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SECTION 902 -- FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS 90= General. Fire department. meets roads anit be provided andmairttained in accordance with Sections 901 and 902.. 902.2. Fire Apparatus Access Roads. 90221 Required access. Fire apparatus acc ss roads shall be provided in accordance with Sections 901 and 9022 for every facility, building or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction when any portion of the facility or any portion of an exterior wall of the first story of the building is located more than 150 feet (45 720 min) from &e apparatus access as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility. See also Section 902.3 for per- sonnel access to buildings. EXCEPTIONS: 1. When buildings are a mpleteiy pmtecmd with an approved automatic ore master system. the provisions of Sections 902.2.1 and 902✓2 may be modified by the Brief. 2. When access toads cannot =installed due to location on property, mpgmpft wa grad waterways. nonnegotiable es or other similar condi- tions. the chief is authorized to recmre additional fire protection as spe- cified in Section 1001.9. When the= are u' not two ns _ 902.2.Iand9022 -2 may DiMon 3. or Group be modified by the chief. More.than one fire apparatus road shall be provided when it is determined by the chief that access by a single road might be im- paired by vehicle congestion. condition of terrain, climatic condi- tions or other factors that could limit access. For high -piled combustible storage. see Section 8102.6.1. For required access during construction. alteration or demoli- tion of a building, see Section 3704.2. 902.22 Specifications. 90ZZ-S. Dimensions. File apparatus access roads shalt have an .. unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm) and an un- obsttuc ed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 incites (4115 man)- EXCEPTION: vertical dean= may be zectu=ti.a provided mut redochon does nor impair ac=ts by file app. _ ate unsoiled and mumbled indicating the established l dear - nos when approved. Vertical clearances or widths shall be increased when, in the opinion of the chief, vertical clearances or widths are not provide fire apparatus access. 90222.2 Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed. and maintained to support the imposed loads of firs apparatus and shall be provided with a surface so as to provide ail- weather driv- ing capabilities Page 78