Appendix F - Community Guidelines
Fire Safe Community Planning Recommendations for New Developments
Sample Building Department Requirements
- A complete fire flow water system capable of meeting the residential
calculated fire flow requirements as prescribed by the Uniform Fire Code
Appendix III-A shall be installed.
- All roadways within the project shall meet requirements of paved all-weather
surface, Uniform Fire Code Article 9, Section 901 and 902 conditions, and
shall be designated no parking zones where roads are less than 24 feet wide.
If steep roads prevent constructing 24-foot wide roads, then turnouts must be
installed every 1/4 mile. Homes with long private drives must have a turn
around (50-foot radius), or a horseshoe drive or a hammerhead drive that
allows large engines to turn around. Cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum 50-
foot radius.
- There shall be a minimum of two ways in and two ways out of the
development. These shall be completed prior to the delivery of any
combustible materials to the project site.
- A fuels management/reduction program around all structures shall be
maintained a minimum thirty feet in accordance with Uniform Fire Code
Appendix 11-A-16.
- Clearance of vegetative growth from roadways must be performed in
accordance with Uniform Fire Code Appendix II-A-17.
- Developers should submit a fuels modification plan for the entire acreage. A
property line twenty-foot minimum fuelbreak shall be completed prior to
approval of any final map.
- All new structures shall be constructed with fire retardant roofing materials in
compliance with Nevada Revised Statute 472.100.
These recommendations are provided as a guideline to fire safe community development
and are not intended to supercede existing fire codes. Check with your county building
department for actual county building codes.