(A) No person, firm or corporation in charge of, occupying or the owner of any site for commercial, industrial, mercantile, educational, institutional, assembly, hotel, motel, multi-family or mobile home park occupancy shall occupy, operate, utilize or otherwise enjoy the site unless and until a properly marked fire lane not less than 18 feet in width with at least 13-foot six-inch vertical clearance is provided and maintained as approved by the Fire Marshal in cooperation with the recommendations of the Fire Chief and in accordance with the specifications set out herein.
(B) The marking of fire lanes on private property devoted to the public use shall be approved by the Fire Marshal, in cooperation with the recommendations of the Fire Chief, and shall be marked as follows.
(1) A four-inch stripe of traffic yellow paint shall be placed on the vertical and horizontal planes of curb or street marking the boundaries of the fire lane.
(2) (a) In addition to the markings above, “NO PARKING FIRE LANE” signs shall be placed at heights not less than 36 inches or greater than 96 inches, as measured from the bottom of the sign, and positioned at intervals not greater that 60 feet.
(b) Where the placement of signs is not possible due to safety or other considerations, and upon the prior approval of the Fire Marshal, in cooperation with the recommendations of the Fire Chief, the fire lane may be marked as follows: “NO PARKING FIRE LANE” painted on the street with traffic yellow paint at intervals of not greater than 50 feet.
(c) The letters shall be a minimum of 18 inches in height and have a two-inch or greater body stripe.
(C) Parking of motor vehicles obstructing fire lanes is prohibited at all times.
(D) Fire lanes and driveways shall be located so that all buildings served by them are accessible to the fire equipment.
(E) Dumpsters or other mobile obstructions shall not be located within ten feet of either side of a fire hydrant or Fire Department connection to a building.
(F) Fire lanes required by this subchapter shall not be required for sites whose structures total less than 5,000 square feet, unless the Fire Marshal, in cooperation with the recommendations of the Fire Chief, determines that a fire hazard exists.
(Ord. 016-218, passed 6-28-2016)