(a) Water based fire suppression systems shall conform to all applicable requirements of NFPA Standards 13, 13D, 13R, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22 and 24. Such systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with NFPA Standard 25.
(b) Connections for Fire Division Use.
(1) The location of all private fire hydrants and sprinkler/standpipe Siamese connections shall be approved by the Fire Chief prior to installation. Private hydrants shall be located eighty feet or more from the building served. Sprinkler and standpipe connections shall be no further than 120 feet from a public or private hydrant.
(2) There shall be no obstruction around a Siamese connection or between it and the fire hydrant.
(3) If a Siamese is attached to a building, the wall of the building shall be constructed of a noncombustible material.
(4) Siamese and private hydrants shall be protected from damage. Protective devices shall conform to applicable NFPA standards and shall be designed and installed in a manner so as not to interfere with or impede the connection of hoses.
(5) Siamese shall be of the Clapper type with protection plugs.
(6) Hose threads shall be National Hose.
(7) Siamese shall be not less than eighteen inches nor more than forty-eight inches above finished grade.
(8) There shall be one storz fitting (two and one-half inches to five inches rigid male with stroz blind cap) attached to one Siamese inlet and a five- inch storz fitting on the large diameter outlet of all private hydrants.
(9) Private hydrants shall conform to City standards for public hydrants, Hydrants shall be located adjacent to a street, drive or other suitable hard pavement surface and positioned in a manner that renders it readily accessible to Fire Division equipment utilizing large suction hoses in all weather conditions. No vehicular parking or other obstruction shall be permitted within ten feet of any public or private hydrant.
(c) Variances from the standards of subsection (b) hereof may be granted by the City Administrator when, upon recommendation of the Fire Chief, he or she determines that circumstances or conditions unique to the property, including topographic features of the land on which the protected structure is located or the relationship of the protected structure to adjacent uses, would render strict application of the standards unwarrantedly burdensome without achieving a concomitant benefit to the public safety.
(Ord. 6612. Passed 9-13-05.)
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