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Article V — Fire Safe Standards.

Sec. 13-35. - One-way roads.

Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Sonoma County

In addition to meeting the applicable standards in the preceding sections, all one-way roads shall comply with the following requirements:

(a)

All one-way roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than twenty five feet (25') and shall be constructed to provide a road with a minimum of one (1) twelve-foot traffic lane and one-foot shoulders on each side providing one-way traffic flow. The Fire Code Official is authorized to request the installation of turnouts as part of a development approval at locations necessary to provide two-way traffic flow.

(b)

All one-way roads shall connect to a two-way road at both ends, and shall provide access to an area zoned for no more than ten (10) dwelling units.

(c)

All one-way roads exceeding five hundred feet (500') in length shall have a turnout constructed at approximately the midpoint of the road. Any one-way road exceeding one thousand feet (1,000') in length shall also have turnouts constructed approximately every five hundred feet (500') along the entire length of the road.

(d)

No one-way road shall exceed two thousand six hundred forty feet (2,640') in length.

(e)

Any road or driveway structure required to have a turnout, shall have a turnout that is a minimum of twenty-two feet (22') wide, including the road and the turnout and thirty feet (30') long with a minimum taper of twenty-five feet (25') on each end. The length of the turnout shall be measured along the road or driveway centerline.

(Ord. No. 6318, § I, 8-11-2020)

State Law reference— California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Natural Resources Code, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2, Article 1-5, SRA Fire Safe Regulations, 1273.01, 1273.05, 1273.06.

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