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MISC Filed for record APR 4 , 2001 at
INDEX 36 4:00 P.M. and recorded in Book 342
MARGIN MISC at Page 234
PROOF � � RECORDER
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CITY OF WATERLOO
ATTN: NANCY ECKERT
This Ordinance prepared by Nancy Eckert, City Clerk, 715
Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa.
ORDINANCE NO. 4444
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1999 TRAFFIC CODE
BY ADDING SECTION 419, FIRE LANE/EMERGENCY
VEHICLE LANE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA:
That Section 419, Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane, is hereby
added to the 1999 Traffic Code as follows :
SEC. 419 . FIRE LANE/EMERGENCY VEHICLE LANE
(a) Definitions . The following definitions shall apply to
the interpretation and enforcement of this section.
(1) Commercial vehicle means a motor driven car or
truck, which is designated by lettering on the vehicle' s
body indicating a commercial purpose, or which has a
commercial license plate attached that is duly registered
to the vehicle .
(2) Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane shall mean an
opening not less than 20 feet of unobstructed width
measured from the farthest building projection or
walkway/curb, whichever is the greatest distance from the
building wall , and shall have no vertical obstructions . The
length of a fire lane shall be properly posted as set forth
below.
(b) Violations . No person shall park a vehicle in any
place designated by Waterloo Fire Rescue as a Fire
Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane and posted as such, whether such
Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane be upon publicly owned property
or right-of-way, or upon privately owned property. Any person
violating this section shall be guilty of a municipal
infraction, and upon conviction thereof be subject to a penalty
of Fifty Dollars ($50 . 00) , in addition to all the remedies
provided in Iowa Code §364 . 22 and any amendments thereto,
including the removal of the vehicle . Enforcement of this
section shall be by the Waterloo Police Department or Waterloo
Fire Rescue .
(c) Signs . A Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane shall be
posted with metal signs reading at a minimum, "FIRE LANE, NO
PARKING. " The sign may also include the words, "VIOLATORS
SUBJECT TO TOWING AND $50 PENALTY. " The signs shall be located
at least every 50 linear feet of the fire lane .
(d) Presumption. When an area is posted as a Fire
Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane as provided in subsection (c) above,
a presumption shall arise that said area was designated as a
fire lane by or with the authority of Waterloo Fire Rescue . In
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any proceeding for violation of this ordinance, the registration
displayed on a motor vehicle involved in the violation shall
constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the
registered owner of the motor vehicle was the person who parked
or placed the vehicle at the point where the violation occurred.
(e) Maintenance of Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane . Fire
Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lanes shall be constructed and maintained
at the owners' expense, which shall include the purchase of
properly marked signs .
(f) Fire Lane/Emergency Vehicle Lane shall be free and
clear of all obstructions . Fire Lane/ Emergency Vehicle Lanes
shall at all times be free and clear of all obstructions, with
the following exceptions :
(1) Normal movement of vehicular traffic .
(2) Actively loading and unloading of commercial
vehicles . Commercial vehicles shall be limited to a period
of not more than a 30-minute obstruction of the fire lane.
INTRODUCED: October 23 , 2000
PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION: October 23 , 2000
PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION: November 6, 2000
PASSED 3RD CONSIDERATION: November 6, 2000
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council on this 6th day of
November, 2000 , and approved by the Mayor this 8th day of
November, 2000 .
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John R. Rooff, Mayor`
ATTEST:
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Nancy Eck t, City Clerk
CERTIFICATE
I, Nancy Eckert, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa,
do hereby certify that attached hereto is a true and complete
copy of Ordinance No. 4444 , as passed and adopted by the Council
of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 6th day of November, 2000 .
Witness my hand and seal of office this 8th day of November,
2000 .
Nancy Ec rt, City Clerk
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