson Couny Office of the Fire Marshal1 Mo-chi Lindblad From:Brian Tracer Sent:Tuesday, June 24, 2025 2:20 PM To:Mo-chi Lindblad Cc:Greg Ballard; Phil Cecere Subject:Mason Street Project Attachments:Comments.docx; Plot Map Addresses.pdf Hi Mo-Chi, I hope this note finds you well. I was told you and Greg are preparing the staff report for this project. I wanted to give a heads as to the Fire Marshal concerns related to the project for a few bullet points within your staff report. Basically four points. Emergency Access (150 feet from street to furthest exterior point, House Front Orientation, Road Naming of Street A, B, C as noted on the plans, Street standards), Addressing, Fire Flow and Congregant Living (Concept and Definition). I have attached my notes and conceptual first stab at addressing. Phil and I work continue to work through my notes to format for final submittal before July 1. Let me know if you have any questions. FIRE FLOW: • Water purveyor shall provide documentation advising the water system can provided adequate fire flow for the project. Plans shall provide mapping of proposed water system to include water lines, vaults, values, hydrants, etc. Fire Flow Defined - Rate of a water supply, measured at 20 pounds per square inch (psi) (138 kPa) residual pressure, that is available for firefighting… 507.3 Fire flow. Fire-flow requirements for buildings or portions of buildings and facilities shall be determined by an approved method. 507.1 Required Water Supply. An approved water supply capable of supplying the required fire flow for fire protection shall be provided to premises on which facilities, buildings or portions of buildings are hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. 507.4 Water Supply Test. The fire code official shall be notified prior to the water supply test. Water supply tests shall be witnessed by the fire code official or approved documentation of the test shall be provided to the fire code official prior to final approval of the water supply system. FIRE-FLOW CALCULATION AREA - The floor area, in square feet (m2), used to determine the required fire flow. General - The fire-flow calculation area shall be the total floor area of all floor levels within the exterior walls, and under the horizontal projections of the roof of a building. Proposed Hydrant Spacing – 250’ D103.1 Access Road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet. STREETS: • Street A, B, C Shall be named as individual private roads and meet street development standards. • Street A street approved dimensions and driving surface per county roadway standards. • Street BC within the parking lot shall have approved dimensions and driving surface per county roadway standards 503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm), exclusive of shoulders, except for approved security gates in accordance Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing up to 75,000 pounds (34 050 kg). Roads 20 – 26 feet in width shall be posted on both sides of fire apparatus access roads Buildings or facilities exceeding 30 feet or three stories in height shall have not fewer than two means of fire apparatus access • Proposed plans shall provide apparatus turning radius diagram. EXAMPLE Proposed MSN-Auto turn. 503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm), exclusive of shoulders, except for approved security gates in accordance with Section 503.6, and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches (4115 mm). 503.2.8 Angles of approach and departure. The angles of approach and departure for fire apparatus access roads shall be within the limits established by the fire code official based on the fire department’s apparatus. 503.2.3 Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be surfaced so as to provide all weather riving capabilities. 503.4 Obstruction of fire apparatus access roads. Fire apparatus access roads shall not be obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles. EMERGENCY SERVICE ACCESS: • Plans shall provide 150 radios from emergency apparatus to furthers exterior point for each structure. 503.1.1 Buildings and facilities. Approved fire apparatus access roads shall be provided for every facility, building or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The fire apparatus access road shall comply with the requirements of this section and shall extend to within 150 feet (45 720 mm) of all portions of the facility and all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the building as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility. 503.1.2 Additional access. The fire code official is authorized to require more than one fire apparatus access road based on the potential for impairment of a single road by vehicle congestion, condition of terrain, climatic conditions or other factors that could limit access. FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD. “This is a general term inclusive of all other terms such as fire lane, public street, private street, parking lot lane and access roadway. 503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm), exclusive of shoulders, except for approved security gates in accordance with Section 503.6, and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches (4115 mm). 503.4 Obstruction of fire apparatus access roads. Fire apparatus access roads shall not be obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles. The minimum widths and clearances established in Sections 503.2.1 and 503.2.2 shall be maintained at all times. ADDRESSING: 505.1 Address identification. New and existing buildings shall be provided with approved address identification. The address identification shall be legible and placed in a position that is visible from the street or road fronting the property. Example A Street (Named) Addressing Definition of congregate living”, building use?