HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication Comments 051320To: Monte Moore Date: May 12, 2020
From: Captain Tony Rhodes / Captain John Hogue
Comment for the following Locations:
Z-9517 Potter and West 30th
Maintain Access:
Fire Hydrants.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas
Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is
located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of
shoulders.
Grade
Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol.
1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in grade except as
approved by the fire chief.
Loading
Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code
Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter
constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus
access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the
imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds.
Dead Ends.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas
Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.4 Dead Ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess
of 150 feet shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4.
Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads.
Gates
Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention
Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus access
roads shall comply with all of the following criteria:
1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet.
2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type.
3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one person.
4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replaces or
repaired when defective.
5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire department personnel
for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the fire code official.
6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock unless they are
capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or when a key box containing the keys
to the lock is installed at the gate location.
7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval \by the fire code official
8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325.
9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and installed to comply
with requirements of ASTM F 2200.
Fire Hydrants
Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101 –
C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Daniel Tull 501-377-1245) and the Little Rock Fire
Marshals Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501-918-3757 or Capt. John Hogue 501-918-3754). Number and
Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1.
Z-9514 Block south of Chicot Rd and Baseline
Full Plan Review
Fire Hydrants.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas
Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is
located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of
shoulders.
Grade
Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol.
1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in grade except as
approved by the fire chief.
Loading
Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code
Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter
constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus
access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the
imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds.
Commercial and Industrial Developments – 2 means of access. - Maintain fire apparatus access roads
as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1
Section D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Building or facilities exceeding 30
feet or three stories in height shall have at least two means of fire apparatus access for each structure.
Section D104.2 Building exceeding 62,000 square feet in area. Buildings or facilities having a gross
building area of more than 62,000 square feet shall be provide with two separate and approved fire
apparatus access roads.
Exception: Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square feet that have a single
approved fire apparatus access road when all building are equipped throughout with approved
automatic sprinkler systems.
D104.3 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be placed a
distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension
of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses.
30’ Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012
Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 – D105.4
D105.1 Where Required. Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest
roof surface exceed 30’, approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. For the purposes
of this section the highest roof surfaces shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched
roof, the intersection of a roof to the exterior wall, or the top of the parapet walls, whichever is greater.
D105.2 Width. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed with of
26’, exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or portion thereof.
D105.3 Proximity to building. At least one of the required access routes meeting this condition
shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building, and shall be
positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. The side of the building on which the aerial fire
apparatus access road is positioned shall be approved by the fire code official.
D105.4 Obstructions. Overhead utility and power lines shall not be located over the aerial fire
apparatus access road or between the aerial fire apparatus road and the building. Other obstructions
shall be permitted to be places with the approval of the fire code official.
Dead Ends.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas
Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.4 Dead Ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess
of 150 feet shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4.
Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads.
Gates
Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention
Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus access
roads shall comply with all of the following criteria:
1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet.
2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type.
3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one person.
4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replaces or
repaired when defective.
5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire department personnel
for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the fire code official.
6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock unless they are
capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or when a key box containing the keys
to the lock is installed at the gate location.
7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval \by the fire code official
8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325.
9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and installed to comply
with requirements of ASTM F 2200.
Fire Hydrants
Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101 –
C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Daniel Tull 501-377-1245) and the Little Rock Fire
Marshals Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501-918-3757 or Capt. John Hogue 501-918-3754). Number and
Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1.
S-1876 1300 Centerview
No Comments
Regards, Captain Rhodes, Captain Hogue and Fire Marshal Derek Ingram
Office: 918-3710