City of Saco, ME
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2023-11-13
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The Code
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 102 Fire Prevention
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Article V Fire Hydrants
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administrative Code
- Ch 11 Elections
- Ch 15 Funds
- Ch 34 Personnel
- Ch 38 Purchasing
- Ch 45 (Reserved)
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 53 Adult Businesses
- Ch 57 Alarm Systems
- Ch 60 Ambulance Service
- Ch 64 Animals
- Ch 69 Bicycles, Skateboards and Roller Skates
- Ch 71 Blasting
- Ch 73 Building Construction
- Ch 74 (Reserved)
- Ch 78 Cable Television
- Ch 80 Carnivals and Circuses
- Ch 81 City Property
- Ch 81A Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy
- Ch 82 Consumer Fireworks
- Ch 83 Cost Recovery
- Ch 87 Electrical Standards
- Ch 90 Emergency Telephone System
- Ch 93 Entertainment
- Ch 99 Firearms
- Ch 102 Fire Prevention
- Ch 102 Art V Fire Hydrants
- § 102-25 Purpose.
- § 102-26 Design standards.
- § 102-27 Installation.
- § 102-28 Maintenance of privately owned hydrants.
- Ch 104 Flea Markets
- Ch 106 Floodplain Management
- Ch 112 General Assistance Program
- Ch 118 Harbor, River and Waterfront
- Ch 124 Industrial Park
- Ch 132 License and Registration
- Ch 135 Marijuana, Cultivation and Distribution of
- Ch 138 Massage Establishments
- Ch 139 Mass Gatherings
- Ch 143 Mobile Homes
- Ch 147 Multifamily Dwelling Units
- Ch 149 Noise
- Ch 156 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 159 Petroleum Products
- Ch 160 Prohibited Products
- Ch 161 Property Assessed Clean Energy Program
- Ch 163 Property Maintenance
- Ch 165 (Reserved)
- Ch 168 Recreational and Medical Marijuana
- Ch 169 Recreational Vehicles
- Ch 171 Plastic Bags, Single-Use
- Ch 172 Registration Incentive Plan
- Ch 173 Seasonal Property Rental
- Ch 175 Senior Tax Relief
- Ch 176 Sewers
- Ch 177 Sex Offenders
- Ch 179 Site Plan Review
- Ch 180 Solar Energy Systems, Commercial
- Ch 181 Solid Waste
- Ch 186 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 188 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 192 Taxation
- Ch 195 Taxicabs
- Ch 199 Tobacco-Free Zones
- Ch 200 Towers and Wreckers
- Ch 204 Trees
- Ch 211 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 214 Vehicles, Junked
- Ch 219 Victualers' Licenses
- Ch 220 (Reserved)
- Ch 230 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The purpose of this article is to establish uniform standards
for fire hydrants within the City of Saco so that fire protection
activities are not hampered during the course of fire fighting. This
article is designed to provide for public safety.
All fire hydrants installed in the City of Saco after the effective
date of this article shall comply with the current criteria of the
Maine Water Company.
Hydrants shall be installed in accordance with current criteria
of the Maine Water Company.
All privately owned hydrants within the City of Saco are subject
to the following provisions, and owners of such hydrants shall be
responsible for compliance with these provisions:
A.
The hydrant owner shall provide for the serviceability of the hydrant
as per NFPA 25, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based
Fire Protection Systems, Chapter 7. A qualified professional shall
be responsible for all work performed on a hydrant.
B.
The hydrant owner shall submit an annual inspection report for each
hydrant to the Saco Fire Department no later than 30 days beyond the
anniversary of the previous annual service.
