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(A) Prima facie evidence. It is prima facie evidence of exhibition driving when a motor vehicle stops, starts, accelerates, decelerates or turns at an unnecessary rate of speed so as to cause tires to squeal, gears to grind, soil to be thrown, engine backfire, fishtailing or skidding, or, as to two-wheeled or three-wheeled motor vehicles, the front wheel to lose contact with the ground or roadway surface.
(B) Unlawful act. It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any exhibition driving on any street, parking lot or other public or private property, except when an emergency creates necessity for the operation to prevent injury to persons or damage to property; provided, that this section shall not apply to driving on a racetrack. For purposes of this section, a RACETRACK means any track or premises whereon motorized vehicles, horses, dogs or other animals or fowl legally compete in a race or timed contest for an audience, the members of which have directly or indirectly paid a consideration for admission.
(2003 Code, § 7.33) Penalty, see § 10.99
It is unlawful for any person to avoid obedience to any traffic control device by driving upon or through any private property.
(2003 Code, § 7.34) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABNORMAL OR EXCESSIVE NOISE.
(a) Distinct and loudly audible noise that unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort and repose of any person or precludes their enjoyment of property or affects their property’s value;
(b) Noise in excess of that permitted by M.S. § 169.69, as it may be amended from time to time, which requires every motor vehicle to be equipped with a muffler in good working order; or
(c) Noise in excess of that permitted by M.S. § 169.693, as it may be amended from time to time, and Minn. Rules parts 7030.1000 through 7030.1050, as this statute and these rules may be amended from time to time, which establish motor vehicle noise standards.
ENGINE RETARDING BRAKE. A Dynamic Brake, rake Brake, Jacobs Brake, C-Brake, Paccar Brake, transmission brake or other similar engine retarding brake system which alters the normal compression of the engine and subsequently releases that compression.
(B) It is unlawful for any person to discharge the exhaust or permit the discharge of the exhaust on any motor vehicle except through a muffler that effectively prevents abnormal or excessive noise and complies with all applicable state laws and regulations.
(C) It is unlawful for the operator of any truck to intentionally use an engine retarding brake on any public highway, street, parking lot or alley within the city which causes abnormal or excessive noise from the engine because of an illegally modified or defective exhaust system, except in any emergency.
(D) M.S. §§ 169.69 and 169.693, as they may be amended from time to time (motor vehicle noise limits) and Minn. Rules parts 7030.1000 through 7030.1050, as these statutes and rules may be amended from time to time, are hereby adopted by reference.
(E) Signs stating “VEHICLE NOISE LAWS ENFORCED” may be installed at locations deemed appropriate by the Council to advise motorists of the prohibitions contained in this section, except that no sign stating “VEHICLE NOISE LAWS ENFORCED” shall be installed on a state highway without a permit from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The provisions of this section are in full force and effect even if no signs are installed.
(F) It is the intention of the Council that all future amendments to any statutes and rules referenced or adopted by reference in this section are also referenced or adopted by reference as if they had been in existence at the time this section was adopted.
(2003 Code, § 7.67) (Ord. 112, passed 2-28-2003) Penalty, see § 10.99
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
(A) Ice and snow a nuisance. All snow and ice remaining upon public sidewalks in the business district is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance, and shall be abated by the owner or tenant of the abutting private property within 12 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to be deposited.
(B) City to remove snow and ice. The city may cause to be removed from all public sidewalks, beginning 24 hours after snow or ice has ceased to fall, all snow or ice which may be discovered thereon, and it shall keep a record of the cost of the removal and the private property adjacent to which the accumulations were found and removed.
(C) Cost of removal to be assessed. The City Manager shall, upon direction of the Council, and on receipt of the information provided for in the preceding division (B), extend the cost of the removal of snow or ice as a special assessment against the lots or parcel of ground abutting on walks which were cleared, and the special assessments shall at the time of certifying taxes to the County Auditor be certified for collection as other special assessments are certified and collected.
(D) Civil suit for cost of removal. The City Manager shall, in the alternative, upon direction of the Council, bring suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover from the persons owning land adjacent to which sidewalks were cleared, as provided in division (B) above, the cost of clearing and the cost and disbursement of a civil action therefor.
(2003 Code, § 7.05)
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