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ORDINANCE
CITY OF SAINT YAUL, MINNESOTA
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An ordinance amending Ctiapter 161 to permit snow emergency tags to
be written by third party vendors and to delete an obsolete reference to
Ramsey County Municipal Court
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Secrion 1
Chapter 161 of the Saint Pau] Leaslative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 161.01. Definitions.
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As used thtoughout this chaptex, the term 'behicle" shall mean any self-propelled motor vehicle, and
the term °street" shall mean any street, avenue, highway or other public way in the City of Saint Paul
other than the public alleys.
Sec, 161.02. Declarafion of emergency.
Whenever in the opinion of the directar of pubhc works or his designated representafive an emergency
exists in the city or in a secuon ar secrions thereof because of snow, freezing rain, sleet, ice, snowdrifts or
other natural phenomena which create or are likely to create hazardous road conditions or impede the free
movement of fire, health, police, emergency ar other vehicular traffic, or otherwise endanger the safety
and welfaze of the community, the director of public works or his designated representative may declare
an emergency to exist for a period of ninety- six (96) hours, but such emergency may be sooner
ternunated if conditions pemut Notice of such emergency and termination thereof shall be given by
press, radio and television and the news media shall be requested to cooperate with city officials and
when given such notice shall consritute due and proper notice. Where, in the opinion of the duector of
public works or his designated representative, such emergency contmues to exist for a period in excess of
the aforesaid emergency period, he is hereby authorized to declare successive emergency periods.
Sec. 161,03. Snow emergency plow routes; parking resh
All "snow emergency plow routes" shall be designated by the director of the deparhnent of public
works. Two (2) classes of plow routes for snow emergencies shall be designated as "night plow routz" or
°day plow route." Signs shall be posted on all night plow routes or portions thereof, and a record of such
night plow routes shall be maintained on file in the department, the traffic and accident secrion ofthe
police department and the clerk of municipal court's ofrice. Vehicles shall not be stopped, parked,
abandoned or left unattended on any designated night plow route for the durarion of a declared
emergency; provided, however, that parkmg may be reswned on individual night plow route streets as
soon as snow has been plowed from that portion of the night plow route street. Qn all other streets which
have not been designated as night plow routes, no vehicle shall be stopped, parked, abandoned or lefr
unartended on the day following the announced emergency between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00
midnight or during such hours as otherwise designated in the declaratiQn; provided, however, that paxldng
may be resumed on individual streets as soon as snow has been plowed from that portion of the day plow
route street. This provision shall not prohibit the stopping of commercial passenger vehicles for periods
suffic�ent to load ar discharge passengers from such vehicles.
Sea 161.04. Vehieles stopped; snisdemeanor.
Any vehicle stopped, pazked, abandoned or otherwise left unattended In violation of section 161,03 is
hexeby declared to be an obstrucrion to the public srteets and shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.
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Sec. 161.05. Vehicles stopped, removal. �
I£ any vehicle is stopped, parked, abandoned or ]eft unattended in violation of the provisions of T1us
chapter, the same may be moved or may be impounded in accordance with the terms of Chapter 162 of
this Code at the expense and at the cost of tbe owner thereof.
Sec. 161.06. Reclaiming vehicles.
(a) As soon as gracticable after the removal of said vehicle pazked in violarion of the provisions of this
chapter, the director of public works shall notify the chief of police of the removal of such vehicle and
within twenry-foui (24) hours after such norificarion the police chief shall notify, in writing, the person
Imown to be the owner of such vehicle by the registrarion thereof, of the following facts:
(1) A general description together with the license number;
(2) The approximate time and the reason for remova] and the place to which removed; and
(3) The charge for such removal, which shall not exceed the amount for towing agreed upon in any
current contract between the city and a contract tower, plus a daily storage charge. (b) The aforesaid
norice from the police chief to the vehicle owner shall be addressed to the registered owner and shall be
deposited with postage prepaid in the United States Mail at Saint Paul, Minnesota, as soon as practicable
after receipt by the chief of police of the aforesaid norice from the director of public works.
(c) Before any vehicle so removed and stored shall be reclaimed, the owner or other claimant shall
satisfactorily idenrify himself and establish his right, ritle or ittterest in or to said vehicle and right to
possession thereof and shall further pay ail costs or charges in connection with the removal and starage of
such vehicle and norice thereof.
(d) The payment of such chazges shall not relieve the owner or other person responsible for such
violation from the payment of any fine or penalty far violation of the provisions of this or any other
applicable ordinance of the City of Saint Paul. It shall be unlawful for any person to reclaim the vehicle
so removed and stared without first paying all o£the said costs, charges or penalties.
Sec. 161.07. Enforcement.
The director of the department of public works may designate employees of said department or mav
enter into a contract with aualified third parties to issue summonses for violation of the provisions of this
chapter. Such summonses shall be in form approved by the Ramsey County �3nnieipa} District Court and
shall have the sama force and efFect as though issued by a police officer or other peace officer.
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This ordinance shall take effect and be in farce thirty (30) days following its passage, ap�p,v�aL
and publication. U
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Amend Chapter 161 of the legislative code to petmit snow emergency tags to be wdttzn by third pacty vendors and delete obsolete
refereuce tn Rauvzey County Municipal Court
Recomme�Wations: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contracts Must Mswer the FWbwi� Quesdons:
Planning Commission 1. Has this personlfirm ever worked under a contrac[ for this depa�tmem?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Setvics Commi�ion
2. Has this personffirm ever been a city empbyee?
Yes No
3. �ces this personlfirtn {rossess a skill not rtormatly p�ssessed by any
current city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet antl attach ta green sheM
initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity �4Vho, Whaf, When, Where, Why):
City of Saint Paul hires a third party to assist in simw tagging operations during snow emergencies. We propose to revise city code to
reflect current practice.
AtivarNages H Approved:
City code wili match current practiees
D'esadvantages If Approved:
None.
07sadvantages if Not Approved:
City code will not match current pracrices.
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