*State Law reference— Fire protection generally, G.S. 58-79 et seq.; fire protection in municipalities, G.S. 160A-291—160A-293.
Sec. 7-1. Interfering with firefighters.
Sec. 7-2. Parking prohibited in fire lanes and obstructing hydrants.
Sec. 7-3. False fire alarms; damaging fire alarm boxes.
Sec. 7-4. Installation of underground tanks for storage of flammable liquids.
Sec. 7-5. Open burning.
Sec. 7-6. Fire prevention and inspections.
Sec. 7-7. Occupancy limits enforcement.
Sec. 7-8. Penalties.
Sec. 7-9. Accumulations presenting fire hazard.
Sec. 7-10. Composition, organization.
Sec. 7-11. Command at fires.
Sec. 7-12. Authority of officers.
Sec. 7-13. Right-of-way of fire department vehicles.
No person shall obstruct or interfere with any member of the fire department or the work of the fire department at or during a fire or while answering an alarm of fire.
(Code 1977, § 10-1; Ord. No. 2018-06, § I, 9-4-18))
State law reference-Interfering with a firefighter, G.S. 58-82-1.
(a) No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon any public vehicular area, street, highway or roadway in front of or within 15 feet in either direction of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station.
(b) No person shall obstruct with building material or otherwise within 15 feet in either direction of a fire hydrant or fire station entrance.
(c) No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon any public vehicular area, street, highway or roadway in any area designated as a fire lane. This prohibition includes designated fire lanes in shopping center or mall parking lots and all other public vehicular areas. Provided, however, persons loading or unloading supplies or merchandise may park temporarily in a fire lane located in a shopping center or mall parking lot if the vehicle is not left unattended. The prima facie rule of evidence created by G.S. § 20-162.1 is applicable to prosecutions for violation of this section. The owner of a vehicle parked in violation of this subsection shall be deemed to have appointed the Surf City fire code official or any state, county or municipal law enforcement officer or his agent for the purpose of arranging for the removal, transportation and safe storage of such vehicle. The Surf City fire code official or law enforcement officer removing such a vehicle shall not be held criminally or civilly liable in any way for any acts or omissions arising out of or caused by carrying out or enforcing any provisions of this subsection, unless the conduct of the Surf City fire code official or law enforcement officer amounts to wanton misconduct or intentional wrongdoing.
(d) Violations of this section will result in fines specified in Sec. 7-8 of this chapter.
(Code 1977, § 10-2; Ord. No. 2018-06, § I, 9-4-18; Ord. No. 2020-01, § I, 3-3-20)
State law reference— Parking near fire hydrants, G.S. 20-162; blocking firefighting equipment, G.S. 20-157.
It shall be unlawful for any person to give a false alarm of fire, or to break or cause to be broken the glass key protector, or to pull down or cause to be pulled down the slide, arm or lever of any station or signal box, or to turn the handle until the bell rings in any fire alarm box, with intent to send a false alarm.
(Code 1977, § 10-3; Ord. No. 2018-06, § I, 9-4-18)
State law reference— False fire alarms, G.S. 14-286.
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