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CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS
TARRANT COUNTY
ORDINANCE 0-73-146'
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COLLEYVILLE FIRE LANE REQUIREMENTS
A fire lane ordinance has been adopted by the City of Colleyville,
to insure access of fire fighting apparatus to a point within ISO
feet of any part of a building constructed within the City. (Build-
in~s of non-conbustible construction equipped with an approved
automatic extinguishing system or standpipe system and single
family, duplex or multi-family dwellings are exempted unless the
owner voluntarily desires such fire lanes). The ordinance specificies
that these fire lanes shall be 20 feet wide and with at least 14
feet vertical clearance. Fire lanes more than lOa feet long shall
be connected at both ends to a dedicated street or shall have a turn-
around of SO feet radius.
IDENTIFICATION AND DELINEATION OF FIRE LANES:
It is the responsibility of the owner to install and maintain signs
and, if necessary, pavement markings to properly notify the public of
the location of fire lanes on his property.
Signs: "No Parking Fire Lane"
"Tow-Away Zone"
12" wide by 18" high
12" wide by 6" high
Signs shall be painted on a white background with letters and border
in red. Bottom of signs shall be permanently affixed to a permanent
stationary type post and the post and the bottom of the signs shall
be 6'6" above finished grade. Pavement Marking: If deemed nece-
ssary by the Fire Chief, fire lqnes shall be marked by painted
lines of red traffic paint, four inches wide, to show the exact
boundary of fire lane.
SUBMISSION OF PLOT PLANS:
Prior to the issuance of a building permit 2 plot plans showing
designated fire lanes shall be submitted to the Building Depart=
ment fur review by the Fire Department. The Fire Department will
approve or disapprove such fire lanes and indicate on the plans
needed signs and pavement markings. One of these plans will be re-
tained by the Fire Department and the other returned to the owner
for his use.
The contractor or person in charge of the construction site shall
provide and maintain during construction an approved all-weather
fire lane shown on plot plans. Final paving of such fire lane
shall be completed prior to issuance of any certificate of occupancy.
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CLOSURE AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE LANES: . ";'!.'k'i :.,~.:<.~
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No owner, manager or person in charge of any premises shall
abandon or close such fire lane without written permission
of the Fire Chief.
All fire lanes shall be maintained and kept in a s~e a.f good
repair and the City of CQlleyville shall ne~r be r~sporl~ible
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Parking o~ otherwise blocking a fire lane i~ ~rohi~ed ~*~
persons violating the ordinance may be fine~ ~p to .200.L~US
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS ~d day of
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VOL 6202 PAH 482
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..,.- ',,~ I hereby certify that this instrument was FRED Oft tflI
{ l7ate end at the time stam.-ed hereon by me and wu duIJ
liE~DED in the Voll'FlIt 8.nd Page of..... DEEO RECORDS
CII Tlrrant' Couaty, TexIs 81 st.mped Iltreon by lilt.
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