(A) A FIRE LANE shall mean any street, alley, thoroughfare or other means of ingress or egress which shall be kept free from any blocking or obstruction in order to permit the ingress or egress of fire and/or emergency vehicles.
(B) The Chief of the Fire Department shall cause to be erected in and about said fire lanes signs designating such places as fire lanes and said signs shall contain at least the following language: “Fire Lane No Blocking”.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person, except as provided in this section, to block or obstruct a fire lane or permit any vehicle, structure, merchandise, garbage or any other substance to obstruct or block a fire lane. Vehicles used for loading or unloading purposes serving adjoining property of the designated fire lanes only may park during such times as loading or unloading is in progress in designated loading or unloading areas in the fire lanes; however, any unattended vehicle must have on the windshield of the vehicle the location of the driver who is then in the process of delivering or taking merchandise from or to the adjoining property.
(D) The city’s Chief of Police or the Fire Chief, or an authorized representative, is hereby empowered to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle or other thing obstructing or blocking a fire lane.
(Prior Code, § 7.05.08)