Parking Guideline - Designated Fire Route Signs

Guideline

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Effective Date	12/08/2014

Be 45cm (18”) long and 30cm (12”) wide
Be made of aluminum with Scotch Light reflective vinyl background & lettering
Be visible day and night (reflectorized or illuminated)
Have:
- the proper “No Parking” symbol at the top
- followed by the words “Fire Access Route, Vehicles Will be Tagged and/or Towed Away”
- appropriate colouring (see sample that follows this page)
Have multi directional arrows identifying the Fire Route, or a single directional arrow indicating the limit of the Fire Route
Conform to the standard Fire Route signs manufactured by the City of Burlington.

Fire Route Signs shall posted in accordance to the Fire Route By-law approved by City Council which derives it’s power of authority under the Fire Route By-law and the Fire Marshals Act
Signs requirements shall be:
- posted at the driveway entrances and exits
  - on both sides as per Site Plan approval
- posted along the driveway
  - additional wording “both sides” may required on the bottom of each sign as directed
- with directional arrows on Fire Route signs pointing to each other
- posted with a maximum distance of 40m (130 ft) between each sign
- affixed to a permanent and stationary galvanized steel “U” post, or a pole, or to the face of a building so that the bottom of the sign is 2m (6 ft) from grade level o angled between 30 and 45 degrees towards oncoming traffic
  - Wall mounted signs are NOT required to be angled
- contact utilities for placement of posts in ground
- posted within 2m of the edge of the pavement
  - It’s recommended that signposts be located about 1m (3.5 ft) back from the edge of the pavement to accommodate roadway snow removal.