§ 165-72. Fire protection.

A. 

Whenever a central water supply system exists, provision shall be made of fire hydrants along streets and/or on the walls of nonresidential buildings as approved by the servicing Fire Department or Municipal Engineer and in accordance with the Insurance Services Offices of New Jersey. The midpoint of all lots served by a central water supply shall be within 500 feet of a functioning fire hydrant. Hydrants shall have fire hose threads conforming to the fire company equipment with no less than two two-and-five-tenths-inch hydrant discharges. Hydrants shall be set plumb with discharges 18 inches above grade. The system shall be pressure-tested to assure its capability of sustaining the required pressure at each hydrant.

B. 

Where streams or ponds exist on the site or are proposed, and there is no central water supply, easements and facilities shall be provided to draft water for fire-fighting purposes, including access suitable for fire-fighting equipment, designed and constructed in accordance with the Insurance Services Office of New Jersey.