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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1626 - Fire Hydrants (Repealed by Ord 1692) lk* /908 CITY OF TUMILA WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. /6' 2-6 d 09Q AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE 1567, 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. 1567 sets 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: motion 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 "0" 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 1 1/4" 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. The bonnets and ports of City hydrants shall be painted: Red for up to 500 gpm (Rustoleum #1210) Orange for 500 to 1,000 gpm (Rustoleum 559) Green for more than 1,000 gpm (Rustoleum 935) Private hydrants shall be all yellow. Hydrants are to equal 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 short plat development, all commercial, multifamily, and single family development including approved conditional uses, shall have hydrants spaced so that a hydrant is no more than 150 feet from a building and that no point around the perimeter of any building is more than 300 feet from a hydrant. Hydrants on City -owned water mains or water district improved mains shall be spaced no more than 300 feet apart. For short plat development (four single family homes or less) that do not otherwise meet the 150 foot requirement of this section, hydrants shall be placed so that a hydrant is no more than 250 feet from a 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 are: 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 P.S.I. 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 -A 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 1567 is repealed in full as of the effective date of this ordinance. Section 8. 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, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this 1 day of U 1992. )?frik 6e), _,G' Jo W. Rants, Mayor ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED: E0..ze..d.,,--e-- h E. Cantu, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: ByJ4 W k 54J? FILED WITH THE ITY CLERK: i/-.30 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL; `r/- 9.2 PUBLISHED: 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: /O /9' 5 ORDINANCE NO.: /4 26, SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. ..2 4, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE 1567, AND ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR FIRE HYDRANTS INSTALLED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. On 61Y/9„2, the City Council of the City of Tukwila passed Ordinance Noce, repealing Ordinance No. 1567 and establishing specifications for fire flow and related standards for fire hydrants, 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 5� li? Cy e Cantu, City Clerk PUBLISHED: VALLEY DAILY NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1992 L.