[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Forks 9-3-1987 by Ord. No. 188. Amendments noted where applicable.]
All premises which the local Fire Department may be called upon
to protect in case of fire and which are not readily accessible from
public roads shall be provided with suitable gates, access roads and
fire lanes so that all buildings on the premises are accessible to
fire apparatus.
Subject to the provisions of § 89-3 of this chapter, fire lanes shall be provided for all buildings which are set back more than 150 feet from a public road or exceed 30 feet in height and are set back over 50 feet from a public road. Fire lanes shall be at least 20 feet in width with the road edge closest to building at least 10 feet from the building.
When any combination of private fire-protection facilities,
including but not limited to fire-resistive roofs, fire separation
walls, space separation and automatic fire extinguishing systems,
are provided and approved by the Township Fire Chief as an acceptable
alternate, then fire lanes shall not be required.
The locations of all required fire lanes and the dimensions
of said fire lanes shall be set forth in a schedule,[1] which shall be incorporated as a part of this chapter.
Future additions, corrections, deletions or modifications to the list
of fire lanes shall be accomplished by resolution duly adopted by
the Township Board of Supervisors. Said schedule shall thereupon be
properly updated, with appropriate notations showing the date of the
resolution authorizing said changes.
[1]
Editor's Note: The current schedule is on file in the
Township offices.
The owner of the property on which the fire lane is established
shall clearly mark the location of all fire lanes on the premises.
The marking shall include the terms "FIRE LANE," "NO PARKING - FIRE
LANE" or similar language. The owner shall mark the fire lane within
30 days after the area is designated as a fire lane.
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
A.
Park
a vehicle in a fire lane;
B.
Store,
sell or display supplies, equipment, shopping carts or any other items
in a fire lane;
C.
Obstruct
a fire lane;
D.
Obstruct
a fire access road; or
E.
Engage
in any other acts which would substantially interfere with the access
of fire officials and firefighting equipment to and over a fire lane
or a fire access road.
[Amended 3-21-1991 by Ord. No. 209]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, pay a fine
of not less than $15 and not more than $25, plus costs, and said fine
shall be paid over to the Township Treasury.
