Township of Haverford, PA Fire Lanes

The Haverford Township Police Department, after consultation with the Bureau of Fire, is hereby authorized and empowered to designate areas on public or private streets, lanes or alleys, shopping center or other areas of private property wherein the parking of motor vehicles shall be prohibited whenever it shall determine that parking in such areas is liable to interfere with the operation of the Fire Department or to seriously hamper the egress of occupants of buildings in case of fire, or if the movement of traffic will be interfered with to the extent that emergency operations will be adversely affected.

The designation of such areas shall be approved by the Board of Commissioners and signs shall be posted reading "NO PARKING FIRE LANE" and further identifying such designated and approved areas by painting the curb line of such area with yellow paint to further indicate the parking restriction. Whenever the Police Department shall determine that "No Parking Fire Lane" signs on any public or private street, lane, alley, shopping center or other areas of private property will not clearly indicate the area where parking is prohibited, it is hereby authorized to establish fire lanes by having lines painted, four inches in width, on the roadway surface, indicating the area in which parking is prohibited. In addition, it shall have painted the words "Fire Lane" in letters three feet in height on the roadway surface at intervals it deems necessary within the prohibited parking area.

All future and existing fire lanes shall be further identified through the painting of lines on the roadways.

In accordance with the authorization contained in § 175-38 above, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, whether principal or agent, to park any motor vehicle in the areas described in Schedule XXI (§ 175-96), and such areas shall be known as fire lanes. The location of signs shall be determined by the Haverford Township Police Department.