Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 14 — FIRE PREVENTION›Article II — FIRE CODE
Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 5 Fire Apparatus Roads
Mountain View Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mountain View
Cite as: Mountain View Municipal Code Division 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
SEC. 14.12.05. - Fire apparatus access roads — definition.¶
Subsection 502.1 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to add a new definition to read as follows:
502.1 Definitions.
UNOBSTRUCTED WIDTH. This shall mean a clear travel way the width of a fire apparatus access road, which is designed to withstand the weight of an emergency vehicle. It shall not include the width of any parking, rolled curbs, sidewalks, or other nondrivable surfaces.
(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)
SEC. 14.12.10. - Fire apparatus access roads — dimensions.¶
Subsection 503.2.1 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm), and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than thirteen 13 feet six 6 inches (4115 mm).
Where buildings, or portions of buildings or facilities, have floors used for human occupancy located more than thirty (30) feet above the access road, the minimum unobstructed width shall be increased to twenty-six (26) feet for aerial fire apparatus access. At least one (1) of the required access roads meeting this requirement shall be located within a minimum of fifteen (15) feet and a maximum of thirty (30) feet from the building and shall be positioned parallel to the longest dimension, or side, of the building, unless otherwise approved by the fire code official.
(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)
SEC. 14.12.15. - Fire apparatus access roads — authority.¶
Subsection 503.2.2 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
503.2.2 Authority. The fire code official shall have the authority to require or permit modifications to the required access widths and/or vertical clearance where they are inadequate for fire or rescue operations or where necessary to meet the public safety objectives of the jurisdiction.
(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)
SEC. 14.12.20. - Fire apparatus access roads - turning radius.¶
Subsection 503.2.4 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
503.2.4 Turning radius. The required inside turning radius of a fire apparatus access road shall be a minimum of twenty-one (21) feet.
(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)
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