1705 - Ordinance - Repealing Ordinance No. 1325 Fire Lanes and EnforcementORDINANCE NO.1705 �
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1325 AND
ESTABLISHING FIRE LANES, PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT,
AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES.
WHEREAS, The City of Port Orchard and Kitsap County Fire District No. 7 have
entered into an Agreement for the District to provide fire protection to the City commencing
January 3, 1998, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in interpreting
and enforcing this chapter:
(1) "Fire lane" means that area within any public right-of-way, easement or private
property, designated for the purpose of permitting fire trucks and other firefighting or emergency
equipment to use, travel upon, or park;
(2) "Park," "parking," "stop" or "standing" means halting a vehicle, other than an
emergency vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or with the directions of a police officer, fire official, traffic -control sign or signal;
(3) "Vehicle" means a machine propelled by power other than human power designed to
travel along the ground by use of wheels, treads, runners or slides, and transport persons or
property, or pull machinery, and shall include, without limitations, automobiles, trucks, trailers
and tractors.
SECTION 2. Location, construction and identification. When required by the
Fire Authority, hard -surfaced driving lanes shall be provided around facilities which by their size,
location, design or contents warrant access which exceeds that normally provided by the
proximity of city streets. Specific standards are as follows:
(1) Lanes shall provide a minimum, unobstructed continuous width and height of 12 feet;
(2) Lanes shall be identified by a four -inch -wide line and block letters two feet high,
painted in the lane, at 50-foot intervals stating, "FIRE LANE - NO PARKING," color to be bright
yellow, or by the posting of signs stating, "FIRE LANE - NO PARKING." Signs shall be posted
on or immediately next to the curbline, or on the building. Signs shall be 12 inches by 18 inches
and shall have letters and background of contrasting colors, readily readable from at least a 50-
foot distance. Signs shall be spaced not further than a 50 feet apart, nor shall they be more than
four feet from the ground;
(3) Fire lanes shall be either asphalt or reinforced concrete, two inches thick, minimum,
or when specifically authorized by the Fire Authority, compacted crushed rock may be used;
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(4) When fire lanes connect to city streets or parking lots, adequate clearances and
turning radii shall be provided. All proposed plans must have Fire Authority approval.
SECTION 3. Parking prohibited. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic, or with the direction of a police officer, fire official, traffic -control sign, signal or device, no
person shall:
(1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, at any place where official fire
lane signs are posted, except:
(a) Momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers; or
(b) Temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading
property.
SECTION 4. Fire lanes as part of driveways and/or parking areas. The Fire
Authority may require that areas specified for use as driveways or private thoroughfares shall
not be used for parking. These areas, when specified, shall be marked or identified by one of
the two means detailed in subsection (2) of Section 2.
SECTION 5. Existing buildings. When the Fire Authority determines that a hazard
due to inaccessibility of fire apparatus exists around existing buildings, they may require fire
lanes to be constructed and maintained as detailed in POMC 10.60.020.
SECTION 6. Enforcement. It shall be the joint duty of the police chief and the Fire
Authority and/or their authorized designee(s) to enforce this chapter as related Section 3. It
shall be the duty of the Fire Authority or his authorized designee(s) to enforce the other sections
of this chapter.
SECTION 7. Violation - Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall result in a fine of not more than
$300.00.
SECTION 8. Effective January 3, 1998 Ordinance No. 1325 is hereby repealed.
PASSED by the City Council of the City Port Orchard, APPROVED by the
Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of su passage this 22nd day of December,
1997.
ATTEST.: ,
Patricia Parks, City Clerk
APPROVED AS�JT'O�FORM:
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City Attorney
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
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NOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port Orchard City Council at their
regular Council meeting held December 22, 1997.
ORDINANCE NO. 1705
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1325 AND ESTABLISHING FIRE LANES,
PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT, AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES.
Copies of Ordinance No. 1705 are available for review at the office of the City
Clerk of the City of Port Orchard. Upon written request a statement of the full text
of the Ordinance will be mailed to any interested person without charge. Thirty
days after publication, copies of Ordinance No. 1705 will be provided at a nominal
charge.
City of Port Orchard
Michelle Merlino
Deputy Clerk .
Publish: Port Orchard Independent
December31, 1997