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Oldsmar planning board backs code change to allow 6-inch water mains when tests meet fire-code standards
Summary
The Planning Board voted unanimously Dec. 10 to recommend a Land Development Code amendment that updates Oldsmar's water-distribution standards to the Florida Fire Prevention Code and permits 6-inch mains for new projects where engineering calculations and pressure tests demonstrate adequate fire flow.
The Oldsmar Planning Board on Dec. 10 voted unanimously to recommend that City Council adopt an amendment to the city Land Development Code allowing 6-inch water mains for future projects when design calculations and pressure tests meet Florida fire-code requirements.
Tatiana Childress, Oldsmar planning and development director, told the board the proposal updates Article 8, Section 8.4 of the code to replace outdated ISO references with the Florida Fire Prevention Code and to allow administrative approval of 6-inch mains for hydrant connections where fire-flow demands are met. She said certain more…
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