Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 15 — Buildings and Construction
Galt Municipal Code Ch. 5 Fire Service Features
Galt Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Galt
Cite as: Galt Municipal Code Chapter 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
FIRE SERVICE FEATURES
SECTION 503.1.2.1 "ONE OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS" IS ADDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 503.1.2.1 One or Two-Family Dwelling Residential Developments.
All subdivisions of forty (40) or more lots shall have at least two (2) fire apparatus access roads unless otherwise approved by both the city/county engineer and the fire code official.
SECTION 503.6.1 "ELECTRIFIED SECURITY FENCES" IS ADDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 503.6.1 Electrified security fences.
Installation of an electrified security fence, where the fence is permitted by the Municipal Code of the local jurisdiction, the installer must, prior to installation, provide written notice to the fire code official of the location of the electrified security fence.
SECTION 505.1 "PREMISES IDENTIFICATION" IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 505.1 Address Identification.
New and existing buildings shall be provided with approved address identification. The address identification shall be legible and placed in a position that is visible from the street or road fronting the property. Address identification characters shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numbers. Address numbers shall not be spelled out. Each character shall be not less than 6 inches (152.4 mm) high with a minimum stroke width of 1/2 inch (12.7 mm). Where required by the fire code official, address identification shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole, or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure. Address identification shall be maintained.
SECTION 505.1.1 "ILLUMINATION" IS ADDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 505.1.1 Illumination.
Address identification shall be internally or externally illuminated on all new buildings and on existing buildings undergoing alterations requiring a building permit. An illuminated directory board shall be required at every entrance where deemed necessary by the fire code official.
SECTION 507.1.1 "CONNECTION" IS ADDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 507.1.1 Connection.
When required by the fire code official, buildings without a public water supply shall be connected to the public water supply once the public water connectivity becomes available.
Exception:
| 1.1 | Group R-3 and Group U occupancies. |
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| 1.2 | Properties exempt from connection in the rural area so long as provided for in the General Plan. |
SECTION 507.5.1 "WHERE REQUIRED" IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 507.5.1 Where required.
Where a portion of the facility or building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction is more than 300 feet (91.4 m) from a hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the facility or building, on-site fire hydrants and mains capable of supplying the required fire flow shall be provided where required by the fire code official.
Exception: For Group R-3 and Group U occupancies, equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2, or 903.3.1.3, the distance requirement shall be 600 feet (183 m).
SECTION 507.5.1.1 "HYDRANT FOR STANDPIPE SYSTEMS" IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 507.5.1.1 Hydrant for standpipe systems.
Buildings equipped with a standpipe system installed in accordance with Section 905 shall have a fire hydrant within 40 feet (12.192 m) of the fire department connection.
| Exception: The distance shall be permitted to be increased up to 100 feet (30.480 m) where approved by the fire code official. |
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SECTION 510.4.1.1 "MINIMUM SIGNAL STRENGTH INTO THE BUILDING" IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 510.4.1.1 Minimum signal strength into the building.
The minimum download signal strength shall be sufficient to provide usable voice communications throughout the coverage area as specified by the fire code official. The downlink signal level shall be sufficient to provide not less than a Delivered Audio Quality (DAQ) of 3.4 throughout the coverage area using either narrowband analog, digital or wideband LTE signals or an equivalent bit error rate (BER), or signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) applicable to the technology for either analog or digital signals.
SECTION 510.4.1.2 "MINIMUM SIGNAL STRENGTH OUT OF THE BUILDING" IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 510.4.1.2 Minimum signal strength out of the building.
The minimum uplink signal strength shall be sufficient to provide usable voice communications throughout the coverage area as specified by the fire code official. The uplink signal level shall be sufficient to provide not less than a DAQ of 3.4 using either narrowband analog, digital or wideband LTE signals or an equivalent bit error rate (BER), or signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) applicable to the technology for either analog or digital signals.
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