Agenda - City of Santa Monica

i. Buildings or facilities exceeding 30 feet in height or more than 3 stories in
height shall have at least 2 means of fire apparatus access for each
structure.
ii. Buildings or facilities having a gross floor area of more than 62,000
square feet shall be provided with 2 fire apparatus access roads.
iii.
When two access roads are required, they shall be placed a distance apart
equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall
diagonal dimension of the property or area to be accessed measured in a
straight line between access.
140. Aerial apparatus access roads shall comply with the following:
i. Buildings or portions of buildings or facilities exceeding 30 feet in height
from the lowest point of Fire Department access shall be provided shall be
provided with approved apparatus access roads capable of accommodating
aerial apparatus.
ii.
iii.
Apparatus access roads shall have a minimum width of 26 feet in the
immediate vicinity of any building or portion of a building more than 30
feet in height.
At least one of the required access roads meeting this condition shall be
located within a minimum of 15 feet and maximum of 30 feet from the
building and shall be a positioned parallel to one entire side of the
building.
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