Chapter 9.100
FIRE ALARMS – CRIMES RELATING TO
Sections:
9.100.010 Fire alarms – Crimes relating to.
9.100.010 Fire alarms – Crimes relating to.
The following provisions of the Revised Code of Washington as presently constituted or hereinafter amended are adopted by reference:
RCW
9.40.040 Operating engine or boiler without spark arrester.
9.40.100 Injuring or tampering with fire alarm apparatus or equipment –Sounding false alarm of fire.
(Ord. 992 § 1 (part), 1996).
9.100.020 Fire lanes.
A. The fire marshal shall establish and designate fire lanes in conformance with the following requirements:
1. All designated fire lanes shall be clearly marked by the property owner in the following manner:
a. Vertical curbs shall be six inches in height and shall be painted red on the top and side, extending the length of the designated fire lane.
b. Rolled curbs or surfaces without curbs shall have a red six-inch-wide stripe painted extending the length of the designated fire lane.
c. In all cases, the pavement adjacent to the painted curbs shall be marked with signs conforming to subsection (A)(2) of this section.
2. Signs shall not be less than 18 inches in height by 12 inches in width, with block lettering of not less than three-inch brush stroke, reading: “NO PARKING – FIRE LANE.” Such signs shall be reflective in nature, with red lettering on a white background, and be spaced at intervals of not less than 50 feet apart. The top of such signs shall not be less than four feet, nor more than six feet, from the ground. Signs may be placed on buildings when approved by the fire marshal. When posts are required, they shall be constructed of either two-inch or greater galvanized steel, or four-inch by four-inch or greater pressure treated wood.
B. The fire marshal may approve deviations from any of the specifications for signs when practical difficulties exist, but all such deviations and the reasons therefor shall be duly noted in the fire department’s records.
C. Existing signs may be allowed to remain until the fire marshal determines that a need for replacement exists based on the illegibility or other deterioration of the existing signs.
D. Fire lane markings shall be established and maintained as often as required by the fire marshal to clearly identify the designated area as a fire lane, at the sole expense of the property owner.
E. At the entrance to the property where fire lanes have been designated, signs shall be posted in a clearly conspicuous location, and shall clearly state that vehicles parked in fire lanes may be impounded, and the name, telephone number, and address of the towing firm where the vehicle may be redeemed.
F. The owner, manager, or person in charge of any property upon which any designated fire lane has been established shall be responsible to prevent the parking of vehicles or other obstructions in such fire lanes.
G. Any person who fails to mark or maintain the marking of, or tampers with the marking of a designated fire lane as required by this section, or willfully obstructs or allows the obstruction of a designated fire lane, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
H. Any person who violates Section 902.2.4 of the International Fire Code, Obstruction and Control of a Fire Apparatus Access Road, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250.00.
I. Any vehicle or object obstructing a designated fire lane is hereby declared to be an immediate hazard to the public safety, and may be impounded without notice to the owner pursuant to applicable law. (Ord. 1424 § 1, 2011; Ord. 1010 § 2, 1997).