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AppendixC
FIRE HYDRANT LOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION
SECTION C101
GENERAL
ClOl.1 Scope. Fue hydrants shall be piovided in accmdaacc
with this AppelMlix for the protection ofb\iildingc, or pastic>na of
buildings. ben:after constructed.
SECTION C102
LOCATION
C102.1 Fire laydnot mtiOlll. rue hydrants shall be pro-
'lided alang n:quiml fire apparatus acc.ess road& and adjacent
,Pnhlic i>D'Ul.'11.
SECTION C103
NUMBER OF RRE HYDRANTS
CI03.1 Fifthydralaavallable. The minimum nwnber of fire
hydrants available to a building aball not be les& than that listed
in lible ClOS.l. The number of fire hydranls available to a
comp1CJt or s11bdivision shall not bo lea dwa that clcccnnincd
by spacing reqlliremtal1 liliited in Table ClOS.l when applied to
fire appa.uatu.a ICCCSI mads and perimeter public streets from
which fire operations could be conducted.
SECTION C104
CONSIDERATION OF EXISTING FIRI: HYDRANTS
Cl04.1 Existiq tire hydrants. .Bx.i&ting fire hydnnu on pub-
Uc Sucetl ate llllowql lo be wrwdcnic.I u av.ulabk:. ~
fire hydrants on adjacent properties shall not be comidcn:d
available unless fire apparatus acceas roads extend between
propet1ie& and easements are established lo preve.nt obstruction
of such roads.
SECTION C105
DISTRIBUTION OF FIRE HYDRANTS
ClOS.l lbcJraat •DadDI. The a~c ~ between fire
hydrants shall not CJICCed that listed in Table Cl05.l.
JW:eptiea: The fire chief is authorized to accept a defi-
ciency of up to 10 peiceut where existing fire hydrants pn>-
vide all or a portion of the required fire hydrant sttVic:e.
R.egardleu af the average spacing, fire hydrants shall bolo-
cated such that all points on streets and access roads adjacent to
a building~ wimin lhe distances lisled in Table ClOS.l.
'DUILE C105.1
NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF RRE HYDRAKTS
FIRE.P~=-"8"' MINIMUM NUIMIER OFtMNWITS
1.750 Of lesa l
2,000-22.SO 2
2...W) 3
S.000 ' ---~ lSQ0.4,000 4
4,j()().,.000 s
~.soo 6
G,000 G
6.500-7.000 7
7.SOOot-8ot-.C
For SI: I foot .. 304.8 nun. 1 plloll J* Olinulrl ""3.78S Um.
u. Rcduoc by JOO feet for dctd-cnd ecr=s or l'Oldl.
AVEllME INCING 811WEEN HYDRANTS8' 111,c
lflletl
soo
4:14)
4SO
400
350
300
300
250
250
200
llAXllll.lll DISTAMC& MOii
ANY~ ON STRl!ET~ FRotmaeTOA
2.50
22.S
225
22S
210
180
180
150
lSO
120
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