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"1a M MMR r AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
S L oS, IOWA, BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS 8.5 (2) AND 8.5 (5)
py FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE
DESIGNATION OF FIRE LANES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A
PENALTY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, shall be and
is hereby amended by repealing subsections 8.5(2) and 8.5(5) thereof and
adopting new subsections as follows:
"8.5(2) Marking of fire lanes. Inasmuch as fire lanes are deemed
to be of special benefit to owners and tenants to cause
any curb or abutting of an established fire lane to be
painted red in color and to erect signs at appropriate
intervals along the length of the fire lane so as to give
notice to the public that parking is prohibited by virtue
of the area being an established fire lane. The owners
or tenants of any premises on which fire lanes are estab-
lished may request that the required markings be done by
the city public works department, and the city manager
may, if in the City Manager's judgment time and resources
permit the doing of such work by the public works depart-
ment, direct that it be done, provided that the cost of
so doing be paid to the City of Ames in advance of the
work being done.
8.5(5) Locations authorized for establishment of fire lanes.
Fire lanes are established, where properly marked, at the
following locations in the City of Ames:
(a) At the North Grand Shopping Center, along the east,
north, and west sides of the main building complex,
exclusive of areas marked for loading zones and
customer parking drives.
(b) At the Lincoln Shopping Center, a lane thirty (30)
feet in width from the curb along the north and west
sides of the main building complex, exclusive of
areas marked for loading zones and customer parking
drives.
(c) At the Twentieth Century Plaza, a lane thirty (30)
feet in width from the curb along the east side of
the theater building.
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(d) At the Wards Plaza, a lane thirty (30) feet in width
all along the curb on the north side of the main
building complex and along such portions of the curb
on the west side of the main building complex that
is marked as a fire lane.
(e) At the Westridge Shopping Center, a lane thirty (30)
feet in width from the curb along the north side of
the building complex at 3600 West Lincoln Way and
3800 West Lincoln Way exclusive of areas marked for
loading zones and customer parking drives."
Section Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict if any.
Section Three. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
punishable as a simple misdemeanor by a fine not to exceed one hundred (100)
dollars or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
.Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after,1U..r passa°ge ,and publication as required by law.
December 81
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Gin c eke,, City erk Paul Goodland, Mayor
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