20.26.03 FIRE FLOW STANDARDS

1. Fire hydrant spacing – Fire hydrants shall be installed at five hundred (500) foot intervals, such that each legal building lot is serviced by a fire hydrant that is within two hundred fifty (250) feet. The installation of fire hydrants shall be required by any person or entity seeking approval of a subdivision. Any individual seeking approval of an individual building permit for a new home shall be required to meet the following: 1. Building lots that do not fall under the control of the Subdivision Ordinance and about a waterline smaller than the Town standard as set forth in the Genola Town Culinary Waterline Standards, shall be required to install an in-home sprinkling system to meet the fire flow requirements. Any such sprinkling system shall be approved by the Fire Chief prior to approval of the building permit by the Planning Commission. 2. Building lots that do not fall under the regulation of the Subdivision Ordinance and about a waterline meeting the Town standard as set forth in the Genola Town Culinary Waterline Standards, shall be required to have a fire hydrant within two hundred fifty (250) feet of the building lot. If such a fire hydrant is not in existence, the installation cost for the fire hydrant shall be paid for by the building permit petitioner at the time of payment for the building permit. The Town will then install the fire hydrant. 2. Where a fire hydrant is located within the required two hundred fifty (250) feet of a building lot and the proposed new construction is to be located in excess of five hundred (500) feet of that fire hydrant, the dwelling shall have an adequate sprinkling system installed for fire suppression as determined by the Fire Chief. 3. The cost of such improvements shall be the responsibility of the person or entity conducting the development.