[Added 6-4-1969 by L.L. No. 1-1969]
[Amended 5-5-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
The Code Enforcement Officer shall designate
the fire lanes in all parking areas of business, commercial and theater
establishments.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
An area or areas of land totaling at least one acre in area,
near or contiguous to a shopping center or business or apartment complex
or commercial and theater establishments and used by the public as
a means of access to and egress from the store and business establishments
at a shopping center or a business or apartment complex or commercial
and theater establishments and for the parking of motor vehicles of
customers, residents and patrons thereof.
[Amended 10-18-1978 by L.L. No. 2-1978]
The act of stopping a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except
for temporarily stopping for the purpose of and while actually engaged
in receiving or discharging passengers.
[Added 12-4-1985 by L.L. No. 8-1985]
[Amended 10-18-1978 by L.L. No. 2-1978; 10-21-1987 by L.L. No. 6-1987]
A.
Said fire lanes shall be designated by appropriate
signs and markings installed and maintained by the property owner
30 days after notice is given. Failure of the property owner to comply
after 30 days of notice of violation shall result in a penalty for
each week the violation shall continue. The words "no parking, stopping,
standing" shall be at least three inches in height, and the words
"fire lane" shall be printed at least two inches in height. The lettering
shall be red on permanently mounted metal material at least 12 inches
by 18 inches in size. Background for the printing shall be white.
These signs shall be erected along the designated areas of fire lanes
no more than 30 feet apart in such a way as to be clearly visible
to the public.
B.
A fire lane will be considered that area which extends
from all curblines in which the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles
is prohibited to the nearest designated parking area, which in any
event shall be a minimum of 30 feet. Such fire lane shall be appropriately
marked by yellow lines from the curb to a distance of eight feet into
such fire lane.
[Amended 10-21-1987 by L.L. No. 6-1987]
No person shall allow any vehicle to park, stop
or stand in any fire lane, except:
A.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of § 280-15 or neglecting to comply with any order issued pursuant to that section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for each offense. Each week that said violation is permitted to exist beyond the period fixed in the order so issued shall be a separate offense.
[Added 10-18-1978 by L.L. No. 2-1978[1]]
The Code Enforcement Officer and/or the Town
of New Windsor Police Department shall be empowered to enforce this
article.
[Amended 10-18-1978 by L.L. No. 2-1978]
This article shall apply to all public parking
areas as defined herein.
[Added 10-18-1978 by L.L. No. 2-1978]
Whenever the requirements of this article are
at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations, ordinances or local laws, the most restrictive or that
imposing the highest standards shall govern.
