All subdivisions within the City must comply with City standards for water supply systems. For subdivisions outside the City's corporate limits but within the City's three-mile area of jurisdiction, such subdivisions must comply with the requirements of the County Health Department and County Water and Sewer District for water supply systems.
(a) Connection to City Water Supply Systems.
(1) All subdivisions shall be connected to the City water supply system and such system shall serve every lot within the proposed subdivision. No lands outside the City's corporate limits shall be permitted to connect to or extend in any manner any City water supply line unless such lands are first annexed into the City of Steubenville.
(2) Minimum water line size shall be eight (8) inch or larger, however extensions of existing six (6) inch lines may be permitted when approved by the City Engineer. All such lines shall be looped systems whenever possible. No terminating water line shall exceed five hundred (500) feet in length.
(3) The design and construction of City water supply system facilities shall be in accordance with the standards of the City. All plans and specifications which shall accurately portray the entire proposed water supply system, including facilities related to storage and distribution shall contain the seal and signature of the Professional Engineer who shall have prepared such. They be submitted to the Planning Commission, and are subject to the approval of the City Engineer and shall further comply with all State and Federal regulations. All lateral connections must be approved by the Health Department.
(b) Fire Protection Requirements.
(1) Fire hydrants shall be installed as an integral part of the City water supply system in compliance with City standards and meeting the following minimum requirements:
A. Hydrant placement and spacing shall be in accordance with City standards. The distance between hydrants shall be as follows, or as otherwise determined by the City Engineer:
DEVELOPMENT TYPE | MAXIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN HYDRANTS | MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM HYDRANT TO ANY STRUCTURE |
High Density Residential, Commercial or Industrial | 500 feet | 250 feet |
Medium Density Residential | 750 feet | 375 feet |
Low Density Residential | 1,000 feet | 500 feet |
Other | As determined by City Engineer | |
B. In any event, hydrants shall be placed at all street intersections and at all terminations of water lines. Where an existing hydrant is two hundred fifty (250) feet or less from a subdivision, the existing hydrant shall be deemed satisfactory and spacing may be determined taking the existing hydrant into consideration. All hydrants shall be located within street rights-of-way.
C. The proposed locations of fire hydrants shall be shown on the submitted plans and specifications of the water supply system. Any existing hydrants two hundred fifty (250) feet or less from the proposed subdivision shall be shown with an exact distance in feet from the hydrant to the nearest lot line of the subdivision.