The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall designate
any areas at, on or near any interior street, roadway, driveway or
public or private parking area in which any obstruction due to the
parking or placing therein of any automobile, truck, motor vehicle
or any other physical object or material will cause interference with
the ingress and egress of fire-fighting equipment or which will create
a condition dangerous to life or property in the event of fire, as
a fire zone or fire lane. Such areas shall thereupon be marked with
standard (police) signs and/or such other markings and signs which
conform to accepted sign standards as set forth in the New York State
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and which are deemed necessary
and proper by the Bureau of Fire Prevention. However, no such area
shall be designated which will eliminate any parking units lawfully
existing prior to the passage of this amendment, the elimination of
which would create a nonconformity as to the number of required parking
units at a location. Said signs and markings shall be installed by
and at the expense of the owner of the property (who shall promptly
pay to the Village Treasurer the actual cost thereof as certified
in writing to said Village Treasurer by the Bureau of Fire Prevention)
within 60 calendar days after receipt of official notice by the Fire
Prevention Bureau designating and depicting areas and location of
such signs and markings. In the event that any owner refuses or fails
to install any and all required signs and markings within 60 calendar
days of receiving said official notice, the Department of Public Works
of the Village of Ardsley shall promptly perform the required work,
and the Village Board may provide for the assessment of all costs
and expenses so incurred by the village in connection with any action
taken as above to become a lien against the land on which such signs
and markings are located.
[Amended 12-3-1990 by L.L. No. 15-1990; 9-8-1992 by L.L. No. 7-1992]
All of the areas hereinafter described in this
section shall be deemed fire zones within the meaning of this chapter.
Notwithstanding and not in limitation of any other provision hereof,
no automobile. truck or other motor vehicle and no physical object
or material of any nature shall be parked, placed or permitted to
remain for any length of time whatever within 15 feet in any direction
from any fire hydrant. A minimum clearance of three feet in any direction
from fire standpipe and sprinkler siamese connections shall be maintained
at all times to allow adequate Fire Department access to the same.
No plantings, fencing or other material may be placed where they will
obscure any fire hydrant or standpipe. No one may affix to, construct
or pile on or around a fire hydrant or standpipe any material interfering
with the free access to and use of the hydrant by the Fire Department.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating the provisions of §§
112-86 and
112-87 or neglecting to comply with any police directive made pursuant to §
112-86, shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment of up to 15 days, or both, for each offense.
[Amended 1-21-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986; 10-5-1987 by L.L. No. 6-1987; 11-19-1990 by L.L. No. 14-1990]
The following private property, which is readily
accessible from public roads, shall be provided with suitable fire
zones and/or fire lanes, as follows, so that all buildings on the
premises are accessible to fire apparatus and fire-fighting personnel,
as well as any other premises determined by the Bureau of Fire Prevention
from time to time:
A. Shopping Center, 21-31 Center Street, starting from
the southwest corner of the building and continuing for 218 feet to
the northwest corner of the building.
B. Shopping Center, 729-731 Saw Mill River Road, starting
from the southeast corner of the building and continuing to a point
146 feet west.
C. Shopping Center, 869-879 Saw Mill River Road, starting
from the southeast corner of the building and continuing for 146 feet
to the southwest corner of the building and then north for the next
320 feet.
D. Private School Cross Road (OLPH School), 1 Cross Road.
(1) Starting at the southwest curbline of the driveway
where it intersects with Cross Road for 589 feet along the westerly
curbline to where it intersects with Markwood Road.
(2) From the southeast curbline of the driveway where
it intersects with Cross Road to a point 665 feet north and east along
the easterly curbline.
(3) From the northern curbline of the driveway where it
intersects with Markwood Road to a point 280 feet south and east.
(4) From the southeast entrance to the parking area to
a point 175 feet easterly along the northern curbline and 55 feet
easterly along the southern curbline.
(5) From the most southeasterly corner of the building
to a point 160 feet north.
(6) From the most southeasterly corner of the parking
area to a point 320 feet north.
E. Cluster Housing Development; Stonegate.
(1) Sheffield Court, from the eastern curbline of the
driveways of house numbers 38 and 39 Sheffield Court, on both the
north and south sides of Sheffield Court to the eastern curbline of
Old Mill Lane, and from the northwest corner of Sheffield Court and
Old Mill Lane to a point 75 feet south on both sides of Old Mill Lane
and to include the roadway around the traffic island on Sheffield
Court.
F. Ashford court, 520 Ashford Avenue.
(1) From the northeast curbline of the driveway where
it intersects with Ashford Avenue to a point 235 feet south.
(2) From the northwest curbline of the driveway where
it intersects with Ashford Avenue to a point 225 feet westerly.
(3) From a point 440 feet along the westerly curbline
of the driveway from where it intersects with Ashford Avenue for the
next 85 feet.
(4) From a point 560 feet along the westerly curbline
of the driveway from where it intersects with Ashford Avenue for the
next 30 feet.
(5) The entire perimeter of the building except for a
parking area starting 12 feet south of the northwest corner of the
building and continuing for the next 30 feet and another parking area
starting 117 feet south of the northwest corner of the building and
continuing for the next 35 feet.
G. Ardsley Mall Shopping Center, 901-935 Saw Mill River
Road, the entire west, north and south sides of the buildings.
The premises described in §
112-89 herein, or hereinafter designated pursuant to §
112-84 above, shall be marked with standard traffic signs and markings conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices of the State of New York in a manner which will alert the public to prohibited obstruction of designated fire zones and fire lanes. Said signs and markings shall be installed by, and at the expense of, the owners of the premises within 60 days after receipt of official notice depicting areas and locations of signs and markings required. The Chief of the Ardsley Fire Department and/or his representative will be available for consultation and direction in planning and layout of the specified fire zones and fire lanes. In the event that any owner refuses or fails to install any and all required signs and markings within said 60 days, the Department of Public Works of the Village of Ardsley shall promptly supply all materials and perform the required work. The Village Board shall assess all costs and expenses so incurred by the village in connection with any action taken, as above, to become a lien against the land on which such signs and markings are located.
Whenever any motor vehicle or object shall be
found stopped, parked, standing or placed within any area designated,
signed and or marked as a restricted fire zone or fire lane, any officer
of the Ardsley Police Department shall direct its immediate removal
by the owner or operator if he is then and there present and/or cause
said vehicle or object to be removed with or without the owner's permission.
Reasonable safeguards shall be provided for such removal of a vehicle
or object, which shall not be returned to its owner until all costs
for removal and storage are paid in full.
Any person who violates §
112-91 of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not more than $50 and/or imprisonment up to 15 days for each offense. The continuance of the violation beyond one hour shall constitute a separate offense for each one hour thereafter.