[Adopted 12-19-2007 by Ord. No. 756-07]
The following definitions shall apply to word
usage within this article:
CODE OFFICIAL
The Building Code Official or his designee in consultation
with the Fire Code Official.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
A place that comprises an economic unit, generally at a single
physical location, where business is conducted or services or industrial
operations performed which are required to maintain or house an existing
fire suppression system, including Ansul systems.
OPERATOR
The entity, establishment, or owner as per §
115-3 of this article that is responsible for obtaining a fire suppression operating license.
RESIDENTIAL FACILITY
All residential dwelling units or facilities, excluding single-family
and multifamily units classified as R-3 one- and two-family use group
and those bearing four units or less in one building, which are required
to maintain or house an existing fire suppression system, including
Ansul systems.
The Municipality desires to ensure public health,
safety, and welfare through the annual inspection of residential facilities
and commercial establishments and to ensure the continued adherence
of such facilities and establishments to municipal ordinances and
land development approvals.
[Adopted 11-18-2015 by Ord. No. 929-15]
The purposes of this article are to:
A. Provide standards and requirements for the inspection, testing, maintenance,
correction and repair of fire hydrants located on private property
of the Municipality of Murrysville.
B. Ensure that every private fire hydrant to which the Fire Departments
of the Municipality of Murrysville or other municipal fire departments
connect in the event of a fire or other emergency will function as
designed to produce the water necessary to respond appropriately to
the fire or other emergencies.
C. Protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the Municipality
of Murrysville.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EMERGENCY IMPAIRMENT
A condition where a private fire hydrant is out of service
due to an unexpected occurrence, such as frozen or ruptured hydrant
components or an interruption of the water supply to the system.
HYDRANT
A private fire hydrant as defined below.
IMPAIRED HYDRANT
A private fire hydrant which is not operational due to an
emergency impairment or a preplanned impairment.
IMPAIRMENT
A shutdown of a private fire hydrant which renders the hydrant
nonoperational and therefore out of service.
IMPAIRMENT TAG
A tag affixed to a private fire hydrant to indicate that
the hydrant is out of service.
INSPECTION
A visual examination of a private fire hydrant to verify
that it appears to be in operating condition and is free from physical
damage.
MAINTENANCE
Work performed to keep a private fire hydrant operable or
to make repairs.
NFPA STANDARD
Publication 25 of the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) entitled "Standard for the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance
of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems 2002," and any subsequent amendments
or revisions thereto.
OWNER
The person that holds record title to the property upon which
a private fire hydrant is located. For fire hydrants located in the
right-of-way of a public highway in the Municipality of Murrysville
and that are not owned by the Municipality of Murrysville, the owner
is the person that owns the fire hydrant itself.
OWNER'S DESIGNEE
Where the owner is not the occupant of the premises upon
which a private fire hydrant is located, the occupant, management
firm, or managing individual designated by the owner through specific
provisions in the lease, written use agreement, or management contract
that has the responsibility to inspect, test, and maintain, correct
and repair a private fire hydrant located on the owner's property.
PERSON
Any institution, public or private corporation, individual,
partnership, fire district, or other entity.
PREPLANNED IMPAIRMENT
A condition where a private fire hydrant is out of service
due to work that has been planned in advance.
PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANT
A valved connection to a water main for the purpose of supplying
water to a fire hose or other fire-protection apparatus and that is
not located within the right-of-way of a public highway of the Municipality
of Murrysville. A private fire hydrant also includes any fire hydrant
located in a right-of-way of a public highway in the Municipality
of Murrysville that is owned by any person other than the Municipality
of Murrysville.
QUALIFIED
Having knowledge of the installation, construction, operation,
maintenance, correction or repair of a fire hydrant and the hazards
involved.
RECORD
Written documentation of the inspection, testing, maintenance,
correction, or repair of a private fire hydrant.
SHALL
Indicates a mandatory requirement.
TESTING
A procedure of periodic physical and operational checks used
to determine whether a private fire hydrant is capable of being operated
as intended and will perform as intended, for example, water-flow
tests. These tests follow up on the original tests at intervals specified
in this article.