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Ii443/ of MEMORANDUM <br /> lk� • <br /> River TO: Steve Ach <br /> City Planner <br /> FROM: Bruce West gi(,(2 <br /> Fire Chief <br /> DATE: April 8, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: St. Andrews Catholic Church Addition <br /> After studying the site plan for the addition to St. Andrews Catholic Church I <br /> would like to make the following comments: <br /> 1. There shall be two additional hydrants located within the church <br /> complex. One in the southeast corner of the proposed new church <br /> complex and the second hydrant will be in the northeast area of the <br /> new church complex. The hydrant system shall be looped to ensure <br /> adequate water supply for the proposed addition. The looping of the <br /> • system could be completed by tying in with the Irving Street water <br /> main system. <br /> 2. Another area of concern is Fire Department access to the west <br /> side of the proposed new church and also to the east side of the <br /> existing school area. Under the 1991 Uniform Fire Code Division 2 <br /> Section 10.203 under Required Access; fire apparatus access roads <br /> shall be provided for every facility, building or portion of a building <br /> here after constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction when <br /> any portion of the facility or any portion of an exterior wall of the first <br /> story of the building is located more than 150 feet from fire apparatus <br /> access as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the <br /> building or facility. My main concern here is excessibility of the west <br /> side of the proposed new church and east side of the existing school to <br /> be within 150 feet for access for fire apparatus. The addition of a fire <br /> department access road on the north side of the existing school facility <br /> may need to be looked at as an alternative. With the construction of a <br /> fire department access road, other specification shall be taken into <br /> consideration. Section 10.204(a) Dimensions; states fire apparatus <br /> access roads shall have unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet <br /> and unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches. <br /> • Section 10.204(b) Surface; fire apparatus access roads shall be <br /> designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />