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Home My WebLink AboutB19-3702 CF PC (2)Butte County Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau 176 Nelson Avenue Oroville, CA 95965 Office (530) 538-7888 www.buttecountV.net/fire RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW LETTER November 11, 2019 NORTH VALLEY BUILDING SYSTEMS INC 30 SEVILLE COURT CHICO, CA 95928 APN: 041-140-063 Building Permit Number: B19-3702 Plan Check #1 Description: AG BUILDING (1215) NO ELEC Occupancy Classification: U / U Fire Sprinklers: No Building Total Area: U @ 1215 sf / U @ 0 sf The plans you recently submitted have been reviewed by the Fire Department referencing the Public Resources Code 4290 and 4291, Butte County Improvement Standards and the 2016 edition of the California Fire Code (CFC). The comments listed below in the body of this letter must be addressed prior to FIRE DEPARTMENT FINAL INSPECTION of your project. 1. Driveway Width: All driveways shall provide a minimum 10 foot traffic lane and unobstructed vertical clearance of 15 feet along its entire length. The surface shall provide unobstructed access to conventional drive vehicles, including sedans and fire engines. 2. Driveway Surface: Surfaces should be established in conformance with local ordinances, and be capable of supporting a 40,000 pound load. 4" of class 2 aggregate base shall be required for all driveways, turnouts and turnarounds. 3. Driveway Curves: No roadway shall have a horizontal inside radius of curvature of less than 50 feet and additional surface width of 4 feet shall be added to curves of 50-100 feet radius; 2 feet to those from 100-200 feet. The length of vertical curves in roadways, exclusive of gutters, ditches, and drainage structures designed to hold or divert water, shall be not less than 100 feet. 4. Driveway Turnarounds: A turnaround shall be provided to all building sites on driveways over 300 feet in length, and shall be within 50 feet of the building. Turnarounds are required on driveways and dead-end roads as specified in this article. The minimum turning radius for a turnaround shall be 40 feet from the center line of the road. If a hammerhead -T is used, the top of the "T" shall be a minimum of 60 feet in length. 5. Driveway Turnouts: Driveways exceeding 150 feet in length, but less than 800 feet in length, shall provide a turnout near the midpoint of the driveway. Where the driveway exceeds 800 feet, turnouts shall be provided no more than 400 feet apart. Turnouts shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide and 30 feet long with a minimum 25 foot taper on each end. 6. Driveway Structures: All driveway, road, street, and private lane roadway structures (Bridges, culverts, and other appurtenant structures which supplement the roadway bed or shoulders) shall be constructed to carry at least the maximum load and provide the minimum vertical clearance as required by Vehicle Code Sections 35550, 35750 and 35250. All bridges shall be certified by a registered Civil Engineer. Appropriate signing, including but not limited to weight or vertical clearance limitations, one-way road or single lane conditions, shall reflect the capability of each bridge. A bridge with only one traffic lane may be authorized by the local jurisdiction; however, it shall provide for unobstructed visibility from one end to the other and turnouts at both ends. 7. Gate Standards: Gate entrances shall be at least two feet wider on both ends then the width of the traffic lane(s) serving that gate. Minimum 14 foot opening. All gates providing access from a road to a driveway shall be located at least 30 feet from the roadway and shall open to allow a vehicle to stop without obstructing traffic on that road. Where a one-way road with a single traffic lane provides access to a gated entrance; a 40 foot turning radius shall be used. 8. Addressing: All buildings shall be issued an address by the local jurisdiction which conforms to that jurisdiction's overall address system. Accessory buildings will not be required to have a separate address; however, each dwelling unit within a building shall be separately identified. Size of letters, numbers and symbols for addresses shall be a minimum 4 inch letter height, % inch stroke, reflectorized, contrasting with the background color of the sign. All buildings shall have a permanently posted address, which shall be placed at each driveway entrance and visible from both directions of travel along the road. In all cases, the address shall be posted at the beginning of construction and shall be maintained thereafter, and the address shall be visible and legible from the road on which the address is located. Address signs along one-way roads shall be visible from both the intended direction of travel and the opposite direction. Where multiple addresses are required at a single driveway, they shall be mounted on a single post. 9. Setback for Structure Defensible Space: All parcels 1 acre and larger shall provide a minimum 30 foot setback for buildings and accessory buildings from all property lines and/or the center of the road. 10. Disposal of Flammable Vegetation and Fuels: Disposal, including chipping, burning or removal to a landfill site approved by the local jurisdiction, of flammable vegetation and fuels caused by site development and construction, road and driveway construction, and fuel modification shall be completed prior to completion of road construction or final inspection of a building permit. 11. DEFENSIBLE SPACE GUIDELINES: A person that owns, leases, controls, operates, or maintains a building or structure in, upon, or adjoining any mountainous area, forest - covered lands, brush -covered lands, grass -covered lands, or any land that is covered with flammable material, shall at all times do all of the following: a. Maintain around and adjacent to the building or structure additional fire protection or firebreak made by removing all brush, flammable vegetation, or combustible growth that is located within 100 feet from the building or structure or to the property line or at a greater distance if required by state law, or local ordinance, rule, or regulation. Grass and other vegetation located more than 30 feet from the building or structure and less than 18 inches in height above the ground may be maintained where necessary to stabilize the soil and prevent erosion. This subdivision does not apply to single specimens of trees or other vegetation that is well -pruned and maintained so as to effectively manage fuels and not form a means of rapidly transmitting fire from other nearby vegetation to a dwelling or structure. b. Remove that portion of any tree that extends within 10 feet of the outlet of a chimney or stovepipe. c. Maintain any tree adjacent to or overhanging a building free of dead or dying wood. d. Maintain the roof of a structure free of leaves, needles, or other dead vegetative growth. The Fire Prevention Bureau is currently open to the public from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. If you wish to discuss these plan check comments, please call during our business hours or e-mail us at the address below. Permit status can be tracked by logging on to http://www.buttecounty.net/dds and clicking Building Permits Status. Once the above requirements are met, and prior to a Building Final Inspection, please call (530) 538-6226; this is CAL FIRE/BCFD recorded inspection line; you will need the information at the top of this page. Inspection requests that come through any other phone numbers will cause a delay in completing your permit. Chris Boyd Deputy Fire Marshal 530.538.6320 Chris.boydA,fire.ca. gov John Gaddie Fire Protection Planning 530.538.6320 john. ag ddie(d),fire.ca.gov