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• ORDINANCE NO. 1--9;-1-77 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 419-76, more particularly described as EMC 14.16.600 by adding thereto Section R providing for 1 a variance procedure for the hydrant distance requirements, and further by amending Ordinance No. 361-75, more particularly 2 described as EMC 14.16.740 (A) (3) to clarify City responsibility concerning fire hydrants. 3 4 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 5 Section 1: That EMC 14.16.600 which reads as follows: 6 14.16.600 Fire hydrants and standpipes. 7 A. Ownership and Maintenance. The water department shall own and 8 maintain all fire hydrants connected to the water system which are located on public streets, utility easements and rights-of-way. 9 B. Approved Hydrants. Only approved hydrants, in accordance with subsection C shall be installed within the city limits. 10 C. Complete Installation. A fire hydrant installation shall be considered to include the fitting at the main, the piping and auxiliary valve 11 between the main and the hydrant, the hydrant and such other appur- tenant features necessary for a complete installation. No fire 12 hydrant shall be installed in the water system without an auxiliary valve between the main and the hydrant. Fire hydrant installation 13 and location shall be in accordance with applicable AWWA standards (AWWA Manual M 17) or as designated by water superintendent and 14 subject to review and approval by fire chief. D. Payment for Installation. The installation, removal, relocation, 15 renewal or other work performed by the water department related to new or existing fire hydrants shall be done by the water department 16 and full payment to the water department for such installation, removal, relocation, renewal or other work shall be made by a local 17 improvement district, individual or developer in advance of such work. 18 E. Rental. For the fire protection benefit derived by the entire city from water made continuously available to the many standpipes and 19 fire hydrants by the water department, there shall be a hydrant rental charge paid by the general fund of the city through the appropriate 20 fire department fund to the water department in accordance with the amounts set forth in Section 14.16.740. 21 F. Operation. The primary intent of the fire hydrant and standpipe installations is for use in fire suppression. No person other than 22 authorized personnel of the city shall be permitted to open any fire hydrant or standpipe and anyone opening, using or otherwise 23 tampering with any fire hydrant or standpipe supplied by the water system without permission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 24 G. Use Permit Required. Persons having a valid reason to withdraw water from any fire hydrant or standpipe of the water system shall 25 first apply to the water department for a permit and shall abide by all rules, regulations and procedures in connection with such permit as 26 the water department may adopt. H. Installation of Fire Hydrants in Commercial and Manufacturing Zones 27 Required. The owner of any building located within one thousand feet of a city water main and within a commercial or manufacturing or 28 industrial use zone established by the city zoning code then in effect, which building is not within two hundred feet of an existing fire 29 hydrant, shall install, at his expense, a fire hydrant at a location two hundred feet or less from the building, together with whatever pipes 30 and connections are necessary to connect the hydrant to the existing city water supply. 31 32 ORIGINAL -1