119 of 1972 - Amending Title 49, by adding Chapter 9, relating to fire hydrants for private purposes. NULLLMLL
,/DOTING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, October 17 19 72
Mr.Chairman
Barker I move that the Ordinance be passed.
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Harmsen
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Harrison
Phillips
Result AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 49 of the Revised Ordinances of
Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, by adding thereto a new Chapter 9,
relating to fire hydrants for private purposes.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah:
SECTION 1. That Title 49 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake
City, Utah, 1965, relating to fire hydrants, be, and the same hereby
is, amended by adding to said title a new chapter to be known as
chapter 9, relating to fire hydrants for private purposes, to read as
follows:
CHAPTER 9
FIRE HYDRANTS FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES
Sections:
49-9-1. Fire hydrants for private purposes.
49-9-2. Fire hydrant specifications.
49-9-3. Water main requirements.
49-9-4. Number of hydrants required for a building.
Sec. 49-9-1. Fire hydrants for private purposes. (a) No
connections to and/or the installation of water lines or mains
involving one or more fire hydrants for private fire protection
purposes shall be made without issuance of a special permit
from the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City.
(b) Any installation of a fire hydrant on private property
shall be made at the sole expense of the person requesting
such an installation and shall be perpetually maintained by said
applicant.
(c) Installation made on public property for private purposes
shall be made at the sole expense of the person making application
therefor and shall be installed in accordance with city ordinances
and perpetually maintained by the applicant.
(d) If at any time an applicant shall fail to comply with any
of the foregoing requirements, the General Superintendent of the
Salt Lake City Water Department may, after ten (10) days written
notice to applicant and failure to comply therewith, terminate
service to the fire hydrant and/or remove it entirely.
(e) In no event shall any building erected on private property
and used as a dwelling unit for moue than four individual family
dwelling units, or for any purpose other than as a dwelling, be
located more than two hundred (200) feet from a fire hydraflfr.
measured along the curb in front of each said fire hydrant. All
water outlets on said fire hydrants installed hereunder must, as
nearly as possible, face the nearest access or dedicated street.
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Sec. 49-9-2. Fire hydrant specifications. All hydrants
installed hereunder must comply with the then current specifi-
cations for fire hydrants of the Department of Water Supply and
Waterworks.
Sec. 49-9-3. Water main requirements. No new water main
installation used to service a fire hydrant system shall be
smaller than six (6) inches in diameter.
Sec. 49-9-4. Number of hydrants required for a building.
The following table shall be used in determining the number of
hydrants to be used for fire protection in connection with the
construction of any building not excluded hereunder, with the
location of each such hydrant to be determined and designated
by the Chief of the Salt Lake City Fire Department.
Number of Hydrants Required
1 Story (without 2 Stories or more
Building Area Square Feet basement) (1 and basement)
Up to 5,000
1 1
5,000 to 15,000 2 2
15,000 to 40,000 2 3
40,000 to 100,000 3 4
100,000 to 200,000 4 5
200,000 to 300,000 5 6
300,000 to 400,000 6 8
Over 400,000 Discretion of the Fire Department
Sec. 49-9-5. Bond. A performance bond in an amount adequate to
cover the cost of construction must be posted before any installa-
tion of fire hydrants can begin hereunder in order to assure com-
pliance with the foregoing. Said bond will not be released until the
requirements hereof are met and all water mains and fire hydrants
connected thereto are certified in writing to be in good operating
condition by said General Superintendent of the Department of Water
Supply and Waterworks.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners it is
necessary to the peace, health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of
Salt Lake City that this ordinance become effective immediately.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first publi-
cation.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
17th day of October , 1972.
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BILL NO. 119 of 1972
Published-October 25, 1972
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
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County of Salt Lake
Betty Phelps_
Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal adver-
tising clerk of the DESERET NEWS, a daily (except Sunday)
newspaper printed in the English language with general cir-
culation in Utah, and published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, in the State of Utah.
That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
9r�cat2e hydrants for private
__pur o_ses Bill No.Jar 2f 1972,
was published in said newspaper on
October 25,-1272
Legal Advertising Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of
A.D. 19___7Z.
Notary Public
My Commission Expires
February-12,-1974 -
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'AN ORDINANCE •
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 49 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt
Lake City,Uah,'1965,by adding thereto a new Chapter 9,relating to fire
hydrants for private purposes. ..
Be It ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,Wok:
SECTION 1.That Title 49 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City,Utah,
tobsold title relating ne to lire w chapter to beeknown and hassame chapterr9,,yrelating to fir by re hydrants
for titivate purposes,to read as follows:
CHAPTERS
FIRE HYDRANTS FOR
PRIVATE PURPOSES
Sections:
40-9.1.Fire hydrants tor purposes.
49-4.Fire hydrant specifications.
49-9-3.Water main requirements.
49.911 Number of hydants re:IWO .
r for a building.
he Installation ofhwafer tines or or may purposes.(a)Mains Involving one eor more connections
fireto hydrants
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for private fire protection purposes shall be made without issuance of a spe-
cial.permit from the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City.
(b)Any installptian at a the hvarant on private property shall be made at
the Sale expense of the person requesting such an installation and shall be per-
,peaglly maintained by sold oeellcant
lc)-installation made On public property for private eurp05es shall be mode
tf the sole expense follini In accord n et with city ordinan the person ces anappd perpetuallythereforation eerpetuallymaintained by the
applicant.
((Hilt at one t apply tshaltfail to comply with any of the foregoina
requirements,theGeneral Superintendent of the Salt Lake City Water Depart.
ctcnreiay,after tee 1106000 welt tesnotice to anoircant and failure to comply
therewith,terminals Shall
any a to the fire hydrant and/or remove it entirely.
(e)In on event shall any building erected on private property and used as a
purosdwelling unit for as
a'han four Individual family dwelling units,or for any
• purpose other than as a'sawing,be located more than two hundred(200)feet
from fire hoOer.O,measured along the curb infront of each said fie
hydrant.All miter:Outlets on said fire hydrants installed hereunder most,as
neurly as possible',fatethe nearest access or dedicated street.
Sec.
49A-2.Fire hydrant specifications.All hydrants Installed hereunder
must comply with the then current specifications for fire hydrants of the De-
partment of Water.Supply and Waterworks.
Sec.49-9-3.Water main requirements No new water man Installation used
to Service a fire hydrant system shall be smaller than six(6)Inches in diame-
ter.
Sec.49-9.4.Number of hydrants required for a building.The following fable
shall be used in determining the number of hydrants to be used for fire ertec-
snn In connection.with the construction of any building not excluded hereun-
der,with the flocationthof each such VFlee rant to be determined and designated
by the Chief of the Salt Lake.Clty Fire Department
Banditti-Mini SquareFeet Number of Hydrants o red
1 Sb sem Stories or
more
ent)I1 and basement)
Up to 5,000 1 1
5.000 to 1s,000
15,1100 to 40,000 2 3
404100 to 100,000i 3
.109,000 to 200,000 4
.-200,000 to 300,000 5 S
ZOo,000 to 400,000' 6 .
(Her 400,000 Discretion of the Fire Deportment
T.,: ..S c.49-9-5.Bond.A performance bond In an amount adequate to cover the
cast of construction must be pasted before any installation of fire hydrants
�.. can begin hereunder In order to assure compliance with the foregoing.Sold
1, bond will not be released until the requirements hereof are met and all water
mains and fire hydrants connected thereto are certified in writing to be in
o pteluaeep y and dltlae by sold General Superintendent of the Department of
SECTION 2.In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners It is necessary to
the peace,health,safety and welfare Of the Inhabitants of Salt Lake City that
,his ordinance become effective immediately.
SECTION 3.This ordinance shall take effect upon Its first publication.
Passed by the Board at Commissioners of Salt Loke City,Utah,this 17th day
of October,1972. E.J.GARN
j Mayor
HERMAN J.HOGENSEN
'City Recorder
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• BILL NO 119 of 1972
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t Published October 2$1972