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Council approves fire-code amendments on street width and parking to protect emergency access
Summary
The council approved changes to the municipal fire code that set minimum unobstructed roadway widths for new development and increased fines for illegal parking in fire lanes. Amendments define when 20-, 28- and 34-foot widths are required and allow no-parking signage or painted red curbs.
The Gallatin City Council approved amendments to Chapter 9 of the municipal code that set minimum public-roadway widths and clarify parking restrictions for fire and emergency access on new streets.
Under the approved changes, new streets will be required to provide either a 20-foot unobstructed width with no parking, a 28-foot width…
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