(A) Fire hydrants should be installed by the subdivider/developer throughout the subdivision at the direction of the Public Works Department and the Fire Department so as to secure the most practical and effective location for the protection of all the property involved. All fire hydrants shall have a six-inch barrel and shall conform to the specifications of the Village Public Works Department, on file in the office of the Village Clerk, and AWWA specifications C-502-54 with an auxiliary valve.
(B) Fire hydrants shall be installed to the following standards:
(1) A fire hydrant shall be placed at the end of each cul-de-sac and at each street intersection.
(2) Distances between fire hydrants shall be no greater than 400 feet.
(3) Hydrants shall be located when possible along property lines and placed no further off the back curb than 11 feet.
(4) There shall be no object constructed, maintained or installed within four feet of any fire hydrant.
(5) No barriers or obstacles may be constructed, enlarged, installed or maintained which may hide or impede the use of a fire hydrant.
(6) Fire hydrants located in parking areas shall be protected by barriers that will prevent physical damage from vehicles without obstructing the hydrant.
(7) Hydrant steamers shall be no closer to the final grade than 20 inches and no higher than 24 inches.
(8) Prior to construction of (commercial) buildings or portions thereof, all site plans shall be reviewed to determine the minimum fire flow (ISO formula). The spacing of hydrants shall follow this schedule:
(a) There shall be at least one fire hydrant within 300 feet of any building.
(b) No portion of the exterior walls of the building shall be more than 200 feet from a hydrant, where vehicular access is provided.
(c) Additional fire hydrants shall be provided to meet the remaining minimum fire flow, if necessary.
(9) Where conditions are such that item divisions (B)(8)(a) through (c) above are impractical to achieve, the Planning Commission shall consider reasonable substitutions meeting the intent of this section, provided adequate fire protection is maintained.
(C) Whoever fails to comply with any of the standards in § 154.027(B) within 30 days after written notice of noncompliance or violation should reasonably have been received from the village, shall be responsible for all reasonable costs that the village incurs to correct the noncompliance, including attorney’s fees and legal expenses incurred by the village in recovering such costs.
(`92 Code, § 34-3-13.1) (Ord. 99-16, passed 5-19-99; Am. Ord. 2022-25, passed 6-1-22)