Fire hydrants must be provided along required fire apparatus
access roads and adjacent public streets.
(Ordinance 517 adopted 5/12/98)
(a) Single-family and duplex residential occupancies.
In
areas where single-family and duplex residential occupancies are located,
fire hydrants shall be installed so that there is no more than 1000
feet (500-foot radius) of distance between hydrants along a horizontal
line. No point on a building shall exceed an 800-foot hose lay distance
using the route of access which firefighters would travel between
the hydrant and the point on this building.
(b) All other occupancies.
In areas where occupancies other
than single-family and duplex residential occupancies are located,
fire hydrants shall be installed so that there is no more than 600
feet (300-foot radius) of distance between hydrants along a horizontal
line. No point on a building shall exceed a 500-foot hose lay distance
using the route of access which firefighters would travel between
the hydrant and the point on the building.
(c) Spacing from connection.
The installation of fire hydrants
shall also comply with the following spacing requirements:
(1) No more than 150 feet from fire department connections for a standpipe
system, 300 feet from fire department connections for a sprinkler
system, and 300 feet from fire department connections for a combined
system; and
(2) At least two feet, but not more than nine feet from the curb face
on a paved street or edge of a designated approved fire apparatus
access roadway.
(Ordinance 517 adopted 5/12/98)
Installation of fire hydrants, whether on public or private
property, must comply with the following specifications:
(1) The
center of the main outlet on the front of the hydrant must not be
less than 18 inches nor more than 48 inches above grade level;
(2) The
three-way hydrants that open in the clockwise direction must be used;
(3) Hydrant
threads must be compatible with those in use by the city fire department;
(4) Hydrants
must be painted red; and
(5) Hydrants
installed after May 15, 1998, must be marked with an approved pavement
marker.
(Ordinance 517 adopted 5/12/98)
When fire protection facilities, including fire apparatus access
roadways and fire hydrants, are required to be installed for any building
or development, the fire protection facilities shall be installed,
tested, and approved prior to the time that construction has progressed
beyond completion of the foundation of any building.
(Ordinance 517 adopted 5/12/98)
Fire hydrants located on private property must be kept free
of obstructions and maintained in good operating condition by the
property owner.
(Ordinance 517 adopted 5/12/98)
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this article shall be fined as provided in section
1.01.009 for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 517 adopted 5/12/98)