Title 32 FIRE CODE*
APPENDIX C
C102.2 Location on street. Public hydrants shall be required on
both sides of the street whenever streets have raised median center dividers
that make access to hydrants difficult, cause time delays, and/or creates an
undue hazard as determined by the fire code official. (Ord. 2010-0060 §
157, 2010.)
C105.2 One-family dwelling. For one-family
dwellings, fire hydrants shall be spaced no more than 600 feet apart. For urban
properties with more than one dwelling unit per acre, no portion of lot frontage
should be more than 450 feet via vehicular access away from a public hydrant.
For non-urban properties less than one dwelling unit per acre, no portion of a
structure shall be farther than 750 feet away via vehicular access from a
properly spaced public hydrant that meets the required fire-flow. (Ord.
2010-0060 § 158, 2010.)
C105.2.1 Cul-de-sac hydrant location.
When cul-de-sac depth exceeds 450' (residential) or 200' (commercial),
hydrants shall be required at mid-block. Additional hydrants will be required if
hydrant spacing exceeds specified distances. (Ord. 2010-0060 § 158,
2010.)
C105.2.2 Buildings other than one-family dwelling units.
For all occupancies other than one-family dwellings, including commercial,
industrial, multi-family dwellings, private schools, institutions, fire hydrant
spacing shall be 300 feet. No portion of lot frontage shall be more than 200
feet via vehicular access from a public hydrant. No portion of a building shall
exceed 400 feet via vehicular access from a properly spaced public hydrant.
(Ord. 2010-0060 § 158, 2010.)
C106 On-site hydrants. When
any portion of a proposed structure exceeds the allowable distances from a
public hydrant, via vehicular access, on-site hydrants shall be provided. The
spacing distance between on-site hydrants shall be 300 to 400 feet. All on-site
fire hydrants shall have, at a minimum, a fire-flow of 1,250 gallons per minute
at 20 psi for a duration of two hours. If more than one on-site fire hydrant is
required, the fire-flow shall be in accordance with Table B105.1. All on-site
hydrants shall be installed a minimum of 25 feet from a structure or protected
by a two-hour firewall.
Exception: For fully sprinklered
multi-residential structures, on-site hydrants may be installed a minimum of 10
feet from the structure. (Ord. 2010-0060 § 159, 2010.)
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