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Gem Lake News Page 5 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />Winter Parking Rules are Expanded and Clarified <br /> <br />To assist in effective snow plowing and to add to the <br />general sense of community safety, the Gem Lake City <br />Council recently addressed the subject of winter parking, <br />and on-street parking in general. <br /> <br />Please be aware that new on-street parking rules were <br />put into effect based on ordinance changes that were <br />approved on December 20. <br /> <br />Parking rules are spelled out in Gem Lake City <br />ordinance No. 86, which can be found on the Gem Lake <br />City website. <br /> <br />The changes to the ordinance are located in Section 6.4 <br />dealing with parking regulations. <br /> <br /> <br />Please note the following additions and modifications <br />have been made to this ordinance: <br /> <br />Section 6.4 <br /> <br />Item 2. Passenger Vehicles. No passenger vehicle <br />shall be parked on any street with the City of Gem lake <br />for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. <br /> <br />Item 3. Winter Parking Restrictions. The parking of <br />any motor vehicle upon any road or street in Gem Lake <br />is prohibited between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 <br />a.m. from November 1 through April 1 of each year. <br /> <br />Item 4. Snowfall Restrictions. No motor vehicle shall <br />be parked on any street or boulevard within the City of <br />Gem Lake after a snowfall of one (1) inch or more which <br />necessitates the plowing and removal of snow from the <br />streets and boulevards in the City until such time as the <br />plowing and snow removal is completed. No motor <br />vehicle, trailer, or other obstruction shall be located <br />within two (2) feel of any street or boulevard after a <br />snowfall of one (1) inch until such time as the plowing <br />and snow removal has been completed. <br /> <br /> <br />Item 5. Enforcement. When any Community Service <br />Officer finds a vehicle standing or parked on any street in <br />violation of this Ordinance, such officer is hereby <br />authorized to move such vehicle or require the driver or <br />other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same. <br />When any Police Officer finds a vehicle unattended and <br />standing or parked in violation of this ordinance, such <br />officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of <br />such vehicle and remove the same to the nearest <br />convenient garage outdoor area or other place of safety, <br />and such vehicle shall not be removed therefrom until <br />reasonable costs of moving and storing the same have <br />been fully paid. <br /> <br />Please consult the full ordinance for more information on <br />winter parking rules and parking rules in general. In the <br />unfortunate event that your car gets towed, which we all <br />hope will never happen, see below for more information. <br /> <br />The City of Gem Lake utilizes White Bear Lake Police for <br />law enforcement, and therefore uses the same towing <br />and storage arrangements. Cars would be generally <br />towed to Twin City Towing for storage. They are located <br />at 4787 Bald Eagle Avenue in White Bear Lake. <br /> <br />Towing charges start at $125.This is their typical fee. If <br />there are strange or unusual circumstances that require <br />extra work, the fee goes up from there. If the car stays in <br />the storage lot for more than 24 hours after a snow <br />emergency, the daily storage fee is $35. <br /> <br />If you would like Snow Emergency text or email alerts <br />please sign up for the Townships Snow & Ice Control <br />Updates at: <br />https://www.whitebeartownship.org/list.aspx?ListID=237 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />