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Attachment 5 <br /> 414 <br /> s8 � Orange County <br /> 7 Emergency Services <br /> A Prepared,Coordinated,and Integrated Emergency Services System <br /> E9 1-1 E-911 I Fire Marshal I EMS I Emergency Management <br /> Fire& Life Safety Division <br /> To: Cy Stober, AICP—Director, Planning & Inspections <br /> From: Elizabeth Farnan—Fire Marshal, Emergency Services <br /> Date: September 21, 2023 <br /> Case: SUP23-0009 <br /> Pin: 9883194355 <br /> SUBJECT: Site Plan Review Regarding Conformance with Orange County Unified <br /> Development Ordinance (UDO) for Emergency Apparatus Access, Addressing, <br /> and Water Availability for Required Fire Flow <br /> This memo is to provide formal comments from the Orange County Emergency Services Fire & <br /> Life Safety Division for the site plan review regarding the Lawrence Road Development: <br /> • All roads in and around the buildings on the property will need to be built per Appendix <br /> D and Chapter 5 of the NC Fire Prevention Code, 2018 edition. <br /> • Fire apparatus access roads shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the facility <br /> and all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the building as measured by an <br /> approved route around the exterior of the building or facility. <br /> • Buildings exceeding 62,000 square feet unless sprinklered shall be provided with two <br /> separate and approved fire apparatus access roads. <br /> • Fire-flow requirements for buildings will have to meet Appendix B of the NC Fire <br /> Prevention Code, 2018 edition. <br /> • Fire-flow may require private hydrants and/or other available water sources on the <br /> property to be installed. <br /> • Fire hydrant locations and distribution will have to meet Appendix C of the NC Fire <br /> Prevention Code, 2018 edition. <br /> Thank you, <br /> Elizabeth Farnan <br /> Email: efornan@orangecountync.gov <br /> Cell: 919-537-2149 <br /> 510 Meadowlands Drive I Hillsborough, NC 27278 1 (919) 245-6100 Main Office <br /> www.orangecountync.gov/oces <br />