[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ossining 6-14-1988
by L.L. No. 4-1988. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Fire lanes shall be established and devoted to public
use where the parking and standing of motor vehicles or other obstructions
may interfere with the ingress of Fire Department or other emergency vehicles
for the protection of life and property, such as private apartment and condominium
complexes, shopping centers, bowling lanes, theaters, hospitals, churches,
nursing homes, schools and other places of public assembly.
B.
Fire lanes shall be marked with standard signs and/or
such other markings and signs which conform to accepted sign standards as
set forth in the New York State Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
and which are deemed necessary by the Fire Chief of the Fire Department serving
the affected area of the Town of Ossining or the Code Enforcement Officer(s)
of the Town of Ossining. Such signs and markings shall be installed by the
Town of Ossining following 120 days' written notice by the Fire Chief
of the Fire Department serving the affected area of the Town of Ossining or
the Code Enforcement Officer(s) of the Town of Ossining to the affected property
owner designating and depicting areas and locations of such signs and markings.
A.
Notwithstanding and not in limitation of any other provision
thereof, no automobile, truck or other motor vehicle and no physical object
or material of any nature shall be parked, placed or permitted to remain for
any length of time whatever within 15 feet in any direction from any fire
hydrant located at, on or near any interior street, roadway or driveway within
any premises classified under the Zoning Ordinance[1] as being in the MF Multifamily District, GB General Business District
or GB-1 General Business District-1.
B.
A minimum clearance of three feet in any direction from
the fire standpipe and sprinkler siamese connections shall be maintained at
all times to allow the Fire Department serving the affected area of the Town
of Ossining adequate access to same.
The parking, placing, stopping or standing of any motor vehicle or any other object or material within any area designated as a fire lane shall be a violation of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the Police Department of the Town of Ossining and the town's duly appointed Fire Inspectors and Code Enforcement Officer(s) to inspect and enforce fire lanes and to see that the lanes are maintained free from obstruction. In addition to the penalties set forth in § 96-8 of this chapter, the Police Department shall have the authority to have any motor vehicle, object or material in violation of this chapter towed or otherwise removed at the owner's expense.
Any police officer of the Town of Ossining Police Department shall issue
a summons for the violation of this chapter to the owner or any person operating
or controlling any automobile, truck, motor vehicle, object or material parked
or placed within any restricted fire zone or lane as hereby designated. Whenever
any other violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is found to exist,
it shall be reported, by the Fire Chief of the Fire Department serving the
affected area of the Town of Ossining, to the Building Inspector of the Town
of Ossining, who shall then issue an order, directed to the owner or occupant
of the premises affected, to remove any dangerous materials or remedy any
other hazardous conditions as he may direct, within 24 hours, and, upon the
failure or refusal of the person to whom such order is directed duly to comply
therewith upon the complaint of the Fire Chief of the Fire Department serving
the affected area of the Town of Ossining, a summons shall be issued to such
person for such violation.
The service of any order hereunder may be made upon the occupant of
the premises to which it is directed either by delivering a copy of the same
personally or by leaving it with any person of suitable age and discretion
in charge of such premises or, if no such person is found upon the premises,
by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the front door of said
premises. An order may be served upon the owner of such premises by delivering
to and leaving with him a copy thereof or, if such owner is absent from the
village, by mailing a copy to his last-known address.
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to refuse to permit an
inspection as provided herein.
It shall be unlawful for any person, being the owner or occupant, lessee
or otherwise in charge or control of any premises subject to an order made
pursuant to this chapter, to fail or refuse to comply with such order within
the time specified therein or to violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 7-11-1995 by L.L. No. 6-1995]
Any person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation violating the
provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to a fine of $50 for each offense, if paid within
30 days of date of issuance. For each thirty-day period that the fine for
a violation is not paid, there shall be a penalty of $5, with a maximum penalty
of $100.
Fire lanes shall be located at the following properties in such areas
and of such size as more fully set forth in the maps of the individual properties
set forth below on file in the Town Clerk's office:
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Anne M. Dorner Middle School - Van Cortlandt Avenue, Town of Ossining
[Added 4-10-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007] |
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Briarcliff Racquet Club - North State Road, Town of Ossining
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Central Westchester Business Park - Executive Boulevard, Town of Ossining
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Cedar Lane Apartments - Cedar Lane, Town of Ossining
[Added 5-14-1992 by L.L. No. 6-1991] |
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Cedar Manor Nursing Home - Cedar Lane, Town of Ossining
[Added 5-14-1992 by L.L. No. 6-1991] |
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Church of St. Augustines - Route 9, Town of Ossining
[Added 5-14-1992 by L.L. No. 6-1991] |
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Deerfield Condominiums - Hawkes Avenue, Town of Ossining
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Fox Hill Condominiums - Hawkes Avenue, Town of Ossining
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Hudson View Condominiums - Ogden Road, Town of Ossining
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Hudson Watch Condominiums - Cedar Lane, Town of Ossining
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Spring Pond Condominiums - Croton Dam Road, Town of Ossining
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Stony Lodge Hospital - Croton Dam Road, Town of Ossining
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Woods Brooke Condominiums - Croton Dam Road, Town of Ossining
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