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ti • . . � • 1 1 O. Special Requirements . The requirements of this section apply to all building construction projects in which build- 2 ings are located or are to be located such that any portion 3 is more than 200 feet in vehicular travel from the street property line except the tax single family dwellings. 4 1. Buildings having required fire flows of less than 5 2,500 gallons per minute are required to have fire hydrants on only one side of the building. 6 2. When the required fire flow is over 2,500 gallons per 7 minute the fire hydrant shall be served by a main 8 which loops around the building or complex of build- ings and reconnects back into a distribution supply 9 main. The number of fire hydrants shall be deter- mined on an average basing of 300 feet computed on 10 imaginary parallel line to and not less than 50 feet from the structure. All hydrants are to be accessible 11 by two fire department pumper trucks over roads capable of supporting such fire apparatus . The Fire 12 Marshal shall determine the location of the hydrants 13 based upon a determination of utility topography and building location. Hydrants shall be a minimum of 50 14 feet away from the building or structure; minor devia- tions may be granted by fire department approval of 15 written requests. 16 Section 7: That there is hereby added to EMC 14.16.600 paragraph (P) 17 which shall read as follows: 18 P. Maximum Distance for Single Family Dwellings. The maximum 19 distance from hydrants to any new construction which is residential and single family and in the single family use dis- 20 trict shall be 350 feet. 21 Section 8: That there is hereby added to EMC 14.16.600 paragraph (Q) 22 which shall read as follows: 23 Q. Fire Flow Requirements . The fire flow requirements applied 24 by the Fire Marshal under the provisions of this chapter shall be based upon criteria established in the "Guide for 25 Determination of Required Fire Flow" as published by the Insurance Service Office of the Municipal Survey Service, 26 160 Water Street, New York, New York, 10038. The "Guide for Determination of Required Fire Flow," and the standards 27 of the American Water Works Association, all as amended, 28 added to, or excepted herein are adopted by the City. A copy of each such adopted collection of standards , rules , 29 criteria, in the form in which it was adopted and suitably marked to indicate amendments , additions, deletions, and 30 exceptions as provided herein, shall be authenticated and filed by the clerk in the records of his office, suitably re- 31 ferenced and indexed to the ordinance codified herein. Three 32