Why is there an Emergency Access connecting this site to Skyline Drive? What is being done to prevent the Emergency Access easement from becoming an open road to Skyline?
The State fire code requries that all sites have a secondary access for emergencies. The Fire Prevention Chief has allowed us to reduce this access to the narrowest width possible of 12 feet. The emergency access will be an easement owned by the adjacent lots and will be gated with a Knox box that can only be accessed by fire rescue personnel. The Homeowners Association and PUD Agreement documents will specify that this is a gated emergency access only. In order to change this requirement in the PUD Agreement, it would require a public hearing before the Martin County Board of County Commissioners, which would require notification to the surrounding property owners. Also, since this will be an easement on private property and not a separate road tract, it would require all adjacent property owners to provide more land to adhere to the minimal road dimensions.
