Section 507.1 of the International Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

507.1 Required Water Supply. An approved water supply capable of supplying the required fire flow for fire protection shall be provided to premises upon which facilities, buildings or portions of buildings are hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction.

All underground piping shall be designed, constructed and installed in accordance with NFPA 24 for Private fire service mains and NFPA 13 for water-based fire protection systems. In addition to the requirements of these standards, two forms of joint restraint shall be used.

Exception: Underground piping that is threaded, welded, heatfused or utilizes chemical or solvent cemented connections provided that such joints can pass the hydrostatic test without shifting of the piping.

Point of Information

Piping systems under the control of the Bellevue Utilities Department shall be installed in accordance with the Bellevue Utilities Engineering Standard.