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7.3.B. - Page 75 governmental facilities in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives beyond those identified in the DTPP program EIR (pp. 8 -1 through 8 -21). In addition, the project would be required to pay mandatory park in -lieu fees and school impact fees, which were adopted to ensure that these services will accommodate growth in the community. The project site is served by the City of Redwood City Police and Fire departments. Furthermore, the DTPP program EIR (pp. 8 -2 through 8 -21) concluded that there would be no significant impacts on fire /emergency medical service, parks and recreation, schools, or solid waste service resulting from the DTPP or projects built under it. The DTPP program EIR (p. 8 -3) did, however, identify a potentially significant impact regarding emergency response and evacuation due to traffic congestion on local roads. Mitigation 8 -1 directs the City to implement signal detectors to provide priority traffic signal timing for emergency response vehicles, which would reduce this impact to a less - than - significant level; this program is underway. The project design would be required to comply with all applicable City codes and regulations pertaining to emergency access, as well as fire protection and security. For example, the EVA lane on the site's eastern edge would be 20 to 28 feet wide and extend the length of the building to accommodate City fare apparatus; the Redwood City Fire Department has accepted this design as being able to accommodate fire truck access to within 150 feet of all building facades (Preliminary Utility Summary; BKF Engineers; May 19, 2014; p. 4). In addition, (1) the entire building would include a sprinkler system; (2) the fire control room would be located in the main lobby on Franklin Street; (3) all gates, including at walkways and garages, would include coded keypad entries for emergency access; (4) maps would be mounted at entry gates for rapid orientation while responding to emergencies; (5) project design would implement the following: Fire Department Access: 1. Both stairways will continue to the roof with door access to the roof (One stair required by Code.) 2. A clear path across the roof between the stairs for firefighters' access will be provided. Guardrails will be provided where the walkway is within 10 feet (horizontally) of the interior court as required by CBC Section 1013.7. 3. All three elevators will be gurney size. (One required by Code.) 4. A graphic fire alarm annunciator showing alarm conditions will be installed in a lobby determined to be the fire department response point. (An annunciator is not required by Code) 5. Standpipe outlets will be provided in the enclosed stairs, at the horizontal stair and central courtyard. Two outlets will be provided in the courtyard with each being individually gated double outlets. A minimum 4 -inch supply piping will be provided to the standpipes. Standpipes will be manual wet. To limit fire size: 1. The sprinkler system will be an NFPA 13 system. 2. The project will include three fire walls dividing the building into three sections. Fire walls will be 3 -hour. One of the fire walls will be horizontal exit with standpipes on both sides of the cross corridor doors. To improve exiting: 1. All stairs with discharge directly to the exterior (not 500/0 to lobby as allowed by Code). 2. A fire safety diagram showing building layout, exit locations, and other fire safety features will be posted in a conspicuous location on each floor. The project's Preliminary Utility Summary (p. 4) provides details regarding the project's Fire Code requirements and fire access. The fire flow requirement for the proposed building, which would include a sprinkler system, would be 3,000 gallons per minute (gpm), and three fire hydrants would be required. The results of a hydrant flow test near the project site show a calculated flow of 4,420 gpm with a residual pressure of 20 pounds per square inch (psi); the project engineer considers this flow adequate to provide the 3,000 gpm required for the project. All of these calculations and associated facilities are subject to review and approval by the City. Summary of Impacts 26