Agenda - Council Work Session - 11/28/2023

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Sec. 54-26. Permits for curb loading and unloading. (a) The city engineer is authorized to issue special permits to permit the backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials subject to the terms and conditions of such permit. (b) It shall be unlawful for any permittee or other person to violate any of the special terms or conditions of any such permit. (Code 1978, §6.03.06;Ord. No.5, 3-15-1971) Sec. 54-27. Lights on a parked vehicle. Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked at nighttime upon any street within a business or residential district, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle. (Code 1978, §6.03.07;Ord. No.5, 3-15-1971) State law reference(s)—Lights on parked vehicles, Minn.Stats. § 169.53. Sec. 54-28. Prohibited parking. No person shall stop,stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places: (1) Directly across from a public or private driveway and,except for culs-de-sac and eyebrows,within three feet of either side of a public or private driveway, measured at the curb, other than the owner's d riveway. (2) Within a properly marked fire lane; (3) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon,stop sign,or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway; (4) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the city engineer has indicated a different length by signs or marking; (5) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance; (6) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping,standing,or parking would obstruct traffic; (7) On a roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; (8) On any boulevards; and (9) No motor vehicle shall stop or park on the shoulders of a public highway or street in the immediate vicinity of a theater during the hours it is in operation. (10) On or across any sidewalk, crosswalk, or trail-way (Code 1978, §6.03.08;Ord. No.5, 3-15-1971) Created: 2023-07-25 12:16:52 [EST] (Supp. No. 12,Update 2) Page 4 of 17