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Home My WebLink About01-14 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ORDINANCE NO. 01- 14 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 901 OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE The City Council of the Cityof Prior Lake does hereby ordain that: Section 901 of the Prior Lake City Code is hereby amended as follows: 901.100 901.101 901.102 901.103 901.104 901.105 DN: 127666 STATE STATUTES ADOPTED BY REFERENCE: Minnesota Traffic Regulations: 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: The regulatory provisions and definitions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 171, are hereby adopted as a driver's license ordinance of the City, regulating the driving of motor vehicles on the 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: The definitions of Minnesota State Statute ~~ 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: 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: Any violation of the Statutes adopted by reference in Section 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, be guilty of a misdemeanor. 901.200 901.201 901.202 901.203 901.204 901.205 901.206 901.207 ON: 127666 PARKING REGULATIONS: Angle Parking: 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, Prohibited Parking: 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: 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 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: No Person shall park a Vehicle or permit it to stand upon any Street in anyone place for a longer continuous period than forty eight (48) hours, Washing, Greasing, Repairing: No Person shall wash, grease or repair a Vehicle upon a Street, except such repairs that are necessitated by an emergency, Winter Parking Restrictions: In order to expedite the prompt and efficient removal of snow from the Streets of the City, it is unlawful for any Person to stop, stand or park any Vehicle or permit it to stand on any Street within the City between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A,M. from November 1 until March 31 of the following year, At all other times of the year it is unlawful for any Person to stop, stand or park any Vehicle or permit it 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, until the snow has been plowed or 901.208 901.209 901.210 901.211 901.212 901.300 901.301 DN: 127666 removed to the full width of the Street. Any Vehicle parked in violation of this subsection may be towed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 169.041. A violation of this subsection shall be a petty misdemeanor. Parking of Commercial Motor Vehicles: (1) Parking on Residential Street: 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. (2) Penalty: Any Person violating the terms of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be found guilty of a misdemeanor, (1) Parking of Unattached Trailers, House Trailers Prohibited: 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. (2) Parking for Camping Purposes: 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: 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: 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: Any Person who violates 901.200, except as (}tM~W~-Speb~t.ied herein, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. PARKING RESTRICTED, PUBLIC LAUNCH SITES: In General: The City Council has determined that separate parking restriction and penalty provisions are necessary in the vicinity of public launch sites of public bodies of water in the City due to increased traffic 901.302 901.400 901.401 901.500 901.501 DN: 127666 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: 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, ACCELERATION OF VEHICLES: It shall be unlawful for any Person to start or 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 and/or the unreasonable throwing of sand or gravel 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 speedunnecessary 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: Any Person violating the terms of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor. TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPTION SYSTEM (TSPS) Definitions: 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. 901.502 Operation Generally: Except as otherwise specifically permitted and authorized, no Person may operate or attempt to operate a TSPS by any means whatsoever. No 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, 901.503 Permitted Operation: 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, 901.504 Penalty: Any Person who violates the terms of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication. Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 3rdth day of December, 2001. ATTEST: _/S/ City Manager _/S/ Mayor Mader X Mader Gundlach X Gundlach Ericson X Ericson Petersen X Petersen. Zieska X Zieska YES NO Published in the Prior Lake American on the 15thth day of December, 2001. Drafted By: DN: 127666 Affidavit of Publication Southwest Suburban Publishing State of Minnesota) )SS. County of Scott ) Stan Rolfsrud, being duly swam, on oath says that he is the publisher or the authorized agent of the publisber of the newspapers known as the Shakopee Valley News, Jordan Independent, Prior Lake American and Savage Pacer, and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 33IA.02, 33IA.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No. 7'? /~ was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of the newspaper speeified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and si of type used in the composition and publication of the Norice: abcdefghijk1mnopqrstuvw By: Stan Rolfsrud, General Manager or his designated agent Subscribed and sworn before me on this 15"6f.daYOf k;~ool e GW8I1L FWlUEHZ MOfNlf--= -.elf" lire. .........11,_ ~':f~~'1 RATE INFORMATION Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space.... 515.00 per column inch Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter................................. $15.00 per column inch Rate actually charged for the above matter............................................... $9.75 per column inch