The Sedgwick County Code requires that a service drive
be provided when any part of a structure, which is being built, or being
moved on to the property, is more than 200 feet from the edge of an approved
road or street. A permit must be applied for when building permits are
obtained to build a structure or to move a structure on to a site. A legible
site plan must be submitted at application time with access drive dimensions
and distance from roadway to back of structure, scribbled or non-legible
site plans will be rejected.
The Service Drive shall be completed,
inspected, and approved by Sedgwick County Code Enforcement,
prior to
or at the time of the framing
inspection. If the drive has not been constructed and approved by that
time, Sedgwick County Code Enforcement will advise the permit applicant to
contact the Sedgwick County Fire District #1, Fire Prevention Bureau within
five (5) working days for inspection in accordance with section 12-208.
Any project not constructed
with a Service Drive meeting the requirements of this code shall not be
granted a Certificate of Occupancy of any type and the permit applicant will
be subject to enforcement proceedings as provided in this Article and/or
additional legal proceedings.
To schedule an inspection you must contact the
Department of Code Enforcement, if called prior to 9:00 am inspection can be
scheduled for that day, if after 9:00 am inspection will be conducted on the
next working day. They can be contacted at 660-1840.
The basic design requirements are:
- The driving surface is to be no less than 20 feet wide
- designed to withstand the weight of fire apparatus (46,000 lbs.) in
inclement/wet weather.
- the surface is to be an all weather material consisting of rock or gravel,
ground asphalt, laid asphalt or concrete and shall be compacted to provide a
solid base.
- is to be applied a minimum of 4 inches in depth consistently over the entire
driving surface (sand does not provide a good base but may be used as a topping
or smoothing finish to the drive)
- Vertical clearance no less than 13 feet 6 inches the entire length of the
driving surface is required.
- An approved turn-around must be provided that allows the turning of apparatus in
no more than two maneuvers (see illustrations for examples)
- Any gates, entryways, poles, barriers or other obstructions located on a service
drive shall be set back from the County, Township, or other approved road a
minimum of thirty feet.
- All distances stated as 200 feet or more as used in the code shall be measured
using the most direct route of travel by ground, not “as the crow flies”.
- If a bridge is required for access, it is to be constructed and maintained to
carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus. The bridge is to be structurally
calculated by an engineer and documentation provided to the Department of
Code Enforcement with the access drive permit application.
- If the access drive goes through any portion of land designated in a flood plain
the installation of culverts, bridges or similar crossings are to be approved by
the flood plain manager. The drive must be elevated to a point that is at least
eight inches above the flood plain.
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