Where fire lanes are required under Section 57.503.1.4 to provide access for Fire Department emergency vehicles, and such fire lanes are other than access roads, they shall be granted to the City without cost as easements from a public street or alley to the required terminal point, provided, however, that the easement requirement may be waived, unless otherwise required by the General Plan of the City of Los Angeles, where the Department determines that the acquisition of an easement is not necessary for the protection of the public safety and welfare. Fire lanes shall be designated and maintained as follows:
1. Fire lanes shall have a minimum clear roadway width of 20 feet when no parking is allowed on either side.
2. Those portions of a fire lane which must accommodate the operation of Fire Department aerial ladder apparatus shall have a minimum clear roadway width of 28 feet when no parking is allowed on either side.
3. Those portions of a fire lane 30 feet on either side of a private fire hydrant shall have a minimum clear roadway width of 28 feet. No parking shall be permitted within those portions of the roadway which are within 30 feet of and on the same side of the roadway as a private fire hydrant.
4. Where parking is allowed on only one side of a required fire lane, parking shall be on the same side of the roadway as the hydrants.
5. Where parallel parking is allowed on either side of a fire lane, the roadway width shall be increased eight feet for each parking lane.
6. Where access requires accommodation of Fire Department apparatus, overhead clearance shall not be less than 14 feet.
7. Dead-end fire lanes shall terminate in cul- de-sacs or other approved turning areas consistent with the Department of Public Works Standard Street Dimension Plan D-22549.
8. Fire lanes shall be paved to the City Engineer’s standards for public alleys.