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(a) Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply to the interpretation and enforcement of this section.
(1) Commercial vehicle means a motor driven car or truck, which is designated by lettering on the vehicle’s body indicating a commercial purpose, or which has a commercial license plate attached that is duly registered to the vehicle.
(2) Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane shall mean an opening not less than 20 feet of unobstructed width measured from the farthest building projection or walkway/curb, whichever is the greatest distance from the building wall, and shall have no vertical obstructions. The length of a fire lane shall be properly posted as set forth below.
(b) Violations.
No person shall park a vehicle in any place designated by Waterloo Fire Rescue as a Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane and posted as such, whether such Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane be upon publicly owned property or right-of-way, or upon privately owned property. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a municipal infraction, and upon conviction thereof be subject to a penalty of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), in addition to all the remedies provided in Iowa Code §364.22 and any amendments thereto, including the removal of the vehicle. Enforcement of this section shall be by the Waterloo Police Department or Waterloo Fire Rescue.
(c) Signs.
A Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane shall be posted with metal signs reading at a minimum, “FIRE LANE, NO PARKING.” The sign may also include the words, “VIOLATORS SUBJECT TO TOWING AND $50 PENALTY.” The signs shall be located at least every 50 linear feet of the fire lane.
(d) Presumption. When an area is posted as a Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane as provided in subsection (c) above, a presumption shall arise that said area was designated as a fire lane by or with the authority of Waterloo Fire Rescue. In any proceeding for violation of this ordinance, the registration displayed on a motor vehicle involved in the violation shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the motor vehicle was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the point where the violation occurred.
(e) Maintenance of Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane. Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lanes shall be constructed and maintained at the owners’ expense, which shall include the purchase of properly marked signs.
(f) Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane shall
be free and clear of all obstructions. Fire Lane/ Emergency Vehicle Lanes shall at all times be free and clear of all obstructions, with the following exceptions:
(1) Normal movement of vehicular traffic.
(2) Actively loading and unloading of commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles shall be limited to a period of not more than a 30-minute obstruction of the fire lane.
(Ord. #4444, 11/6/00)