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FIRE CODE ORDINANCE Page 12 of 38 <br /> <br />to the primary entrance to the proposed building site. For buildings built on a <br />zero-lot-line, the measurement will terminate at the nearest corner of the <br />building. Projects with large frontage may require additional street fire hydrants <br />with an average spacing between fire hydrants of 400 feet. <br /> <br />507.5.1.1.2 Onsite fire hydrants. All portions of the proposed building shall be <br />within 200 feet of an approved fire hydrant, as measured by an approved route <br />around the exterior of the facility or building. To satisfy this requirement, one or <br />a combination of both on-street and/or on-site fire hydrants can be added. <br /> <br />507.5.1.2 Single family dwellings and duplexes. Maximum distance from a fire hydrant <br />to any newly constructed detached single-family dwellings or duplexes shall be 350 feet. <br />At the discretion of the fire code official the maximum distance from a fire hydrant may <br />be extended to no greater than 600 feet with the addition of an approved NFPA 13D fire <br />sprinkler system. An NFPA 13D sprinkler system substituted for the hydrant distance <br />requirement may not be used as a concurrent equivalence for any other city code <br />requirement for the same structure, project, short-plat, subdivision or development. <br /> <br />507.5.1.3 Mobile home parks. Mobile home park that contains 20 or more mobile home <br />lots shall provide a minimum of one (1) standard approved fire hydrant within the <br />confines of the park. Additional fire hydrants shall be required so as not to exceed 500 <br />foot spacing. All hydrants shall be supplied with water from an approved six-inch water <br />main. <br /> <br />507.5.1.4 Parking lots and access areas. When determined by the fire code official, <br />parking lot, access roads, and other areas where hydrants are not needed for protection <br />of structures or similar fire problems, fire hydrants shall be provided at spacing not to <br />exceed 1,000 feet to provide for vehicle, transportation, and/or other hazards. <br /> <br />507.5.1.5 Hydrant for fire department connections. Buildings provided with NFPA 13- <br />13R fire sprinklers systems and standpipe systems and equipped with a fire department <br />connection (FDC) the FDC shall comply with Section 912 and be proved with an <br />approved fire hydrant located within 75 feet. Existing buildings being retrofitted with <br />fire sprinklers or a standpipe system, the FDC shall be located within 100 feet of a fire <br />hydrant. Exact placement of the FDC will be determined by the fire code official. <br /> <br />507.5.1.6. Unrecognized fire hydrants. New and existing fire hydrants that meet one or <br />more of the following shall not be used to count towards the required number of fire <br />hydrants or spacing. <br />1. Fire hydrants located on opposite side of a street provided with median dividers <br />that cannot be crossed by fire fighters pulling hose lines. <br />2. Fire hydrants located on opposite side of a street provided with four or more <br />traffic lanes. <br />3. Fire hydrants located on adjacent private properties that cannot ensure <br />continued long-term access.