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§ 7-101
Maryville
Title 7 : Fire Protection and Fireworks
Chapter 1 : Miscellaneous Provisions

7-101 : Fire lanes.

  1. All premises within the City of Maryville which the fire department may be called upon to protect in case of fire and which are not readily accessible from public roads shall be provided with suitable gates, access roads, and fire lanes so that all buildings on the premises are accessible to fire apparatus. Fire lanes shall be provided for all buildings which are set back more than one hundred fifty feet (150') from a public road or exceed thirty feet (30') in height and are set back over fifty feet (50') from a public road. Fire lanes shall be at least twenty feet (20') in width with the road edge closest to the building at least ten feet (10') from the building. Any dead-end road more than three hundred feet (300') long shall be provided with a turn-around at the closed end at least eighty feet (80') in diameter.
  2. The designation and maintenance of fire lanes on private property shall be accomplished as specified by the fire chief. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner or owners to properly mark fire lanes(s) as specified by the fire chief including signs and curb and parking lot striping.
  3. A written document, agreeable to the fire chief and for the benefit of the City of Maryville, may be required for emergency access over all fire lanes.
  4. It shall be unlawful for any person to park, or cause to be parked, a motor vehicle on, or otherwise obstruct, in any manner, any marked fire lane in the City of Maryville. No vehicle shall be left unattended at any time in any marked fire lane within the City of Maryville.
  5. Loading and unloading on or across any marked fire lane shall be limited to only the time necessary for said purpose and the operator of such vehicle shall always be within reasonable distance of said vehicle for the purpose of removing said vehicle which is preventing complete access to the fire lane by the fire department.
  6. Whenever any motor vehicle without a driver is found parked or stopped in any marked fire lane in the City of Maryville in violation of this section, the officer finding such vehicle may affix to such vehicle a citation for the driver and/or owner to answer for such violation in accordance with § 15-704(3) of this municipal code, and any person, firm or corporation violating any of the parking restrictions imposed by this section shall be subject to all of the provisions of said § 15-704, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined as provided in said § 15-706(2).
  7. Whenever any motor vehicle is found parked or stopped in any marked fire lane in the City of Maryville, or obstructing the same, the officer finding such vehicle may cause the same to be removed by towing or otherwise, and the owner of such vehicle shall be liable for the cost of such removal.
  8. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction of any such violation other than as provided in subsection (6) above shall be fined under the general penalty clause for this municipal code. (1999 Code, § 7-104)