Ordinance 359CITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.359
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 12, Article I, Section 12-7 (a) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen,
Minnesota, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section 12-7 (b) (7) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Trucks securing from the city a special permit to travel upon city streets as provided in
this section.
Section 3. Section 12-7 (d) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
• amended to read as follows:
Truck routes shall consist of the following streets:
(1) All designated U.S. highways;
(2) All designated state highways;
(3) All designated county highways; and
(4) Municipal State Aid Roadways
Section 4. Section 12-9 (a) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
The council may by resolution, whenever necessary to preserve a free flow of traffic or to
prevent accidents, designate any intersection as one where the turning of vehicles to the
left or to the right, or both, is to restricted at all times or during specific hours. The city
shall mark, by appropriate signs, any intersection so designated. No intersection or state
trunk highway shall be so designated until the consent of the commissioner of
transportation to such designation is obtained. No person shall turn any vehicle at any
such intersection contrary to the direction on such sign.
Section 5. Section 12-10 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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The council may by resolution designate any street or portion of a street as a through
• highway or a one-way road where necessary to preserve the free flow of traffic or to
prevent accidents. The city shall post appropriate signs at the entrance to such street. No
state trunk highway shall be so designated unless the consent of the commissioner of
transportation to such designation is first secured.
Section 6. Section 12-11 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
The city may prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any street under its jurisdiction or
impose weight restrictions on vehicles to be operated on such street whenever the street,
by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climatic conditions, will be seriously
damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles on the street is prohibited or the
permissible weights thereof reduced. The city shall erect and maintain signs plainly
indicating the prohibition or restricts at each end of the portion of the street affected. No
person shall operate a vehicle on a posted street in violation of the prohibition of
restriction.
Section 7. Section 12-12 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
To assist in the direction and control of traffic, to improve safe driving conditions at any
intersection or dangerous location, and to warn pedestrians or drivers of motor vehicles of
. dangerous conditions or hazards, the city may establish safety zones, or lanes of traffic,
and stop intersections, and may install stop signs, yield signs, warning signs, signals,
pavement markings, or other similar devices. No regulation may be established on a state
trunk highway unless the consent of the commissioner of transportation is first secured.
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Section 8. Chapter 12, Article I, Section 12-15 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen,
Minnesota, is hereby repealed.
Section 9. Section 12-16 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
On street parking is prohibited between November 1 and April 1 between the hours of
1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. On -street parking is also prohibited when there is two (2) inches
or more of snow on a street until the street has been plowed curb to curb. Representatives
of the Carver County Sheriff's Department, Minnesota State Patrol, and Community
Service Officer shall have the authority to impound vehicles in violation of this section.
Section 10. Chapter 12, Article I, Section 12-17 (a) of the City Code, City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby repealed.
Section 11. Section 12-31 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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The definitions in Minnesota Statutes section 84.81 apply to this article.
• Section 12. Section 12-32 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
All city traffic ordinances shall apply to the operation of snowmobiles upon streets and
highways. Minnesota Statutes sections 84.81 to 84.88, except those provisions relating to
required equipment, are adopted by reference as set out at length in this article.
Section 13. Section 12-33 (7) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
In a manner so as to create a loud or unusual noise which disturbs or interferes with the
peace and quiet of other persons.
Section 14. Section 12-38 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
No person shall conduct a snowmobile organized race at any place within the city without
first having secured a permit therefore from the council. Written application shall be
made to the council. The applicant shall give the information required on the form. A
permit may be issued upon such terms, conditions and permit fees as the council may
prescribe. Upon the granting of such permit, the provisions of section 12-33, paragraph
• (7) may be waived by the council for the duration of the race.
Section 15. Section 12-50 (a) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Required. On a space available basis, the city manager shall issue permits authorizing
overnight parking in municipal parking lots. The permit shall specify the date and lot for
which the overnight parking is permitted. The permit fee shall be established by
resolution of city council. No individual shall be given a permit authorizing overnight
parking for more than seven (7) days in a calendar year.
Section 16. Section 12-51 (a) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Towing order required. Motor vehicles parked in violation of section 12-50 may be
towed. Before the motor vehicle is towed, a representative of the Carver County
Sheriff's Department, Minnesota State Patrol, or the Chanhassen Community Service
must prepare, in addition to the parking citation, a written towing report describing the
motor vehicle and the reasons for towing. The report must be signed by the officer and
the tow driver.
Section 17. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
• publication.
• PASSED AND ADOPTED this 81h day of December, 2003, by the City Council
of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota
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odd Gerhardt, City Manager Thomas A. Furlong, r
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(Summary Ordinance Published in the Chanhassen Villager on December 25, 2003)
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.359
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
The purpose of this code amendment is to conform to state statutes and regulations
and refer to appropriate state agencies and city personnel.
A printed copy of Ordinance No. 359 is available for inspection by any person
during regular office hours at the office of the City Manager/Clerk.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 8th day of
December 2003, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen.
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager/Clerk
(Summary Ordinance Published in the Chanhassen Villager on December 25, 2003.)
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Affidavit of Publication
Southwest Suburban Publishing
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County of Carver )
CITY OF CHANHASSEN Laurie A. Hartmann, being duly sworn, on oath says that she is the publisher or the authorized
CARVER AND HENNEPIN agent of the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Vil-
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA lager and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 359 (A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
CHAPTER 12 OF CHANHASSEN amended.
CITY CODE
MOTOR VEHICLES & TRAFFIC (B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No.��
The purpose of this code amendment was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
is to conform to state statutes and Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
regulations and refer to appropriate state the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
agencies and city personnel. inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition
A printed copy of Ordinance No. 359 and publication of the Notice:
is available for inspection by any person
during regular office hours at the office of abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
the City Manager/Clerk.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND j
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dav of December = by the City By.
of the City of Chanhamet Laurie A. Hartmann
CITY 01F CHANHASSEN
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager/Clerk Subscribed and sworn before me on
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on
Thursday, December 25, 2003; No. 4063)
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