349.01 DEFINITIONS.
   (a)    Designate Fire Lane. Whenever any hydrant, required means of egress, or other appurtenance for use by the Fire Department or building occupants is installed, located or maintained on private property, there shall be adequate provisions made for access to and from every such hydrant, required means of egress, or appurtenance by City firefighting equipment and building occupants. Such access shall be in the form of an improved, permanently maintained roadway or of an open paved area, or any combination thereof, designed, constructed and at all times maintained in such a manner that there shall be an access way kept clear and unobstructed at such grade(s) and having sufficient width and height clearance to permit ingress and egress by City firefighting equipment. For the purpose of this chapter, from this point forward, such access way shall be referred to as a "designated fire lane".
   (b)    "Director of Community Safety", as defined in Section 128.01, means the City Manager acting ex-officio.
   (c)    "Stopping by a vehicle" means the stopping, obstructing, parking, standing or any arrest of motion of a vehicle, irrespective of whether such vehicle is occupied or not and irrespective of the duration of time.
(Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)