S.C. Code Regs. § § 8-907
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024
Section 8-907 - IFC 503.1.2.1 One- or two-family dwelling residential developments having less than 50 unitsDevelopments of one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units does not exceed 50 shall be permitted to have a single approved fire apparatus access road provided all of the following requirements are met:
1. The minimum unobstructed width of the single fire apparatus access road shall be 26 feet (7925 mm) and shall otherwise comply with Section 503.2. A minimum of one fire hydrant on each side of the fire apparatus access road in accordance with Section 507.5 shall be provided. The fire code official shall be permitted to require additional hydrants and hydrant spacing based on the length of the fire apparatus access road, fire flow requirements, and the distance from any point on the street or road frontage to a hydrant.3. The development is not located in a wildland-urban interface area as defined in the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Future Development. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall not be increased unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with future development, as determined by the fire code official.
Added by State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 6, eff June 28, 2013; State Register Volume 43, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2019; State Register Volume 44, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2020; State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2022.