HomeMy WebLinkAboutWalker Auto Dealership 3400 East Valley Road3FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE:
April 25, 2019
TO:
Alex Morganroth, Associate Planner
FROM:
Corey Thomas, Lead Plans Review Inspector
SUBJECT:
Walker Auto Dealership
Environmental Impact Comments:
Fire impact fees are applicable at the rate of $ 1.25 per square foot. Credit is given for the demolished building. This fee is paid at time of building permit issuance.
Code Related Comments:
The preliminary fire flow is 2,750 gpm. A minimum of three fire hydrants are required. One within 150-feet and others within 300-feet of the building. Hydrants are required within 50-feet
of all fire department connections for standpipes and sprinkler systems. A looped water main is required for all buildings with fire flows exceeding 2,500 gpm Hydrant spacing on looped
mains is required to be 300 feet on center maximum.
Approved fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems are required throughout the building. Direct outside access is required to the fire sprinkler riser rooms. The PIV, FDC and the water
main piping cannot be run under the building. Fire alarm systems are required to be fully addressable and full detection is required. Separate plans and permits required by the fire
department.
Fire department apparatus access roadways are required. Roadways shall be modified to meet or exceed the fire code minimum in and around the proposed new building. Fire lanes are required
to meet 20-feet width with 25-foot inside and 45-feet outside turning radius. Roadways shall support a minimum of a 30-ton vehicle and 75-psi point loading. Fire Lane signage required
for onsite roadways. Proposed front canopy shall be raised to a minimum of 13-feet 6-inches of vehicle clearance for fire apparatus.
5. Emergency Responder Radio Coverage requirement per IFC Section 510 and local amended ordinance.
6. A parking structure on the second floor will require the installation of a standpipe.
7. Permits are required for above ground tanks. Separate plans and permits required by the fire department for all above and below ground tank installation.
8. HMIS information is required before the building permit is issued.