[Ord. No. 2002-48 § 1, 1-14-2002; Ord. No. 2006-05 § 1, 2-14-2006]
A.
All water line, construction and material used in the City shall
conform to the latest Standard Specifications and Design Criteria,
Chapter 2900, of the Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American
Public Work Association. Poly (Vinyl Chloride) PVC pipe shall as a
minimum be class DR 14, two hundred (200) psi rating. Higher classes
of pressure ratings may be required for special occasions for firefighting
capacity or otherwise in the best interest of the City. All plastic
pipes shall be provided with a trace line for location of the pipe.
The minimum size water main to install shall be six (6) inches within
the City. Pipes shall conform to the latest edition of the AWWA, ASTM,
Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI) or Unibell Pipe Association standard
or recommendations.
B.
All water mains and service lines shall be laid with a minimum cover
of forty-two (42) inches from the top of the pipe to finished ground
surface grade.
C.
All fire hydrants shall conform to the most current American Water
Works Association Standard. Fire hydrants shall have two (2) two and
one-half (2 1/2) inch nozzles and one (1) four and one-half (4 1/2)
inch pumper nozzle with national standard fire hose coupling screw
threads. Nozzle caps shall be provided for all outlets with suitable
gaskets to provide a tight seal with the nozzles. Caps shall be securely
chained to the barrel of the fire hydrant. Cap nuts shall have the
same dimensions as the operating nut of the fire hydrant. Fire hydrants
shall be one that is specified by the Water Department. Fittings,
valves and fire hydrants shall conform to the latest standards issued
by AWWA and shall be certified by the NSF for use in drinking water.
D.
In water systems serving residential subdivisions, fire hydrants
shall be installed as such locations that there will be at least one
(1) fire hydrant within three hundred (300) feet of the nearest wall
of any structure. Fire hydrants along streets which residences of
such subdivisions front shall be spaced not more than six hundred
(600) feet apart.
E.
In commercial, industrial and apartment house areas, fire hydrants
shall be provided so that in no case shall more than three hundred
(300) feet of fire hose be required to reach any point at the base
of any exterior building wall from the nearest fire hydrant or from
each to the fire hydrants required to provide the stipulated fire
flow.
F.
Water Demand Estimates. The water and main estimate
shall comply with minimum standards established by Missouri Department
of Natural Resources (MDNR).
G.
The water distribution system and any extension of the distribution
system shall comply with the standard of MDNR.
H.
The fire protection requirements shall comply with National Fire
Protection Association regulations. The placement of fire hydrants
shall be approved by the City fire supervisor before construction
begins.
I.
It shall be unlawful within the City of Lexington to install any
water distribution system or a part thereof that does not comply with
the design criteria and standards contained in this Section and its
Subsections or to deliver water to residential or non-residential
homes, customer or businesses that is not delivered in compliance
with or in excess of the standards and criteria by the Section and
its Subsections. Each day any violation shall continue shall constitute
a separate offense.
J.
The violation of any such provision contained herein shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or such imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Furthermore, the violation of any such provision contained herein shall be deemed a nuisance and, as such, shall be actionable under Section 18-89 (Nuisances), and all of the provisions under said ordinances are applicable to the nuisance and its abatement.
