HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Department Respnse to Planning Staff Comments 082020To: Monte Moore Date: August 19, 2020
From: Captain Tony Rhodes, Captain John Hogue and Fire Marshal Derek Ingram
Comment for the following Locations:
Z-3457-A Riverwalk Properties-PRD, SW corner of E. 17th Street and Cumberland
Street
Full Plan Review
Z-4933-J Splash Carwash and Oil-Revised PCD, 15707 Chenal Parkway
Full Plan Review
Z-5096-D Rezoning from POD and PCD to O-3 and C-3, SE and SW corners of
Kanis Road and Woodlands Trail
Full Plan Review
Z-567-A Rezoning from I-2 to R-4, 1800 E. 3rd Street
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. If the grade exceeds 10 percent,
approval will be denied and the applicant must submit request to be reviewed
by Fire Chief for Approval.
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.
Multi-Family Residential Developments
As per Appendix D, Section D106.1 of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1. Projects having
more than 100 dwelling units. Multiple-family residential projects having more than 100 dwelling units
shall be equipped throughout with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads.
Exception: Projects having up to 200 dwelling units may have a single approved fire apparatus
access road when all building, including nonresidential occupancies are equipped throughout with
approved automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2
As per Appendix D, Section D106.2 of the 2012 Arkansas Fire prevention Code Vol. 1. Projects having
more than 200 dwelling units. Multiple-family residential projects having more than 200 dwelling units
shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads regardless of whether
they are equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system.
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-8089-A Butler-PCD, 12601 Alexander Road
No Comments
Z-9529 Ali-PRD, 7520 N. Chicot Road
Full Plan Review
Z-9530 Rezoning from AF to R-4, 4920 Frazier Pike
Full plan Review
Regards, Captain Rhodes, Captain Hogue and Fire Marshal Derek Ingram
Office: 918-3710