Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2251-03 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2003/10/07ORDINANCE NO. 2251-03 CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SNOW REMOVAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS AMENDING ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE SECTION 30-158 THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1. The St Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 30-158 is hereby amended to read as follows: (1) Definition of Street: Street as used in this section shall mean the entire right-of- way, including sidewalks, boulevards, curb and gutter as well as the traveled portion of any City street, alley, highway, thoroughfare, county road, or state highway within the City of St. Louis Park. (2) Snow Fall Parking Restrictions: (a) Except as provided in Subparagraph (b) and (c) herein, no person shall park a vehicle on any public street anytime after a snowfall of three (3) inches or more has accumulated, until the street has been plowed curb to curb. (b) The City Council will establish by resolution the public streets which are not subject to the snowfall parking ban. The exempted streets will generally be non-residential streets and residential streets without off-street parking. (c) The City Manager or designee is authorized to issue parking permits allowing on -street parking adjacent to the permittee's residence when the snow fall parking ban is in effect. The permits may only be issued to City residents who do not have off-street parking available to them. Each permit will be issued for an identified vehicle and must be displayed in the vehicle. No more than two vehicle permits will be issued for each residential dwelling unit, except as provided in subparagraph (d) herein. (d) In addition to permits authorized in subparagraph (c) herein, the City Council may by resolution authorize the issuance of parking permits allowing on -street parking adjacent to the permittee's residence when the snowfall parking ban is in effect. The additional permits may be allowed by resolution when either the residential dwelling does not have adequate off- street parking or does not have any off-street parking and permits for more than two vehicles is determined to be appropriate. The council shall establish the appropriate fee for these permits by resolution. (3) Obstruction of Street by Private Snow Plowing Removal Prohibited. No person shall deposit any snow or ice, plowed or removed from private property, onto a public street. Ordinance No. 2251-03 - 2 - (4) Parking Interference with Clean -Up Snowplowing. No person shall park any vehicle on a public street within 50 feet of any area of a public street which is unplowed after City equipment has previously plowed snow and ice from other portions of said street, nor otherwise park in such a manner as to interfere with City clean-up snowplowing operations. (5) Off -Street Parking Areas and Private Streets. No person who is an owner or manager of the premises shall allow or permit snow and ice accumulation in an area of required off-street parking under the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance or a special permit issued thereunder or private streets established under a special permit in such a manner as to reduce such private street area or the number of parking stalls available for such use, commencing 24 hours after the cessation of snowfall. (6) Special Posted Now Removal Parking Restrictions. In addition to the parking ban set forth in Subsection (2) herein, the City Manager or designee is authorized to post no parking signs for snow removal along public streets of the City where snow removal operations will require the use of the entire width of the street by snow plowing and removing the equipment. Such signs shall be posted at frequent intervals at least four (4) hours prior to the time when snow removal commences on the street so posted, and such signs shall be removed promptly after completion of the snow removal operation. Snow removal shall be done on any street so posted as soon as possible following a lapse of four (4) hours after posting the signs. No person shall park any vehicle, nor leave any vehicle which was parked at the time of posting for a period of more than two (2) hours thereafter, of any block on any street so posted during the time the said signs are posted thereon, and it shall be unlawful for any person other than an authorized representative of the City or Police Department of the City to remove said signs. (7) Snow Emergency. The City Manager or designee is authorized to declare a snow emergency and to impose parking restrictions on City streets as necessary in the event curbside snow accumulations cause streets to become impassable to emergency vehicles or snow removal equipment in conjunction with on -street parking. (8) Towing of Vehicles. In addition to the penalty provision imposed for a violation of this section, vehicles parked on a public street in violation of any provision of this section may be towed and impounded. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective fifteen (15) days after its passage and publication. Reviewed for Administration: Manager Attest: 4 ity Clerk ted l�y the,C-city Council October 7, 2003 App , • ve 1 as to Form and xecution: "/ Cit • ttorney • STATE OF MINNESOTA) SS newspapers AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) Richard Hendrickson, being duly sworn on an oath states or affirms, that he is the Chief Financial Officer of the newspaper known as Sun -Sailor , and has full knowledge of the facts stated below (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minn. Stat §331 A.02, §331 A 07, and other applicable laws, as amended (B) The pnnted public notice that is attached was published in the newspaper once each week, for one successive weeks; it was first published on Thursday, the 16 day of October , 2003, and was thereafter printed and published on every Thursday to and including Thursday, the day of , 2003, and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the 0ize and kind of type used in the composition and pu abcdefgly)klmnopgrs Subscribed and sworn affirme before me grythis 07day of , 2003. City of St. Louis Park (Official Publication) SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 2251.03 ORDINANCE AMENDING SNOW REMOVAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS AMENDING Et LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE SECTION 30.158 , This ordinance ehmmates the 6 00 a m to 5 00 p m park- ing ban after a two inch snowfall Parking is now prohib- ited on public streets at anytime after a three inch snow- fall until the street has been plowed to the curb The City Council may exempt certain streets by resolution The City Manager or designee continues to be authorized to issue permits allowing on -street parking during the snow- fall ban in certain situations This ordinance is effective fifteen (15) days after its passage and pubhcation Adopted by the City Council October 7, 2003 Jeffrey W Jacobs /s/ Mayor A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for in- spection with the City Clerk (October 16, 2003)A3IOrd 2251-03 Notald PO MERIDEL M HEDBLOM NOTARY PUBLIC -MINNESOTA) MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 1-31-2005 RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space (2) Maximum rate allowed by law (3) Rate actually charged • $ 2.85 per line $ 6 20 per line $ 1 40 per line