Editor's Note: Former Ch. 33, Fires Out-of-Doors, adopted:
Article I by Ord. No. 6-12-67C; Article II, by Ord. No. 60-8-51, was
repealed by 9-14-1970 by Ord. No. 9-14-70C. Former Ch. 33, Fire Lanes
was also repealed by Ord. No. 6-11-90B and the current Chapter was
substituted.
FIRE LANE — An open area in which no parking is permitted or
any obstruction is allowed to exist, the purpose of which is to provide
access for firefighting equipment and other emergency vehicles.
OBSTRUCT OR OBSTRUCTION — Shall mean any object, whether permanent
or temporary, which impedes or prevents the full and complete entry
of emergency vehicles into the fire lane.
Council may require the establishment or creation of a fire lane
serving either an existing or proposed building or group of buildings
when in its opinion it is necessary or desirable to advance the safety
of such buildings or premises. Council may seek advice and recommendations
from the Police Department, Fire Official, and the Volunteer Fire
Department when considering the establishment of a fire lane. When
a new building or complex or an addition thereto is proposed, Council
may require the establishment of a fire lane as a condition of zoning
approval. When the establishment under consideration by Council is
for property that has been developed, the owner or person in control
of such property shall be notified of Council's intention and
be given the opportunity to request a hearing on the matter.
If Council determines that a fire lane is necessary or desirable,
it shall establish and create such fire lane by Ordinance and communicate
to the owner or person in control of the property its decision in
writing.
When a fire lane has been duly established and the property owner
has been notified, it shall be the duty of such property owner to
identify and post such lane with signs and markings whose size and
location shall be as directed by the Municipality.
It shall be the duty of the owner or person in control of the property
on which a fire lane has been established to maintain any paint stripping
necessary to delineate such fire lane and such signs that are necessary
to identify such fire lane.
It shall be unlawful to park within a fire lane that has been properly
established and identified However temporary parking is permitted
for a period not to exceed a duration of five minutes for loading
or unloading a vehicle when the operator of a vehicle so parked is
within such vehicle in order to promptly remove it in case of emergency.
Further it shall be unlawful to obstruct any fire lane in any manner
whatsoever.
Any person who shall park a vehicle or otherwise obstruct a fire
lane shall pay a fine of not more than $100, plus costs. Each day
that such condition continues to exist shall constitute a separate
offense and notice to the offender shall not be necessary to constitute
an offense. Further, any person who is directed in writing to create
a fire lane by proper identification of such fire lane and the posting
of property and shall after receiving written notification from the
Municipality to do and fails to comply with such directive shall pay
a fine of not more than $300 plus costs for each and every day such
condition continues.
That the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable,
and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall
for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this Ordinance, but they shall stand notwithstanding
the invalidity of any part.
That any Ordinance or part of Ordinance conflicting with the provisions
of this Ordinance be, and the same is hereby, repealed to the extent
of such conflict.