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ORDINANCE NO. 88-02
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FIRE LANES AND
EMERGENCY ACCESS; AMENDING PLYMOUTH CITY CODE
SUBSECTION 905.07.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. Plymouth City Code, subsection 905.07 is amended
to read as follows:
905.07. Fire Lanes and Emergency Access. The estat-
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Director of Public Safety or the Director of Public
Safety's designated representative is hereby authorized
to establish fire lanes and emergency access on all
private and public property, except those properties
zoned as detached single-family housing, in order that
the travel of firefighting apparatus may not be inter-
fered with, and that access to fire hydrants or build-
ings may not be obstructed.
(a) Location and Design Specifications for Fire
Lanes. Fire lanes shall be installed and
maintained to provide direct unobstructed
access to all fire hydrants and within 50
feet of to all sides of structures ana -shall
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€ire-4*d-r-ant-s. All fire lanes shall be a
minimum of twelve fifteen feet in width,
paved and shall have a 7 -ton capacity.
(b) Bxeegtien Exceptions: Installation of a fire
lane shall not be required where f--rrr--t4re
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(1) no point within a multi -residential
structure is more than 150 feet from a
fire hydrant as a fire hose would be
laid; or
2) the Director of Public Safety or the
Director of Public Safety's designated
representative determines that the
public safety objectives can be satis-
fied by installation of an automatic
fire sprinkling system in lieu of a fire
lane. The fire sprinkling system must
meet the standards specified in
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Emergency Access: Emergency access shall be
installed and maintained to provide direct,
unobstructed access to all fire hydrants,
fire department connections, and building
entrances. Emergency access shall be a
minimum of nine feet in width.
(F) variance: When site design conditions such
as topography, public easements and natural
vegetation are present and constrain the
installation of fire lanes or emergency
access in the above manner, the Director of
Public Safety or the Director of Public
Safety's designated representative may
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recommend, and the City Council may pp
variances to the above standards; appropriate
building design features and fire protection
systems may be required to compensate for the
allowed access restrictions.
(f{) Signing: When a fire lane or emergency
access has been ordered to be established, it
shall be marked by a sign bearing the words
"No Parking - Fire Lane" or a similar mes-
sage. When a fire lane or emergency access
is on public property or a public right-
of-way, the sign or signs shall be erected by
the City, and when on private property, they
shall be erected by the owner at his own
expense within 30 days after he has been
notified of the order. Thereafter, no person
shall park a vehicle or otherwise obstruct
the fire lane or emergency access lane.
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Sec. 2. This ordinance is effective in accordance with
Plymouth City Code, Subsection 110.11.
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Virgi Schneider, Mayor
Attest:
Laurie Brandt, City Clerk
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Published: Plymouth Post 1-14-88.