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Planning standards for fire flows and hydrants.

Columbus City Codes § 3124.09
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3124.09 - Planning standards for fire flows and hydrants. Minimum fire flows and hydrant spacing consistent with the fire division's standards shall be required. The following standards shall apply: A. Fire flow within an industrial development area (Use Groups F and H) shall be a minimum of nine thousand (9,000) gallons per minute over and above the maximum daily requirements. B. Fire flow within a commercial, institutional, or educational development area (Use Groups R-1, A, B, E, I, M, and S) shall be a minimum of six thousand (6,000) gallons per minute over and above the maximum daily requirements. C. Fire flow within a multi-family development area (Use Groups R-2 and R-3) shall be a minimum of two thousand (2,000) gallons per minute over and above the maximum daily requirements. D. Fire flow within a single-family development area (Use Group R-4) shall be a minimum of one thousand (1,000) gallons per minute over and above the maximum daily requirements. E. Required fire flow for industrial, commercial, and institutional development may be reduced fifty (50) percent with the installation of an automatic sprinkler system. F. The fire official shall determine the boundaries of development areas in regard to the determination of required fire flows. G. Where a condition exists with more than one use group, the greater requirement shall be applied. H. Fire flows at or on the exact building site may be determined by using the Insurance Service Office (I.S.O.) Guide, December 1974, if the fire official determines said determination to be in the best interest of the city. I. Fire flow test results submitted to the fire prevention bureau shall be no more than one (1) year old. Regardless of the age of the fire flow test results submitted, the fire official, in the fire official's discretion, may require fire flow tests to be performed. (Ord. 2229-04 § 16 (part); Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT31PLHIPRCO_CH3124ADPUFA_3124.09PLSTFIFLHYFetched: 10/27/2026

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