Parking lot striping Folly Beach Sc

Folly Beach, South Carolina Parking Lot Striping

Folly Beach is a city, located on historic Folly Island, in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The 2000 census had a population of 2,117.  Folly Beach is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area.

Fun Things To Do In Folly Beach, South Carolina

• Charleston Paddleboard Company
• Malama Massage Therapy
• Snapper Jacks on Folly Beach
• Folly Beach Fishing Pier
• Surf Bar Folly Beach
• Cool Breeze Bikes
• Folly Beach Adventures
• Folly Beach Moped Rentals
• Isla Surf School
• Flipper Finders Boat & Sea Kayak Tour Co.

Fire Lane Striping In Your Parking Lot

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Fire Lane Striping
Fire lanes are marked lanes in a parking lot designated for trucks and other emergency vehicles and apparatus to access the facility in cases of emergency.
 
There are several reasons why Fire lanes are required

• All buildings require fire lanes for safety during an emergency
• The building or facility has a gross building area of more than 62000 square feet

 
Fire Lane Requirements

• A 3.3-yard-wide, unobstructed pathway 
• A continuous row of parking between the free fire lane and the facility is considered as a barrier
• The type and, location of a landscape can make it appears as a barrier
• Fire lane width must be measured face of a curb to face of a curb
• Fire lane with of 8 yards will require a minimum turning point of 10 yards
• Fire lane with a width of 8.6 yards will require a minimum turning radius of 10 yards
• Fire lane with a width of 10 yards will require a minimum turning point of 6.3 yards
• The minimum vertical clear height should be 4.67 yards 
• Fire lane should support 75000 lb, two-axle fire apparatus
• Fire lane cannot exceed 6% in grade change and the grade transition not exceeding 5%
• Fire lane should exceed 6% in grade change for hills and valleys
• Maximum departure angle and angle of approach should be 6%
• The maximum cross slope should be 6%
• Fire lane are required to service building entrances, loading areas, and collection areas to be available to fire and emergency vehicles
• Fire lanes can either be continuous such that they provide sustained and unobstructed access of at least two parts difference from qualifying street or single lanes which are a dead end
• No aerial apparatus should be located within 10 yards of a building to be found necessary to enable fire protection of the building
• More than one fire lane may be required when viewed. It is essential due to potential due to potential impairment of a single road by vehicles congestion, poor terrain or adverse climatic conditions
• All structures and subdivisions shall provide two points of fire access department access that should be of minimum 46.7 yards apart as measured from edge one pavement to another
• A fire lane is required when any building first story exterior wall is located more than 50 yards from the point of fire department access measured by the approved route around the exterior of the building
• The lane should be any width greater than 6.7 yards across. This gives ample space to move the trucks in positions
• Trees near or along fire lanes must always be trimmed to enhance visibility
• Mark fire lanes in yellow paint in front of a commercial building 
• Fire lanes should have access to both end of the roads
• Fire lanes are required to be large enough for trucks to turn around and be able to head out the same way it came
• Fire lanes can be made as large circles or in the shape of Y or T
• Fine lanes must be marked with either paint stripping signs or by use of both
• The fire lanes color should be painted yellow with the ‘NO PARKING-FIRE LANE’ painted black
• If it ranges from 6.7-8 yards it can only mark it from only one side of the road
• Fire lanes must be marked with painted lines of red traffic paint 6-inch width to show the boundary
• Provide a dead-end fire lane that exceeds 50 yards shall with an approved hammered Y. Parking and other obstruction within the turnaround will not be permitted
• All the turnaround shall be marked and plated as a fire lane easement
• Construct fire lanes with a concrete surface capable of supporting imposed surface 75000 lb
• The base course thickness must be of a minimum of 0.13 yard
• When standardization is not possible, increase standard pavement thickness by 0.23 yards

Fire Lane Safety 
 
Fire lanes are marked to provide and designate special lanes for trucks and other vehicles that come to the rescue of the facility during an emergency. It guarantees security to people around and even building confidence in clients to visit the facility. ​

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