17.66.040 Public safety | Marina Municipal Code

17.66.040 Public safety.

a. When any part of a structure is more than one hundred fifty feet from a public street, access roads shall be provided for firefighting purposes. Access roads may serve as driveways for the residents of the development, or may be provided solely for public safety access.

b. All access roads required by this section shall meet the following requirements:

i. Roads shall be a hard-surfaced material capable of supporting a weight of sixteen tons at all times;

ii. Required width shall be not less than twelve feet at the narrowest point;

iii. All buildings, building projections or other obstructions (including trees or wires) over access driveways, shall have not less than thirteen and one-half feet vertical clearance from the finished driveway surface and such obstructions shall not be closer than one and one-half feet from the edge of the roadway;

iv. No grade shall exceed fifteen percent;

v. Access roads or driveways exceeding one hundred feet in length shall be provided with a turnaround for fire trucks;

vi. All turns, including turnaround, shall have a minimum outside turning radius of thirty-five feet at curb height and thirty-nine feet above curb height to a minimum height of thirteen and one-half feet, inside radius of fifteen feet or other provisions for turning fire trucks.

a. Any single-story building shall be located so that the farthest point from an approved access road shall not exceed one hundred fifty feet.

b. For each additional story in height, the above distance shall be reduced twenty feet per floor.

a. Fire hydrants shall be located on the public streets at the entry to the private vehicle accessways as required by the director of public safety;

b. Any premises where buildings or portions of buildings are located more than one hundred fifty feet from a public street providing access to such premises, additional hydrants shall be provided as required by the director of public safety;

c. Hydrants required by subsection (A)(3)(b) of this section shall provide a fire flow to the satisfaction of the director of public safety;

d. Type of hydrant, location and method of installation shall be approved by the director of public safety prior to installation;

e. When approved by the director of public safety, other built-in fire protection devices such as automatic sprinkler systems and automatic fire detection systems may be used to reduce the required flow.

4. General Information Required. A site plan shall be provided to the director of public safety with submission of the final subdivision map showing the location of all buildings and the following additional information:

a. Size of mains supplying on-site hydrants, location of all valves, meters and locations of connection to Marina Coast water district;

b. Location of portable fire extinguishers, with type of extinguisher to be indicated;

c. Location of any fire alarm equipment and main control panel;

d. Location of wet or dry standpipes or other fire protection appliances, and any fire department connection supplying such systems;

e. Numbering system of units.

B. Security Provisions. Security provisions shall be provided to the satisfaction of the director of public safety. Safety lighting shall be provided to the satisfaction of the director of public safety and shall be directed towards the illumination of private vehicle accessways, bikeways, pedestrian walkway facilities, and along abutting public streets as required by the city. Individual illuminated unit identification will be required to the satisfaction of the director of public safety. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2004-13 § 1, 2004)