Section 18.08.01.022 - IFC CHAPTER 5 FIRE SERVICE FEATURESRegarding Chapter 5;
01.Section 501. a. Section 501.3, after "Construction documents for proposed," add "driveways."b. Section 501.4, "When fire apparatus access roads," add "driveways."02.Section 502. Section 502, add "DRIVEWAY" and FIRE STATION."03.Section 503. a. To Section 503 heading, add "AND DRIVEWAYS".b. To Section 503.1.1, add "Driveways need to be provided and maintained in accordance with Sections 503.1.1 through 503.1.3."c. To Section 503.6, delete "The installation of security gates across a fire apparatus access road shall be approved by the fire code official."d. Add "503.7 Driveways. Need be provided when any part of an exterior wall of the first story of a building is more than 150 feet (45720mm) from a fire apparatus access road. Driveways will provide a minimum unobstructed width of 12 feet (3658mm) and a minimum unobstructed height of 13 feet 6 inches (4115mm). Driveways over 150 feet (45720mm) will have turnarounds. Driveways over 200 feet (60960mm) long and less than 20 feet (6096mm) wide may need turnouts in addition to turnarounds."e. Add "503.7.1 Limits. A driveway cannot serve more than five single family dwellings."f. Add "503.7.2 Turnarounds. Driveway turnarounds will have at least a 30 feet (9144mm) inside turning radius and at least a 45 feet (13716mm) outside turning radius. Driveways that connect with an access road or roads at more than one point may be deemed to have a turnaround if all directional changes meet the radius requirements for driveway turnarounds."g. Add "503.7.3 Turnouts. Where a man-made or natural feature obstructs the line of sight along a driveway, turnouts will be located as may be needed by the fire code official for safe passage of vehicles. Driveway turnouts will be of an all-weather road surface at least 10 feet (3048mm) wide and 30 feet (9144mm) long."h. Add "503.7.4 Bridge Load Limits. Vehicle load limits will be posted at both entrances to bridges on driveways and private roads. The fire code official will set design loads for bridges."i. Add "503.7.5 Address markers. All of a building's driveway entrances will have a permanently posted address that is visible from both directions of travel along the road. The address will always be posted at the beginning of construction and maintained thereafter. The address need be visible and legible from the road on which the address is located. Address signs along one-way roads will be visible from both the intended direction of travel and the opposite direction. Where a single driveway has multiple addresses, they need to be mounted on a single post, with additional signs to posted at locations where driveways divide."j. Add "503.7.6 Grade. Driveway gradients may not exceed 10% unless approved by the fire code official."k. Add "503.7.7 Security Gates. Where security gates are installed, they will have an approved means of emergency operation. The security gates will be operational at all times."l. Add "503.7.8 Surface. Driveways will be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of local responding fire apparatus and be surfaced to allow all weather driving."04.Section 507. Replace Section 507.2 with: "A water supply will consist of water delivered by fire apparatus, reservoirs, pressure tanks, elevated tanks, water mains or other sources approved by the fire code official capable of providing the needed fire flow. Exception. The water supply prescribed by this code needs to apply to structures served by a municipal fire department or a fire protection district and within ten miles (16093m) of a responding fire station."Idaho Admin. Code r. 18.08.01.022