(a) It shall be unlawful to cause to permit any vehicle or other obstacle to stand, park or remain when not occupied by a licensed driver or in the process of loading and unloading merchandise, in any lane, alley, privately-owned public parking lot, driveway, or service area, within 12 feet of any building, accessory structure or sidewalk which is immediately adjacent to or attached to any building, where such building is occupied by more than two families or is occupied for commercial, professional, religious or other type of occupancy of assembly, in such manner as to obstruct the free passage of the Fire Department vehicles, police cars, emergency or rescue vehicles, or any other vehicle performing a public or emergency function, or in such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of any other vehicle through or over such restricted area.
(b) Where there are areas inaccessible to vehicular traffic between a lane, alley, privately-owned public parking lot, driveway, or service area and attached to any building, the restricted area of 12 feet shall be measured from the inaccessible areas abutting the lane, alley, privately-owned public parking lot, driveway, or service area and a 12-foot fire lane established so as to permit free and continuous passage of vehicle.
(c) The Carmel Fire and Police Department shall inspect the area surrounding all buildings to which this section applies, and the Chiefs in charge of said departments or their designees shall determine the location of the emergency vehicle lanes established herein and they shall notify the property owners affected thereby in writing, and they shall report the same to the City Engineer, whose duty it shall be to cause the erection or posting of a sign or signs which shall read: “NO PARKING, FIRE LANE TOW AWAY ZONE,” the costs of signs shall be assessed against the property owner, and further a line shall be caused to be painted upon the surface adjacent to such buildings marking such lanes.
(d) Any vehicle found parked or standing unattended in violation of this section may be removed at the order of a police officer with expense for such removal to be assessed against the owner of the vehicle.
(e) The Carmel Fire Prevention Code addressed in § 6-32 of this Code also addresses fire lane regulations.
(`91 Code, § 8-35)