As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FIRE LANE
A designated unobstructed passageway sufficient in size to
permit free passage of fire and other emergency equipment from a public
highway to all necessary areas or portions of any private or public
property as hereinafter set forth.
Any such fire lane shall be from 12 feet to 24 feet in width,
consisting of either asphalt, gravel or other suitable hard surface
extending from a public street or highway to all premises open to
the public, and shall provide access to such premises for fire equipment
and vehicles.
Whenever the Fire Marshal establishes a fire lane, he shall
file a copy of his order with the City Clerk, the Police Department,
the Planning and Zoning Commission and with the Traffic Engineering
Department of the City of Norwalk.
Upon establishment of a fire lane, the Fire Marshal shall cause to be erected or installed adequate signs, markings and other devices to delineate said fire lane in accordance with the regulations hereinafter set forth in §
42-10. When such signs, markings and other devices are to be erected or installed on privately owned premises, the installation shall be made by the owner at his cost and expense and shall be done in accordance with the standards hereinafter set forth.
[Amended 7-24-1984]
No person shall park, or permit to stand, a motor vehicle in
a fire lane which has been established in accordance with this ordinance
nor within 10 feet of any fire hydrant, except when actually picking
up or discharging passengers. Any person violating this section shall
be fined not more than $100. The registered owner of a motor vehicle
shall be presumed to be the operator of such vehicle.
Whenever a vehicle is found standing in violation of §
42-6 a police officer shall serve, upon the owner or operator of such vehicle, or place upon such vehicle, a notice directing the owner or operator thereof to appear at the Police Department prior to a time specified in said notice. If any person receiving said notice shall appear as directed and shall pay an amount, as specified in said notice, not exceeding $5, such payment shall bar a prosecution for violation of §
42-6.
Whenever the Fire Marshal establishes a fire lane on privately
owned premises, it shall thereafter be the responsibility of the owner
to properly maintain the area so designated and to keep and maintain
it free of ice and snow and of any other materials which would obstruct
the use of said fire lane.
Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance, except those set out in §§
42-6 and
42-7 above, shall be fined not more than $100.
In addition to the penalties provided in §§
42-6 and
42-7, any person violating the terms of §
42-6 or
42-7 shall be subject to having his car removed as if it were parked in a towing zone in the manner set forth in §§ 111-10 through 111-14.