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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1095 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1969/12/21• vi i�j iaiwJ. ORDINANCE NO. 1095 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC; ADOPTING THE STATE TRAFFIC CODE AND ORDINANCES NO. 567, NO. 613, NO. 692, NO. 694, NO. 744 THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Traffic Regulations. Traffic in the City of St. Louis Park shall be regulated as follows: Section 3:100. Adoption of State Highway Traffic Regulation and Drivers' License Acts. There is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this section the following statutes of the State of _Minnesota as heretofore amended and as in force and effect as of December 1, 1969, three copies of which are marked as official copies and filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk: All of Chapter 169, Minnesota Statutes, known as the "Highway Traffic Regulation Act, " excepting the following sections thereof: Subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of Section 169. 06; Subdivision 9 of Section 169. 09; Sections 169. 10, 169. 11, 169. 27, 169. 66, 169. 77, 169. 78; Subdivision 6 of Section 169. 83; and Section 169. 87. All of Chapter 171, Minnesota Statutes, known as the "Drivers' License Lawn except Section 171. 04 thereof. Section 3:101. Penalty It shall he unlawful and a violation of the requirements of Section 3:100 for any person to violate within the City of St. Louis Park any provision of such statutes adopted by reference herein, and any person upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300. 00) or imprisoned for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both, except as penalties are otherwise provided in the Sections adopted in Section 3:100, in which case the provisions set forth in the statutes adopted by reference shall apply. Section 3:102. Complaint. A complaint alleging violation of this ordinance shall allege the appropriate section of the statute herein incorporated as contrary to Section 3:100 of this ordinance. Section 3:103. Permit to Exceed vVeight Limitations. Any vehicle or combination of vehicles may be operated upon the highways of the City excepting state trunk highways, in excess of the weight limits prescribed in subdivision 2 of Section 169. 83, Minnesota Statutes, if the owner thereof shall first secure from the City Engineer a certificate setting forth the route or routes and the conditions under which such vehicle or combination of vehicles may be operated, and such vehicle or combination of vehicles shall thereafter be so operated in accordance with the terms of such certificate. The City Engineer is hereby empowered, and it is hereby made his duty, to issue or deny, or to issue in modified form, such certificates upon application and to prescribe therein the route or routes and the conditions for operations under each such certificate, and in determining such route or routes and such conditions, the City Engineer shall permit maximum use of the particular highways and bridges consistent with the meximum capacity of such highways and bridges as determined by the Engineer in accordance with highway engineering practice. The City Engineer shall have the power to revoke or to modify the terms of any existing certificate at any time in the event of operations in violation of any such certificate or in the event of changed conditions requiring such action. The original or a correct copy of the certificate under which operations are being conducted shall be carried at all times in the driver's cab or any vehicle or combination of vehicles while the same is being operated thereunder. Section 3:110. State Drivers License Required. No person shall operate or drive any mot or vehicle upon any street or highway of the City of St. Louis Park unless such person has a valid license as a driver under the provisions of Chapter 171, Minnesota Revised Statutes, except those persons expressly exempted by said chapter. Section 3:111. Posses cion of License. No person except those expressly exempted by said Chapter 171, Minnesota Revised Statutes, shall operate or drive any motor vehicle upon any street or highway of the City of St. Louis Park unless he or she shall have in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating such vehicle a license to operate motor vehicles in the State of Minnesota issued pursuant to said Chapter and shall display the same upon demand of a municipal Judge, a peace officer, an authorized representative of the Highway Department, or any officer authorized by law to enforce the laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles on public streets and highways, and the licensee shall, upon request of any such officer, write his name in the presence of such officer in order that the identity of the licensee may be determined. -2- Section 3:114. Windshields Obstructed Vision. No person shall drive or operate any motor vehicle with a windshield cracked or discolored to an extent to limit or obstruct proper vision, or with any objects suspended between the driver and windshield, other than sun visots and rear vision mirrors, or with any sign, poster, or other non-transpare nt material upon the front windshield, sidewings, side or rear windows of such vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law, or authorized by the State Director of Civil Defense. The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with the windshield or front side windows covered with steam or frost to such an extent as to prevent proper vision. Section 2. Repealed Ordinances. The following Ordinances are hereby repealed: Ordinance No. 567, Entitled "An Ordinance Re -Adopting by Reference Chapter 169, Minnesota Revised Statutes and Other Statutes Relating to Traffic Regulation" Adopted March 18, 1957. Ordinance No. 613, Entitled, "An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 567 Relating To Traffic Regulation, " Adopted March 3, 1953. Ordinance No. 692, entitled "An Ordinance Prohibiting Driving Motor Vehicle With Driver's Vision Obstructed, " Adopted May 25, 1959. Ordinance No. 694, entitled "An Ordinance Regulating Keeping Or Consumption Of Intoxicating And Non - Intoxicating Malt Beverages In I\ otor Vehicles On Public Highways, " Adopted iv�ay 25, 1959, provided however, that the repeal of said Ordinances by the passage of this Ordinance shall not be construed as abating any actions now pending under or by virtue of such Ordinance; or as discontinuance, abating, modify- ing or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue; or as affecting the liability of any person, firm or corporation, or as waiving any right -3- of the City under any section or provision existing at the tire of the passage of this Ordinance; any actions, proceedings, prosecutions or claims, commenced under any of the above mentioned Ordinances, and in progress when this Ordinance takes effect shall be continued and completed under the Ordinances under which Ordinances they were commenced. Section 3. Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance other than Section 3:100 for which Section penalties are provided in Section 3:101 thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days, or both. Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication. A tte y Clerk Adopted by the City Council iecemb •, 1969. Reviewed for administration: Ma Approved as to form and legality: 1- an: ger - City Attorney -4- SUN NEWSPAPERS f O AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST. LOUISPARKSUN 6601 W. 78th St. State of Minnesota 1 County of Hennepin t SS. (Official Publication) 1 ORDINANCE NO 1095 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC ADOPTING THE STATE TRAFFIC CODE AND ORDINANCES NO 567, NO 613, NO 692 NO 694, NO 744 THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES (� ORDAIN �\\Jj Section 1 Traffic Regulations Traffic in the City of St Louis Park shall be regulated as fol lows Section 3 100 Adoption of Stale Highway Traffic Regulation and Drivers' License Acts There is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this section the following stat utes of the State of Minnesota as heretofore amended and as in force and effect as of De- cember 1 1969 three copies of which are marked as official copies and filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk All of Chapter 169 Minnesota Statutes known as the Highway Traffic Regula- tion Act ' excepting the following sections thereof Subdivisions 1 2 and 3 of Section 169 06 Subdivision 9 of Section 169 09 Sections 169 10, 169 11, 169 27 169 66 169 77 169 78 Subdivision 6 of Section 169 83 and Section 169 87 All of Chapter 171 Minnesota Statutes known as the Driver s License Law except Section 171 04 thereof Section 3 101 Penalty It shall be unlawful and a violation of the requirements of Section 3 100 for any person to violate within the City of St Louis Park any provision of such statutes adopted b% reference herein and any person upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than Three Hundred Dollars (2300 00) or im- prisoned for a period not to exceed runety )90) days or both except as penalties are other- wise provided in the Sections adopted in Sec , tion 3 100 in which case the provisiors set forth in the statutes adopted by reference shall apply Section 3 102 Complaint A complaint al- leging violation of this ordinance shall allege the appropriate section of the statute herein incorporated as contrary to Section 3 100 of this ordinance Section 3 103 Permit to Exceed Weight Limitations Any vehtgle or combination of vehicles may be operated upon the highways of the City excepting state trunk highways in excess of the weight limits prescribed in Sub- division.2 of Section 169 83 Minnesota Statutes if the owner thereof shall first secure frau the City Engineer a certificate setting forth the route or routes and the conditions under which such vehicle or combination of vehicles may be operated and such vehicle or combination of vehicles shall thereafter be so operated in ac- cordance with the terms of such certificate The City Engineer is hereby empowered and it is hereby made his duty to isse or deny, or to issue in modified form such certificates upon application and to prescribe therein the route or routes and the conditions for operations under each such certificate and in determin- ing such route or routes and such conditions the City Engineer shall permit maximum use of the particular highways and bridges con- sistent with the maximum capacity of such highways and bridges as determined by the Engineer in accordance with highway engi neermg practice The City Engineer shall have the power to revoke or to modify the terns of any existing certificate at any time in the event of operations in violation of any such cern(' cate or in the event of changed conditions re- ou.ring such action The original or a correct copy u. the certificate under which operations are being conducted shall be carried at all times in the driver s cab or any vehicle or combination of vehicles while the sarne is being operated thereunder Section 3 110 State Dnvers License Re quired No person shall operate or drive any motor vehicle upon any street or highway of the City of St Louis Park unless such parson has a valid license as a driver under the provi- sions of Chapter 171 Minnesota Revised Stat- utes except those persons expressly exempted by said chapter Section 3 111 Possession of License No person except those expressly exempted by said Chapter 171 Minnesota Revised Stalutes shall operate or drive any motor vehicle upon any street or highway of the City of St Louis Park unless he or she shall have in his or her immediate possession at all times when oper- ating such vehicle a license to operate motor vehicles in the State of Minnesota issued pur- suant to said Chapter and shall displai they same upon demand of a municipal judge a peace officer an authorized representative of he Highway Department or any officer au - homed by law to enforce the laws relating to r he operation of motor vehicles on public treets and highways, and the licensee ,hall, pon request of any such officer write his name in the presence of such officer in order hat the identity o! the licensee may be deter-' mined Section 3 114 Windshields Obstructed Vi - ion No person shall drive or operate an mo- or vehicle with a windshield cracked 01 dis- olored to an extent to limit or obstruct proper sion or with any objects suspended between he driver and windshield other than sun vi - ors and rear vision mirrors or with any sign oster, or other non transparent material pon the front windshield, sidewings side or ear windows of such vehicle, other than a ertificate or other paper required to be so )splayed by law or authorized by the State 'rector of Civil Defense The wlndwhield'on every motor vehicle hall be equipped with a device for cleaning ain snow or other moisture from the wind- hield which device shall be so constructed as be controlled or operated by the dnver of the eNote No person shall drive any motor vesicle ith the windshield or front side windows cov- ed with steam or frost to such an extent as to event proper vision Section 2 Repealed Ordinances Thi fol - wing Ordinances are hereby repealed Ordinance No 567 Entitled An Ordi- nance Re -Adopting by Reference Chapter 169 Minnesota Revised Statutes and Other Statutes Relating to Traffic Regulation Adopted March 18 1957 Ordinance No 613 Entitled An Ordi nance Amending Ordinance No 567 Relat- ing -To Traffic Regulation Adopted March 3 1958 Ordinance Noy 692, entitled 'An Ord' nanec Prohibiting Driving Motor Vehicle With Driver s Vision Obstructed " Adopt- ed May 25 1959 Ordinance No 694 entitled An Ordi nonce Regulating Keeping Or Consump tion Of Intoxicating And Non Intoxicating Malt Beverages In Motor Vehicle', On Public Highways " Adopted May 25 11159 ov'ded however that the repeal of said Or- nances by the passage of this Ordinance shall t be construed as abating any actions now nding under or by virtue of such Ordinance as discontinuance abating modifying or enng any penalty accruing or to accrue or Bloomington, N 4 W JOHN BERTRAM, being duly sworn. on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known as The St Louis Park Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows• (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post -office. (5) Said newspaper purports to the City of St Louis Park in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of .ve e in the City of Bloomington in said county, established and open during its regular business rs for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and main- tained by the managing officer or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and con- trol during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours to the business of the newspaper and business related thereto. (8) Said news- paper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said news- paper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1968 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper He further states on oath that the printed ird{ nan9 hhereto attached as a part hereof was cut from t e co umns o said newspaper, and was printed and published therein m the English language, once each week, for 1 successive weeks, that it was first so published on Thurs. the 8th day of Jan. 19 70 and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including the day of 19 and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit: abcdefghi jklmnopgrstuvwxyz a bcdefghi jklm nopq rstu vwxyz • Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8t h ago. !•.•••,•.,in.• .n41rie flopfn. day of Jczniary 1970 ott t\�c9` Qec 26. 9-1NotaCyomm•55 My t u a D to v w er pr lo pr no di Pe or alt ..ns affeCtara.thc L=b.•tiy a. ai,i t.r,a,..; rim or corporation or as waiving any right of them -y- onder any section or provision existing a• the -time of the passage of this Ordinance any ac- tions proceedings prosecutions or claims commenced under any of the above mentioned Ordinances, and in progress when this Ordi nance takes effect shall be continued and t om- pleted under the Ordinances under which Or- dinances they were commenced Section 3 Any person violating the piovi- stons of this Ordinance other than Section 3 100 for which Section penalties are provided in Section 3 101 thereof shall be guilty of a mis- demeanor and upon conviction shall be pun- ished by a fine of not more than Three hunired dollars or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days or both Section 4 This Ordinance shall take el feet fifteen days after its publications ' Adopted by the City Council December 29 1969 Attest s/ EARL E HANSON City Clerk Reviewed for administration s/CHRISCHERCHES City Manager 1)an 1 1W01—SLP s/LEONARDJ THIEL Mayor Approved as to form and legality H BUIIRY City Attorney t ORDINANCE NO. 1095 Entitled: AN ORDINANCE REGULATING +?IC; ADOPTING UJE STATE TRAFFIC CODE AND ORDIYANCES NO. 567, No. 613, No. 692, No. 694 and NO. 744 roe".losd by Date :..•; 12/29/691-,. Ivc 1 ;� ,•J ' .13=. i:rc.l e 1/8/70 ,w'ffeotive Date 1/23/79 Cede Reference File No. _ Affidavit of Publication ST. LOUISPARKSUN St. Louis Park, Minnesota In The Matter Of b wIIP �