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ORDINANCE NO. 00-17
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-20.5-1
STANDARDS FOR FIRE HYDRANT INSTALLATION WHICH
WOULD PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR FIRE HYDRANT
INSTALLATION FOR ANY PERSON PROVIDING WATER
SERVICE AND INSTALLING WATER MAINS, LINES OR
CONNECTIONS; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A DEFINITION
OF "PERSON" TO INCLUDE DEVELOPERS AND PROPERTY
OWNERS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY
AND APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FILING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTING
DATE; PROVIDING ADOPTION; AND PROVIDING
CODIFICATION
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. St. Lucie County has experienced devastating brush fires resulting in property
damage: of several million dollars; and,
2. The Board adopted Ordinance No. 99-22 enacting regulations pertaining to fire
hydrant installation within the unincorporated area of St. Lucie County is essential to the
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of St. Lucie County; and,
3. The St. Lucie County Fire District has recommended that the County amend
Ordinance No. 99-22 to clarify that the standards for fire hydrant installation also apply to
developers and property owners.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
PART A. ARTICLE I "REGULATION OF WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES" OF
CHAPTER 1-20.5, "WATER AND SEWER" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1-20.5-1 Standards for Fire Hydrant Installation
Any water utility person providing water service and installing water mains, lines or
connections within unincorporated St. Lucie County shall comply with the following standards
for water mains, lines or connections installed or replaced after the effective date of this
ordinance:
(A) There shall be fire hydrants located and in service within 600 feet of each
other in all areas zoned for single-family residential usage, multi -family, commercial, and
industrial usage for flows requiring 1,000 gallons per minute. The hydrant spacing
requirements shall be 1,000 feet for fire flows requiring 500 gallons per minute.
(B) All fire hydrants shall be located within dedicated public or private rights -of
way, which shall be paved or readily traversable by firefighting equipment, with required
minimum separation distance to be measured by roadway travel thereon.
(C) All water mains intended and providing water for fire protection shall have a
diameter of no less than eight inches, except that lower sizes of not less than six inches may
be allowed by the St. Lucie County Fire District based on needed fire flow as determined by
the Fire District.
(D) The minimum size water main(s) and fire flows shall be determined by the Fire
Marshal and based on the current Insurance Service Office (ISO) requirements.
(E) There shall be no requirements for the establishment of fire hydrants in areas
zoned for agricultural usage.
(F) For the purposes of this section, water utility person means any developer,
property owner, private utility or public, governmentally owned utility operating providing
water service in unincorporated St. Lucie County.
PART B. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.
Special acts of the Florida legislature applicable only to unincorporated areas of St.
Lucie County, and adopted prior to January 1,1969, St. Lucie County ordinances and St. Lucie
County resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this ordinance are hereby superseded
by this ordinance to the extent of such conflict.
PART C. SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY.
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If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be
unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of
this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to
any person, property, or circumstance, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any
other person, property, or circumstance.
PART D. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
The Clerk is hereby directed forthwith to send a certified copy of this ordinance to
the Bureau of Administrative Code and Laws, Department of State, The Capitol, Tallahassee,
Florida, 32304.
PART E. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Department of State.
PART F. CODIFICATION.
Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of St.
Lucie County, Florida, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or_,
other appropriate word, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered-
to accomplish such intention; provided, however, that Parts B through G shall not be codified.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this day of 2000
BOARD OF COUNT�S�OM�viSSIEIS; ,
ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY;. FLQRI
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APPROVED AS TO FOR AND
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