CHAPTER 70: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
General Provisions
   70.01   Lights need not be displayed upon parked vehicles
   70.02   Exhibition driving
   70.03   Parking duration
 
Snowmobiles
   70.15   Scope of application
   70.16   Private property
   70.17   Sidewalks and boulevards
   70.18   Operation on roadways, public lands, and waters
   70.19   Exceptions
   70.20   Direct crossings
   70.21   Hours of operation
   70.22   Prohibited acts
   70.23   Equipment
   70.24   Unattended snowmobiles
   70.25   Minimum age of operator
   70.26   Prohibited operators
Golf Carts
   70.50   Golf cart operation and regulations
Traffic
   70.314   Speed
   70.318   Driving rules
   70.320   Right-of-way
   70.330   Designation of through highways
   70.400   Effective date
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 70.01 LIGHTS NEED NOT BE DISPLAYED UPON PARKED VEHICLES.
    Requirements of M.S. § 169.53, as it may be amended from time to time, are hereby exempted within city limits. Lights need not be displayed upon a parked vehicle on city streets and highways when stopped or parked in accordance with local parking regulations where there is sufficient light to clearly reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon the street or highway.
(Ord. 140, passed 12-14-1987; Am. Ord. passed 12-17-2007 )
§ 70.02 EXHIBITION DRIVING.
   (A)   Exhibition driving prohibited. No person shall turn, accelerate, decelerate, or otherwise operate any motor vehicle with an unnecessary exhibition of speed on any public or private way within the city.
   (B)   Prima facie evidence. Unreasonable squealing or screeching sounds emitted by tires, or the throwing of sand or gravel by the tires or both, shall constitute prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
   (C)   Violations. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
   (D)   Effective date. This section shall be effective upon its passage and publication.
(Ord. 97, passed 5-11-1981; Am. Ord. passed 12-17-2007 ) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 70.03 PARKING DURATION.
   (A)   It is unlawful for any person to stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle upon any street for a continuous period in excess of 24 hours.
   (B)   When any peace officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any street in violation of this section, the officer is hereby authorized to impound the unlawfully parked vehicle and to provide for the removal thereof and to remove the same to a convenient garage or other facility or place of safety; provided, that if any charge such be placed against the vehicle for cost of removal or storage, or both, by anyone called upon to assist therewith, the same shall be paid prior to removal from the place of storage or safekeeping.
(Ord. passed 1- -1973 ; Am. Ord. passed 12-17-2007 ) Penalty, see § 10.99
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