Agenda - City of Santa Monica

a. The minimum clear width shall be not less than 20 feet. No parking,
stopping or standing of vehicles is permitted in this clear width.
b. When fire hydrants or fire department connections to fire sprinkler
systems are located on fire apparatus access roads the minimum width
shall be 26 feet. This additional width shall extend for 20 feet on each side
of the centerline of the fire hydrant or fire department connection.
c. The minimum vertical clearance shall be 13 feet, 6 inches.
d. The minimum turn radius for all access road turns shall be not less than 39
feet for the inside radius and 45 feet for the outside radius.
e. Dead-end access roads in excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided
with either a 96 feet diameter “cul-de-sac,” 60 foot “Y” or 120-foot
“hammerhead” to allow the apparatus to turn.
f. The surface shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads
of at least 75,000-pound and shall be “all-weather.” An “all-weather”
surface is asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of
supporting the load.
136. Gates installed on fire apparatus access roads shall comply with the following:
a. The width of any gate installed on a fire apparatus access road shall be a
minimum of 20 feet.
b. Gates may be of the swinging or sliding type.
c. Gates shall be constructed of materials that will allow for manual
operation by one person.
d. All gate components shall be maintained in an operative condition at all
times and shall be repaired or replaced when defective.
e. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire
department personnel for emergency access. The Fire Prevention Division
shall approve emergency opening devices.
f. Manual opening gates may be locked with a padlock, as long it is
accessible to be opened by means of forcible entry tools.
g. The Fire Prevention Division shall approve locking device specification.
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