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MERIDIAN CITY/RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
March 17, 2003 RP~l.~~1 V P~~
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City Of Meridian
TO: Mayor, City Council & Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission ity Clerk Office
FROM: Joseph Silva, Deputy Chief Fire Prevention
SUBJECT: Burney Glen FP 03-013
The following will be the requirements and/or concerns to provide minimum levels of fire
protection for the proposed project:
1. One and two family dwellings will require afire-flow of 1,000 gallons per
minute available for a duration of 2 hours to service the entire project. Fire
hydrants shall be placed an average of 400' apart. 1997 UFC Appendix
]II-A
2. Acceptance of the water supply for fire protection will be by the Meridian
water Department.
3. Fina! Approval of the fire hydratrt locations shall be by the Meridian Fire
Department.
4. The phasing plan may require that arty roadway greater than 150' in length
that is not provided with an outlet shall be required to have a turn around.
5. All roads shall have a turning radius of 28' inside and 48' outside.
6. Insure that all yet undeveloped parcels are maintained free of combustible
vegetation per section 1103.2.4 of the Uniform Fire Code.
Operational fire hydrants and temporary or permanent street signs are
required before combustible construction begins. UFC 901.42 &901.3
8. A minimum of two points of access will be required for any portion of the
project, which serves more than 50 homes. UFC 902.2.1
9. The proposed 51-lot subdivision with an estimated 2.9 residens per
household would have a total estimated population of 148 residents at build
out. The Meridian Fire Departmen has experienced 2069 responses in the
year 2000 and 2251 calls for service in X001. According to a report
completed by Fire & Emergency Services Consulting Group in Febniary of
2000 our requests for service are projected to reach 2800 in the year 2005
and 3800 by the year 2010.
10. The roadways shall be buih to Ada County Highway Standards and shall
have a clear driving surface, available at all times, which is 20' wide. This
may affect the landscape islands in Block 8 Lot 1, Block 11 Lot 1, Block i3
Lot 1, Block 5 Lot 1, they may have to be posted "1~To Parking Fire Lane".
UFC 902.2
11. Building setbacks shall be per the Building Code for one and two story
construction.
12. The proposed project lies outside the five-minute response zone goal.
Achievement of this goal is subject to budgetary constrains and is intended
to enhance the probability of a favorable outcome on a request for Basic Life
Support. The budget constrains are typically defined as capital outlay for
facilities that are located within 1.5 miles from a given location and
sufficient operational funds to staffthe facilities.