Building Code Board of Appeals Agenda and Packet 2018 06 21

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• Sec. 15.12.130. - Placement of fire hydrants. A. Fire hydrants shall be placed at each street intersection and on each side of any divided highway, roadway or street, wherever possible. B. In a residential area, there shall be no more than 500 feet of vehicle travel distance between hydrants. No residential unit shall be more than 250 feet of vehicle travel distance from the nearest hydrant. C. In multifamily, industrial, business or commercial areas, there shall be no more than 300 feet of vehicle travel distance between hydrants. No building shall be more than 150 feet of travel distance from the nearest hydrant. D. All water mains serving two or more fire hydrants or two or more fire service water lines shall have a looped water distribution system with approved sectional valves being provided. E. The barrel of a fire hydrant shall be set perpendicular to the ground or the designed final grade with the lowest discharge outlet 18 inches above grade. F. A minimum of three feet of clearance space shall be maintained around the circumference of a fire hydrant except as otherwise required or approved by the city. G. The minimum required residual pressure for a water supply to any given area shall be 20 psi. In the event that a minimum water pressure of 20 psi cannot be obtained in any given area, large water mains shall be installed with closer than the required minimum spacing of fire hydrants to increase flow. • Sec. 15.12.140. - Key boxes required. Section 506.1 of the 2018 International Fire Code is amended by the addition of a new final sentence reading as follows: All new commercial construction requires a key box to be installed. • Sec. 15.12.150. - Automatic fire sprinklers. Section 903.2.1 of the 2018 International Fire Code is amended as follows: All New Commercial Structures are required to have a Fire Suppression system designed for the Occupancy Group of that building. Unless approved by both the CBO and Fire Marshal and must meet the specific criteria of the approved policy by both the Fire District and Building Department. Exceptions: U Occupancies are not required to be fire suppression systems unless they exceed 5,000 sq. ft. These changes are only specific to new construction. • Sec. 15.12.160. - Standards of reference. Standards of reference for the 2018 International Fire Code are: The 2018 Edition of the ICC International Wild land -Urban Interface Code. The most current Edition of the NFPA Life Safety Code. The most current Edition of the NFPA Codes and Standards. Page 4 of 4