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Township of Millcreek, PA
Erie County
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The following definitions are established and shall apply to this article:
FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS POINT
An area where indicated by official signs in front of or adjacent to any required exit of a building, or to a fire hydrant or to a hose connection point serving a building's firefighting system.
FIRE LANE
An area where indicated by official signs leading to or adjacent to a public building or place of business or assembly which must be kept open at all times in order for fire or other emergency equipment to operate effectively in case of fire or other emergency. Said area to be 35 feet in width, extending outward from the sidewalk for its entire length. Each fire lane shall be indicated by road markings and posted at convenient intervals.
No person at any time shall park or leave standing any vehicle in any fire lane or Fire Department access point as established by this article.
Official signs shall be placed adjacent to said fire lane or Fire Department access point so as to clearly designate the area affected.
[Amended 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-5]
A. 
The provisions of this Article shall be enforced by the Police Department, the Animal Resource-Code Enforcement Officer and any other designated Code Enforcement personnel.
[Amended 10-24-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-7]
B. 
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon summary conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution.