Ordinance 493-78 - Laserfiche WebLink

1 14.16.600 Fire hydrants and standpipes. 2 A. Ownership and Maintenance. The water department shall own and maintain all fire hydrants connected to the water system which are 3 located on public streets, utility easements and rights-of-way. B. Approved Hydrants. Only approved hydrants, in accordance with 4 subsection C shall be installed within the city limits. C. Complete Installation. A fire hydrant installation shall be considered 5 to include the fitting at the main, the piping and auxiliary valve between the main and the hydrant, the hydrant and such other appur- 6 tenant features necessary for a complete installation. No fire hydrant shall be installed in the water system without an auxiliary 7 valve between the main and the hydrant. Fire hydrant installation and location shall be in accordance with applicable AWWA standards 8 (AWWA Manual M 17) or as designated by water superintendent and subject to review and approval by fire chief. 9 D. Payment for Installation. The installation, removal, relocation, renewal or other work performed by the water department related to 10 new or existing fire hydrants shall be done by the water department and full paymentto the water department for such installation, 11 removal, relocation, renewal or other work shall be made by a local improvement district, individual or developer in advance of such 12 work. E. Rental. For the fire protection benefit derived by the entire city 13 from water made continuously available to the many standpipes and fire hydrants by the water department, there shall be a hydrant rental 14 charge paid by the general fund of the city through the appropriate fire department fund to the water department in accordance with the 15 amounts set forth in Section 14.16.740. F. Operation. The primary intent of the fire hydrant and standpipe 16 installations is for use in fire suppression. No person other than a person authorized by the fire chief of the City of Everett shall be 17 permitted to open any fire hydrant or standpipe and anyone opening, using or otherwise tampering with any fire hydrant or standpipe 18 supplied by the water system without permission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 19 G. Use Permit Required. Persons having a valid reason to withdraw water from any fire hydrant or standpipe of the water system shall 20 first apply to the water department for a permit and shall abide by all rules, regulations and procedures in connection with such permit as 21 the water department may adopt. H. Installation of Fire Hydrants in Commercial, Multi-family, Business, 22 Manufacturing and Industrial Zones Required. The owner of any building located within one thousand feet of a city water main and 23 within a multi-family, business, commercial or manufacturing or industrial use zone established by the city zoning code then in effect, 24 which building is not within two hundred feet of an existing fire hydrant, shall install, at his expense, a fire hydrant at a location two 25 hundred feet or less from the building, together with whatever pipes and connections are necessary to connect the hydrant to the existing 26 city water supply. I. Installation of Fire Hydrants Near Schools, Churches, Hospitals, 27 Assembly Buildings, Etc. Required. The owner of any building used for a school, church, rest home, hospital, residential apartment, or 28 place of public assembly in whatever use district located, which building is not within two hundred feet of an existing fire hydrant, 29 shall install, at his expense, a fire hydrant at a location two hundred feet or less from such building, together with whatever pipes and 30 connections are necessary to connect the hydrant to the existing city water supply. 31 32 ORIGINAL -4