MCC §16.04E.270
Fire hose connection distance rules for new buildings
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This rule says where fire department hose connections for standpipe systems must be placed in new buildings. They must be within 100 feet of a fire hydrant and at least 20 or 40 feet from the building, depending on the building's height. The fire official can allow exceptions if the placement is impractical.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Subsection 13.2.2.6 added
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Section 13.2 of the NFPA 1, as amended by the State Fire Code, is amended by adding
a new subsection to be designated subsection 13.2.2.6 to read as follows:
13.2.2.6 Fire department hose connections for standpipe systems must be within 100 feet of
a fire hydrant and located as follows:
1.
For new buildings three stories or more in height, fire department hose connections
must not be closer than 40 feet to the building it is serving.
2.
For all other new buildings, fire department hose connections must not be closer than
20 feet to the building it is serving.
EXCEPTION to item 1 and 2: AHJ may modify the requirement where placement of the fire department
connection is:
1.
Impractical due to geographical constraints.
2.
Impractical in relationship to the building it serves.
( Ord. No. 5754 , § 3, 2024)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
Published by the County of Maui through Municode.
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