
On March 13, 2012, the Cobb County Fire Lane Ordinance was amended to
include a provision for student pick-up at schools. The ordinance now allows a vehicle to be located in a fire lane for 30 minutes prior to the afternoon school end time and 30 minutes after the school end time, as long as a driver is behind the wheel.
Cobb County school end times are available on the Cobb County School District website.
Fire lane violations currently result in a fine of $135.00.
The ordinance applies to private
schools as well. Stopping or parking a vehicle in a fire lane at any other time is prohibited, unless passengers are actively loading or unloading.
Enforcement of this new provision will begin on April 9, 2012.
Fire lanes can be identified by “No Parking Fire Lane” signage and/or curbing
that is red in color.