D103.4 - Grade.  


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  • Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 15 percent in grade.

    Exception: For a fire apparatus access road serving no more than two single-family dwellings, grades shall not exceed 20 percent when approved by the fire code official. Grades between 15.1 percent and 20 percent shall not exceed a maximum cumulative total of 500 feet (152.4 m) as measured over the entire length of the access roadway.

(Ord. 2017-0003 § 285, 2017.)