Each fire hydrant shall have a capacity equivalent to the minimum fire flow required in Appendix III-A of the Uniform Fire Code. Friction loss shall not exceed American Waterworks Association (AWWA) standards. (Ord. 542 § 3(part), 1991: Ord. 383 § 220, 1974).

Fire hydrants shall meet the requirements of AWWA Standards Specifications and shall be of the dry barrel and compression type main valve design. They shall be designed for a working pressure of one hundred fifty pounds per square inch. Design shall be such that in the event of a traffic accident the barrel sections will not be damaged nor the operating stem bent or broken by providing a safety flange and safe stem coupling. “O” ring seals shall be provided and the operating mechanism shall not come in contact with the water. Barrel drains shall be provided. Hydrants shall have one-and-one-half-inch pentagon operating nuts, two-and-one-half-inch hose outlets, and where applicable, four-and-one-half-inch pumper outlets (both National Standard Fire Hose Threads.) Fire hydrant type shall be approved by the county engineer.
The hydrant head shall be brass with two-and-one-half-inch National Hose male thread cap for pressure and gravity flow systems and four-and-one-half-inch draft systems. Such hydrants shall be wet or dry barrel as required by the delivery system. (Ord. 542 § 3(part), 1991: Ord. 383 § 221, 1974).

Each hydrant shall be served by a circulating systems so that it may obtain water from two directions in a grid, except that those hydrants which are on a cul-de-sac may have a single-supply main not over five hundred feet in length. Fire hydrants shall be placed with the centerline of the hydrant not less than twenty-four inches behind the face of the curb or edge of pavement nearest to the main. In general, hydrants shall be located at sufficient intervals along the streets to comply with the spacing requirements as specified in Appendix III-B of the Uniform Fire Code. Outlets shall be between eighteen and twenty-four inches above finished grade to center of the outlet, eight feet from flammable vegetation, and in a location where fire apparatus using it will not block the roadway. The hydrant serving any building shall be not less than fifty feet nor more than one-half mile by road from the building it is to serve, and be located at a turnout or turnaround along the driveway to that building or along the road that intersects with that driveway. (Ord. 542 § 3(part), 1991: Ord. 383 § 222, 1974).

All fire hydrants with barricades within the county right-of-way or a highway, shall be approved by the county engineer and road commissioner, and shall meet the following requirements. All fire hydrant barricades shall not obstruct the outlets and shall consist of four-inch standard steel pipe filled with concrete, extending three feet above ground, three feet below ground, and imbedded in concrete twelve inches in diameter and three feet four inches deep. The steel pipe above ground shall be painted in accordance with Section 13.24.050. (Ord. 383 § 223, 1974).

The exterior surfaces of the hydrant above the finished ground line shall be thoroughly cleaned and thereafter painted with two coats of primer and a finish waterproof coat, the color of which shall be in accordance with the following capacity-indicating color schemes:
A. Public Hydrants. All barrels are to be painted chrome yellow. The tops shall be painted as follows:
1. Green: Hydrants with a flow capacity of one thousand gpm or greater;
2. Orange: Hydrants with a flow capacity of five
hundred to one thousand gpm;
3. Red: Hydrants with a flow capacity of less than five hundred gpm;
Capacities are to be rated by flow measurements of individual hydrants at a period of ordinary demand.
B. Private Hydrants. Within private enclosures, the marking is to be left to the discretion of the owners. When in public streets, they should be painted to distinguish them from public hydrants. (Ord. 542 § 3(part), 1991: Ord. 383 § 224, 1974).

Each hydrant/fire valve or access to water shall be identified as follows:
A. If located along a driveway, a reflectorized blue marker, with a minimum dimension of three inches, shall be located on the driveway address sign and mounted on a fire retardant post; or
B. If located along a street or road:
1. A reflectorized blue marker, with a minimum dimension of three inches, shall be mounted on a fire retardant post. The sign post shall be within three feet of the hydrant/fire valve, with the sign no less than three feet nor greater than five feet above ground, in a horizontal position and visible from the driveway, or
2. As specified in the State Fire Marshall’s Guidelines for Fire Hydrant Markings Along State Highways and Freeways, May 1988. (Ord. 542 § 3(part), 1991).