(A) No person shall park any motor vehicle within ten feet of any fire hydrant or otherwise interfere with the accessibility of any fire hydrant by piling, dumping, or placing any other obstructive material or object with ten feet of a fire hydrant without first obtaining written permission from the Fire Department. Every day during which such interference continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) Any vehicle that is blocking a fire hydrant may be removed at the vehicle owner’s expense. Vehicles will be towed away under the following circumstances:
(1) When a vehicle repeatedly violates the fire hydrant regulations by blocking a fire hydrant;
(2) When a vehicle blocks the ingress/egress of a business, theater, night club, apartment complex, gymnasium, or a place of public assembly; and
(3) When a vehicle’s presence threatens the safety of the public by impeding the ability of fire apparatus and/or emergency medical equipment to respond to an emergency.
(C) Removal of a vehicle under such circumstances may be authorized by the person in lawful possession of the property or by the Fire Chief or his, her, or their representative. The Police Department may order the towing of a vehicle at any time that the above circumstances exist.
(Ord. 10-2015, passed 12-10-2015)