(a) No person shall park or station any vehicle or otherwise obstruct passage through or on any fire lane established by ordinance and designated by signs erected by the authority of the Safety Director; however, the parking of commercial vehicles for a reasonable time for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or other property being delivered to or removed from stores or other places of business shall be excepted from the operation of this section.
(b) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing or parked on a fire lane in violation of this section, such officer is authorized to cause the vehicle to be towed or removed, and the vehicle shall be impounded until the owner thereof reimburses the City for the cost of such towing or removal which charge shall be in addition to any penalty provided for a violation of this section. (Ord. 1980-15. Passed 2-26-80.)
(c) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.