As used in this ordinance, the following terms
shall the meanings indicated:
FIRE LANE
A designated, unobstructed passageway sufficient in size
to permit free passage and orderly access of fire and other emergency
equipment to any building or facility open to the public.
The authority of the Wilton Fire Marshal to
establish fire lanes is set forth in § 29-293 et seq. of
the Connecticut General Statutes. For purposes of this ordinance,
the term "fire lane" is synonymous with the statutory term "fire zone."
Whenever the Wilton Fire Marshal establishes
a fire lane pursuant to the Connecticut General Statutes and/or the
Connecticut Fire Safety Code, he shall cause to be erected or installed
adequate signs, markings or other devices to delineate such fire lanes.
Such signs, markings and other devices shall be installed on all premises
open to the public at the expense of the owner of the building or
facility and shall be erected by the owner within 30 calendar days
after receipt of written notice from the Wilton Fire Marshal directing
the installation of such signs, markings or other devices. Such signs,
markings and other devices shall conform to the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices adopted by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Upon the establishment of a fire lane by the Fire Marshal and the installation or erection of marking devices as required by §
14C-3 hereof, it shall thereafter be the responsibility of the owner of the building or facility to maintain said markings or devices delineating the fire lane, to replace them as necessary and to keep the fire lane free of ice and snow and of any other materials which would obstruct the use of said fire lane for its intended purpose.
No person shall park or permit to stand any
motor vehicle, whether occupied or not, in a fire lane which has been
established in accordance with this ordinance.
Any building or facility in existence prior
to the effective date of this ordinance shall be given six months
from the date of written notification by the Wilton Fire Marshal to
comply with any order to delineate a fire lane. In the case of new
building and facilities that are subject to the provisions of this
ordinance, the Wilton Building Inspector shall not issue a certificate
of occupancy until the Building Department has received from the Wilton
Fire Marshal's Office a written notice of compliance with the requirements
of this ordinance.