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Page 13 of 21 <br />ATTY/RESO.3139/ CC RESO 601 MARSHALL DENYING APPEALS AND APPROVING TENTATIVE MAP, DOWNTOWN PLANNED <br />COMMUNITY PERMIT, AND PARKING IN LIEU FEE APPLICATION <br />REV: 9/24/15 PT <br />41. The applicant/contractor shall apply for an Encroachment Permit from the Community <br />Development Department (CDD) for work in the City public right-of-way, easements <br />or property in which the City holds an interest. <br />42. Project must meet fire flow requirements as established by the Fire Department <br />which are based on the Fire Code. Fire flow tests are typically performed during the <br />preliminary design phase but must be completed prior to submittal of final design. <br />Applicant shall contact the Fire Department for fire flow requirements, and then <br />submit a written fire flow test request to Engineering. <br />43. Applicant is responsible for evaluating and determining whether the existing water <br />main(s) meet the domestic and fire flow requirements in accordance with City Code <br />Section 38.26 and Fire Code. <br />44. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in all new buildings and <br />structures with a total floor area of three thousand (3,000) square feet or more. <br />(Redwood City Ordinance 2402) An automatic fire sprinkler system is required in the <br />parking garage. <br />45. Required fire pumps shall be supplied by connections to no fewer than two (2) water <br />mains located in different streets. Separate supply piping shall be provided between <br />each connection to the water main and the pumps. Each connection shall be sized to <br />supply the flow and pressure required to operate. (CBC and CFC 403.3.2) <br />46. Underground fire service mains and piping shall not run under buildings unless the <br />following special precautions are taken. (NFPA 24 – 2013 Edition, Section 10.6) <br />· Arching the foundation walls over the pipe <br />· Running pipe in covered trenches <br />· Providing valves to isolate sections of pipe under buildings <br />47. The building is considered a high-rise and shall comply with all applicable Building, <br />Fire and Safety codes for high-rise construction. <br />48. An automatic secondary on-site water supply having a usable capacity of not less <br />than the hydraulically calculated sprinkler demand, including the hose stream <br />requirement, shall be provided for high-rise buildings. The secondary water supply <br />shall have a duration of not less than 30 minutes as determined by the occupancy <br />classification in accordance with NFPA 13. (CBC and CFC 903.3.5.2) The <br />hydraulically calculated sprinkler demand shall be for an Ordinary Hazard Group 2 <br />Occupancy with a density of 0.20 gpm over a 1500 square foot area of operation. <br />Water storage for the fire pump shall be sized accordingly. <br />49. High-rise buildings shall have at least two (2) remotely located fire department <br />connections for each zone. (NFPA 14 – 2013 Edition, Section 7.12.2) <br />50. Fire department connections must be located within an unhindered 50-foot hose lay <br />from a fire hydrant. (Redwood City Engineering and Construction Standard W-13) <br />51. A minimum of three (3) fire hydrants shall be available at a distance of not more than <br />225 feet from the new building. (CFC Appendix C) <br />7.A. - Page 45