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(1) Establishment. - Where it is determined by the City Council that access to a building for public safety purposes over public and/or private roads can only be maintained by prohibiting vehicle parking on one or both sides of the road, then the road shall be declared as a fire lane. The declaration shall be made by resolution and shall specify where parking shall be prohibited. The Director of Public Safety and the City Manager shall advise the City Council on this matter. (2) Posting and Marking of fire lane. - All fire lanes established shall be posted and marked as follows: (A) Where vehicle parking is prohibited, the curb on the side or sides of the road shall be painted yellow for the full distance. In the absence of a curb, the edges of the road shall be painted yellow for the full distance where parking is prohibited. (B) The side or sides of the road shall be posted with signs directed toward vehicular traffic traveling on that side of the road. The signs shall be at each end of the zone and everyone hundred (100) feet within the zone. The Director of Public Safety shall be responsible for determining the language and other aspects of the sign. (C) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of record and the party in possession of the property to paint the lanes, to post the signs, and maintain them. If the required work is not done and maintained, the City Manager may order in writing that the work be completed. If the required work is not done within twenty (20) days after the notice is sent, then the City may cause the work to be completed. The cost of the work shall be billed to the property owner or party in possession of the property. The charges may be assessed against the property if the bill is not paid. (3) Violations. Any vehicle found unattended and parked in a designated fire lane shall be towed away by the City and returned to the owner upon proof of ownership and payment of the towing and storage costs. (4) Presumption of ownership. The registered owner of any vehicle found in violation of this Section shall be presumed to be the person violating the code. (Code 1966, Section 715; Ord. No. 302,6-13-72; Ord. No. 458, Section 1,8-14-79) Sec. 9~42. Outside burning prohibited. No person shall burn grasslands, marshes, meadows, leaves, trees, brush, wood, paper, garbage, refuse, rubbish, or waste outside at any time under any circumstances except as permitted in this Article. (Code 1966, Section 504.00; Ord. No. 265, 6-23-70) ~5~