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Deputy Fire Marshal"
Springfield Fire and Life Safety
225 Fifth Street .. .
Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 541-726-2293'
E-Mail: aaordon(cVcLsorinafield..or.us
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I From: GORDON Gilbert
Sent: Tuesday, January 09,200711:12'
T~: PAULY Linda
Cc: GERARD Alan; FECHTEL Melissa . .
Subject: Site Plan Tentativ!" DRC2006-00093 Greg Larkin
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Site Plan Tentative QRC2006-00093 Greg Larkin
Address: 327 S, 42nd Street .
Existing Use: Medium Density residential housing
Proposal: Construct 1S townhouse units with parking for 27 spaces
Planner: Linda Pauly.. . . ",. . ,..' '.
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Fire. Department Comments:
Access: OK.
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1, The existing hydrari{distance of 570 feet as sho~non Plan Sheet C1 of 4-SitEi: Grading/Paving Plan
exceeds the 400 foot ll1aximum distance from the' farthest point on Building D per 2004 Springfield Fire
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. . 2. Buildings C and D.are.approximately 5,040 square feet.'Assuming Type V-B qonstruction (light weight.
. wood); the required fire flow per SFC Table B105.1 is 2000 gallons per minute. I?er Table C1 05.1 this will
r~quir~ two fire hydrai1Js:~o be install~d. . . ". . Ii, .' .... '.
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.' Option A: Provideresiclentiaf sprinkler systems for Buildings B, C and Dmeetirig therequirements of the:'
. . fire code and the Natio'nal Fire Protection Association "standard NFPA 13R, Stanclard for the Installation of .
. . ,Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and including Four Stories ih Height. This would allow
the use of tl18 single e~isting .fire hydrant by reducing water flow requirements to" 1500 gallons per minute
and extending the fire hydrant distance from the farthest point on a building to 600 feet per 2004 SFC' .
. 50S.5.1, exception 2. T:his option eliminated the need to put in two fire hydrants.'.. :: .. . ".
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. Option B: Install two hydrants on site with a maximum distance approximately 450 feet apart providing a
. minimum 1500 gallons' per minute. '. . .' '. '. ' . . '. . I' .'.
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The developer will need to compare the costs of the hydrant installations versuslthe cost of providing ,
residential sprinkler systems. .,', ;:'. '.'. ,:', " ,,,.... t .... :
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, If the two fire hydrant installation ~ption is chosen, 3 ioot c1ea~ance shall b~ maiht~ir
.". GirCUmfere~ce o.f each hydrant ~e: SFC ,50S.5.5:. ..' ",' :':" .', __" ~'~' @. ~ Q ~ . \
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