[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Patton 4-12-1977 by Ord. No. 148. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 8-14-1996 by Ord. No. 96-330]
The Fire Marshall or the Chief of Police of
Patton Township shall determine when the parking of motor or other
vehicles on any portion of any public street or private street or
shopping center or multifamily building parking lot or school parking
area is likely to interfere with public safety operations, i.e., the
fire company and the ambulance company, or seriously hamper egress
of occupants from buildings in case of fire. When either or both so
determine, they shall designate such areas, in writing, including
the use of maps or sketches, designated consecutively, to the Board
of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors shall consider such recommendations
and shall either approve or disapprove, by resolution, each of such
designated locations. Once approved, each such location shall be added
to a list, numbered consecutively, and maintained in the municipal
offices of the township. Such lists may be modified, added to or reduced
from time to time by the Board of Supervisors after written recommendations
by the Fire Marshall and/or the Chief of Police.
A.
Once fire lanes are established as set forth in § 78-1, such fire lanes shall be marked under the direction of the Fire Marshall, using the following appropriate methods:
(1)
By posting signs in such areas reading "Fire Lane
- No Parking" in accordance with state regulations.
(2)
By painting lines four inches in width on the road
or parking surface indicating the area.
(3)
By painting the words "Fire Lane - No Parking" in
letters three feet in height on the roadway or parking lot surface.
B.
The marking, by whatever means designated, is the
responsibility of the property owner and is to be accomplished within
30 days of notification.
In the event of an emergency or special condition
whereby the Fire Marshall shall determine that the parking of vehicles
is likely to interfere with the operation of the fire company in any
public street or private street or shopping center or multifamily
building parking lot or school parking area, he shall direct the posting
of signs in such areas reading "No Parking - Temporary Fire Regulations
- by order of the Fire Marshall". Such signs shall be removed at the
direction of the Fire Marshall when such emergency or special condition
ceases.
[Amended 2-26-1992 by Ord. No. 92-287]
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle within any fire lane established and marked as set forth in §§ 78-1 and 78-2 herein, or in any temporary no-parking area set forth in § 78-3 hereof, and provided, further, that the continued violation of this chapter for a period of more than two hours shall constitute a new and separate offense for each successive additional two-hour period.
[Amended 2-26-1992 by Ord. No. 92-287]
A.
The Board of Supervisors may establish by resolution
the fines for violation of this chapter. The fines enumerated herein
shall remain in effect until revised by a resolution of the Board.
Persons convicted of parking violations shall be sentenced to pay
fines as specified below and costs of prosecution.
|
Violation
|
Fine Not Less Than
|
Nor More Than
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Parking in Fire Lanes
|
$25
|
$75
|
B.
It shall be the duty of the peace officers of the
township to report to the Board of Supervisors all violations of any
provisions of this chapter, which notice shall contain instructions
to the owner or operator of such vehicle that if he shall report to
the township and pay within 72 hours after the time of such notice,
for the use of the township, the minimum (not less than) amount specified
for each violation, the same shall save such violator from prosecution
and from payment of the fine and costs hereinabove prescribed.
[Amended 8-14-1996 by Ord. No. 96-330]
