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41 Subd. 1. Office of Fire Marshal. There is hereby established as part of the Fire Department, the `Office of Fire Marshal', which will be operated under the supervision of the Fire Chief. Subd. 2. Members. The Fire Chief will designate one qualified member of the City's fire fighters as Fire Marshal. The Fire Chief may assign members of the Fire Department to the Bureau as "Inspectors", as the chief deems necessary to assist in carrying out the duties of the Office of Fire Marshal. Subd. 3. Duties. The Fire Marshal will be responsible for enforcement of the Code. Subd. 4. Reports. The City Fire Marshal will submit a written report to the City Manager in March of each year. The report must contain all proceedings undertaken by the Office of Fire Marshal under the Code during the preceding calendar year. This report may include any statistics as the Fire Chief or City Manager desires. 1325.05 Establishment of Various Districts; Routes and Fire Lanes, Subd. 1. Flammable Liquids. The limits referred to in the MSFC in which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, will include those areas of Zones R and R/O. Subd. 2. Routes for Vehicles Transporting Explosives. The routes referred to in the MSFC for vehicles transporting explosives and blasting agents, are hereby established as follows: (a) Hennepin County Highway 88 (b) County Road C, east of Hennepin County Highway 88 (c) Anthony Lane. Subd. 3. Routes for Vehicles Transporting Hazardous Chemicals. Motor vehicle routes for vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals or dangerous articles, as described in the MSFC, are hereby established as follows: (a) Hennepin County Highway 88 (b) County Road C, east of Hennepin County Highway 88 (c) Anthony Lane. 1325.06 Fire Lanes. Subd. 1. Orders Establishing. The Fire Marshal may order the establishment of fire lanes on public or private property as may be necessary for travel of fire or emergency equipment and access to fire protection devices or buildings. When a fire lane has been ordered to be established, it shall be marked by a signage and painting of curbs and roadways according to the Minnesota Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and as approved by the Fire Marshal bearing the words. If there is a curb in the fire lane, it must be painted yellow. The Fire Marshal may require the fire lane to be outlined in yellow on