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REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES UPON THE
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS OF THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON
COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON COUNTY,
MINNESOTA, DOES ORDAIN:
1101.01 Regulation of Operation.
Except for Sections 169.02, 169.10, 169.11, and 169.66, Minnesota Statutes 1967,
Chapter 169, known as the Highway Traffic Regulation Act as amended by the laws
of 1976 is hereby adopted as the Traffic Regulation Ordinance of the City of Oak
Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota. Every provision contained in the said
statute is hereby adopted and made a part of this Ordinance by reference as if fully
set forth herein.
1101.02 Sneed Reiulations.
No vehicle shall be driven thereon at a speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour
on any street on which a different speed has not been established by the
Commissioner of Highways under Minnesota Statutes, §169.14. On any street where
a different speed zone has been so established, and signs have been posted calling
attention to such zone, no vehicles shall be driven in the City of Oak Park Heights at
a speed greater than that indicated on such signs.
1101.03 Parking Reiulations.
A. No vehicle shall be parked on any street for the purpose of displaying it for
sale.
B. There is hereby established a district to be known as the congested district
within which the rules set forth in this section shall be in force. The
congested district shall be designated by resolution of the City Council from
time to time.
C. The Chief of Police may establish "No Truck Parking" zones in the congested
district and shall mark by appropriate signs any zones so established. Such
zones shall be established in the congested district where heavy traffic by
commercial vehicles or other traffic congestion makes parking by
commercial vehicles a hazard to the safety of vehicles or pedestrians. No
person shall park a commercial vehicle of more than one ton capacity
between 8 o'clock a.m. and 6 o'clock p.m. on any week day upon any street in
any "No Truck
Parking" zone, but parking of such vehicles for a period of not more than
thirty (3 0) minutes shall be permitted in such zone for the purpose of having
access to abutting property when such access cannot conveniently be secured
from an alley or from a side street where truck parking is not so restricted.
D. The Chief of Police may designate certain blocks within the congested
district as thirty- (30) minute, one- (1) hour or two- (2) hour limited parking
zones and shall mark by appropriate signs any zones so established. Such
zones shall be established in the congested district wherever necessary for the
convenience of the public or to minimize traffic hazards and to preserve a
free flow of traffic. No person shall park any vehicle in any limited parking
zone between the hours of 8 o'clock a.m. and 6 o'clock p.m. of any week day
for a longer period than is specified on the signs marking such zone.
E. The Chief of Police may establish in each block in the congested districts one
or more loading zones and shall mark by appropriate signs any zone so
established. Such zones shall be located at places most convenient for the
use of the public with regard to traffic conditions in the block. No person
shall, between the hours of 8 o'clock a.m. and 6 o'clock p.m. of any week
day, park any vehicle in any loading zone except for the purpose of receiving
or discharging passengers or freight and then only for a period no longer than
is necessary for the discharge or receipt of such passengers or freight.
F. No person shall turn a vehicle on any street in the congested district so as to
reverse its direction.
G. The Chief of Police may, whenever necessary to preserve a free flow of
traffic or to prevent accidents, designate any intersection within the
congested district as one where the turning of vehicles to the left or to the
right, or both, is to be restricted and shall mark by appropriate signs any
intersection so designated; but no intersection on a trunk highway shall be so
designated until the consent of the State Commissioner of Highways to such
designation is obtained. No person shall turn a vehicle at any such
intersection contrary to the directions on such signs.
H. Winter Parking Prohibition.
Between the 1 st day of November and the 31 st day of March of the following
year, no motor vehicle shall be left standing or parked on the streets of the
City of Oak Park Heights during the hours of 1:00 o'clock a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Any vehicle which shall be left parked or standing in violation of the
provisions hereof shall be removed without notice to the owner or operator
by the Oak Park Heights Police Dept. Or persons employed by them with
said
vehicle being stored in any appropriate place. All necessary costs and
expenses of towing, removing, and storing of such vehicles shall first be paid
by the person claiming the vehicle bet before the release of same.
1101.04 Through Streets.
Every driver of a vehicle shall bring his vehicle to a full stop before entering any
through street or stop intersection properly designated and posted as such. Through
streets and stop intersections shall be designated by resolution of the City Council
from time to time.
1101.05 Eauinment - Use of.
No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle on any street within the City, unless
such motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant
operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. It shall be unlawful to use a
"muffler cut -out" on any motor vehicle upon any such street.
1101.06 Jumnini2� Rides.
No person shall ride in or jump into or upon any vehicle without the consent of the
driver; and no person shall, when riding, allow any part of the body to project beyond
the limits of any motor vehicle, except when signaling as required by law, nor shall
any person board or alight from, nor hang onto any motor vehicle, when such motor
vehicle is in motion. This provision shall not apply to any person whose
employment makes it necessary to ride in or on a vehicle otherwise than herein
provided, when engaged in the necessary duties of such employment.
1101.07 Emen2=cv Vehicles.
The speed limitations of this Ordinance shall not apply to vehicles when operated
with due regard for safety, under the direction of peace officers in the chase or
apprehension of violators of the law or persons charged with or suspected of any
such violation, or to fire departments or fire patrol vehicles when traveling in
response to a fire alarm, or to public ambulances in emergency use or service.
1101.08 Penaltv.
Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days or both; but if a
minimum fine or imprisonment is prescribed by the State Highway Traffic Act for an
offense, such penalty shall apply to a person convicted of the same offense under this
Ordinance.
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Amended: Section 1101.08. Passed and adopted October 23, 2007.
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