(a) The marking of fire lanes on private property devoted to public use shall be approved by the City Manager and the Fire Chief of the Fire Department or his designee.
(b) The stopping by a vehicle in a fire lane is prohibited at all times except for vehicles actively engaged in loading and unloading merchandise or people, or for public safety vehicles. Any vehicle stopping in a fire lane as provided in this section may be impounded by a police officer or member of the Fire Prevention Bureau of the City in accordance with Section 307.02. If the identity of the driver cannot be determined, the owner or person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be deemed prima-facie responsible for such violation.
(c) “Stopping by a vehicle” for purposes of this section means the stopping, obstruction, 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. 461. Passed 8-11-77.)
(d) Traffic signs prohibiting parking in fire lanes shall consist of such wording as established by the City Engineer which signs will be spaced by the Fire Chief or his designee in that area designated as a fire lane. The signs shall be mounted so as to be visible from both directions of travel. The signs shall be purchased and installed by the property owner or his designee not more than thirty days after the date of the receipt of the order to post from the Fire Chief or his designee. If the signs are not posted within the time period provided by order of the Fire Chief or his designee, the City may at its option, purchase and install the signs itself and assess the cost of purchase and installation against the property owner. Such assessment shall be made by giving notice requesting payment within thirty days from the receipt of the bill for purchase and/or installation by the City and if payment is not received within that time then the amount uncollected may be certified to the County Auditor as an assessment against the property. Any signs prohibiting parking within fire lanes which do not conform to the standard design and legend as established by the City Engineer shall be removed at the expense of the property owner upon posting of the signs heretofore designated.
(Ord. 1033-93. Passed 8-26-93.)
(e) 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.