7. "Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road <br />width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders." <br />8. "Fire apparatus roads shall not be obstructed in any manner, including the parking of <br />vehicles. The minimum widths and clearances established in [referenced standards] <br />shall be maintained at all times." <br />9. "Fire lane signs shall be posted on both sides of fire apparatus access roads that are <br />20 to 26 feet wide." <br />I anticipate that the applicant's attorney, and potentially even the Deputy City Attorney, will try <br />and lead you to believe that none of the adopted Eugene Fire Code regulations apply. That is <br />not true; and if the Planning Commission were to ignore these legal requirements, this <br />application would land right back in your lap. <br />But even if the PUD somehow didn't have to meet these regulations in this land use decision, <br />they are adopted Eugene Code that tell you clearly what is required for a new development at <br />the end of an exceptionally long and narrow dead-end road to provide a "safe and adequate" <br />road on which the resulting increase in traffic would not be an impediment to emergency <br />response. <br />And, this is not a matter of inches. Oakleigh Lane is grossly lacking in an unobstructed clear- <br />way and sufficient pavement width and strength to allow safe passage and deployment of fire <br />trucks and other emergency vehicles to the PUD. <br />There's one more legal sleight-of-hand that you may be subjected to. Eugene's Fire Code (as I <br />explain in more detail below) is based on adopting the Oregon Fire Code (OFC) with specific, <br />local amendments. Oregon Fire Code is similarly based on adopting the International Fire Code <br />(IFC) with amendments. Most of the specific requirements for road widths are found in the IFC <br />and adopted into the OFC and Eugene Fire Code. <br />There is a special provision, however, in the Oregon Revised Statutes that specifically states that <br />local jurisdictions may adopt street standards, e.g., for street widths and paving, that supersede <br />the IFC, OFC or local fire code standards. Here are the relevant parts of the statute: <br />ORS 368.039 Road standards adopted by local government supersede standards in fire <br />codes consultation with fire agencies <br />(1) When the governing body of a county or city adopts specifications and <br />standards, including standards for width, for roads and streets under the <br />jurisdiction of the governing body, such specifications and standards shall <br />supersede and prevail over any specifications and standards for roads and <br />streets that are set forth in a uniform fire code adopted by the State Fire Marshal, <br />a municipal fire department or a county firefighting agency. <br />(3) Before adopting or amending any comprehensive plan, land use regulation or <br />ordinance that establishes specifications and standards for roads and streets, a <br />governing body of a county or city shall consult with the municipal fire <br />department or other local firefighting agency concerning the proposed <br />Trautman Appeal Testimony PDT 13-1 Page 9 August 31, 2015 <br />34 <br />