(a) Prior to designating any fire lane on any private property devoted to public use, the City Council shall afford to the owner or manager of such property an opportunity to appear before the Council and be heard, or, at his option, to submit to the Council in writing his comments on the subject; and the Fire Chief or his representative shall be heard by Council on the subject.
(b) When official traffic-control markings or signs are in place on any private property devoted to public use, giving notice of a fire lane, it shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle wholly or partially within such fire lane or to otherwise obstruct or impede the free passage of any other vehicle in such fire lane.
(c) Some examples of private property devoted to public use are, but are not limited to, shopping centers, parking lots for customers of stores and patrons of business establishments, and the grounds of institutions.
(d) Any vehicle parked in a designated fire lane which is so designated by official traffic-control signs, markings, or devices, may be impounded and hauled at the owner's expense to a garage designated by the Police Department of the City; provided, that no vehicle shall be impounded until specific orders are issued for that purpose by the Chief of Police, Lieutenant or Sergeant of Police on duty at the time.
(e) Penalty: Whoever violates this section will be subject to the penalty set out in Section 303.99.
(Ord. 1832. Passed 11-4-93.)