Lake County Municipal Code § 70.2 Nothing in this article shall be construed as giving permission to any person to…

Class I. Single family units with a unit density of between 2 and 6 units per acre;

Class II. Single family units with a unit density of one unit on a parcel of 1 acre to 5 acres in size;

Class III. Single family units on parcels of larger than 5 acres.

(Ord. No. 714, § 5, 11-6-72)

(a) Hydrant spacing: Fire hydrants shall be spaced so that there is a minimum road distance between hydrants of 660 feet, and so that no hydrant is farther from any individual lot than 500 feet of road distance.

(Ord. No. 714, § 6, 11-6-72)

(b) Hydrant construction: For developments containing 140 lots or less, each hydrant shall be not less than a 6 inch dry barrel with two 2 ½ inch NST outlets on a 6 inch riser. For developments containing more than 140 lots, each hydrant shall be at a minimum, steamer hydrants with two 2 ½ inch NST outlets and one 42 inch NST outlet with 6 inch dry barrel. All hydrants must be capable of maintaining minimum flow requirements.

(Ord. No. 714, § 6, 11-6-72)

(c) Distribution system: Water distribution systems must be designed in a loop or grid to insure constant and maximum flow of water.

(Ord. No. 714, § 6, 11-6-72)

(d) Water pressure: Minimum residual water pressure must be not less than 20 pounds per square inch above that required to meet minimum normal domestic use.

(Ord. No. 714, § 6, 11-6-72)

(e) Water quantity: In systems wherein domestic supply and emergency fire fighting supplies are integrated, normal domestic use is presumed to be 350 gallons per single family unit per day.

(Ord. No. 714, § 6, 11-6-72)

(f) Flow requirements: Minimum flow requirements shall be established by the number of lots in the development.

(1) 20 lots or less: Minimum flow shall be not less than 250 gallons per minute above normal domestic use with 2 hydrants in the system open. The system must be capable of maintaining the minimum flow for not less than 2 hours. The minimum emergency fire fighting reserve shall be not less than 30,000 gallons.

(2) 21 lots up to and including 140 lots: The minimum flow shall be not less than 500 gallons per minute above normal domestic use with two hydrants in the system open. The system must be capable of maintaining the minimum flow for not less than 2 hours. The minimum fire fighting reserve shall be not less than 60,000 gallons.

(3) Over 140 lots: The minimum flow shall be not less than 750 gallons per minute over the normal domestic use with two hydrants in the system open. The system must be capable of maintaining this flow for not less than 2 hours. The minimum emergency fire fighting reserve shall be not less than 90,000 gallons.

(Ord. No. 714, § 6, 11-6-72)

(a) Hydrant spacing: Fire hydrants shall be spaced so that there is a minimum road distance between hydrants of 660 feet, and so that no hydrant is farther from any individual lot than 500 feet of road distance.

(Ord. No. 714, § 7, 11-6-72)

(b) Hydrant construction: Fire hydrants must be able to meet the flow requirements at all times, but in no case shall the hydrant be less than a standard wharf valve with a single 2 ½ inch NST outlet on a 4 inch riser.

(Ord. No. 714, § 7, 11-6-72)

(c) Distribution system: Water distribution systems must be designed in a loop or grid to insure constant and maximum flow of water.

(Ord. No. 714, § 7, 11-6-72)

(d) Water pressure: Minimum residual water pressure must be not less than 20 pounds per square inch above that required to meet minimum normal domestic use.

(Ord. No. 714, § 7, 11-6-72)

(e) Water quality: In systems wherein domestic supply and emergency fire fighting supplies are integrated, normal domestic use is presumed to be 350 gallons per single family unit per day.

(Ord. No. 714, § 7, 11-6-72)

(f) Flow requirement: Minimum flow shall be not less than 250 gallons per minute above normal domestic use with two hydrants open. The system must be capable of maintaining that flow for not less than two hours. The minimum emergency fire fighting reserve shall be not less than 30,000 gallons.

(Ord. No. 714, § 7, 11-6-72)

(a) Hydrant spacing: Fire hydrants shall be spaced no farther than 330 feet apart, measured by road distance.

(Ord. No. 714, § 9, 11-6-72)

(b) Hydrant construction: Fire hydrants must be capable of meeting the minimum flow requirements at all times, but in no case shall each hydrant be less than a steamer hydrant with two 2 ½ inch NST and one 4 ½ inch NST outlets with 6 inch dry barrel.

(Ord. No. 714, § 9, 11-6-72)

(c) Distribution system: Water distribution systems must be designed so that the community center, school or commercial area is included in a loop or grid system to insure a constant and maximum flow of water.

(Ord. No. 714, § 9, 11-6-72)

(d) Flow requirements: Minimum flow shall be not less than 1000 gallons per minute above normal domestic use with two hydrants in the system open. The system must be capable of maintaining this flow for not less than two hours. The minimum emergency fire fighting reserve shall be not less than 240,000 gallons.

(Ord. No. 714, § 9, 11-6-72)

68.1 All subdivisions or other residential developments of land for residential units must be planned so as to comply with the provisions of Section 4291 of the California Public Resources Code if they are within or adjacent to areas of the County which fall within the protection of said Section 4291. In certain circumstances, said Section 4291 requires the construction of fire breaks around individual residential units or subdivisions. All subdivisions or other residential developments of land protected by Section 4291 must provide an exterior boundary fuel break of not less than thirty feet. In subdivisions or other residential developments of land containing more than forty lots, each increment of not more than forty lots shall be separated by a green belt with minimum average width of seventy-five feet. In the event that a natural or wilderness area is to be maintained within any subdivision or other residential development of land, said natural or wilderness area shall be separated from any residential unit development, or from any other wilderness or natural area by a fuel break of a minimum distance of seventy-five feet around the entire exterior boundary said wilderness or natural area. Fuel breaks, green belts or fire breaks may be required to be dedicated or recorded as easements and be provided with a graded access road for emergency access by fire fighting equipment. All such access roads shall be a minimum width of twenty feet.

(Ord. No. 714, § 10, 11-6-72)

(a) Fire break: Shall mean a condition wherein all vegetation is cleared from the ground.

(Ord. No. 714, § 11, 11-6-72)

(b) Fuel Break: Shall mean a condition wherein native shrubs or trees are thinned and cleared in such a manner that no where is a continuous line of fuel left.

(Ord. No. 714, § 11, 11-6-72)

(c) Green belt: Shall mean a condition wherein the ground area is planted with substituted vegetation of fire resistive varieties in lieu of native vegetation, or such community open spaces, normally planted, such as golf courses, lawn areas, parks or playgrounds.

(Ord. No. 714, § 11, 11-6-72)

(Ord. No. 714, § 12, 11-6-72)

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