Appeal 34959

Appeal Summary

Status: DENIED

Appeal ID: 34959

Submission Date: 8/29/25 3:38 PM

Hearing Date: 9/4/25

Case #: 25-47

Appeal Type: Fire

Project Type: residential

Building/Business Name: Self-Enhancement, INC.

Appeal Involves: Erection of a new structure

Proposed use: Residential

Project Address: 9801 NE 13th Avenue

Appellant Name: Matt Lewis

LUR or Permit Application #: LUR LU 25-038112

Stories: 3 Occupancy: R Construction Type: Detached and Attached SF

Fire Sprinklers: Yes - Throughout

Plans Examiner/Inspector: Dawn Krantz

Plan Submitted Option: pdf [File 1]

Payment Option: electronic

Code Section	PFC / OFC Appendix D, D103.1
Requires	Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet.
Code Modification or Alternate Requested	In lieu of providing an access road width of 26 feet, we propose applying exception 1 under D103.1 where all buildings are protected with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system.
Proposed Design	The site is served by one 20-foot Fire Apparatus Access Road throughout the site. The proposed development of the site has 49 dwelling units. There are 11 Single-Family homes, 5 Duplex homes, and 7 Quadplex homes. The buildings will be equipped with full NFPA13 fire sprinkler system. Building siding will be predominantly non-combustible with small areas of cedar accent. Although the turnarounds at the North end of the site do not exactly match the acceptable turnaround drawings shown on D103.1, the proposed design complies with the given dimensional and turning radius requirements.
Reason for alternative	Due to the topography of the area, and the limited amount of site flexibility due to large amounts of grading, along with wetland and floodplain boundary encroachment, no additional roadway width is able to be provided. The proposed design meets the code’s intended fire protection with a full NFPA13 fire sprinkler system.

Code Section	PFC / OFC Appendix D, D107.1
Requires	Developments of one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30 shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads.
Code Modification or Alternate Requested	In lieu of providing two access roads, we propose applying exception 1 under D107.1 where buildings are exempt from providing a second fire access road when all buildings are equipped throughout with approved automatic fire sprinkler systems.
Proposed Design	The site is served by one 20-foot Fire Apparatus Access Road throughout the site. The proposed development of the site has 49 dwelling units. There are 11 Single-Family homes, 5 Duplex homes, and 7 Quadplex homes. The buildings will be equipped with full NFPA13 fire sprinkler system. Building siding will be predominantly non-combustible with small areas of cedar accent.
Reason for alternative	Due to the topography of the area, and the limited amount of site flexibility due to large amounts of grading, along with wetland and floodplain boundary encroachment, no secondary access is able to be provided. The proposed design exceeds the code’s intended fire protection with a full NFPA13 fire sprinkler system.

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