Subd. 1. The Fire Marshal shall be empowered to order the establishment of fire lanes on public or private property in accordance with the MSFC. When such fire lane is established on public property or a public right-of-way, the necessary sign or signs shall be provided by the city, and when on private property, the required signage shall be erected and maintained by the owner at his/her expense. Following installation of fire lane signs, no person shall park a vehicle or otherwise occupy or obstruct a fire lane.
Subd. 2. Fire Lane Sign Specifications.
A. Fire lane signs shall have a minimum dimension of 12 inches wide by 18 inches high and shall contain the legend "NO PARKING - FIRE LANE" in red letters on a white, reflective background.
B. Signs shall be posted at each end of the fire lane and every 75-foot interval within the fire lane.
C. Curbs shall be painted yellow and maintained along fire lanes at mercantile, educational, institutional and commercial residential (hotels, motels and apartments) occupancies and in other specific areas as designated by the Code Official.
D. Sign posts shall be set back a minimum of 12 inches but not more than 60 inches (five feet) from the curb.
E. A fire lane, as approved by the Code Official, shall be required in front of every sprinkler system Fire Department connection allowing unobstructed connection of hose(s) for firefighting purposes.
(Ord. 54, Fourth Series, passed 12-6-2016)