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FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD STANDARD 164 r{ SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU • ' :� � ' ' • 1810 E . HAZELTON AVENUE STOCKTON CA 95205 iFORBUSINESS PHONE : ( 209 ) 468 - 3380 The San Joaquin County Fire Chiefs ' Association has adopted the following guide for providing fire apparatus access roads as required by the current edition of the California Fire Code ( CFC ) . Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided for every facility , building , or portion of a building constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction when any portion of the facility or any portion of an exterior wall of the first story of the building is located more than 150 feet from fire apparatus access as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility . The fire apparatus access road shall comply with the requirements of this standard and shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of building or facility . General . 1 . A new fire apparatus access road is not required for any of the following unless specifically required by the Fire District : a . Additions to existing buildings <_ 750 square feet , or ; b . Additions to existing buildings <_ 50 % of the gross floor area of the building . c . Newly constructed accessory buildings to a residential uses 750 square feet which are conditioned by mechanical heating and /or cooling systems . Accessory buildings include game rooms , pool houses , recreational rooms , guest houses and similar structures which are not a dwelling unit as defined in the California Residential Code . d . Group U occupancies as defined in the California Building Code . 2 . Plans and specification for the fire apparatus access road shall be included on the site plan that is submitted to the Building Department or Fire District for review and approval prior to construction of the fire apparatus access road . 3 . Fire apparatus access roads serving not more than two ( 2 ) structures on a single parcel shall comply with Exhibit " A " of this standard . 4 . Fire apparatus access roads serving three ( 3 ) or more structures or dwelling units on one ( 1 ) or more parcels shall comply with Exhibit " B " of this standard . 5 . When a fire apparatus access road is required for a Planned Unit Development ( PUD ) , it shall be constructed and approved by the Fire District having authority before the County Surveyor ' s Office will file the map for record . 6 . Parking is prohibited within the required 20 foot width of the fire apparatus access road . NO PARKING signs may be required . 7 . Fire apparatus access roads shall be completed prior to a final inspection and issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy , OR approval of release of utilities for modular homes , mobile homes , or moved structures 8 . When NO PARKING signs are required , they shall also include a reference to California Vehicle Code Section 22500 . 1 which prohibits , stopping , standing , or parking in a fire lane . 9 . Where a fire apparatus access road serves more than one structure , each structure shall have an address posting at or on each structure . Fire Road Handout2015 . doc Revised ( 05 - 11 - 15 )