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503.2.4 .,. 506.2 .' 503.2.4 Thrning radius. The required turning radius of a fire apparatus access road shall be determined by the code official. 503.2.5 Dead ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in . 'excess of 150 feet (45 720 mm) in length shall be provided with an approved area for turning around fire apparatus. 503.2.6 Bridges and elevated surfaces. Where a bridge or an elevated surface is pilrt of a fire apparatus access road,. the bridge shall he constructed and maintained in accordance with AASHTO Standard Specification for Highway Bridges. Bridges and elevated sutfaces shall be designed for a live load sufficient to carry the imposed loads of fire appa- ratus. Vehicle load limits shall be posted at both entrances to bridges when required by the code official. Where elevated sutfaces designed for emergency vehicle use are adjacent to sutfaces which are not designed for such use, approved bar- riers,. approved sill1's or both shall be installed and main- tained when required by the code official. ,503.2.7 Grade. The grade of the fire apparatus access road shall be within the limits established by the code official based on the fire department's apparatus. 503.3 Marking. Where required by the code official, approved signs or other approved notices shall be provided for fire appa- ratus access roadS to identify such roadS or prohibit the obstruc- tion thereof. Signs or notices shall be maintained in a clean and legible conditional all times and be replaced or repaired when necessary to provide adequate visibility. 503.4 Obstruction oflire apparatus access roads. Fire appa- ratus access roads shall not be obstructed in any manner, in- cluding the parking of vebicles. The nrinimum widths and cleanmces established in Section 503.2.1 shall be maintained at all times. ' 503.5 Req1Jired gates or barricades. The code official is au- thorized to require the installation and maintenance of gates or other approved barricades across fire apparatus access roads, trails or other accessways, not including public streets, alleys or bighways. 5113.5.1 Secured gates and barricades. When required, gates and barricades shall be secured in an approved man- ner. Roads. trails and other access ways that have been closed and obstructed in the manner prescribed by Section 503.5 shall not be trespassed on or used unless authorized by the owner and the code official. Exception: Theresmction on use shall not apply tu pub- lic officers acting within the scope of duty. 503.6 Security gates. Where security gates are installed, they shall be maintained and an approved means of emergency oper- ation sball be provided and maintained. SECTION 504 ACCESS TO BUILDING OPENINGS AND ROOFS 504.1 Required access. Exterior doors and openings required by this code or the International Building Code sball be main- tained readily accessible for emergency access by the fire de- partment. An approved access walkway leading from fire 40 FIRE SERVICE FEATURES apparatus access roads to exterior openings shall be provided when required by the code official. 504,2 Maintenance of exterior doorll and openings. Exterior doors and their function shall not be eliminated without prior approval. Exterior doors that have been rendered nonfunctional and that retain a functional deor exterior appearance shall have a sign affixed'to the exterior side of the door with the words THIS DOOR BLOCKED. The sign shall consist ofletters hav- ing a principal stroke of not less than 0.75 inch (19.1 rom) wide and at least 6 inches (152 rom) bigh on a contrasting back- ground. Required fire department access doors shall not be ob- structed or eliminated. Exit and exit access doors shall comply with Chapter 10. Access doors for bigh-piled combustible stor- age shall comply with Section 2306.6.1. 5114.3 Stairway access to roof. New buildings four or more stories in height, except those with a roof slope greater than four Units vertical in 12 uuits horizontal (33.3-percent slope), shall be provided with a stairway to the roof. Such stairway shall be marked at street and floor levels with a sign indicating that the stairway continues to the roof. Where roofs are used for roof gardens or for other purposes, stairways shall be provided as required for such occupancy classification. e SECTION 505 PREMISES IDENTIFICATION 505.1 Address numbers. New and existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers, or ap- proved building identification placed in a position to be plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters. Numbers shall be anrinimumof4 inches (102mm) bigh with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch (12.7 mm). . 505.2 Street or road signs. Streets and roads shall be identified with approved signs. TemporaIy signs shall be installed at each street intersection when construction of new roadways allows passage by vebicles. Signs shall be of an approved size. weather resistant and be maintained untilreplaced by permanent signs. SECTION 506 KEY BOXES 506.1 When required. Where access to or within a structure or an area is restricted because of secured openings or where im- mediate access is necessary for life-saving or fire-fighting pur- poses, the code official is authorized to require a key box to be installed in an accessible location. The key box shall be of an approved type and shall contain keys to gain access as required by the code official. 506.1.1 Locks. An approved lock shall be installed on gates or similar barriers when required by the code official. 506.2 Key box' maintenance. The operator of the building shall irilmediately notify the code official and provide the new key when a lock is changed or rekeyed. The key to such lock shall be secured in the key box. 2000 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE@