Miami - Dade County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 14. FIRE PREVENTION |
Article IV. LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE |
§ 14-68. Fire Department Access Roads and Set-Up Sites.
The following Set-Up Site requirements are minimum standards:
(1)
Set-up sites shall be provided at every building over 3 stories in height and shall be located at a minimum on two sides of the building at the approximate center of each side for firefighting and rescue operations. Building configuration may require additional set-up sites.
(2)
Set-up sites shall be no closer than 10 feet and no further than 30 feet from any building. Each site shall be a minimum 21 feet wide and 47 feet long with a cross slope no greater than 5 percent.
(3)
Set-up sites shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus.
(Ord. No. 16-89, § 3, 9-7-16)