503.2.9.2 Alternative dead-end solutions.
FC § 503.2.9.2
Where the configuration of the site makes provision of a turnaround complying with FC 503.2.9.1 impracticable, the department may allow alternative means of fire apparatus egress, including use of a building entrance driveway; garage or loading dock entrance driveway; open plaza; planted open space utilizing vehicle load-bearing permeable paving materials; parking lot lane; or other driveway or lane leading to a separate through road. Any such alternative means of fire apparatus egress shall be capable of accommodating fire apparatus operation, including load-bearing construction, grades, clearances, and, if required, provision of mountable curbs.
1.76-Foot-Diameter Turnaround 2. 90-Foot-Diameter Turnaround with up to 15-Foot-Diameter Island 3. 90-Foot Hammerhead a. 34 feet (10 363 mm) except as otherwise provided in FC 503.2.3. FC Figure 503.2.9Dead-end Fire Apparatus Access Road Turnaround
