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<br />C. The center of fire lanes at buildings shall be <br />no more than thirty feet nor less than twenty feet from <br />the building, and all such lanes shall have an <br />unobstructed outside turning radius of no less than fift~ <br />FORTY FIVE feet and an inside turning radius of no less <br />than thirty TWO feet. <br /> <br />*** <br /> <br />F. Phe AN emergency access roadwa~ FIRE LANE WHICH <br />IS REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED INTO AN AREA AS A SECONDARY <br />ACCESS must be AS remote as possible from the main access <br />and have PROVIDE access to all parts of the development. <br />Inc.;rease in the minimum ac.;c.;ess widths where sud. widtl.s <br />are not adequate for fire or resc.;ue operations ma~ be <br />required. NO EMERGENCY ACCESS FIRE LANE SHALL EXCEED <br />THREE HUNDRED FEET IN LENGTH. <br /> <br />Section 4. Section 15.12.070 of the Louisville Municipal <br />Code is hereby amended by the addition of new subsections D, E, F, <br />and G to read as follows: <br /> <br />15.12.070 Placement of fire hydrants. <br /> <br />D. All water mains serving two or more fire <br />hydrants shall have a looped water distribution system <br />with approved sectional valves being provided. <br /> <br />E. The barrel of a fire hydrant shall be set <br />perpendicular to the ground or the designed final grade <br />with the lowest discharge outlet eighteen inches above <br />grade. <br /> <br />F. A minimum of three feet of clearance space <br />shall be maintained around the circumference of a fire <br />hydrant except as otherwise required or approved by the <br />City. <br /> <br />G. The minimum required residual pressure for a <br />water supply to any given area shall be 20 psi. In the <br />event that a minimum water pressure of 20 psi can not be <br />obtained in any given area, larger water mains shall be <br />installed with closer than the required minimum spacing <br />of fire hydrants to increase pressure. <br /> <br />Section 5. Any person who violates any provision of this <br />Ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by <br />imprisonment not to exceed 1 year or both such fine and <br />imprisonment. Each day during any portion of which any violation <br />of any provision of this ordinance is committed, continued, or <br />permitted by any such person shall be a separate offense. <br /> <br />3 <br />