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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
ORDINANCE NO. 82-11
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA HEREBY ORDAINS:
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y Section 1. Plymouth City Code, Subsection 905.07 is amended to read:
905.07. Fire Lanes and Emergency Access. The establishment of fire
lanes arid emergency access by the Director of Public Safety or the Director
of Public Safety's designated representative is hereby authorized on all
private and public property, except those properties zoned as detached
single-family housing, in order that the travel of firefighting apparatus
may riot be interfered with, arid that access to fire hydrants or buildings
may riot be obstructed.
(a) Location: Fire lanes shall be installeJ and maintained to provide
direct unobstructed access to all sides of structures and to all
Fire hydrants. They shall be located at a m'.imum of riot less than
those standards established in the Zoning Ordinance for driveways,
arrd in no case, shall be no further than fifty feet from the
structure. All fire lanes shall be a minimum of twelve feet in
width, paved arid shall have a 7 -ton capacity.
(b) Location and Design Specifications for 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.
(c) Variance: When site design conditions such as topography, public
easements arid natural vegetation are present and constrain the
installation of fire lanes or emergency access in the above mariner,
the Director of Public Safety or the Director of Public Safety's
designated representative may recommend, arid the City Council may
approve variances to the above standards; appropriate building
design features arid fire protection systems may be required to
compensate for the allowed access restrictions.
(d) ,Si9nin9: 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 message. 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, arid 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 occupy or
obstruct the fire lane or emergency access Lane.
Section 2. This ordinance is effective upon passage and publication.
Adopted by the City Council this 3rd &
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