ORDINANCE NO.

Water System Requirement for New Subdivisions

The Board of Trustees of North Tooele County Fire District, State of Utah, ordains as follows:

WHEREAS, the County of Tooele contains significant areas of open undeveloped land, and,

WHEREAS, sooner or latter the owners of said land may choose to sub divide and develop these areas within the County, and,

WHEREAS, there is an ever present fire danger and the majority of existing sub division do not have water hydrants, and,

WHEREAS, lack of hydrants with required fire flow presents a potential hazard to homes in these subdivisions,

THEREFORE, the Board of Trustees of North Tooele County Fire District deem it appropriate to adopt an ordinance limiting the number of residential houses that can be constructed in any sub division without developing a water system which will provide the appropriate fire flow in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code within the North Tooele County Fire District.

THEREFORE, the Board of Trustees of North Tooele County Fire District, State of Utah, ordains as follows:

1. All sub divisions of more than ten houses developed within the geographical limits of North Tooele County Fire District, shall require, in addition to any other conditions imposed by North Tooele County Fire District or other authority, the following:

a. Development of a water system that will provide fire flow in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code.

b. Fire hydrants placed the prescribed spacing in accordance with Uniform Fire Code Appendix III-B.

2. Houses added to any established sub division at any time, which raise the number of houses over the limited number of ten will require that a water system be developed.

3. Plans and specifications for fire hydrant systems shall be submitted to the fire department for review and approval prior to construction.

4. Water supply is allowed to consist of reservoirs, pressure tanks, elevated tanks, water mains or other fixed systems capable of providing the required fire flow.

5. The minimum fire flow and flow duration requirements for one and two family swellings having a fire area which does not exceed 3,600 square feet shall be 1,000 gallons per minute.

6. Penalties and Liabilities:

7. This ordinance shall become effective upon adotpion, publication and posting in the manner required by law.

ADOPTED this day of 2001

North Tooele County Fire	Tooele County Commission

Protection Service District

By:	By:

Chairman Board of Trustees	Tooele County Commission

Attest:	Attest:

Corliss Boulter, Secretary	Dennis D. Ewing, Clerk

(seal)

Approved as to Form	Approved as to Form

Attorney for the North Tooele County	Douglas Ahlstrom

Fire Protection Service District	Tooele County Attorney