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HomeMy WebLinkAbout901:Traffic Code Motor Vehicles and Traffic SECTION 901 TRAFFIC CODE S : UBSECTIONS 901.100: SAR TATUTES DOPTED BY EFERENCE 901.200: PR ARKING EGULATIONS 901.300: PR,PLS ARKING ESTRICTED UBLIC AUNCH ITES 901.400: AV CCELERATION OF EHICLES 901.500: TSPS(TSPS) RAFFIC IGNAL REEMPTION YSTEM 901.100 SABR: : TATUTES DOPTED Y EFERENCE Minnesota Traffic Regulations 901.101 : The regulatory provisions and definitions of the Minnesota Traffic Regulations, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 169, are hereby adopted as a traffic ordinance of the City regulating the use of highways, streets and alleys within the City and are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Section as completely as if set out in full herein. Driver's License Act 901.102 : The regulatory provisions and definitions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 171 are hereby adopted as a drivers license ordinance of the City, regulating the driving of motor vehicles on highways, streets and alleys within the City and are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Section as if set out in full herein. Definitions 901.103 : The definitions of Minnesota State Statutes §§168.011, 169.01 and 171.01 are hereby adopted and are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Section as completely as if set out in full herein. Variance 901.104 : A variance for any provision of this Section 901 may be granted by the Chief of Police for a one day period with advance notification from any individual residing within the City. Penalty 901.105 : Any violation of the Statutes adopted by reference in subsection 901.100 is a violation of this Section if it occurs within the City. Any Person violating any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, by guilty of a misdemeanor. 901.200 PR: : ARKING EGULATIONS Angle Parking 901.201 : Upon those streets which have been marked or signed for angle parking, Vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks or signs, with the right front tire within 12 inches of the curb or curb line. There shall be no parallel parking in any area marked or signed for angle parking. City of Prior Lake 901/p1 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Prohibited Parking 901.202 : No Vehicle, except Authorized Emergency Vehicles or Vehicles parked temporarily for the delivery of merchandise, shall stop, stand, or park at any place where prohibited by permanent or temporary signs placed by the City Police Department or City Public Works Department, or where the curbing adjacent to the roadway is painted yellow. Public Parking Lots 901.203 : It shall be unlawful to park or leave a vehicle within a public parking lot except at a designated parking area or contrary to the restrictions or regulations imposed for parking on such property. Display for Sale 901.204 : No Person shall stop, stand or park a Vehicle on any public property, Street or within a public right-of-way for the purpose of displaying it for sale or exchange. A Vehicle shall be deemed to be in violation of this Section when found stopped, standing or parked upon a Street bearing a sign indicating that it is for sale or exchange. General Time Limit for Parking 901.205 : No Person shall park a Vehicle or permit it to stand upon any Street in any one place for a longer continuous period than forty- eight (48) hours. Washing, Greasing, Repairing 901.206 : No Person shall wash, grease or repair a Vehicle upon a Street, except such repairs that are necessitated by an emergency. Winter Parking Restrictions 901.207 : In order to expedite the prompt and efficient removal of snow from City Streets, the following vehicle parking restrictions apply: (1). It is unlawful for any person to stand or park any vehicle or permit any vehicle to stand on any street within the City between the hours of two o’clock (2:00 a.m.) and stst six o’clock (6:00) a.m. from November 1 until March 31 of the following year. (2). At all other times of the year it is unlawful for any person to stand or park any vehicle or permit any vehicle to stand on any public street within the City between the hours of two o’clock (2:00) a.m. and six o’clock (6:00) a.m. after a continuous or intermittent snowfall during which there has been an accumulation of two inches (2”) or more of snow on any street. (3). The Street Superintendent may declare a snow emergency. If the Street Superintendent or their designee has issued a snow emergency, it is unlawful for any person to, stand or park any vehicle or to permit any vehicle to stand on any public street until the snow has been plowed or removed to the full width of the street. Snow emergencies will be communicated through the City website, local radio, local television news, and cable television. (4). Any vehicle parked in violation of this Section 901.207 may be towed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §169-041. A violation of this subsection shall be a petty misdemeanor. (Ord. Amend. 110-07, publ. 12/11/10) City of Prior Lake 901/p2 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Winter Shoreline Parking Restrictions: 901.208 In order to prevent damage to shoreline or beach and damage to water quality resulting from shoreline erosion, it is unlawful for any Person to stop, stand or park any Vehicle or permit it to stand on land that is shoreward 20 feet from the point where the ice begins on any Lake. This restriction will remain in effect from November 1 until March 31 of the following year. A violation of this subsection shall be a petty misdemeanor. (Amd. Ord. 107-09, pub. 04/25/07) Parking of Commercial Motor Vehicles 901.209 : Parking on Residential Street (1) . It shall be unlawful for any Person to park any Commercial Motor Vehicle or Trailer on any residential street or within any right-of- way in the City, except temporarily while loading, unloading or rendering a service. Penalty (2) . Any Person violating the terms of this subsection shall, upon conviction thererof, be found guilty of a misdemeanor. Parking of Unattached Trailers, House Trailers Prohibited 901.210 : No Person shall stop, stand or park a Trailer which is not attached to a properly licensed and insured Vehicle on any Street or highway except as otherwise specifically exempted by Prior Lake City ordinances or state law. For the purposes of this section, “not attached” means a Trailer that is not attached to a Vehicle in such a manner that the Vehicle and Trailer can immediately be operated in a safe and legal manner without further attachment. No Person shall, for camping purposes, leave, park, occupy or otherwise reside in a Recreational Vehicle or Travel Trailer on any public property, Street or the Right-of- Way thereof. Duty to Lock Ignition, Remove Key 901.211 : Every Person parking a passenger automobile on a Street in the City shall lock the ignition, remove the key and take the same with him/her. Rule of Evidence 901.212 : The presence of any Vehicle on any Street or other public area when standing, stopping or parking is in violation of the Section is prima facie evidence that the Owner of the Vehicle committed or authorized the commission of the violation. Violation, Penalty 901.213 : Any Person who violates 901.200, except as otherwise specified herein, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. 901.300 PR,PLS: : ARKING ESTRICTED UBLIC AUNCH ITES In General 901.301 . The City Council has determined that separate parking restriction and penalty provisions are necessary in the vicinity of public launch sites of public bodies City of Prior Lake 901/p3 Motor Vehicles and Traffic of water in the City due to increased traffic congestion and public health and safety hazards associated with the launching and retrieval of boats, moving of ice houses and other activities associated with the public launch sites. The City Council has determined that extraordinary hazards exist with respect to added pedestrian traffic, Vehicle traffic with obstructed views associated with ice houses, boats and trailers and general increased risks of such facilities. Therefore, the City Council has determined that increased restriction and penalties are necessary in order to enforce the regulations for public health and safety reasons, to deter prohibited conduct and to decrease such hazards and risks to the public safety and welfare in the vicinity of public launch facilities. No Parking, Stopping or Standing Zones in the Vicinity of Public Launch Sites: 901.302: The City Council may, by resolution, designate certain Streets or portions of Streets as no parking or no stopping zones within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of public launch sites in the City of Prior Lake. The City Council shall approve by resolution the amount of fines for violation of this subsection. The City Engineer shall mark by appropriate signs each zone so designed and such sign shall indicate the amount of the fine that shall be imposed upon the violator. The sign shall indicate that violator’s vehicle shall be subject to impoundment and/or towing. 901.400 AV: : It shall be unlawful for any Person to start or CCELERATION OF EHICLES accelerate any Vehicle with an unnecessary exhibition of speed on any public or private way, road or parking lot within the corporate limits of the City. Prima facie evidence of such unnecessary exhibition of speed shall be fishtailing and/or unreasonable squealing or screeching sounds emitted by the tires of said Vehicle. With respect to two (2) or three (3) wheeled motorized vehicles, in addition to the above listed items of prima facie evidence of such unnecessary exhibition of speed unnecessary exhibition of speed shall also include the unnecessary removal of the front tire with ground or road contact by the operator of said Vehicle. Penalty 901.401 : Any Person violating the terms of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor. 901.500 TSPS(TSPS): : RAFFIC IGNAL REEMPTION YSTEM Definitions 901.501 : The following phrase shall have the meaning ascribed to it for the purpose of this Section: Traffic Signal Preemption System (TSPS) shall mean a traffic control system designed to aid emergency vehicles by controlling traffic movements through signalized intersections. The TSPS uses pulsating light to control traffic signals. When activated, the TSPS either holds a green light for the approaching emergency vehicle or changes the lights to provide a green light to the emergency vehicle. Operation Generally 901.502 : Except as otherwise specifically permitted and authorized, no Person may operate or attempt to operate a TSPS by any means whatsoever. No City of Prior Lake 901/p4 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Person as owner or operator of a Vehicle shall permit the installation or possession of any TSPS equipment or equipment capable of operating the TSPS in or upon a Vehicle. Permitted Operation 901.503 : Operation of the TSPS is permitted by Emergency Vehicles while responding to emergencies and by State, Scott County, and City of Prior Lake maintenance workers while repairing or testing the TSPS. All repairs and tests shall be coordinated and pre-approved by the Chief of Police. Penalty 901.504 : Any Person who violates the terms of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Amd. by Ord. 01-14, pub. 12/15/01) City of Prior Lake 901/p5 Motor Vehicles and Traffic This page intentionally left blank. City of Prior Lake 901/p6