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Ordinance 1568ORDINANCE NO. / -C AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON CREATING A NEW CHAPTER IN THE EDMONDS FIRE PREVENTION CODE, CHAPTER 10.10, REQUIRING AND REGULATING THE INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS AND WATER MAINS IN THE CITY OF EDMONDS, PROVIDING THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS THEREOF AND PROVIDING PENALTIES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 10.10.010 Definitions. For the purpose of this Chapter certain words and terms used herein are defined as set forth below. Unless the natural construction of the word indicates otherwise, all words used in the present tense include the future tense; all words in the plural include the singular number; and all words in the singular number include the plural number. A. FIRE CHIEF - shall be the Fire Chief of the City of Edmonds or his authorized agent. B. FIRE DEPARTMENT - shall mean the Fire Department of the City of Edmonds and/or any recognized Fire Department normally responding in the area. C. CITY ENGINEER - shall mean the City Engineer of the City of Edmonds. D. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - shall mean the Public Works and/or Water Department of the City of Edmonds. E. PUBLIC HYDRANT - shall mean a fire hydrant so situated and maintained on public right-of-way or public easements to provide water without restriction as to use by the Fire and Public Works Departments. F. PRIVATE HYDRANT - shall mean a fire hydrant so situated and maintained on private property to provide water with limitations as to use by the Fire and Public Works Department as set forth in Section 10.10.080. -1- -255- G. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREA - shall be as set forth in the Edmonds Zoning Code, Title 12. H. FLUSH TYPE HYDRANT - shall mean a hydrant instal- led entirely below grade. I. FIRE FLOW - shall mean water flow required for fire protection purposes. Section 10.10.020 Applicability. All water main and fire hydrant installations herinafter shall meet the provi- sions of this Chapter as well as all other applicable plans, standards & ordinances adopted by the City of Edmonds. Section 10.10.030 Building permits and plats. Fire hydrants, water mains and appurtenances shall be installed as required by this Chapter as a condition of approval of plats, short plats and subdivisions, unless conditions of undue hardship warrant a waiver by the Fire Chief and City Engineer of this provision. No building permits shall be issued for erection of any building or structure until adequate provision is made to assure that the provisions of this Chapter will be met including financial responsibility, Provided, this Section shall not apply to the reconstruction, repair, rebuilding or remodeling of a single family dwelling. Section 10.10.040 Variance. In the event the strict application of this Chapter creates an unnecessary hardship the owner, developer of the property or his agent may appeal to the Board of Appeals created by the Uniform Building Code adopted by Chapter 11.02 of the Edmonds City Code. In deter- mining whether or not to grant a variance from the terms of this Chapter, including consideration of reasonable alternatives, the Board of Appeals shall be guided by the general intent and purpose of this Chapter and the following standards and criteria: A. Special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the property or structure such as size, shape, -2- topography or location and that strict enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter would deprive the property owner of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties similarly situated. B. The special conditions and circumstances are not primarily the result of the actions of the applicant such as structure design necessitating greater fire protection especially as it may relate to commercial and multiple resi- dential property development. C. Unnecessary hardships and practical difficulties which make it difficult to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. D. Granting of the application, or providing alter- natives to this Chapter, will not be materially detrimental to the public health, safety, morals or welfare, or injurious to the property or improvement in the vicinity of the applicant's property with particular emphasis on fire pro- tection. E. The reasons set forth in the application justify the granting of the variance or alternate and that the variance or alternates are the minimum that will make possible the reasonable development of the property. Section 10.10.050 Costs. The cost of installation and/or replacement of water mains as required by this Chapter shall be as follows: A. The installation of all main feeder lines, eight inches to twenty-four inches in diameter, shall be installed at the City's expense. B. The replacement of water mains, four inches to six inches in diameter, if and when required, shall be at City expense. -3- C. The replacement of smaller than four inch diameter mains shall be accomplished by the property owner bearing the cost of the materials and the City bearing the cost of installation. Replacement in kind is not to be considered as "repair". D. The installation of water mains to properties not previously served shall be at the benefited property owner's or developer's expense. E. Oversized water mains required for special use demands shall be installed at the developer's or property owner's expense. F. If the water mains installed pursuant to sub- paragraphs "D" and "E" above provide service or benefits to properties other than owned by the water main installer, late- comer agreements may be arranged between the City and the installer for the construction and subsequent dedication of the water facilities. Section 10.10.060 Location. A. All public fire hydrants shall be installed at street intersections where possible. Public hydrant spacing shall be measured along vehicular access routes. B. In single family residential areas public hydrants shall be spaced so that the maximum distance between them is 600 feet. If street intersections are over 700 feet apart, additional public hydrants will be placed between them so as not to be more than 600 feet from public hydrants on either side. If cul-de-sacs or dead end streets, road or driveways, or combinations thereof, are over 300 feet long, additional public hydrants shall be installed so that the public hydrant spacing is not over 600 feet. C. In areas other than single family residential, -4- public fire hydrants shall be installed so that the distance between them averages 300 feet. If street intersections are over 400 feet apart, additional public fire hydrants shall be placed between them so as not to be more than 300 feet apart. If cul-de-sacs or dead end streets, roads or drive- ways, or combinations thereof, are over 150 feet long, additional public hydrants shall be installed so that the public hydrant spacing is not over 300 feet. D. For the purpose of this Chapter, the fire flow requirement for areas other than single family residential shall be determined by the Fire Chief, whose determination will be based on the criteria set forth in Appendix "A", a copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference is incorporated herein as if set forth in full, and such other factors as require adequate fire flow. E. The required fire flow shall be available at a residual pressure in the mains figured for ground elevation of not less than 20 PSI, except where the building is equipped with fire protection systems dependent upon the distribution mains for supply, in which case the required fire flow shall be available at a residual pressure which will satisfactorily operate the aforementioned system. F. All buildings except single family dwellings that are located so that a portion is more than 200 feet from a street, as measured along the right-of-way line of vehicular access routes, shall have private fire hydrants located at the building. G. Buildings having required fire flows of less than 2500 GPM's may have fire hydrants on one side of the building only, provided there shall never be less than two fire hydrants for any building larger than 5,000 square feet in first floor area including covered parking and storage. When the -5- required fire flow is over 2500 GPM, the fire hydrants shall be served by a loop main around the building or complex of buildings. H. The number of fire hydrants to be installed shall be determined by having an average spacing of 300 feet measured around the perimeter 500 feet out from the buildings All hydrants are to be accessible to Fire Department vehicles over all-weather roads. The Fire Chief shall determine the location of fire hydrants depending on utility, topography and building location for maximum fire protection purposes. Section 10.10.070 Mains and Service Lines A. All public hydrants in single family areas shall be supplied by not less than six inch circulating water mains. All hydrants in areas other than single family residential shall be supplied by not less than eight inches circulating water mains. Dead end water mains supplying fire hydrants must be at least eight inches in diameter, with the exception of mains up to 50 feet long which may be no less than six inches in diameter. B. The service line from the water main to the hydrant shall be no less than six inches in diameter. Any service lines over 50 feet in length from water main to hydrant shall be no less than eight inches in diameter. The provisions of this Section shall apply without exception and regardless of the size of the service main. C. All water mains serving or plan to be serving fire protection systems, installed or replaced in the City of Edmonds hereinafter shall have a minimum diameter of six inches. Section 10.10.080 Private hydrants. The installa- tion of private hydrants as defined herein shall meet the requirements for public hydrants and shall be located as 0ram'" designated by the Fire Chief to provide adequate fire protection. The Fire and Public Works Departments shall have the right to go upon the premises and to use the pri- vate hydrant for testing, flushing and public emergency uses. Section 10.10.090 Flush type hydrants. The installation of flush type hydrants is prohibited unless approved by the Fire Chief where undue practical hardship would otherwise be created without relative increase in fire protection. Section 10.10.100 Outlets. Fire hydrants shall have two 2-1/2 inch hose outlets and one 4-1/2 inch pumper port outlet. All outlets ports shall have national standard thread, and valve openings no less than five inches in dia- meter. Fire hydrants shall meet the American Water Works Association, Standard No. C-502. Section 10.10.110 Installation, fittinqs and valves. Fire hydrants shall be installed to meet sound engineering practices and to the approval of the Public Works Department, who shall also approve the selection and use of all pipe fittings and valves. There shall be a foot valve installed between the service main and the Hydrant sufficient to permit the repair and replacement of the hydrant without disruption of water service. The foot valve shall be installed to Public Works Department standards. The location of all such valves installed shall be properly and accurately marked on as -built plans or drawings with generally acceptable engineering detail, two copies of which shall be furnished to the Public Works Department. Valves shall be furnished with a standard valve box. -7- Section 10.10.120 Street grade and hydrant clearance. Hydrants shall stand plumb, be set to established street grade with the lowest outlet of the hydrant no less than eighteen inches above the street grade and no less than thirty- six inches of clear area about the hydrant for clearance of hydrant wrench on both outlets and on the control valve. The pumper port shall face the street. Where the street cannot be clearly defined or recognized the port shall face the most likely route of approach and location of the fire truck while pumping which shall be determined by the Fire Chief. Section 10.10.130 Hydrant protection. Where needed for hydrant protection from damage the Fire Chief will require hydrants to be protected by two or more posts, eight inches in diameter by five feet long, made either of reinforced concrete or steel, their location to meet the provisions of Section 10.10.120. Section 10.10.140 Existing hydrants. If there presently exist fire hydrants which do not conform to the requirements specified herein such hydrants when replaced shall be replaced with hydrants which do so conform. Section 10.10.150 Surrounding vegetation prohibited. No person shall plant any vegetation, erect any structure or perform any action which results in the obstruction, of a fire hydrant for a distance of 50 feet along the immediate route of approach. The owner -occupant of any area in which a hydrant is located shall be responsible for removing weed and tree growth from around the hydrant for a distance of not less than five feet. The purpose of this Section is to maintain clear approach and visual area around the hydrant. Section 10.10.160 Installation and approval. The installation of the fire hydrants and mains may be accomplished by contract or Public Works Department employees. All installations are to be approved by the City Engineer. Section 10.10.170 Testing and flushing. Following the installation of fire hydrants, all pipes, valves and hydrants shall be pressure tested, purified, flushed and sampled to meet the requirements of the American Water Works Association, Standard No. C-502. Section 10.10.180 Penalties. Any person, firm, corporation or other organization, including any officers, directors and managers thereof, who violate any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to penalties as set forth in Section 5.12.170 of the Edmonds City Code, provided, however, the application of any penalty for such violation shall not preclude the requirement of removal of substandard installation and requirement of compliance with the standards prescribed by this Chapter. Section 10.10.190 Savings. If any clause, para- graph or section hereof shall be judged invalid for any reason, such adjudication shall not affect any other clause, paragraph or section not so adjudicated, it being hereby declared that this Chapter would have been enacted irrespective of the fact that any portion be declared unlawful. APPROVED: MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: July 6, 1971 FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: July 6, 1971 PUBLISHED: July 14, 1971 '.m APPENDIX "A The following table sets forth the criteria referred to in Section 10.10.060 D and by this reference is incor- corporated therein as if set forth in full. FIRE FLOW (GPM) Item Affecting Flow Requirement Item 1: Ground area of Building in square feet (A) Item 2: Height in Stories (H) Item 3: Exposure to and from the Building TOTAL Item 4: Deduct for fireproof semi -fireproof con- struction Item 5: Add for frame con- struction Not to Required Formula Exceed Flow 1000 + A/10 5000 500 (H-1) 3000 Judgment 2000 1/3 (1+2+3) 1/3 (1+2+3) BALANCE Item 6: Credit for small fuel load 1/3 (1+2+3) Item 7: Credit for automatic Judgment 1000 TOTAL FIRE FLOW REQUIRED G.