HomeMy WebLinkAboutBC Fire Memo PUD24-0001Butte County Fire Department Garrett Sjolund
Fire Chief
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Oroville, CA 95965
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Members of the Board
Bill Connelly | Peter Durfee | Tami Ritter | Tod Kimmelshue | Doug Teeter
MEMORANDUM
DATE: Tuesday August 20th, 2024
TO: Tristan White, Assistant Planner
FROM: Chris Boyd, Deputy Fire Marshal
RE: Fire’s Conditions of Approval for PUD24-0001
Fire has reviewed all submitted documents for the proposed three phase 12 Lot PUD, 10 ADU
homes and Multifamily apartments located on APN 068-341-010 and would like to provide the
following conditions of approval.
•Construction, installation, or development of buildings and/or roads, driveways, gates, and
bridges on parcels/lots shall comply with the current adopted California Building Standard Codes,
California Fire Safe Regulation, Public Resource Code 4290 & 4291, Butte County Improvement
Standards, and all other applicable State and County Codes, ordinances and regulations, in effect
at the time of application.
•Prior to construction, a pressurized community water system for fire protection is required.
Bonding may be allowed with the approval of the County Fire Chief. Average required hydrant
spacing is 500 feet (reduce by 100 feet on dead-end streets and roads), hydrant size 6 inches,
and residual fire flow of 1000 GPM. Fire hydrant identification, road reflectors or post
reflectors acceptable to the County Fire Chief shall be installed or bonded, prior to Parcel or
Final map recordation. Submit plans to the Fire Department for review and approval prior to
construction. Local water agency requirements for hydrants may be more restrictive.
•Pressurized community water system must be installed and operational prior to combustible
building materials arriving on site.
•Prior to building construction, provide an all-weather access of at least 10 feet wide for
residential, and 20 feet wide for commercial, and vertical clearance of 15 feet that will allow for
ingress and egress and accommodate a 40,000-pound fire apparatus to within 150 feet of any
point on all structures.
•Place a note on a separate document, which is to be recorded concurrently with the Parcel or
Final map, or on an additional map sheet stating, “Building identification and/or addresses shall
be installed in conformance with Public Resources Code 4290 and shall be posted at the time of
permit issuance and maintained continuously thereafter.
•Use of a private water system for fire protection purposes will require one of the following
acceptable entities to maintain the system; Formation of a Mutual Water Company, Formation
of a new County Service area, Annexation to an existing County Service Area with the same level
of service or Establishment of another entity as approved by the Butte County Fire Department
prior to Parcel or Final map recordation. All new water systems must be constructed to the same
standards as the nearest local water purveyor (Mutual Water Company or Public Utility such as
Cal-Water, OWID, TWSD, etc.) to allow for possible future annexation and connection of mains.
In addition to this memo, the conditions have been added in Trakit.