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Ordinance No. 16 9a.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE
1626, AND ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS AND
STANDARDS FOR FIRE HYDRANTS INSTALLED WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA.
WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned with providing adequate fire flow
within the City, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1626 set forth existing fire flow and related
standards, which standards now require repeal and reenactment,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
All fire hydrants installed within the corporate limits of the City of Tukwila shall
meet or exceed the following specifications and standards:
Section 1. TYPE. Hydrants shall conform to American Water Works
Association Specifications C 502 -54; shall be compression type and shall have a two
piece breaking flange with breaking thimble at the ground line or stem; shall have a
self oiling dry bonnet with factory filled reservoir holding approximately 8 ounces of
oil. Oil reservoir shall have not less than two "O" ring seals. Oil reservoir shall be so
designed as to give a complete lubrication of stems each time the hydrant is operated.
The upper stem shall have a brass sleeve.
Hydrants shall be equipped with two 2 1/2" N.S.T. hose ports and one 5" Stortz
pumper discharge port, and shall have a 11/4" Pentagon open -lift operating nut.
Hydrants shall have a 6" M.J. bottom connection and 5 1/4" main valve opening,
and shall have 18" above grade level to the center of the pumper discharge port.
Hydrant color to be "Rustoleum" #659 Yellow Gloss or Farwest X -3472 Case
Yellow. The bonnets and ports of City hydrants shall be painted:
Red for up to 500 gpm (Rustoleum #1210, Farwest X -6270 or equivalent)
Orange for 500 to 1,000 gpm......... (Rustoleum 559, Farwest #261 or equivalent)
Green for more than 1,000 gpm.... (Rustoleum 935, Farwest #255 or equivalent)
Private hydrants shall be all yellow.
Any exception to stated paint standards must be authorized by the Director of
Public Works.
Hydrants are to be compression type equal to Mueller #A -423 or Mueller #A -419.
Section 2. INSTALLATION. Hydrants shall not be closer than 4 feet to any
fixed object (e.g., fences, parking, building, etc.), with the exception of hydrant guard
posts. Guard posts shall be installed around hydrants not protected by curbs, so as to
help prevent motor vehicles from contacting the hydrant. The guard posts shall be
either steel pipe (minimum 4" diameter) filled with concrete or concrete (minimum 8"
diameter). Posts shall be 3 feet from the center of the hydrant and shall not be in direct
line with any discharge ports. Posts shall be 6 feet long; 3 -3 1/2 feet shall be buried.
Painted finish shall be the same color as for the applicable hydrants.
All hydrants shall be installed with an auxiliary gate valve between the hydrant
main valve and the water main. The gate valve shall be U.L. approved and have a 2"
square operating nut. The valve shall be installed at the hydrant lateral Tee. If the
hydrant is greater than 10 feet from the main, an additional valve may be required, but
not closer than 3 feet from the hydrant. The protector cover for the valve shall be left in
plain view, flush with grade after landscaping or paving.
Hydrants, auxiliary gate valves and supply lines shall be installed to meet sound
engineering standards per NFPA #24, paragraphs 4202, 4301, 4302, 4303, 4304, 4305.
Section 3. COVERAGE. Except as otherwise provided herein for single family
short plat and individual single family homes, all commercial, single family
subdivision and multi family development including approved conditional uses, shall
have hydrants spaced so that a hydrant is no more than 150 feet by line of vehicular
travel from a building and that no point around the perimeter of any building is more
than 300 feet from an accessible hydrant. Hydrants on water mains within the City
shall be spaced no more than 300 feet apart.
For short plat development (four single family homes or less) and individual
single family homes that do not otherwise meet the 150 foot requirement of this section,
hydrants shall be placed so that an accessible hydrant is no more than 250 feet by line
of vehicular travel to the nearest point of the building provided that:
1) The property owner shall sign an agreement, on a form prepared by the Director
of Public Works which form shall include an agreement not to protest the formation of
any LID or ULID, to participate in future water system improvements to correct
deficiencies that have been identified in the applicable water comprehensive plan
and /or an engineering analysis of the development. Non exhaustive examples of
deficiencies include but are not limited to: failure to meet Tukwila pipe size standards,
minimum flow rate (gpm) and residual pressure (psi) from DOH, fire code or
insurance underwriters (whichever is more stringent), and flow velocity as determined
by the applicable comprehensive plan (Water District No. 75, Water District No. 125,
Renton, etc.) and engineering analysis; and
2) The hydrant flows a minimum of 1000 gallons per minute with 20 psi residual
pressure.
When geographical or construction features prevent the placing of water mains
and /or hydrants, The Fire Prevention Bureau may authorize in writing the use of
approved "wall hydrants" or similar devices.
Section 4. ACCESSIBILITY. Hydrants and guard posts shall be in plain view
for a distance of 50 feet in the line of vehicular approach, free from shrubs, trees, fences,
landscaping, and similar obstruction.
The 5" Stortz pumper discharge port shall face the street or in the case of private
hydrants, the direction shall be determined by the Fire Department.
Hydrant supply lines shall be of such size and design as to provide the fire flow
required by Appendix III of the Uniform Fire Code, Fire Flow Requirements for
buildings and the City's comprehensive water design standards.
Tapping into City water mains shall be by the process known as "wet tapping"
so as to allow uninterrupted service on those mains.
Section 5. EXCEPTIONS. Any exceptions to items covered by this Ordinance
shall be made in writing by the Chief of the Fire Department and the Officer in charge
of the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Tukwila Fire Department and must conform to the
City's Public Works' standards and /or the City's comprehensive water plan. Any
written exception shall set forth the basis for the exception and its relationship to public
health, safety or avoidance of undue hardship.
Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be
published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force
five (5) days after passage and publication as provided by law.
Section 7. REPEALER. Ordinance 1626 is repealed in full as of the effective
date of this ordinance.
Section S. SEVERABILITY. If any portion of this ordinance is deemed to be in
violation of the Constitution of the United States of America or any other law, rule or
regulation, said finding shall not render the remaining sections of this ordinance void.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASH TON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this �.2 day
of ,1994.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
ne E. Cantu, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
By -Ln: Ci_
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: o2 7 V
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL; 1 a 9 7`
PUBLISHED: 3 V
EFFECTIVE DATE: 2 6 V
ORDINANCE NO.: /(o x 02,
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Johr}/)W. Rants, Mayor
CITY OF TUKWILA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. /6..
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE 1626, AND
ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR
FIRE HYDRANTS INSTALLED WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA.
On the City Council of the City of Tukwila passed Ordinance
No. ?2 repealing Ordinance 1626, allowing Farwest Paints to be used on fire
hydrants, clarifying the minimum distance buildings must be from fire hydrants; providing
for severability and establishing an effective date.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed without charge to anyone who submits a
written request to the City Clerk of the City of Tukwila for a copy of the text.
APPROVED by the City Council at its meeting of o? a 5 V
Published Seattle Times: 3 J
j a e E Cantu, City Clerk