next i'd like to i'm going to turn it over to ken lombardy from the fire department >> actually before we go to the fire department i have other questions. so you sent a letter i sent is a letter to the p u expressing concerns about the changes of the street clearance from to 20 to 26 feet and you sent me a letter back i have a few statements with questions. what is the anytime street clearance in san francisco? under our codes? the minimum street clearance is 26 feet and we'll access 20 feet based on a case by case basis after we understand all you know the perimeters involved like vertical cleaners and obstructions all those. >> so you're saying my understanding is our fire code is 80 feet is our minimum street clearance. >> it maybe acceptable under certain conditions. >> the fire code says the fire apparatus street shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet the state fire code says we're adapted you're not saying our fire code provides the 26 code clearance. >> not 20 feet maybe acceptable based on conditions such as no history of obstructions within that 20 feet. >>

go ahead >> i would i'm going to turn it over to the fire department ken lombardy to continue this. >> thank you. good afternoon, supervisors supervisors would you like clarification on that i have the fire marshall here >> absolutely. >> hello supervisor wiener and supervisors arrest title 19 is the state law that gives the fire department their authority over many of the fire department operations does specifically state the time is that 20, however, we is the center fire department with our approval have approved the san francisco fire code and in that fire code we've adapted portions that gives us the authority to go beyond the 20 feet when net for fire operations. i can get you the exact section i didn't bring it to the podium >> i appreciate that it soolz you're saying the opposition it is 20 feet but you can go wider. >> the dpw representative that question should have been directed to myself. >> i asked him because he signed the letter. there's the appendix d to the state fire code that talks about 26 feet for the new subdivisions >> i'd like to have to refer back but for aeri

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