CHAPTER 70:  TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Section
General Provisions
   70.01   State highway traffic regulations adopted by reference
   70.02   Trucks prohibited on certain streets
   70.03   Stop intersections
   70.04   Through streets and one-way streets
   70.05   Turning restrictions
   70.06   U-turns restricted
   70.07   Excessive noise
   70.08   Exhibition driving prohibited
   70.09   Cruising prohibited
   70.10   Motor vehicle noise
   70.11   Pedestrian crossings
   70.12   Crossings for seniors or disabled persons
Parades
   70.20   Definitions
   70.21   Permit required
   70.22   Application for permit
   70.23   Standards for issuance of permit
   70.24   Notice of rejection of permit application
   70.25   Appeal procedure when permit denied
   70.26   Alternative permit
   70.27   Notice to city and other officials when permit issued
   70.28   Contentsofpermit
   70.29   Duties of permittee
   70.30   Public conduct during parades
   70.31   Revocation of permit
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 70.01  STATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
   (A)   The Highway Traffic Regulations Act is hereby adopted by reference.  The regulatory provisions of M.S. Chapter 169, as it may be amended from time to time, are hereby adopted as a traffic ordinance regulating the use of highways, streets and alleys within the city and are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this section as completely as if set out in full herein.
   (B)   The penalty for violation of the provisions of state statutes adopted by reference in this section shall be identical with the penalty provided for in the statutes for the same offense.
§ 70.02  TRUCKS PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN STREETS.
   (A)   As authorized by M.S. § 169.87, as it may be amended from time to time, the City Council by resolution may designate streets on which travel by commercial vehicles in excess of 10,000 pounds axle weight is prohibited.  The Chief of Police shall cause appropriate signs to be erected on those streets.  No person shall operate a commercial vehicle on posted streets in violation of the restrictions posted.
   (B)   The weight restrictions established in division (A) shall not apply to city or emergency vehicles, public school buses, garbage and refuse trucks making regular collections and are under contract with the city, recycling trucks used exclusively for collection of recycling materials pursuant to a city mandate to provide curbside recycling, and implements of husbandry operated in compliance with M.S. § 169.801, as it may be amended from time to time, and city, county and state road authority vehicles engaged in snow and ice removal or flood control operations on behalf of a state or local government, nor shall the weight restrictions in division (A) apply if a commercial vehicle must use the particular street in question for the purpose of local pick-up or delivery.
   (C)   Pursuant to M.S. § 169.84, the gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles driven onto or over a bridge on any city street or highway shall not exceed the safe capacity of the bridge, as may be indicated by warning posted on the bridge or the approaches thereto.
   (D)   Pursuant to M.S. § 169.86, M.S. § 169.862 and M.S. § 169.865, the City Clerk may issue a permit for heavier loads to travel on streets where otherwise restricted.  The City Clerk may issue such a permit upon applicant provision of adequate insurance, execution of a written agreement to pay the city costs of any repairs the roadway, curbs, ditches and right-of-way necessitated by the permittee’s damage to the roadway and to defend and indemnify the city against all claims related to the permittee’s use of the roadway, and posting of a bond or other financial security in an amount adequate to cover city expenses, including but not limited to repair costs related to any damage to the road.  Any person aggrieved by a permit denial may appeal the denial to the City Council within 30 days of such denial.  Permits issued under this provision are good for five consecutive business days.  No person, corporation or other entity may obtain more than three permits per year.  The permit fee shall be set by the Ordinance establishing fees and charges for the city.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 70.03  STOP INTERSECTIONS.
   Pursuant to M.S. § 169.04, as it may be amended from time to time, the city may designate intersections as a stop intersection and require all vehicles to stop at one or more entrances to those intersections.  The city shall post signs at those designated intersections, giving notice of the designation as a stop intersection.  It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to obey the markings or signs posted under this section.
Penalty, see § 10.99
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