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Hooper council hears fire department guidance on flag-lot access, hydrants and options for regulation
Summary
Deputy Chief David told Hooper City Council members that safe flag-lot access requires a maintainable 20-foot fire access, compaction to support apparatus, and hydrants or sprinklers in some cases; council agreed to gather Public Works and planning input before pursuing an ordinance or conditional-use route.
Deputy Chief David, representing the Hooper fire department, told the Hooper City Council at its Nov. 13 work meeting that the city should rely on the International Fire Code as a baseline for flag-lot safety while balancing homeowners’ costs and city liability.
David said the department favors a maintainable 20-foot-wide access for single-family flag lots, with a surface that supports heavy apparatus and can be cleared of snow. "It's the fire access road," he said, adding the department typically cores and tests surfacing to ensure compaction sufficient to support 75,000 pounds for apparatus.
The fire marshal emphasized hydrant spacing and alternatives. He noted that the IFC appendices use roughly 500-foot hydrant spacing (chapter 5 may allow up to 600 feet in some…
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