A. Parking Nearby: The fire chief, in cooperation with the chief of police, shall designate the restricted area for parking adjacent to a fire hydrant, which prohibited parking shall be a minimum of five feet (5') and such further distance as shall be determined to be reasonably safe, and if a greater distance than five feet (5') is required, the curb line shall be properly marked. Any person parking a vehicle or placing any other property within the prohibited parking area next to a fire hydrant shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Fire Hydrants On Private Property:
1. Authority: The city shall be authorized to place fire hydrants on private property on location facing a street whenever it is deemed advisable by the city council.
2. Easement Required: No fire hydrant shall be placed upon private property without first having secured an easement from the property owner allowing the fire hydrant to be so placed, and said easement shall specifically indemnify the city for the liability incurred, by so placing said fire hydrant and shall further free the city from any and all liability from said placement.
3. Conditions For Placement: Fire hydrants shall be placed on private property only under the following conditions:
a. Said fire hydrants are immediately adjacent to a street fifty feet (50') or less in width.
b. There is no available ample fire protection from any other source.
c. The water main serving the street will provide sufficient water to adequately provide for any fire hydrant installed.
4. Laying Of Pipe: In the event fire hydrants are placed as herein contemplated, the city shall lay sufficiently large pipe from the water main to the hydrant to serve the same. (Ord. 22, 2-14-1985)