Chapter 9 FIRE PROTECTION*
Sec. 9-1.1. Same--Amendments to State of Maryland Fire Prevention Code.
(a) Modify NFPA 1, Subsection 18.2.2.5.3 to read: Turns in fire
lanes shall maintain a minimum twenty-five (25) foot inner radius and a minimum
fifty (50) foot outer radius.
(b) Modify NFPA 1, Section 18.2.2.5.7 to
read: Where required by the AHJ, fire lanes shall be marked with
freestanding signs stating “FIRE LANE--NO PARKING.” The sign shall
have a minimum size of twelve (12) inches by eighteen (18) inches and shall have
red letters on a white background. Signs shall be placed at fifty (50) foot
intervals where required by the AHJ. In addition to signs, curbs and pavement
shall be designated as fire lanes where required by the AHJ. Yellow traffic
paint shall be used for this designation.
(c) Add NFPA 1, Subsection
10.13.14: Minimum four (4) inch high numbers shall be posted to meet the
requirements of 10.13.1.1. Where buildings are set back from a roadway or fire
lane, number size shall be increased as necessary to be readily
visible.
(d) Add NFPA 1, Subsection 10.13.1.5: Doors serving a tenant
space in a multi-tenant building, such as strip shopping centers and office
buildings, that have multiple doors at grade level providing direct access to
tenant spaces, shall be identified by suite number and tenant name in minimum of
one inch letters and numbers. These markings shall be placed on the exterior of
the door so as to be readily visible from the building exterior.
(e) Add
NFPA 1, Subsection 18.3.3.1: Fire hydrants shall be provided for new
construction and additions to existing construction so that all exterior
portions of the new construction and/or addition are within five hundred (500)
feet of a fire hydrant, measured by an approved route around the building
exterior.
(f) Add NFPA 1, Subsections 13.1.4.1 and
13.1.4.2:
(1) 13.1.4.1. Fire department connections serving a sprinkler
and/or standpipe system shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of a fire
hydrant.
(2) 13.1.4.2. Fire department connections shall be located in an
approved location on the street side or the side of primary fire department
vehicle access and shall be within forty (40) feet of an approved fire lane or
street. (Ord. No. G-01-43, § 1, 10-18-01; Ord. No. G-04-24,
9-16-04)
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