TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
§ 28062. Establishment. (a) Fire lanes in conformance with this article shall be established by the Commissioner of the Department of Fire and EMS or designee, and in conjunction with the building safety official in accordance with this article. These lanes shall be referred to as “designated fire lanes” in this article. (b)Whenever the Commissioner shall require the establishment of a designated fire lane on public right-of-way or public land for the orderly access of fire and other emergency equipment to the premises, the Commissioner shall establish such fire lane by written order designating and describing such lane. (c) For the designation of a fire lane on private property, the Commissioner shall initially issue a written notice of proposed order designating and describing the fire lane. The Commissioner shall cause a copy of such written notice of proposed order to be delivered by certified mail to the owner, or owners, or tenants/lessees thereof, of any private land on which such fire lane is established, and shall cause a public announcement to be made of the establishment of such lane. The proposed order shall take effect, unless the property owner(s) or tenants/lessees of the affected private property file a written notice of objection to the proposed designation of a fire lane within the private property within thirty days after receiving the written notice of the proposed order. The filing of a written notice of objection shall be pursuant to the procedures in 1 CMC § 28063. Source: PL 19-69 § 2 (Sept. 28, 2016), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission renumbered section (b)(1) to (b) and (b)(2) to (c) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a). The Commission struck the figure “(30)” in (b)(2) as a mere repetition of written words pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(e). The Commission substituted “1 CMC § 28063” for “section 103 of this chapter” in (b)(2) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(d). The Commission substituted “this article” for “this chapter” throughout Article 7 pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(d).