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United Fire chief briefs Emigration Canyon planners on driveway and private‑road access standards
Summary
United Fire Chief Sean Peterson told the Emigration Canyon Planning Commission that driveways and private roads must be a maintainable solid surface rated to carry 75,000 pounds, be wide enough for apparatus (typically 20 feet; 26 feet if over 500 feet), and include turnarounds when hose‑lay and structure siting exceed code distances; sprinklers may be approved as a code modification in some cases.
United Fire Chief Sean Peterson told the Emigration Canyon Planning Commission on Feb. 13 that the International Fire Code and Wildland‑Urban Interface (WUI) standards drive most of the department’s site‑access requirements for canyon properties. ‘‘It needs to be a solid surface, maintainable surface that can hold 75,000 pounds,’’ Peterson said, explaining that pavers, cobbles and typical 4‑inch concrete driveways do not meet the requirement for fire‑department apparatus.
Peterson laid out several numeric thresholds planners must reflect in local code: a minimum fire‑department access width of 20 feet for most private roads and driveways (with short narrow passes allowed briefly), widening…
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