(A) General requirements.
(1) Necessary action shall be taken by the developer to extend a water supply system capable of providing domestic water use and fire protection, the provision of which is hereby declared a priority of the Planning Commission.
(2) Where a public water main is within reasonable access of the subdivision, as determined by the Planning Commission, the subdivider shall install adequate water facilities, subject to the construction and materials specifications and approval of the State of Kentucky and requirements herein. This is to include installation of fire hydrants where required by these provisions or provisions of the local utility provider and only if the water system can deliver the water flow and water pressure to a fire hydrant of 500-gpm at 20-psi residual pressure.
(3) The sizes of water mains shall not be less than six inches in diameter.
(4) All water systems, whether public or private, located in a flood-prone area shall be flood- proofed to the regulatory flood protection elevation. All water supply facilities located below the regulatory flood protection elevation shall be designed to prevent the infiltration of floodwaters into the water supply system and discharges from the system into floodwaters.
(B) Fire hydrants.
(1) If the pressure and water flow for public water mains are sufficient to meet state regulations for fire hydrant installation, fire hydrants shall be installed in all major subdivisions.
(2) If the water system can support the installation of fire hydrants, then the applicant shall install them such that they shall be located no more than 500 feet apart and be within 250 feet of any residential, commercial, or industrial lot. However, the Planning Commission or Public Works Department may require closer spacing where physical conditions or types of structures so warrant.
(3) If the pressure and flow for public water mains are not sufficient to meet state regulations for fire hydrant installation, the water system shall provide sufficient main size per state regulations for fire hydrants and shall install "stub-out" fittings, appurtenances and valves as required by the fire hydrant location provisions herein and the local utility provider. The location of the "stub out" fittings shall be shown on the final plat and on the construction plans.
(4) To eliminate future public way cuttings or openings, all underground utilities for water facilities and fire hydrants, together with the fire hydrants themselves, shall be installed before any final paving of a public way shown on the subdivision plat.
(Ord. 2022-007, passed 3-14-2022)