The location of Fire Department connections shall be approved by the Fire Chief or his designee. Fire Department connections shall be installed where required by and in accordance with NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 1999 Edition, 675 IAC 13-1-8 and NFPA 14, Installation of Standpipe Hose Systems, 2000 Edition, 675 IAC 13-1-9. In the event new standards are adopted they shall apply. Additionally, Fire Department connection specifications shall comply with the following:
(A) Fire Department hose connections shall be free standing and remote from the building.
(B) The connection shall be a five inch Storz type connection with a 30 degree down turn.
(C) The Fire Department connection shall be located at the curb cut of the main entrance of the project site or building it serves. The connection shall be arranged to face the street, driveway, or fire access route. This location shall be placed in an area that will not interfere with access to the building when hoses are laid from the closest fire hydrant to the Fire Department connection.
(D) The Storz connection shall be arranged so that the connection is 36 inches above the finished grade, sidewalk, or pit box top or lid at the location of the connection.
(E) The Fire Department hose connection shall be located not more than 150 feet from the nearest fire hydrant.
(F) Where the Fire Department connection is subject to vehicular damage, the connection shall be protected as follows:
(1) Protective post(s) shall be three inches in diameter schedule 40 or better steel post set in 36 inches of concrete. The inside of the post shall also be filled with concrete.
(2) Post(s) shall be located no closer than 36 inches from the Fire Department connection and shall not interfere with the operation of the Storz connection.
(3) Post(s) shall extend above ground to a height at least equal to the top of the Fire Department hose connection.
(G) The exposed exterior piping for the Fire Department connection shall be painted red if it supplies a sprinkler system only, yellow if it supplies a combination sprinkler/standpipe system and green if it supplies a standpipe system only. The Storz connection shall not be painted.
(H) A locking five inch Storz cap manufactured by Knox Co. shall be installed on the Fire Department connection.
(Ord. 6569, passed 12-8-08) Penalty, see § 94.99