HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 929ORDINANCE NO. 929
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 853, CITY CODE
OF. 1977, RELATING TO BOULEVARD PARKING
The City Council of the City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1: Section 7.202(6) of Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, passed
June 21, 1977, which currently reads as follows, to-wit:
"No person shall park or stand any vehicle on a boulevard or allow
a vehicle to remain on a boulevard within the City, except:
(a) When authorized by the Chief of Police on an emergency basis, or
(b) When permitted by action of the Council during repairs of adja-
cent streets."
is herewith amended to read as follows, to-wit:
"No person shall park or stand any vehicle on a boulevard or allow
a vehicle to remain on a boulevard within the City, except:
(a) When authorized by the Chief of Police on an emergency basis;
(b) When permitted by action of the Council during repairs of adja-
cent streets;
(c)
When issued a permit by the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police
may only issue such permits to applicants meeting the following
conditions:
(i)
The Chief of Police, upon advice of the Zoning Administra-
tor, determines that the applicant cannot park at any other
place on the property on which his residence is located
without violating the zoning laws relating to permitted
offstreet parking;
(ii)
The Chief of Police determines that permitting such parking
will not impede the plowing, removal or storage of any snow,
ice or w~ste from the public right of way;
(iii) The Chief of Police determines that permitting such parking
will not obstruct the normal flow of pedestrian traffic
from adjoining properties and will not obstruct the delivery
of emergency services to the affected property or any other
property;
(iv) The permit will only allow the parking'of vehicles at such
location as is designed by the Chief of Police;
(v)
The permit may be'revoked by the Chief of Police if the Chief
of Police later discovers that the subject vehicle will im-
pede the plowing, storage or removal of snow, ice or waste
from or at the location of the vehicle; provided, however,
that the Chief of Po]ice shall give notice of such revocation
by posting a notice to that effect on the subject vehicle for
not less than two (2) hours;
(vi) No permit shall be valid for a period in ecxess of ten (10)
hours in any 24 hour period;
(vii) No permit shall be valid u[]less clearly displayed upon the
permitted vehicle;
(viii) No permit shall be valid except between November 1 of any
year and March 31 of the next succeeding year;
(ix)
Any act of the designated representative of the ChiefjoPolice
shall be construed as the act of the Chief of Police for pur-
poses of this Section 7,202(6).
(x) All permits shall expire on March 31st of each year.
Section 2: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after thirty
(30) days after its passage.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
September 8, 1980
October 27, 1980
October 27, 1980
Heintz
Hentges
All ayes
Anne Student, Council
Secretary
Bru~e G. Nawrocki, Mayor