(a) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle or trailer, whether occupied or not, or leave any other obstruction, in a designated fire lane, whether on public or private property, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or traffic control device.
(b) Police officers having jurisdiction in the locality of such fire lane are hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle, trailer or other object from the fire lane to a commercial garage or other designated location, when the same is illegally left unattended in violation of this section, provided that such fire lane is indicated by signs so placed as to be clearly discernible to any person. A vehicle, trailer or other object may be held until the towing and storage charges have been paid in full.
(c) If a vehicle, trailer or other object is located within a fire lane at the time the Fire Department is responding to an alarm for any reason which necessitates use of the fire lane, any member of a Police Department or Fire Department having jurisdiction in the locality may remove the same or cause the same to be removed by any reasonable means possible without liability.
(Ord. 395. Passed 2-25-80.)