§ 700.170. Fire Hydrants.

A. 

All fire hydrants shall conform to the American Water Works Association Standard C502 of latest revision. Fire hydrants shall have two (2) two-and-one-half-inch nozzles and one (1) four-and-one-half-inch pumper nozzle with national standard fire hose coupling screw threads. Nozzle caps shall be provided for all outlets with suitable gaskets to provide a tight seal with the nozzles. Caps shall be securely chained to the barrel of the fire hydrant. Cap nuts shall have the same dimensions as the operating nut of the fire hydrant. Fire hydrants shall be one that is specified by the Water Department.

B. 

In water systems serving residential subdivisions, fire hydrants shall be installed at such locations that there will be at least one (1) fire hydrant within three hundred (300) feet of the nearest wall of any structure. Fire hydrants along streets which residences of such subdivisions front shall be spaced not more than six hundred (600) feet apart.

C. 

In commercial, industrial, and apartment house areas, fire hydrants shall be provided so that in no case shall more than three hundred (300) feet of fire hose be required to reach any point at the base of any exterior building wall from the nearest fire hydrant or from each to the fire hydrants required to provide the stipulated fire flow.

R.O. 1996 § 700.170