Title 3.60.010 — DOGS›Chapter 16.40 — FIRE CODE
Vista Municipal Code § 507.5 Fire Code
Vista Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Vista
Cite as: Vista Municipal Code § 507.5 · Text as of 2026-10-02
Sec. 507.5.7 Fire hydrant and fire valve location. The fire hydrant or fire valve shall be¶
between 14 to 24 inches above grade, no closer than 4 feet nor further than 10 feet from the roadway, and 10 feet from combustible vegetation.
Sec. 507.5.7.1 Signing of water sources and fire department connections. The fire¶
code official shall require fire hydrants and fire department connections to be identified. Fire hydrants shall be identified by a reflective blue marker and fire department connections shall be identified by a reflective green marker, with a minimum dimension of 3 inches, in the center of the travel lane adjacent the water source, or by other methods approved by the fire code official. All materials shall be listed and approved by the water purveyor and/or fire code official. The fire code official may require a fire hydrant to have any combination of one-4 inch and one-2-1/2 inch outlets with National Standard Threads.
SECTION 507.5.8 WATERLINE EXTENSIONS.
Section 507.5.8 is added to the CFC to read:
Sec. 507.5.8 Waterline Extensions. The fire code official may require a waterline¶
extension for the purpose of installing a fire hydrant if a water main is 1,500 feet or less from the property line. Water tanks are only allowed if a letter from the applicable water district is provided stating that extending the water line and adding a hydrant is unserviceable.
SECTION 605.3.1 SPARK ARRESTERS.
Section 605.3.1 is added to the CFC to read:
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