[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Collegeville 5-3-1979 by Ord. No.
291 (Part 7, Ch. 1, Art. D, of the 1985 Code of
Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 640.
[Amended 11-6-2013 by Ord. No. 561]
Whenever Borough Council, upon recommendation of the Fire Marshal,
the Fire Chief or the Police Chief, shall determine that the parking
of motor vehicles upon any public or private street, lane, or alley
within Collegeville Borough, or along one or more travel lanes within
any shopping center located within Collegeville Borough, is likely
to interfere with the operations and activities of the Fire Department
or may seriously hamper the egress of occupants from a building or
structure in case of fire, Borough Council may adopt a resolution
directing that signs be posted on that street, lane or alley or along
the travel lanes within that shopping center by an officer or other
duly authorized designee of the Borough, which shall state "No Parking
by Order of Fire Marshal" or "No Parking Fire Lane" or other wording
acceptable to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in accordance
with PennDOT Publication 236, Handbook of Approved Signs, most recent
edition.
The Fire Marshal or Fire Chief is hereby given authority to
adopt and enforce temporary parking regulations to cover emergencies
or special conditions in any public or private street, lane, alley
or shopping center if he/she shall determine that the parking of motor
vehicles is liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department.
He/she shall post signs reading "No Parking - Temporary Fire Regulation
by Order of the Fire Marshal of the Borough of Collegeville" on that
street, lane, alley or shopping center.
Whenever the Fire Marshal or Fire Chief shall determine that
"No Parking by Order of Fire Marshal" signs on any public or private
street, lane, alley or shopping center will not clearly indicate the
area in which parking is prohibited, he/she is hereby authorized to
establish fire lanes by painting lines four inches in width on the
roadway surface indicating the area in which parking is prohibited.
In addition, he/she shall paint the words "Fire Lane" in letters three
feet in height on the roadway surface at intervals he/she deems necessary
within the prohibited parking area.
Whenever the Fire Marshal or Fire Chief shall determine that
the parking of motor vehicles upon any public or private street, lane,
alley or shopping center is liable to interfere with the operations
of the Fire Department or seriously hamper the egress of occupants
from buildings in case of fire, he/she is hereby authorized to establish
fire lanes by painting lines four inches in width on the roadway surface
indicating the area in which parking is prohibited without posting
signs reading "No Parking by Order of the Fire Marshal" on such street,
lane, alley or shopping center. He/she shall paint the words "Fire
Lane" in letters three feet in height on the roadway surface at intervals
he/she deems necessary within the prohibited parking area.
Penalties for violation of this article shall be governed by § 640-26.
