Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
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3.1 This
section shall apply to buildings that do not require fire lanes but still
require emergency services accessibility.
3.1.1 Buildings Requiring Accessibility by
Occupancy
3.1.1.1 Assembly
3.1.1.2 Educational
3.1.1.3 Day Care
3.1.1.4 Health Care
3.1.1.5 Ambulatory Care
3.1.1.6 Detention and Correction
3.1.1.7 Residential, except one and two
family
3.1.1.8 Any Mercantile
exceeding 1,500 gross square feet
3.1.1.9 Any Business exceeding 1,500 gross
square feet
3.1.1.10 Any Storage
exceeding 1,500 gross square feet, or storing any Tier II hazardous materials
as defined by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control.
3.1.1.11 Any Industrial
exceeding 1,500 gross square feet, or storing any Tier II hazardous materials
as defined by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control.
3.2
Building Access shall be in accordance with Table 5-1.
Table 5-1
Accessibility Table
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TBDFM = To Be Determined in consultation with the Office of
the State Fire Marshal.
1. For Mixed
Use occupancies, accessibility shall be based on the floor with the individual
occupancy requiring the greatest accessibility coverage.
2. Educational shall include educational
assembly buildings with mixed uses and shall not be considered as mixed
use.
3. For Day Care Homes, see
3.4.4.
3.3 The State Fire
Marshal may consider other design criteria for existing properties in a
traditional urban setting on an individual basis, based upon the nature and
degree of hazard associated with the building and/or characteristics of the
site.
3.4 Streets and Access
Roadways shall be permitted to be utilized to achieve the required Building
Access.
3.4.1 Building Access shall be no
further than 50 feet from a primary entrance.
3.4.2 Where buildings are provided with an
automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with NFPA 13, access shall
be no further than 100 feet from the primary entrance.
Note: See Figure 5-6 - Building Access -
With No Fire Lane
3.4.3
Building Access shall be provided by a pervious or impervious surface which is
capable of supporting the load of all emergency services apparatus and shall be
designed in accordance with accepted engineering practices.
3.4.3.1 Where pervious surfaces are used for
perimeter access, the design and location shall be evaluated by the local Fire
Chief and approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
3.4.4 In the case of a Day Care homes located
in one- and two-family dwellings, emergency service access shall be provided in
such a manner so that emergency apparatus can be positioned within 100 feet to
the primary entrance.
3.5
Perimeter Access minimum width shall be 10 feet for one-story buildings and 15
feet for buildings of two or more stories, measured from the face of the
building at grade with a maximum slope of ten percent (10%). Plantings and
utility services (includes condenser units, transformers, furniture, etc.)
shall be permitted within the perimeter access, and shall not interfere with
emergency services fire ground operations.
3.5.1 If a physical barrier (fence, pond,
steep slope, etc) prevents access, that portion of the building perimeter shall
not be included in the calculation of Percent of Perimeter Access.
3.5.2 Where parking is located between the
building and the perimeter access area, parking shall not be located closer
than 10 feet to the exterior wall for one-story buildings and 15 feet to the
exterior wall for building of two or more stories.
3.6 Access to fire protection features shall
meet the requirements of Chapter 6.
Note: See Figure 5-7 - Perimeter Access -
With No Fire Lane
