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Staff compares Maricopa emergency‑access rules with neighboring cities and the International Fire Code
Summary
Planning staff reviewed how Maricopa’s secondary and emergency access requirements track with the International Fire Code and with practices in Avondale, Peoria, Tempe and Gilbert, highlighting IFC section D107, temporary fire‑access standards and Peoria’s 100+ lot half‑street rule.
City planning staff presented a report on Sept. 13 comparing Maricopa’s secondary and emergency access standards with regional peers and the International Fire Code (IFC).
Planner Rick summarized the IFC guidance, saying that "if you've got 30 or more and they're not sprinkled, then you need a secondary access to that development." He explained the IFC’s exceptions and technical parameters, including that a temporary fire access road must support a 75,000‑pound imposed load and be a…
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