Union Beach City Zoning Code
§ 13-8.14
Fire Hydrants.
[Ord. No. 324, § 8.14]
a.
A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued for new residential structure located in an area serviced by a public or private water company unless the distance from the midpoint of the frontage of such premises to a functioning fire hydrant, which has been tested and approved, as measured down to the centerline of connecting public streets, is 400 feet or less.
b.
Final subdivision plats shall not be approved by the planning board unless fire hydrants are indicated on the final plat in accordance with the requirements herein contained as to location of and distances between fire hydrants.
c.
Fire hydrants shall not be placed at the closed end of a turnaround of a cul-de-sac unless the distance between the open end and the closed end is greater than 400 feet, in which event, the fire hydrants shall be placed at both the open end and the closed end of the cul-de-sac.
d.
The installation of fire hydrants with respect to any subdivision shall not be considered a subdivision improvement to be included in the bonding requirements of this chapter but rather the proper installation of fire hydrants shall be a condition of the issuance of certificates of occupancy.
e.
Flow Capacity Classification. All fire hydrants shall be classified as follows:
1.
Class A: flow capacity greater than 1,000 gallons per minute.
2.
Class B: flow capacity of 500 gallons per minute.
3.
Class C: flow capacity of less than 500 gallons per minute.
Said flow capacities are to be rated by a flow measurement test at a period of ordinary demand, the rating to be based on 20 pounds per square inch of residual pressure when initial pressures exceed 40 pounds per square inch. When initial pressures are less than 40 pounds per square inch, residual pressure shall be at least half of the initial pressure.
f.
All fire hydrants shall be painted in accordance with the following schedule:
The tops and nozzle caps shall be painted the color indicated for each of the following classes:
Class of Hydrant | Color |
|---|---|
A | Green |
B | Orange |
C | Red |
g.
All fire hydrant barrels will be painted with white fluorescent paint.
h.
All fire hydrants installed in the municipality shall have no less than two, 2 1/2 inch hose connection nozzles and one, 4 1/2 inch pumper nozzle. All threads are to be National Standard fire hose threads.
i.
Hydrants shall be set plumb with nozzles 18 inches above the ground or, where they are to be placed in hose houses, 18 inches above the floor.