§ 54-39. Inclement weather parking.

(a)

No person shall, at any time, park or permit to be parked any vehicle within any block or any public street when within the preceding 24 hours, falling or blowing snow or a combination of falling and blowing snow has accumulated to a depth of three inches or more at street level anywhere within that block; provided, however, that parking shall be permitted within any block of any public street where not otherwise prohibited whenever the entire length of roadway of such block has been cleared of snow from curb to curb or, in the case of streets without curbs, between the outer edges of the shoulders of such streets. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section may be removed as provided by section 54-35.

(b)

No person shall at any time park or permit to be parked any vehicle upon a public street when such parking interferes with the snow removal operations of the city and any vehicle so parked may be removed by the city at the owner's expense in accordance with the provisions of section 54-35, provided that the owner of said vehicle is notified of the city's intention to remove snow by the placement of a warning tag on such vehicle at least 24 hours prior to removal.

(c)

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

(Code 1978, § 6.03.20; Ord. No. 5, 3-15-1971)

State law reference

Towing of vehicles, Minn. Stats. § 169.041.