[Adopted 5-14-1990 by Ord. No. 214 (Ch. IX, Part 2, of the 2013 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 417; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The Fire Marshal (also known as "Fire Code Official") of the Township of Spring, as established by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Spring shall have the authority to designate and mark such fire lanes as may be reasonable and necessary on private property devoted to public use. The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Spring shall adopt a resolution approving these areas so designated by the Fire Code Official as "fire lanes" within the said Township. Such fire lanes shall be those areas immediately adjacent to a building or buildings for a distance of 24 feet from said building or buildings on such property such as shopping centers, apartment complexes, bowling alleys, theaters, hospitals, schools, churches and similar locations as may be deemed necessary by the Fire Code Official to ensure proper ingress and egress of fire department and emergency vehicles for the protection of persons and property herein described in accordance with Section 503 of the 2018 International Fire Code, as from time to time hereafter amended. Parking in such fire lanes shall be prohibited and such fire lanes shall be posted "No Parking Fire Lane."
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Whenever the Fire Code Official of the Township of Spring, as established by the Supervisors of the Township of Spring, shall determine that parking of motor vehicles upon any public or private street, lane, alley or private parking lot is liable to interfere with the operations of the fire, EMS or police departments, or hamper egress of occupants from buildings in case of fire or emergency, parking in such areas shall be prohibited and said areas shall be posted "No Parking Fire Lane."
On private property which is devoted to public use, there shall be maintained one or more unobstructed lanes to provide for the ingress and egress of fire department vehicles, equipment and personnel, said lanes to be a minimum of 12 feet in width each and laid out for convenient access from the public thoroughfares and water supplied to the building or buildings. The marking of said lanes shall be performed and maintained by and at the expense of the property owner or occupier.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to barricade, stop a vehicle, park or otherwise block, any of the passage, entrance or exit ways to, in, about or out of any public building or any place occupied for public use or accommodations whether upon public or private property, so as to interfere with or obstruct the free and unimpeded passage of persons and fire equipment around the said building, nor shall any person park a motor vehicle or trailer in disregard of any sign erected pursuant to the provisions of this article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING
The exterior surface of the vertical wall of the structure, excluding any marquee, portico, mansard roof or similar appendages.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Notice of violation of § 181-7 of this article shall be effectuated by the placing of a parking ticket upon the vehicle parked or stopped in the fire lane in question by the Township of Spring Police Department. Where as the Fire Code Official finds the violation, the Fire Code Official has the authority to have the Township of Spring Police Department report to the location of the violation and issue a parking ticket. The Fire Code Official also has the authority to issue a non-traffic citation to the vehicle parked or stopped in the fire lane in question.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
Any person, firm, corporation, etc., or its agents, servants, employees, etc., violating § 181-6 of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be subject to the penalty provisions of § 1-12, Summary offenses, of the Code of the Township of Spring. Each day or portion thereof during which such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense and punishable as such.
B. 
Any person, firm, corporation, etc., or its agents, servants, employees, etc., violating § 181-7 of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be subject to the penalty provisions of § 1-12, Summary offenses, of the Code of the Township of Spring. Each day or portion thereof during which such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense and punishable as such.
If any section, clause, phrase or portion of this article is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.
It is declared that enactment of this article is necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Township of Spring and the general public.