Ordinance No. 0741 10-19-1981�
ORDINANCE ND. 741 - 1981
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 506 OF THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE IN
ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTIhG A NEW CHAPTER 506 ENTITLED "VEHICLE
PPRKING"
The C�ty Council of the City of Fridley does oraain as foilows
506.01. STATE LAW COMPLIANCE
No person shall drive, operate or be in actual physical control
of any vehtcle contrary to state law; nor shall any owner or
person having custooy or control of any veh�cle knowingly allow
any other person to drtve, operate or be in actual physicai
control of a vehicle contrary to state law.
As used in this ordinance, the term "commercial veh�cle" means
and includes a"truck" as aefined �n Minnesota 5tatutes 5ection
168.011 Subdivsion 10, a"tractor" as defined in Minnesota
Statutes Section 168.011 Suboivision 11, a°truck tractor" as
defined in M�nnesota 5tatutes Section 168.011 subdivision 12, a
"trailer" as defined in Minnesota Statutes Section 168.011
Subdivision 13, a"semi-tra�ler" as defineG in Minnesota
Statutes 5ection 168.011 Subdivision 14, and a"bus" as defined
in M�nnesota Statutes Section 168.011 Subdivision 9.
As used in this ordir�ance, the term "resiaential d�strict"
means and includes those areas zoned single fam�ly dwelling
areas, two fam�ly dwelling areas, and general multiple family
dwelling areas. (Ref. 552)
50E.02. OFF PAVEMENT
No person shall stop, leave stanatng or park a vehicle whether
attended or unattended, upon the paved or improvea or main
traveled portion of a higliway or street when it ts practical to
stop, park or leave such vehicle off such portion of sa�a
highway or street. In every such event, a clear and
unobstructed width of at least fifteen feet (15 feet) of such
h�ghway or street opposite such stand�ng vehicle shall be left
for the free passage of other vehicles.
506.03. UNATTENDED VEHICLES
No person shall stop, park or leave a vehtcle unattended upon
such street or highway in the City for a period in excess of 24
hours.
506.04. SNOW REMOVAL - VIOLATION AND TOWING
During the winter months, commencing on the first day of
November of any year, to and including the first day of May of
the following year, it shall be a violation for any person to
stop, park, or leave stanaing a vehicle on any street or
h�ghway in such a mar�ner as to impede the plowing and/or
removal of any snow, ice or waste on such street or highway.
Whenever it shall be found necessary to tl�e prcper direction
control, or regulation of traffic or for the plow�ng ana/or
the removal of snow, ice or waste, maintenance or improvement
of any highway or street to remove any vehicle standing on a
highway or street in the C�ty, then any pol�ce officer is
authorized to provioe for the removal of such vehicle and have
the same removed to the nearest convenient garaye or other
place of safety. Any vehicle stopped, parked or left standing
on any highway or street in violation of law and removed as
providea herein above, may be removed upon order of a police
offtcer and the cost of removal and storage of the same charged
to the owner of the vehicle, as well as the person caus�ng such
violation. �Ref. 583)
S7ATE LAW
COMPLIAhCE
OFF PAVEMEhT
UNATTENDED
VEHICLES
SNOW REMOVAL
VIOLATION AND
TOWING
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506.05. SCHOOLS
Whenever any public school lands or the lands and areas of any
public goverm ng body or authority customar�ly or usually open
to traffic by the publ�c shall be posted by order of the school
i�oard or other goverm ng body or authority in control of such
lands, then it shall be unlah�ful to drive or operate or stop,
leave stanoing and park any vehicle on such lanos contrary to
such posting.
506.06. OBEDIEfdCE TO MARKINGS
No person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the
curb or edge of the roadway or with�n designated spaces on
those streets which have been signed or marked for parking
by the City Manager or desgnee.
2. Whe� official signs proh�biting parking are erected as
autnorized heretn no person shall park a vehicle upon any
such street in violat-�on of any such sign.
SC HOOLS
OBEDIENCE
TO MARKINGS
3. In the event a highway �ncludes two or more separate roadways anc traffic
is restr�cted to cne direction upon any such roadway, no person shall
stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand siae of such one-way roaaway
unless signs are erectea to pennit such standing or parking.
506.07. STOPPING AND STANDING PROHIBITED STOPPING
AND STANDING
No person shall stop, stana or park a vehicle, except when PROHIBITE�
necessary to avoid conflict o��th other traffic or ir compliance
w�th law or the directions of a Police Officer or
traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
On a sidewalk;
2. In front of a public or private driveway or airectly a�ross
therefrom in such a manner as to impede the access to said
driveway;
3. W�thin an intersection,
4. Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
5. On a crosswalk;
6. W�thin 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection or w�thin
20 feet of a mia-block crosswalk properly marked;
7. With�n 30 feet upon the approaching side of any flashing
beacon, stop sign or traffic-control s�gnal locateo at the
side of a roaaway,
S. Between a safety zone and the ad�acent curb or within 30
feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of
a safety zone, unless the Ctty has indicated a different
length by s�gns or markings;
9. W�thin 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
10. 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 or within 75 feet of said entrance when
properly posted:
11. Alongsiae or opposite any street excavation or obstruction
when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
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12. On a roadway siae of any vehicie stopped or parked at the
euge or curb of a street;
13. Upon any br�dge or other elevated structure upon a highway
or witM n a htghway tunnel or underpass;
14. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping,
15. On any boulevards;
16. In areas reserved for the handicapped; (Cross Ref. ChaptEr
511.03)
17. fire Lanes
506.08. ALLEYS
(Cross Ref. Chapter 108.06)
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a
or under such conditions as to leave available less than
feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of
vehicular traffic and no person shall stop, stand or park
vehicle within an alley in such posit�ori as to block the
driveway entrance to any abutttng property.
506.05. FOR SALE OR WASHIN6
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the
principal purpose of:
1. Displaying such vehicle for sale;
manner
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2. Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle except repairs
necessitated by an emergency.
506.10. �'ARROW STREETS
The City Manager or des�gnee is here6y authorized to erect
signs ind�cating no parking upon any street when the width of
the roadway does r�ot exceed 20 feet or upun one side of a
street as �ndicated by such signs when the w�dth of the roadway
does nat exceed 30 feet.
506.11. CONGESTEO PLACES
The City Manager or des�gnee is hereby authorized to oetermine
and designate by proper signs places in which the stopping,
standing or parking of vehicles would create an espec�ally
hazartlous condition or woulo cause unusual delay to traffic.
When official s�gns are erected at hazaraous or congested
places as authorizea here�n, no person shall stop, stana or
park a vehicle in any such aesignated place.
5D6.12. PARKING IN RESIUENTIAL DISTRICTS
No person shall park or leave standing a truck tractor,
semi-trailer, bus, mobile home, house trailer, or truck
having a licensed gross weight over 12,000 pounus, whether
attended or unattended, upon the pu6lic streets in any
residential district unless in the process of loading or
unloadiny and then only for such per�od of t�me necessary to
load or unluad. (Ref. 552)
ALLEYS
FOR SALE
OR WASHING
NARROW
STREETS
COfvGESTEG
PLACES
PARKING IN
RESIDENTINL
�ISTRICTS
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506.i3. ILLEGAL PPF2KING
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In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or
regulation governing the standing or parking of a vehicle,
proof that the part7cular vehicle aescribed in the complaint
was parked �n violation of any such law or regulation together
with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the
time of such parking the registered owner of such vehicle shall
constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the
registeretl owner of such vehicle was the person who parkea or
placed such vehicle at the point where and for the ttme dur�ng
which such violat�on occurred.
506.14. PENALTIES
Any violation of th�s chapter is
all penalttes prov�ded for such
of Chapter 501 of this Code.
506.15 REPEAL
a misoemeanor and is sub,7ect to
violations unaer the provis�ons
Chapter 5D6 is hereby repealed and replaced by a new Chapter
506 ent�tled "Uehicle Parking."
ILLEGAL
PARKING
PENALTIES
REPEAL
PASSED AA�D ADOPTED BY TNE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 19TN DAY
Of OC106ER, 1981 � o
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WILLIAM J. NE N'J�YOR
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SIDtvEY C. INI��,N - CITY CLERK
Pubiic Hear�ng: September 28. 15$1
First Read�ng: October 5, 1981
Secon� Read�ng: Gc'tober 19, 198�
Publ�sh• Uctober 28, 1551
0156A/0007A
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