9.c) Ordinance No. 151 Regulating Parking of Vehicles on Streets in CityCITY OF SCANDIA
ORDINANCE NO.: 151
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PARKING OF VEHICLES IN THE CITY AND
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 16 AND 43
The City Council of the City of Scandia, Washington County, Minnesota hereby ordains:
Section 1. No Parking Zones. It shall be unlawful for any person or organization to cause,
allow, permit or suffer any vehicle to be parked on the roads, streets and by -ways located within
the City in areas designated as no parking zones and so posted.
Section 2. Snow and Ice Removal between November 1 and April 30. Between November 1
and April 30, on -street parking shall be permitted in the City if the on -street parking does not
interfere with the removal of snow or ice from City streets. If a parked vehicle interferes with the
removal of snow or ice from a City street, the vehicle shall immediately be removed from the
street by its owner. It shall be unlawful to park on any City street when on -street parking
interferes with the removal of snow or ice until the snow removal operation is complete on the
City street. If a motor vehicle is determined to be in violation of this section, the City is
authorized to issue a citation and cause the motor vehicle to be removed at the owner's expense
in accordance with Minn. Stat. 16913.035.
Section 3. Unobstructed Width. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle,
whether attended or unattended upon the paved or improved or main traveled part of any street,
road or byway located within the City when it is practical to stop, park, or so leave such vehicle
off such part of said street, but in every event a clear and unobstructed width of at least 20 feet of
such part of the highway opposite such standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other
vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in
each direction upon such street.
Section 4. Recreational Vehicles. Recreational vehicles as defined in Chap. 1, Sec. 4 of the
Development Code, may not be parked on any public street for more than a period of twenty four
(24) hours.
Section 5. Parking Near Mailboxes. No vehicle shall be left standing or parked on the street of
the city within fifteen (15) feet of any mailbox on Monday through Saturday.
Section 6. Violations and Penalties. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished according to
law. When any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any street or road, where such
vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, such officer is hereby authorized to provide for the
removal of such vehicle at the owner's expense.
Ordinance No. 151
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Section 7. Repealer. Ordinance No. 16 adopted August 18, 1981 is hereby repealed. Ordinance
No. 43 adopted April 20, 1993 is hereby repealed.
Section 8. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption and
publication according to law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Scandia this 21St day of January,
2014.
Randall Simonson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristina Handt, Clerk/Administrator