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Hopewell fire marshal recommends one-sided fire lane, limited parking changes for Bank Street
Summary
Fire marshal presented measurements and a plan to create a fire lane on one side of Bank Street and two-sided no-parking on nearby James Street after a March 7, 2024 townhouse fire. Council gave consensus to move forward with signing and striping while staff explores larger engineering options.
Ben Gomes, the city’s fire marshal, told the Hopewell City Council that a March 7, 2024, structure fire on the 1000 block of Bank Street exposed access problems for fire apparatus and prompted a staff review of parking and fire-lane needs.
Gomes said Bank Street’s curb-to-curb width is about 25.5 feet and that the city’s ladder truck is roughly 9 feet wide with outriggers; typical clearances on the block with parked cars measured 10 to 17 feet and do not reliably leave the space the department needs. “We are unable to park a fire truck in front of … the townhomes that are on Bank Street,” Gomes said.
The fire marshal and a cross-departmental committee…
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