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Section 507.5.2 is amended by adding the following: <br />507.2.1 Cost. The cost of maintaining fire hydrants on private property will be the <br />burden of the occupant and /or owner of that property. <br />Section 507.5.3 amended by adding the following subsection: <br />507.5.3. <br />Water main sI u'i fl,�ip°�,fl „ required. <br />(a) Water mains shall be at least eight inches and large enough to supply the required <br />fire flows. All developers shall provide an engineer certified computer model or hand <br />calculation to the fire and engineering departments. The model or calculation shall <br />indicate the minimum fire flows that will be met. Existing mains shall come into <br />compliance with this requirement when they undergo major repairs or when the fire <br />flow demands of new construction or new occupancy classifications in existing <br />construction exceed the existing fire flows. <br />(b) New eight -inch dead -end main more than 1320 feet long must be looped. <br />(c) New eight -inch looped main shall not exceed 2500 feet, unless approved by the <br />fire and engineering departments. <br />(d) Any six -inch lead lines for hydrants cannot exceed 100 foot and, in no case, <br />reduce the amount of required fire flow. Six -inch lines are not permitted for use as a <br />utility line or fire line for fire hydrants for commercial structures. <br />(e) Private fire service mains and water tanks shall be periodically inspected, <br />periodically tested, and maintained in accordance with NFPA 25. Reports for the <br />inspection or test shall be on a form as specified by the fire code official. <br />Section 507.5.4 is amended to read as follows: <br />507.5.4. Obstruction. Posts, fences, vehicles, growth, trash, storage, and other materials or <br />objects shall neither be placed within five feet nor kept near fire hydrants, fire department <br />inlet connections, or fire protection system control valves in a manner that would prevent <br />such equipment or fire hydrants from being immediately discernible. No person shall place <br />or maintain an obstruction near fire protection equipment or a fire hydrant so that the fire <br />department is deterred or hindered from gaining immediate access to fire protection <br />equipment or fire hydrants. <br />Section 507.5.5 is amended to read as follows: <br />507.5.5 Clear space around hydrants. A 5 -foot clear space shall be maintained <br />M <br />