[Ord. 255, 3/28/1985, § 1]
There shall be a fire lane around every commercial building
containing 10,000 square feet or more of floor space on the street-level
floor thereof, and around every school building and church building
in the Township of Salisbury, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, to permit
unimpeded access to the building by fire-fighting equipment and rescue
and other emergency equipment and personnel in the event of fire or
other calamity.
[Ord. 255, 3/28/1985, § 2]
The fire lane shall be immediately and adjacent to the building,
shall be at least 10 feet wide, and shall have a total length, whether
in sections or in an unbroken stretch, equal to no less than 50% of
the outside dimensions of the subject building. The designation of
the location for all fire lanes must be approved by the Chief of Police
of the Township of Salisbury.
[Ord. 255, 3/28/1985, § 3]
All fire lanes shall be identified by appropriate signs, spaced
no more than 100 feet apart, indicating the existence of the fire
lane and giving notice that parking of motor vehicles within the fire
lane is prohibited. In addition, if the surface of the fire lane permits,
the fire lane shall be outlined by yellow lines painted around its
outer perimeter and the words "Fire Lane — No Parking"
painted with yellow paint within the confines of the fire lane. The
owner and occupier of the subject property shall be responsible for
procuring and at all times properly displaying such signs and painting
such lines and notices.
[Ord. 255, 3/28/1985, § 4]
Any person who parks a motor vehicle of any kind in any fire
lane designated and identified as herein provided shall be guilty
of a violation of this Part 2 and shall be notified of such violation
by a written notice handed to the operator of such motor vehicle or
placed on such motor vehicle in a conspicuous place. Any person so
violating this Part 2 shall pay the sum of $10 to the Township of
Salisbury at the Township Municipal Building as a penalty for such
violation within five days of the issuance of the written notice of
violation herein provided for. Any person who fails to pay such ten-dollar
penalty within such five-day period shall, at the end of said five-day
period, be subject to arrest for the violation of this Part and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25.
[Ord. 255, 3/28/1985, § 5; as amended by Ord. 11-88-303,
11/22/1988]
Any owner or occupier of any building which, by the terms of this Part 2, must have fire lanes designated for it who fails to designate such fire lanes, or fails to identify and keep identified such fire lanes as herein required, shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Every day during which such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense and may be prosecuted as such.
