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Sec. 15.12.070. Section 503.2.3 Surface-amended. Section 503.2.3 ofthe 2009 Intemational Fire Code is amended to read as follows: Section 503.2.3. Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and constructed of hard surface, i.e. asphalt or concrete, to withstand the weight of fire apparatus and such surfaces must be able to support the weight of the heaviest fire apparatus of the fire district serving the property. The grade of a fire apparatus access road shall not exceed seven percent. During the construction of a land use development project, the property owner or contractor may apply for a waiver of the requirement to construct a hard surface fire apparatus access road. The waiver request shall include an engineered plan for the altemative construction of the access road and a plan for the continued maintenance of the access road during the period of project construction. Upon completion of the project and prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, any fire apparatus access road shall be constructed of permanent hard surface. Sec. 15.12.080. Section 503.2.4 Turning Radius-amended. Section 503.2.4 of the 2009 Intemational Fire Code is amended to read as follows: Section 503.2.4 Tuming Radius.. The minimum allowable tuming radius shall be: a. No less than 45 feet of unobstructed outside turning radius in a cul-de-sac or dead end street over 150 feet in length; b. No less than 42 feet of unobstructed inside turning radius for any turn of 90 degrees or more; c. No less than 42 feet of unobstructed inside turning radius for any other street configuration as may be approved by the city. Sec. 15.12.090. Appendices adopted. The following appendicl;:s of the International Fire Code are hereby specifically adopted; any appendices not listed are not adopted: Appendix B, Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings; Appendix D, Fire Apparatus Access Roads. In the event of any conflict between any provision of said Appendix D and any section of this chapter, the more restrictive requirement shall control. Sec. 15.12.100. Copies available. At least one copy of the 2009 International Fire Code, as amended herein, certified to be true and accurate, shall be available for public inspection at the office of the building safety division, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. The city clerk shall at all times maintain a reasonable supply of copies of the code available for purchase by the public at a moderate price. 12