The subdivider shall install water mains, fire hydrants and provide fire department access when required. The costs associated with such installations shall be at the expense of the subdivider. Fire hydrants, water mains and fire department access shall be installed in accordance with the following:
A. The water system, including water mains and fire hydrants, shall be installed and in operation prior to the commencement of building construction on any site within the subdivision unless otherwise authorized by the fire marshal, fire chief and/or their designee.
B. Fire hydrants shall be of a type approved by the fire marshal, fire chief and/or their designee.
C. The minimum water main line size to serve any fire hydrant shall be six (6) inches in diameter.
D. A gate valve shall be installed between the tee in the main and the fire hydrant.
E. Minimum water flow shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Single-family developments shall require a minimum flow of one thousand (1,000) gallons per minute at twenty (20) psi residual pressure at any required fire hydrant.
2. Multi-family, one or two story, zero lot line clearance, condominiums, and mobile home parks, shall require a minimum flow of two thousand (2,000) gallons per minute at twenty (20) psi residual pressure at any required fire hydrant.
3. Multi-family, three stories or higher, shall require a minimum flow of two thousand five hundred (2,500) gallons per minute at twenty (20) psi residual pressure at any required fire hydrant.
4. Commercial and industrial development shall require a minimum flow consistent with the current adopted Fire Code.
F. Water systems, other than California Water Service Company mains, supplying fire hydrants shall comply with the current adopted Fire Code.
G. Fire hydrant spacing shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Single-family residential developments shall be provided with fire hydrants every six hundred (600) lineal feet of residential frontage. In isolated developments, no less than two (2) fire hydrants shall be provided not more than six hundred (600) lineal feet apart from one another.
2. Multi-family, zero lot line clearance, mobile home park or condominium developments shall be provided with fire hydrants every four hundred (400) feet of residential frontage. In isolated developments, no less than two (2) fire hydrants shall be provided not more than four hundred (400) lineal feet apart from one another.
3. Multi-family or condominium developments with one hundred (100) percent coverage fire sprinkler systems shall be provided with fire hydrants every six hundred (600) lineal feet of multi-family or condominium frontage. In isolated developments, no less than two (2) fire hydrants shall be provided not more than six hundred (600) lineal feet apart from one another.
4. Commercial and industrial fire hydrant spacing shall meet the current adopted Fire Code.
5. The exact location of fire hydrants within or adjacent to subdivisions and the final decision as to the number of fire hydrants shall be at the discretion of the fire marshal, fire chief, and/or their designee.
H. Fire department access shall comply with current adopted Fire Code.
I. Fire department access shall be provided prior to the commencement of building construction on any site within the subdivision unless otherwise authorized by the fire marshal, fire chief and/or their designee.
J. Nothing in the above regulations shall prevent the fire marshal, fire chief, and/or their designee from making special requirements as based on the appropriate level of fire protection for a particular system.
K. The fire chief may adopt, amend and enforce regulations necessary to implement this section, in accord with the procedures outlined in the city's policy permitting adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations. (Ord. 2017-01 (part), 2017: Ord. 2013-07, 2013)