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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-248_20171213_Fire PRR Response 1244 Irvine Avenue CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Life Safety Services Division 100 Civic Center Drive │P.O. Box 1769 │Newport Beach, CA 92658-8915 www.newportbeachca.gov 949- 644-3200 Planning Project Review Conditions for Approval DATE: December 13, 2017 PROJECT LOCATION: 1244 Irvine Avenue Conditions: 1. An approved fire apparatus access road shall be provided within 150 feet of all portions of the structures measured by an approved route around the exterior of the buildings. California Fire Code (CFC) Section 503.1.1. Fire Department Guideline C.01 & C.02 should be utilized to comply with access requirements. 2. Blue hydrant identification markers shall be placed adjacent to fire hydrants. 3. Apparatus access roads must be constructed of a material that provides an all-weather driving surface, capable of supporting 72,000 pounds imposed load for fire-apparatus, and truck outrigger loads of 75 pounds per square inch over a two-foot area. Calculations stamped and signed by a registered professional engineer shall certify that the proposed surface meets the criteria of an all-weather driving surface and is capable of withstanding the weight of 72,000 pounds. Newport Beach Fire Department Guideline C.01. 4. Fire lanes shall be marked as per City of Newport Beach Guideline C.02. 5. As per City of Newport Beach Guideline C.01, the minimum width of the street shall be 36 feet, with parking allowed on both sides. The minimum width of the street shall be 32 feet, with parking allowed on one side. The minimum street width shall be 20 feet, with no parking on either side. The width shall be increased to 26 feet within 30 feet of a hydrant, no vehicle parking allowed. 6. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided with an approved area for turning around fire apparatus. CFC 503.2.5. 7. Fire Flow will be required and must be determined and submitted with the architectural plan check. CFC Sec. 507.3 City of Newport Beach Guideline B.01 shall be utilized to complete the fire flow. 2 8. Fire hydrants (number also depends on fire flow) will be required to be located within 400 feet as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the structure. CFC 507.5.1. 9. Where a portion of the structure is more than 400 feet from a hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the structure, on-site fire hydrants and mains shall be provided where required by the fire code official. CFC Sec. 507.5.1. 10. As per CFC Sec. 304.3.3, dumpsters and container with an individual capacity of 1.0 cubic yards (200 gallons) or more shall not be stored in buildings or placed within 5 feet of combustible walls, openings or combustible roof eave lines unless the dumpsters are constructed of noncombustible materials or of combustible materials with a peal rate of heart release not exceeding 300 kW/M² where tested in accordance with ASTM E1354 at an incident heat flux of 50 kW/M² in the horizontal orientation. Exception: Storage in a structure shall not be prohibited where the structure is of Type I or IIA construction, location not less than 10 feet from other buildings and used exclusively for dumpster or container storage. 11. Fire appliances such as fireplaces, fire pit tables, or fire features must be a listed appliance. Manufactures specifications, which recommend the distances to combustibles that appliance, must be maintained will be required at the time of the plan review. 12. Buildings shall be provided with approved addresses. The address identifications shall be legible and placed above or immediately adjacent to all doors that allow fire department access. In no case shall the number be less than four inches in height with a one-half inch stroke. Address numbers shall contrast with their background and shall be either internally or externally illuminated to be visible at night. CFC amended Sec. 505.1.1. 13. A fire alarm that activate the occupant notification system shall be installed in Group R-2 occupancies where dwelling units, sleeping units are located three or more stores above the lowest level of exit discharge. 907.2.9. 14. Single or multiple station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in Group R-2 occupancies. CFC Section 907..2.11.2 15. Fire pits must be installed as per the manufactures recommendations and 2016 California Mechanical Code Section 925.1 with regard to distance to combustible etc. 16. California Fire Code Sec. 308.1.4, charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. 3 17. Fire extinguishers are required and are to be located within 75 feet of all front entrance doors. CFC Sec. 906.1 18. An automatic sprinkler system (13R) installed in accordance with Section 903.3 shall be provided throughout all buildings with a Group R fire area. CFC Section 903.2.8. 19. The underground fire line will be reviewed by the fire department. A separate submittal is required, which requires an “F” Permit. The underground fire line is a separate submittal (cannot be part of the overhead fire sprinkler plans, nor precise or rough grading plans) and must be designed as per NBFD Guideline F.04 “Private Hydrants and Sprinkler Supply Line Underground Piping.” 20. Approved vehicle access for firefighting shall be provided to all construction or demolition sites. Vehicle access shall be provided to within 100 feet of temporary or permanent fire department connections. 21. Proposed fencing cannot obstruct existing water supply (fire hydrants) from the existing and proposed structures.