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TABLE NO. 13.301 <br /> <br /> Fire Flow <br />Requirements <br /> <br />I Limited Multiple Residence <br />1 and 2 stories <br />*Building Size in Square Feet on <br />First Floor (Notes 1, 2, & 5) <br />Less than 5000 square feet 1500 <br />5000 or more square feet 2000 <br />10,000 or more square feet 2500 <br />15,000 or more square feet 3000 <br />20,000 or more square feet 3500 <br /> <br />II Unlimited Residence <br />3 Story and Higher <br />*Building Size in Square Feet on <br />First Floor (Notes 1, 3, & 5) <br />Less than 10,000 square feet 2000 <br />10,000 or more square feet 2500 <br />15,000 or more square feet 3000 <br />20,000 or more square feet 3500 <br />25,000 or more square feet 4000 <br />30,000 or more square feet 4500 <br />35,000 or more square feet 5000 <br /> <br />Duration <br />Requirements <br />(hours) <br /> <br /> Fire Hydrant <br /> Spacing <br />(in feet) <br /> <br />6 500 <br />8 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br /> <br />8 300 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br /> <br />III Commercial or Industrial <br /> *Building Size in Square Feet on <br /> First Floor (Notes 1, 3, 4, & 5) <br /> <br />Less than 10,000 square feet 2000 <br />10,000 or more square feet 2500 <br />15,000 or more square feet 3000 <br />20,000 or more square feet 3500 <br />25,000 or more square feet 4000 <br />30,000 or more square feet 4500 <br />35,000 or more square feet 5000 <br /> <br /> 10 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br /> 10 <br /> <br />300 <br /> <br />IV Schools <br /> A. Elementary 2000 8 300 <br /> B. Intermediate (Jr. High) 2500 10 <br /> C. Senior High 3000 10 <br /> D. University - College 5000 10 <br /> <br />V Other Per standards of recognized Public <br /> Fire Protection Grading and Rating <br /> Agencies <br /> <br />*NOTES: <br /> <br />1. Required fire flows should be based on the highest land use allowed <br /> and/or zoning within the proposed subdivision. <br />2. Five hundred gpm shoud be added for each additional floor level in <br /> addition to the first floor, to a total required fire flow not to <br /> exceed 3500 gpm. <br />3. Five hundred gpm should be added for each additional floor level, <br /> in addition to the first floor, to a total required fire flow not <br /> to exceed 5000 gpm. <br />4. Five thousand gpm should be required for industrial and/or commercial <br /> subdivision where land use or zoning allows the construction of <br /> buildings that justify such a flow. <br />5. Where buildings are constructed of fire-resistive material such as <br /> concrete, brick, etc., and/or are provided with automatic fire <br /> sprinkler systems, required fire flows may be reduced. All such <br /> reduction should be predicated on recognized standards and recommen- <br /> dations. <br /> <br />.7- <br /> <br /> <br />