Subd. 1. Authority, permission and procedure. Upon an application duly made to the City Administrator and reviewed and recommended by the City Engineer, the Council may, in its discretion, grant special permission whereby on-street parking or the use of city-owned parking lots or ramps or public sidewalks may be temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted for private reasons and purposes (including, but not limited to establishment of private or “leased” parking, “loading zones” or benches) at such places, on such terms and for such consideration as the Council may deem just and equitable. In establishing the amount of the consideration to be paid to the city, the Council shall consider the amount of space, location thereof, if any, public inconvenience, and hazards to persons or property. Upon complaint of any aggrieved person, at any time and by reason of any specific special permission so granted, the Council shall, at its next regular meeting after receipt of the complaint, call a hearing thereon to be held after a ten-day notice in writing to applicant and complainant and published notice at least ten days prior to the hearing. After the hearing, the Council shall, by resolution, decide whether to terminate, continue or redefine the terms of the permission and the decision shall be final and binding on all persons directly or indirectly interested therein, except that the Council may, on its own motion, reconsider the same.
Subd. 2. Public vehicles. Free and reserved on-street parking shall be limited to city-owned and operated vehicles.
Subd. 3. Forbidden practices. It is unlawful for any person to park or otherwise infringe upon a grant of right under this section, when clearly and distinctly marked or sign-posted. It is unlawful for any person not granted the right to assert the same or for any grantee of the right to exceed the same under claim thereto.
Subd. 4. Condition.
A. Before granting any permit under any of the provisions of this section, the Council may impose such insurance or bonding conditions thereon as it, considering the projected danger to public or private property or to persons, deems proper for safeguarding the persons and property.
B. The insurance or bond shall also protect the city from any suit, action or cause of action arising by reason thereof.
(`80 Code, § 7.16) Penalty, see § 1.99