(A) No obstruction of any kind, including motor vehicles or trailers, whether attended or unattended, shall be placed, stored, parked or permitted to remain for any period of time in any area required for the access of fire equipment to any public or private residential or business building or complex of the buildings, which may, in the discretion of the Fire Chief, and with the consent of the owner when the areas are not public property, be designated as "fire access areas".
(B) The fire access areas may include both public and private streets and alleys designated by the Fire Chief, and off-street driveways or alleyways owned by the hospitals, buildings or complexes of the buildings designated by the Fire Chief with the consent of the owner thereof, and shall be marked by official signs designed and approved by the Fire Chief indicating that approval is pursuant to this section, which design shall be used exclusively by the city and Fire Department. A record of all approved fire access areas shall be kept on file at the Fire Department.
(C) Any and all signs erected, or areas marked or posted as a fire access area, by any owner of private property must bear different identification and color scheme, and the signs must indicate that the designation is not an official fire access area enforceable by the Fire Department and the Police Department. For the purposes of this section, the terms "fire access areas" and "fire lanes" are synonymous.
(D) No obstruction of any kind, including motor vehicles or trailers, whether attended or unattended, shall be placed, stored or parked or permitted to remain for any period of time within ten feet of a fire hydrant, whether the fire hydrant is located on public streets, alleys, off-street driveways or alleyways or on public or private property, including, but not limited to, hospitals, residential or business buildings or complexes.
(E) When used herein,
OWNER means individuals, partnerships or corporations actually legal owners or otherwise entitled to occupancy, use or possession thereof.
(F) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a parking violation and the motor vehicles or trailers found in violation hereof may be impounded and towed-in and storage charges assessed.
(G) The amount of forfeiture which may be paid at the Police Department for violation of this section is hereby designated as $10.
(1989 Code, § 7-402)
Cross-reference:
General parking regulations, see Title 15, Chapter 6