(1) All design and construction details of fire hydrant installation, including valves and appurtenances thereto, must be approved by the approving authority.

(2) Fire hydrant installations shall be subject to adequate protection against vehicular damage at the discretion of the approving authority. Any protective posts installed shall extend no less than three feet above grade and shall be painted a safety yellow in color.

(3) An auxiliary gate valve shall be installed at the main line tee, or other appropriate designation of the approving authority, to permit the repair and replacement of the hydrant without disruption of service. The type and style shall be determined by the approving authority.

(4) All hydrants shall stand plumb, be set to the finished grade with the lowest outlet of the hydrant having no less than eighteen inches in diameter of clear area about the hydrant for the clearance of hydrant wrenches on both outlets and on the control valve.

(5) The pumper port shall face the street. Where the street cannot be clearly defined or recognized, the port shall face the most likely route of approach and location of the fire truck while pumping, all as determined by the approving authority.

(6) All hydrants shall have two-and-one-half-inch ports with National Standard Thread, and one pumper port with five-inch Storz fitting and cap. The valve openings shall be no less than five and one-quarter inches with a positive and automatic barrel drain.

(7) All hydrants shall be "safety" or "break-away" type. In addition, all hydrants shall meet American Water Works Association standards for public hydrants and their installation as required by the approving authority.

(8) The maximum distance between fire hydrants in single-family (R-1) and two-family (R-2) residential use zones shall be as per the current edition of the International Fire Code except in those areas impressed with public buildings, public and private schools, which shall conform to the distance standard for other zones in subsection (b)(9) of this section.

(9) The maximum distance between fire hydrants in all other use zones shall be as per the current edition of the International Fire Code.

(10) Lateral spacing of fire hydrants shall be at the discretion of the approving authority, and predicated on hydrants being located at street intersections.

(11) The approving authority shall be notified in writing of the date the fire hydrant installation and its attendant water connection system will be available for use. (Ord. 2032, § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 1758,, 2009; Ord. 1048, § 1, 1992; Ord. 802, § 1, 1983.)