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Keansburg City Zoning Code

§ 22-9.5

Water Supply.

[Ord. #1045, § 9.5]
a. 
Water Supply System.
1. 
All installations shall be properly connected with the Keansburg Municipal Utilities Authority water system, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
2. 
The water supply system shall be adequate to handle the necessary flow based on complete development.
3. 
Fire protection shall be furnished for any development connection to the municipal water supply system.
4. 
Minimum fire flows shall be based on recommendations by the American Insurance Association and the National Board of Fire Underwriters, as indicated in Exhibits 4 and 5[1].
[1]
Editor's Note: The Exhibits referred to herein are included as an attachment to this chapter.
5. 
The water system shall be designed to carry peak-hour flows and be capable of delivering the peak hourly demands indicated in Exhibit 5.
6. 
For developments of one and two family dwellings, not exceeding two stories in height, the short method indicated in Exhibit 6[2] may be used.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Exhibits referred to herein are included as an attachment to this chapter.
b. 
System Design and Placement. System design and placement shall comply with the specifications of the Keansburg Municipal Utilities Authority.
c. 
Fire Hydrants.
1. 
Hydrants shall be spaced to provide necessary fire flow, and the average area per hydrant typically should not exceed 120,000 square feet. In addition, hydrants shall be spaced so that each residence shall be within 500 feet of a hydrant.
2. 
A hydrant shall be located at all low points and at all high points with adequate means of drainage provided.
3. 
Hydrants shall be located at the end of lines, and valves of full line size shall be provided after hydrants tees at the ends of all dead lines and lines which may be extended in the future.
4. 
Size, type, and installation of hydrants shall conform to the specifications as set forth in the construction specifications.