§ 15.68.020. Installation.

A.

All water hydrants shall use a minimum of a six-inch water main.

B.

No building or structure, or any part thereof, shall be more than five hundred feet from a hydrant, as measured by normal means of vehicular transit, via approved hard surface road, unless a waiver or alternative proposal is approved by the Metropolitan Fire Marshal pursuant to a review process to be developed by the Metropolitan Fire Marshal. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a single-family residential structure constructed on a lot of five acres or more in size.

C.

All hydrants shall be installed in a manner providing a radius of ten feet that is unobstructed either mechanically or visually.

D.

All hydrants shall be painted with aluminum paint with the dome color coded as indicated as follows, so as to indicate the gallons per minute flow (GPM):

Color	GPM
Orange	1,000 or more
Green	500—1,000
Black	500 or less

 

E.

All hydrants shall be installed in accordance with an approved plan, by an authorized and property licensed contractor using materials and methods required by applicable codes and ordinances.

F.

A metal tag shall be permanently attached by bolt or other approved method to each hydrant and contain the stamped message: "FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. UNAUTHORIZED USE PROHIBITED BY LAW." Tags shall be attached in a manner as not to obstruct the operation of hydrant.

(Ord. BL2008-170 § 1, 2008; Ord. BL2007-47 § 1, 2007; Ord. 95-1541 §§ 1, 2, 1995; prior code § 17-1-52)