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:430 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2051 PAGE FOUR radius shall be provided wherever they make a turn. The total width shall be continuously paved to accommodate forty thousand (40,000) pounds and shall not exceed the angle of departure (eight degrees or 14 percent) for fire apparatus on any slope. Access roadways shall have a vertical clearance of not less than thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches above the finished driveway surface. EXCEPTIONS: When buildings are completely protected with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system, the pro- visions of this section may be modified. When access roadways cannot be installed due to topography, waterways, nonnegotiable grades or other similar conditions, the chief may require additional fire protection as specified in Sec- tion 10.301 (b). When there are not more than two Group R, Division 3 or Group M Occupancies, the requirements of this section may be modified, provided, in the opinion of the chief, fire-fighting or rescue operations would not be impaired. (b) Required markings. Any owner or occupant of a private parking area, including, but not limited to, private streets or roadways, driveways, off-street parking facilities, alleys, parking lots and any other non-public place where vehicles of any type or kind are intended to be or are often found must: (1) Post emergency fire lane signs as directed in subsection (c), or (2) Paint appropriate curbs or pavement in red paint pursuant to subsection (d) and as directed by the fire chief or his designated representative. (c) Signs. The fire chief or his designatd representative may direct the owner or occupant of the area described in subsection (b) as to the location that said signs must be posted by said owner or occupant. If not so directed, the said owner or occupant must post signs in an obvious conspicuous location immediately adjacent to, and visible from, the designated fire lane clearly stating in letters not less than one (1) inch in height that the area is a fire lane.