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No person shall turn, accelerate, decelerate, or otherwise operate a motor vehicle within the city in a manner which causes unnecessary engine noise or backfire, squealing tires, skidding, swaying, sliding, throwing sand or gravel, or in a manner simulating a race. Squealing or screeching sounds emitted by tires, or the throwing of sand or gravel by the tires, is prima facie evidence of violation of this section.
(Ord. 87, passed 1-9-1978) Penalty, see § 70.99
PARKING RULES
No person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle, or permit it to stand or remain, whether attended or unattended, contrary to the following:
(A) Signs which have been erected as required by law or by order of the City Council; and/or
(B) Any provision of this subchapter.
(Ord. 251, passed 4-3-2007) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) Any police officer may, consistent with M.S. § 168B.035, as it may be amended from time to time, remove, or cause to be removed, a vehicle from the street to a garage or other impound area when a vehicle is left unattended and constitutes an obstruction to traffic, is parked in violation of this subchapter, or hinders street improvement or maintenance operations, or is parked, stopped, or standing in violation of any law or ordinance, or local authority of the city. Vehicles impounded pursuant to this subchapter will be released to their lawful owner (or persons entitled to possession) upon showing of adequate evidence of a right of its possession, and paying the amount of all accrued parking use fees, fines, and costs for each outstanding citation, notice, summons, or warrant and, in addition thereto, the charges for towing and storage.
(B) Whenever the Police Department, or its authorized agent, has impounded a vehicle described in this subchapter, notice of the removal, and the storage place of the vehicle, shall be mailed to the last registered owner of the vehicle, within ten days, if the name and address of the owner can be ascertained with reasonable diligence. The notice shall:
(1) Set forth the date and place of the taking, year, make, model, and serial number of the subject motor vehicle, if the information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle is held;
(2) Inform the owner and any lien holders of his or her right to reclaim the vehicle as provided herein; and
(3) State the failure of the owner or lien holder to exercise his or her right to reclaim the vehicle, and contents shall be deemed a waiver by him or her of all the right, title, and interest in the vehicle, and consents to the sale of the vehicle and contents at a public auction authorized by this subchapter.
(C) The notice shall be sent by mail to the registered owner, if any, of the subject motor vehicle, and to all readily identifiable lien holders of record. If it is impossible to determine, with reasonable certainty, the identity and address of the registered owner and all lien holders, the notice shall be published once in the newspaper of general circulation in the area where the motor vehicle was seized. Published notices may be grouped together for convenience and economy.
(D) The owner or any lien holder, or a motor vehicle seized pursuant to this subchapter, shall have the right to reclaim the vehicle from the city upon payment set forth herein, within 15 days after the date of the notice of the taking of the motor vehicle.
(E) If a motor vehicle seized pursuant to this subchapter is not claimed, it shall be sold at public auction as provided by M.S. § 168B.08, as it may be amended from time to time.
(F) The registered owner of a vehicle shall be presumed to be the owner at the time the summons, notice, or other process where in fact issued, and shall be severally responsible for the offenses and the impoundment, except where the use of the vehicle was secured by the operator without the owner’s consent.
(Ord. 251, passed 4-3-2007)
It shall be the duty of the Police Department to safely keep any impounded vehicle until the vehicle shall have been repossessed by the owner or person legally entitled to possession thereof, or otherwise disposed of as provided in this subchapter. The Police Department shall cause to be kept an accurate record of the description of the vehicle, including the name of the officer from whom the vehicle was received, the officer employed to tow, or have delivered the same to the pound or authorized garage, the date and time when received, the place where found, seized, or taken possession of, the make and color of car, style, or body, motor number, serial number, year built, state license number, if any, equipment and general description of condition, the name and address of the person redeeming the vehicle, the date redeeming the vehicle, the date of redemption, and the manner and date of disposal of the vehicle, in case the same shall not be redeemed, together with the cost of outstanding summons, and the towing and storage charges. This record shall be in the form prescribed by the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 251, passed 4-3-2007)
(A) The Chief of Police is hereby authorized and directed to design and prepare all forms, and to take other steps necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this subchapter.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Police Chief, under the direction of the Council, to keep account of all violations of this subchapter.
(C) The Police Chief shall keep an account of, and report with regard to, each vehicle which has been parked in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter, the date and hour of the violation, the name and the state license number of the vehicle, and any other facts, the knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending the violation.
(D) The Police Chief shall attach to any vehicle parked in violation of this subchapter, or any other ordinance relating to parking in the city, a ticket as provided by § 70.20.
(Ord. 251, passed 4-3-2007)
The presence of any motor vehicle on any street when standing or parked in violation of this subchapter of these codified ordinances of the city is prima facia evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle committed, or authorized the commission of, the violation.
(Ord. 251, passed 4-3-2007)
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