HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-65 Fire Lanes/Pub Park LotsORDINANCE NO. ~--
An Ordinance Prohibiting the Parking
of Vehicles in Fire Lanes on
Privately owned Public Parking Lots.
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the motor vehicles of the Fire
and Police Departments of the Town of Carmel, as well as other
emergency and rescue vehicles have a free and unobstructed means of
access to buildings in the Town which are used or occupied for
multi-family, business or commercial purposes; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish such purpose it is necessary
to provide and maintain open areas of lanes, alleys, privately-
owned public parking lots, driveways, and service areas which will
at all times be available for use by such vehicles;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF CARMEL, cOUNTY OF HAMILTON, STATE OF INDIANA:
Section 1. (a) It shall be unlawful to cause or permit any
vehicle or other obstacle to stand or remain in any lane, alley,
privately-owned public parking lot, driveway, or service area, with
twelve (12) feet of any building, accessory structure or sidewalk
iwhich is immediately adjacent to or attached to any building, where
such building is occupied by more than two families or is occupied
for commercial, professional, religious or other type of occupancy
or assembly, in such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of
the Fire Department vehicles, Police cars, emergency or rescue
vehicles, or any other vehicle performing a public or emergency
function, or in such manner as to obstruct the free passage of any
other vehicle through or over such restricted area, except for such
time as is necessary for the taking on or unloading of passengers
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(b) Where there are areas inaccessible to vehicular
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inaccessible areas abutting the lane, alley, privately-owned public
parking lot, driveway, or service area and a ~W~%~e (12) foot fire
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lane established so as to permit free and contznuou passage of
vehicles.
(c) The Carmel Fire and Police Departments shall inspect
the area surrounding all buildings to which this section applies,
and the Chiefs in charge of said Departments shall determine the
location of the emergency vehicle lanes established herein and they
shall notify the property owners affected thereby in writing, and
they shall report the same to the Town of Carmel Engineer, whose
duty it shall be to cause the erection or posting of a sign or sign~
which shall read: "NO PARKING, FIRE LANE TOW AWAY ZONE"; the
costs of signs shall be assessed against the property owner, and
further a line shall be caused to be painted upon the surface adja-
:ent to such buildings marking such lanes.
Sectioni2. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
>f this Ordinance shall, on conviction, b~/~/~ any sum not les~
than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than~~rs (~0.00) and
each day that such violation shall be permitted to exist shall con-
stitute a separate offense.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval by the Board of Trustees, and
publication as provided by law.
Dated: ~~ I~)/~
c~c~r~ F. Stevens
I~0 1ST AVENUE $.W,
CARMEL :-: INDIANA
~BOOF OF POSTING ORDIN~
,."~--~,.~'/e~, ~ 7~)~ varily affirms that he d~d on the AX day of May, 1974,
~ost a copy of the above Ordinance in five (5) places of the Tc~m of 0armei.
Oral/hartco D-65 concerns Prohibiting the parking of Vehicles in Fire Lanes on
Privately owned Public parking Lots and sets forth a fine.
The copies of this Ordinance were placed in the U~ton State Bank at Main St. &
RanEe3~ne Road, Union State Bank in Keystone Square Shopping Oemter on 116th
Street, Carmel Tc~ B~iiding~ 130 1st Avenue S. W., Woodbrook School, East 116th
Street ~ and Carmel South Elementary School.
James ~. Beard
Chief of Police