§ 2-10-020. Definitions.

The words used in this chapter shall have their normal accepted meanings except as set forth below:

A.

"Authorized emergency vehicle" means a motor vehicle belonging to a public utility corporation and designated as an emergency vehicle by the department of public safety; a motor vehicle belonging to a fire department or a certified private vehicle belonging to a volunteer fireman or a firefighting association, partnership, or corporation; an ambulance; or a motor vehicle belonging to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, provided such vehicle is in use as an emergency vehicle by one authorized to use it for that purpose.

B.

"Enforcement officer(s)" shall refer to any duly authorized law enforcement officer or civilian parking enforcement officer employed by the city.

C.

"Fire lane(s)" are areas designated by the fire official providing access for fire department vehicles to buildings, fire department connections and fire hydrants. This includes all alleys, driveways or lanes, devoted to public use, where the parking of motor vehicles or other obstructions can interfere with the ingress or egress of fire department vehicles for the protection of persons and properties including, but not limited to, shopping centers, theaters, hospitals, bowling lanes, churches, multifamily housing, and high-rise buildings.

D.

"Fire official" means the fire officer or other designated authority, or their duly authorized representative, charged with the administration and enforcement of the fire prevention code.

E.

"Master plats" means all original plats drawn in accordance with this chapter; all copies distributed shall be from this original drawing.

F.

"New building(s)" means any commercial structure or public facility whose certificate of occupancy was issued after the effective date of Ordinance No. 4782.

G.

"Plats" shall refer to maps created by the building owner and approved by the fire marshal which depict the location and boundaries of land and all existing fire lanes in accordance with this chapter. Such maps shall be drawn to scale.

H.

"Property owner(s)" shall refer to each person, firm, corporation, or entity possessing any estate, or leasehold right in the property being designated as fire lane(s).

I.

"Ticket" shall mean an order issued out of court by an enforcement officer of the city directing a violator of this chapter to comply with all civil fines as set forth.

(Code 1978, § 2-5002; Ord. No. 4965, 9/11/91, § 1; Ord. No. 5575, 6/12/96; Ord. No. 7004, 1/10/2007, § 2)