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Zoning File #1882 October 12, 1993 Page 2 resolved, the building inspector wrote a letter to Mr. O’Sullivan regarding the requirement to stripe the fire lane. The applicant is requesting that the striping not be required and the fire lane eliminated. Authority for Fire Lane Requirement The City adopted the State Fire Code in July 1979, and adopted Ordinance #237 providing for the establishment and regulation of fire lanes, in May 1981. Those ordinances were recodified as Section 9.34 of the Municipal Code in April 1984. Section 9.34, Subdivision 1 officially adopts the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. Subdivision 4 provides that enforcement of the code is granted to and may be exercised by any or all of the following: A. Minnesota State Fire Marshal or his representative B. Chief of the Fire Department contracted to serve a given area C. Chief of the Orono Police Depanment or his officers The Orono Building Official or his representative. In their June 10, 1987 memo regarding this commercial site, Orono Building Official Thomas Jacobs and Building and Zoning Administrator Jeanne Mabusth indicated that fire lanes must be posted on the entire north side of the convenience center. The plan apparently was subsequently revised to show a fire lane approximately 64’ in length, 14’ deep between the convenience store and the pump island. That plan showing the fire lane was approved by the City Council. The State Fire Code indicates Uiat appeals to a fire code requirement shall be made to the local "Board of Appeals" and/or "local governing body" before they may be acted on by the State Fire Marshal. In this case, the Planning Commission is acting as Board of Appeals, and the City Council is the local governing body. City Rationale for Requiring Fire Lane 1. The Fire Code requires unobstructed view of self-service pumps to the employee work station in the building that monitors the pumps. The fire lane provides an access corridor for emergency vehicles. t I