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Marion County Fire District No. 1 commented: 1. Rural Buildings – Required Fire Flow: Required fire flow for rural and suburban areas in which adequate and reliable water supply systems do not exist may be calculated in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard 1142, Current Edition, when approved by the fire code official. Please contact the Fire Marshal’s Office for special assistance and other requirements that may apply. (OFC B103.3)(OFC B107) • Residential and accessory structures less than 3,600 square feet, including all floors, garage(s), basement(s), covered porches, and decks shall not require a water supply. • NOTE: Structures protected by an automatic fire sprinkler are not required to have a water supply other than that required to supply the fire sprinkler system. 2. Fire Safety During Construction: Approved fire department access road required water supply, fire hydrants, and safety precautions shall be installed and serviceable prior to and during the time of construction. 2022 Oregon Fire Code Chapter 33. 3. Fire Apparatus Access Road Width and Vertical Clearance: Fire access roads shall have an unobstructed driving surface width of not less than 20 feet; 26 feet adjacent to fire hydrants 2022 Oregon Fire Code (OFC) Appendix D 103.1 and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches. 2022 Oregon Fire Code (OFC) Section 503.2.1 and Appendix D103.1 4. Fire apparatus road distance from buildings and turnarounds: Access roads shall be within 150’ of all portions of the exterior wall of the building as measured by and approve route around the exterior of the building. An approved turnaround is required if the remaining distance to an approved intersection roadway, as measured along the fire apparatus access road, is greater than 150’. 2022 Oregon Fire Code 503.1.1 5. Premise identification: Buildings shall have address numbers or approved identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the access road fronting the property. Numbers shall contrast with their background and shall be a minimum of 4 inches height with a minimum stroke width of ½ inch. (2022 OFC 505.1) 6. Gates: Gates securing fire apparatus roads shall comply with all the following: (2022 OFC D103.5) • Minimum unobstructed width shall be 16 feet. • Gates shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the intersecting roadway. • Gates shall be of the swinging type or sliding type. • Manual operation shall be capable by one person. • Electric gates shall be equipped with a means for operation for fire department personnel. • Locking devices shall be approved All other contacted agencies either failed to comment or stated no objection to the proposal. 7. Primary farm dwellings in an SA zone can be permitted through the options provided in MCC 17.137.030(A). The options depend on whether the dwelling will be located on high-value farmland, or if it will be built in conjunction with a commercial dairy farm, or other otherwise. In this case, the applicant seeks to qualify for a primary farm dwelling through MCC 17.137.030(A)(1): A. Primary Farm Dwellings. A single-family dwelling customarily provided in conjunction with farm use. The dwelling will be considered customarily provided in conjunction with farm use when: 1. It is located on high-value farmland, as defined in MCC 17.137.130(D), and satisfies the following standards: a. There is no dwelling on the subject farm operation on lands zoned EFU, SA, or FT other than seasonal farm worker housing. The term “farm operation” means all lots of parcels of land in the same ownership that are used by the farm operator for farm use;