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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
ORDINANCE 2012-002
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 800.03 OF THE CITY CODE
The Arden Hills City Council hereby ordains that Chapter 8, Section 800.03 of the City Code
shall hereby be amended as follows:
800.03 Parking Regulations.
Subd. 1 Winter Parking Regulations. Except in compliance with the directions of a
law enforcement officer or in compliance with regulatory parking signs, no vehicle
shall be parked on the improved portion of any street or highway in the City
immediately after the accumulation of two or more inches of snow and until snow
removal or plowing has been completed.
Subd. 2 Overnight Parking. No vehicle shall be parked on any street between the
hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Subd. 3 Prohibited Parking Areas. In all residential districts, parking shall be
prohibited on any area of private property except on designated driveways or
parking lots.
Subd. 4 Parking in Driveways. In all residential districts, there shall be no more
than four vehicles parked on a driveway.
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Subd. 5 Parking on Public Streets. Parking on public streets shall not exceed six
hours.
Subd. 6 Vehicles over 12,000 Pounds. No motor vehicle or trailer with a rated gross
weight exceeding 12,000 pounds shall be parked or stored in a residential zone
except when loading, unloading or rendering a service.
Subd. 7 Parking on Boulevard Prohibited. No motor vehicle shall park upon the
boulevard of any public street.
Subd. 8 Setback from Intersections. Parking shall be set back from street
intersections as follows:
A. Twenty (20) feet from crosswalk of any uncontrolled intersection;
B. Thirty (30) feet from crosswalk of any controlled intersection; and
C. Twenty (20) feet from any intersection without a marked crosswalk.
Subd. 9 Administrative Procedures. The city administrator shall adopt, from time
to time, procedures to provide for the safe and consistent application of the parking
regulations. The city administrator may grant variances from the application of
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parking regulations provided that the variances can be allowed without creating a
safety hazard. Administrative variances shall be in writing and shall state the
specific time limits during which the variation will be allowed to occur.
Subd. 10 Impoundment.
A. Any vehicle parked in violation of this subsection is hereby declared
to be a traffic safety hazard and nuisance, and the same may be
summarily abated by removing and towing away such vehicle by or
under the direction or at the request of any member of the City's
designated law enforcement provider. Such vehicle shall be stored at
such place within or without the City as may be directed by the City's
designated law enforcement provider; and within fourteen (14) days
of such impounding, the City’s designated law enforcement provider
shall mail written notice thereof to the owner at his or her last known
address according to the vehicle registration records of the state.
Before the owner or his or her agent shall be permitted to remove the
vehicle from the custody of the City's designated law enforcement
provider, he or she shall furnish satisfactory evidence of identity and
ownership of the vehicle, pay all reasonable charges for the towing
and storage of the vehicle and sign a written receipt for the vehicle.
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B. As an alternative to the foregoing, the officer may require the owner
of an illegally parked vehicle to remove said vehicle from the subject
street or highway during the times limited above.
Subd. 11 Prima Facie Evidence of Violation. The operation, use or parking of a
motor vehicle in violation of this subsection shall be prima facie evidence that the
motor vehicle was at the time of the violation controlled, operated and used by the
owner thereof.
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective the day following its publication.
Adoption Date. Passed by the City Council of the City of Arden Hills the 13th Day of February,
2012
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DAVID GRANT, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PATRICK KLAERS
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Publication Date: February 22, 2012