§ 126-385. Location of structures; fire hydrants; fire lane easements.

(a)

Approved fire apparatus access roads as defined in the city's fire prevention code adopted in section 38-61, including fire lanes, shall be provided for every structure or portion thereof in a commercial or industrial development within the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The exterior walls of the first story of a building in a commercial or industrial development shall be located within a 150-foot travel distance from a dedicated, accessible, and approved public street or fire access lane easement. The fire chief is authorized to increase the distance of 150 feet in accordance with the city's fire prevention code adopted in section 38-61.

(b)

Fire hydrants shall be spaced no further than 300 feet apart along access ways in commercial and industrial developments. In commercial and industrial developments, fire hydrants shall be required in accordance with the city's fire prevention code adopted in section 38-61.

(c)

A fire lane easement shall have a minimum width of 24 feet of paved roadway. Fire lane easements shall receive primary access from a dedicated and improved public street of not less than 50 feet of right-of-way.

(d)

Fire lane easements that curve, turn or change directions shall meet the following standards:

(1)

All curves, turns or changes in direction shall have a minimum centerline curve radius of 35 feet.

(2)

All reverse curves shall have a minimum tangent length of 50 feet between points of curve.

(e)

Dead-end fire apparatus access roads as defined in the city's fire prevention code adopted in Section 38-61, including fire lanes, in excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided with an approved area for turning around fire apparatus, in accordance with the city's fire prevention code adopted in section 38-61.

(f)

Fire lanes and access to buildings shall comply with the specifications of the fire prevention code adopted by the city dealing with access to buildings by fire apparatus.

(g)

Dead-end fire lane easements in excess of 300 feet in length must be approved by the fire chief.

(Code 1967, § 27-34(c)(1); Ord. No. 3655, § 3, 7-28-83; Ord. No. 3836, § 1, 4-26-84; Ord. No. 6149, § 1, 2-13-91; Ord. No. 8555, § 1, 4-8-99; Ord. No. 10,683, § 5, 8-23-07)