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Salina advisory board recommends access-road amendments, engineer certification, and 300-foot remoteness metric
Summary
The Building Advisory Board recommended amendments to Appendix D of the International Fire Code to clarify fire-apparatus access roads, endorse a 300-foot remoteness metric for second entrances, require licensed-engineer certification for access-road design, and forward the package to the city commission.
The Salina Building Advisory Board voted unanimously to recommend amendments to Appendix D of the International Fire Code that define fire-apparatus access-road requirements, propose a 300-foot remoteness standard for second entrances in many plats, and require licensed-engineer design and certification to ensure roads can support emergency apparatus.
Staff presented Appendix D changes as a response to practical challenges with the ICC’s "half-diagonal" remoteness measure on oddly shaped or long, skinny…
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