Updated Mason County fire code raises the threshold for requiring multiple access roads
With new residential developments on the horizon in Belfair and Mason County, changes to the development code will raise the number of homes in a subdivision that triggers the requirement for multiple access points into a neighborhood.
The changes mean that the size of a subdivision that requires two main access roads goes from 100 to 200, said Kell Rowen, Mason County community development administrator.
Rowen said Mason County decided the 100-home cap was restrictive and felt comfortable keeping the cap at 200.
County officials say the recently passed changes will bring the county up to date with state and national code, and the region's fire chief says he's on board with the changes.