Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-55 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the Wildland-Urban Interface Code › Section 51-55-0400 - Wildland-urban interface area requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
401 General.
401.1 Scope.
Wildland-urban interface
				areas
shall be provided with emergency vehicle access and water supply
				in accordance with this chapter.
401.2 Objective.
This section is not
				adopted.
401.3 General safety precautions.
This section is
				not adopted.
402 Applicability.
402.1 Subdivisions.
Subdivisions shall comply
				with locally adopted standards.
402.1.1 Access.
This section is not
				adopted.
402.1.2 Water supply.
This section is not
				adopted.
402.2 Individual structures.
Individual
				structures shall comply with Sections 402.2.1 and 402.2.2.
402.2.1 Access.
Individual structures hereafter
				constructed or relocated into or within
wildland-urban interface
				areas
shall be provided with driveways in accordance with Section
				403.2 and locally adopted standards. Marking of fire protection equipment shall
				be provided in accordance with Section 403.5 and address markers shall be
				provided in accordance with Section 403.6.
402.2.2 Water supply.
Individual structures
				hereafter constructed or relocated into or within
wildland-urban
				interface areas
shall be provided with a conforming water supply in
				accordance with locally adopted standards.
EXCEPTION:
Not adopted.
402.3 Existing conditions.
This section is not
				adopted.
403 Access.
403.2.1 Dimensions.
This section is not
				adopted.
403.2.2 Length.
This section is not
				adopted.
403.2.3 Service limitations.
This section is not
				adopted.
403.2.4 Turnarounds and turnouts.
Driveways
in excess of three hundred feet in length shall be
				provided with turnarounds.
Driveways
in excess of five hundred
				feet in length and less than twenty feet in width shall be provided with
				turnouts and turnarounds. Turnarounds and turnouts shall be designed as
				required by locally adopted standards.
403.2.5 Turnouts.
This section is not
				adopted.
403.3 Fire apparatus access road.
Where required,
				fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained as required by
				locally adopted street, road, and access standards.
403.4 Marking of roads.
This section is not
				adopted.
403.4.1 Sign construction.
This section is not
				adopted.
404 Water supply.
404.1 General.
Water supply shall be provided and
				maintained as required by locally adopted standards.
404.2 Water sources.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.3 Draft sites.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.3.1 Access.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.3.2 Pumper access points.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.4 Hydrants.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.5 Adequate water supply.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.6 Fire department.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.7 Obstructions.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.8 Identification.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.9 Testing and maintenance.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.10 Reliability.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.10.1 Objective.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.10.2 Clearance of fuel.
This section is not
				adopted.
404.10.3 Standby power.
This section is not
				adopted.