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Don Ashworth, City Manager St, y
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DATE: January 6, 1992 .- /// �_ err'. {la
SUBJ: Parking of Motor Vehicles in Municipal Parking Lots
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The purpose of this memo is to recommend that the City Council
consider the attached ordinance amendment restricting overnight
parking in municipal parking lots.
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BACKGROUND
1 While there exists a winter parking restriction prohibiting
overnight parking from 2 SAM to 6 AM on city streets between
November 1 and April 1, there is presently no restriction on the
1 parking of vehicles in municipal lots. This has caused a problem
in that city crews have been unable to adequately plow municipal
lots, as well as having people park for excessive time periods, and
I in some cases even abandoning vehicles in these lots.
ANALYSIS
I Because existing ordinance does not regulate parking in municipal
lots, the need exists to regulate parking in these areas, as well
I as to provide the City with the authority to take action.
Also recommended is a $10.00 permit fee ($10.00 is the usual fee we
I charge for processing other permits to cover administrative time).
RECOMMENDATION
I It is the recommendation of Staff that the attached ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE CONCERNING PARKING
II OF MOTOR VEHICLES be passed.
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CI]Y OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
' ORDINANCE NO.
' AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE CONCERNING
PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 12 of the Chanhassen City Code is
amended by adding Article III, Parking of Motor Vehicles, to read
as follows:
ARTICLE III.
PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES
' Sec. 12 -5 Parking.
A. Permit. On a space available basis, the Chanhassen
Director of Public Safety shall issue permits authorizing over-
night 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 the City
Council. No individual shall be given a permit authorizing over-
night parking of more than seven (7) days in a calendar year.
' B. Prohibition. Without a permit issued by the City, no
owner of a motor vehicle shall park or permit the same to be in a
municipal parking lot between the hours of
2 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock a.m. All municipal parking lots
shall be signed with this parking restriction.
Sec. 12 -51. Towing.
A. Towing Order Required. Motor vehicles parked in
violation of Section 12 -50 may be towed. Before the motor vehicle
' is towed, a peace officer or parking enforcement officer 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.
B. Four -hour Waiting Period. A motor vehicle parked in
' violation of Section 12 -50 may not be towed until four (4) hours
after issuance of the traffic ticket or citation.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately
' upon its passage and publication.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 1,
day of , 1991.
ATTEST:
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Don Ashworth, Clerk /Manager Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: RESOLUTION NO:
1 MOTION BY: SECONDED BY:
1 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE PERMIT FEE FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING
IN MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS.
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen has the authority to regulate
overnight parking in municipal parking lots; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Safety may issue permits
authorizing limited overnight parking in municipal parking lots.
' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Chanhassen as follows:
That the fee for a permit to park overnight in a
municipal parking lot shall be $10.00
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this
day of , 1991.
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ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, City Manager Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor
1 YES NO ABSENT
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