(A) It shall be unlawful for the owner or driver of a motor vehicle to stop, stand or park a motor vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a traffic-control device or any person authorized under this code to direct traffic, on any public street or public roadway within the city for a period of longer than five minutes during the hours from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., except:
(1) Persons rendering emergency medical assistance;
(2) In areas of construction where off-street parking is not available; or
(3) Occupants of a residence may park passenger or recreational vehicles only in front of that residence where there is not space available to park passenger or recreational vehicles in the driveway of that residence. The driveway space shall be used to park the maximum number of vehicles permitted by ordinances without permitting the vehicle to extend into any public sidewalk or street area. This provision shall not permit on-street parking in violation of any other provision of this chapter or any other ordinance, statute or regulation. This exception shall not apply to and there shall be no late-night on-street parking of trailers; or
(4) A motor vehicle or road construction machinery or equipment used for and in connection with construction, repair or maintenance work of the public right-of-way, provided:
(a) The work is pursuant to a city public improvement project of the right-of-way upon which the motor vehicle or equipment/machinery is parked; and
(b) The motor vehicle or the piece of equipment/machinery is specifically permitted by the city to be parked within the right-of-way.
(B) For purposes of this section, the term “motor vehicle” shall have the meaning given in M.S. § 168.002.
(C) A violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.
(‘81 Code, § 19-23) (Ord. 197, passed 3-9-78; Am. Ord. 233, passed 1-10-80; Am. Ord. 243, passed 6-9-80; Am. Ord. 622, passed 12-12-96; Am. Ord. 834, passed 2-28-08; Am. Ord. 886, passed 4-8-10; Am. Ord. 914, passed 4-14-11; Am. Ord. 942, passed 3-28-13; Am. Ord. 1022, passed 12-8-16)