HomeMy WebLinkAbout1705ORDINANCE NO. 1705
AyVORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3—ADMINISTRATIVE CODE: 3.203 POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND
CHAPTER 7 — TRAFFIC CODE: 7.202 PARKING AND STOPPING ZONES; 7.205 PROHIBITED NON-MOVING
VIOLATIONS; AND 7.3O1AUTHORITY FOR IMPOUNDMENT
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1
The following administrative processes are amended ordeleted as provided lmSection 3.2@3ofthe City
Code of 2003, is hereby established to read as follows:
§ 3.203 POLICE DEPARTMENT.
(A) A Police Department is hereby created which shall consist of the Chief of Police and such other
members as are appointed in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Minnesota and the Charter
and ordinances ofthe city.
(8) The Police Department shall enforce the ordinances of the city and laws of the State of Minnesota
within its jurisdiction, prevent infractions of the law, protect the life, safety, and property of the citizens of
Columbia Heights and preserve the general peace and good order ofthe city.
(C) The Police Department shall be under the direct administrative supervision and control of the Mayor
and subject to the jurisdiction of the Joint Police and Fire Civil Service Commission, as thereinafter
established.
/D\ (1) The Chief of Police shall have supervision and control of all subordinate officers and members of
the Department, subject to the authority of the Mayor. The Chief shall be guided by rules and regulations
prom.ulgated by the Mayor governing the administration and operation of the Department and the conduct
nfall members assigned thereto.
(Z) The Chief shall ensure that all members of the Department are properly instructed in all relevant
aspects of the law and trained in the proper techniques and methods to carry out such duties as they may
beproperly assigned.
(E) (1) Every member of the Police Department shall conduct himself in a proper and law-abiding
manner at all times. Each member shall abide by all lawful orders and directions of superiors.
(2) Every police officer shall appear as a witness in a prosecution for a violation of an ordinance or of
any state or federal law when so requested by the prosecuting attorney, unless excused from such duty by
the Chief of Police. No officer appearing as a witness pursuant to this section shall retain any witness fee for
service as a witness, and any fee shall be deposited with the City Treasurer. The aforementioned provisions
shall in no way affect the manner of determining employee compensation and the amount thereof payable
toofficers for appearances made pursuant tothis section.
(3) Every officer shall upon reasonable request provide his personal identification by name, badge
number, or official identification number, unless assigned to duties that require concealment of the identity
ofthe officer.
(R The Police Department shall have the authority to impound vehicles under such circumstances and in
the manner prescribed byChapter 7,Article III ofthis code.
(G) Persons hired as community service officers in the Police Department are authorized to issue a
citation inlieu ofarrest orcontinued detention topersons violating the following sections ofthis code and
the Minnesota Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time, to wit:
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(1) Section 7.IO2(8)Overtime Parking inPublic Parking Areas.
(2) Section 7.202(C), Loading Zones.
(3)Section 7.202(0)Bus Stops and Taxi Stands.
(4)Section 7.2O2(E)Metered Parking Areas.
(5)Section 7.2O2(F)Boulevard Parking.
(6) Section 7.202(F)(3)(d, Violation of Boulevard Parking Permit.
/7\Section 7.2O2AiHandicap Parking.
(8) Section 7.203(A), Temporary or Emergency No Parking (parades, and the like).
(9) Section 7.205(A), Six'hourK4axinnunn Parking.
(1O)Section 7.2O5/8\,Parking inaTraffic Lane orinanAlley.
(l1)Section 7.2O5([),Abandoned Vehicle.
(12) Section 7.205(D), Fire Lanes or Other Parking Violations on Private Property.
(13)Section 7.205(G),Junk Vehicles.
(14)Section 7.20G(N,Obstruct Traffic inaPrivate Parking Lot.
(1S)Section 7.2O5(L)Overtime Parking inaPrivate Parking Lot.
(lG) Section 7.205(M), No Parking J:DOa.nn.to 6:00a.nn.
(17) Section 7.205(N), No Parking March 16 to May 1 when 2 or more inches of snow on the street.
(18)Section 7.401(A), Bicycle Registration.
(19) Section 7.402/8\, Bicycle Lights and Reflectors.
/2O\Section 7.4QZ(C),Miscellaneous Bicycle Violations.
(Zl) Chapter 8,Article |, Animal Violations.
(22) Section 8.2O4(R)Unauthorized Signs inthepub|ich
/33\Section 7.2O5(G)Junk Vehicles.
(24)Section T4O1(C),Bicycle Impound.
(25) Section 10.201(\)Parking in a Park 11iX0 p.m. to6]]Oa.nn.
(26) Section 1O.2O1(L[Pets unLeash when inCity Park.
(27)M.S.§169.34,Miscellaneous Parking Violations.
(23)M.S.8169.346 Handicap Parking.
(29) M.S. § 169.34, Parallel Curb Parking.
(]O) M.S. § 169.222, Operation ofBicycles.
(31)M.S.§346.S7(l),Animal inMotor Vehicles, Endangered.
(32)K4.S.§34G.57(2[Animal inMotor Vehicle May 8eRemoved.
(3]) M.S. Chapter 343,Animal Cruelty.
(34)M.5.6609.675,Refrigerator, Exposure ofUnused/Unsafe.
/3S\M.S.§1lSA.916,Used Oil Land Disposal.
(36)K4.S.§lG8J]3,Abandoned Motor Vehicle.
/37> M.S. 6 168.09, Expired License Plates.
(38)Section SA.2U7(C)(1iPark onLandscaped Area.
/39\ M.S. § 169.35(l), Parked More than 12 Inches from Curb.
(4O)Section 7.Z04(H)Parked Over Weight l5,)OO|bs.
/41\Section 8.3U1(G[Garbage and Rubbish.
(42) Section O.2O4(D), Noise and Odors.
/43\Section 5A.2U7(G),Outside Storage ofMaterials.
(44) Section 5.607(8),Too Many Animals (No Kennel License).
(45) M.S. § 1691�41,Tow Authority.
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(4K6)7.3O1(4)(2)Tow Authority, Abandoned.
(47) Section 7.]U1A\\(][Tow Authority, Fire Lane orHydrant.
(4A})Section 7.3O1A\V1iTow Authority, Snow.
(49) M.S. § 169.36, Parked Wrong Side of Street.
Section 2
The following administrative processes are amended or deleted as provided in Section 7.202 of the City
Code of 1980, is hereby established toread as follows:
§ 7.202 PARKING AND STOPPING ZONES.
(A) The Council may regulate traffic flow and prevent traffic congestion bvdesignation ofcertain streets
or portions thereof as "no parking, no stopping, or no standing" zones and may limit the hours in which the
restrictions apply.
(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle parked or stopped temporarily in such
zone for the purpose offorming afuneral procession.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any truck parked or stopped temporarily in such zone
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon for the purpose of loading or unloading, where access to the
premises isnot otherwise available.
(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any truck parked or stopped temporarily in an
industrial zone for the purpose of loading or unloading, where access to the premises is not otherwise
available.
(B) The Council may regulate access to public parking areas by designating areas where the right to park is
limited to a specified duration of time. The Council may limit such restrictions to specified hours of the day.
The Manager shall have the delegated authority to designate areas of limited parking in the manner
prescribed by§3.308.
(C) (I) The Council may regulate public access to commercial and business establishments by designating
areas or portions of streets as "loading zones" for exclusive use by trucks or other vehicles loading or
unloading merchandise, goods, or other property. The Council may specify limitations as to the hours and
days during which such zones shall beinforce.
(l) Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting any person operating a vehicle from
utilizing adesignated loading zone for temporarily stopping or standing to receive or discharge passengers,
provided that such vehicle remains occupied at all times and remains in the loading zone for a period not to
exceed five minutes.
(D) The Council may designate areas or portions of streets as a "bus stop" ores a "taxi stand" to provide
for the public convenience and minimize disruption of traffic by operation of such vehicles.
(1) A designated "bus stop" may only be used by vehicles engaged in carrying passengers for hire,
except that said bus stop may be used by any vehicle for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers.
(2) A designated "taxi stand" may only be used by taxicabs, as defined in Chapter 5 of this code, except
that said "taxi stand" may beused byany vehicle for the purpose ofloading orunloading passengers.
/E\ The Council may designate streets orportions of streets as "metered parking zones" in order to
regulate the public availability nfparking facilities. Meters shall be installed at or near the curb and
immediately adjacent to the individual parking spaces which shall be delineated by lines or markings painted
upon the curb or street.
(1) Parking meters shall be installed and adjusted so that when properly operated a timing mechanism
will indicate a period of time upon and after the deposit therein of certain United States coins. Said meters
shall show a signal reflecting the expiration of time from the previous deposit of coins.
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(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a commercial vehicle during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., provided that the vehicle is parked in a metered parking zone for the sole purpose of making
deliveries.
(3) Money accumulated in the meters shall be collected periodically by a designated person who shall
be bonded in an amount determined by the Council. The money shall be placed in a "Parking Meter Fund" to
be used exclusively to defray the costs incident to traffic and parking regulation including installing and
maintaining parking meters.
(4) The tag placed on the windshield of any unattended vehicle parked in violation of § 7.205(A)(1) shall
also contain instructions to the owner or operator of the vehicle to report to the designated public authority
regarding said violation; and that payment of the sum of $3 within 24 hours of the violation will be accepted
as full satisfaction of such violation.
(F) No person shall park or stand any vehicle on a boulevard or allow a vehicle to remain on a boulevard
within the city, except:
(1) When authorized by the Chief of Police on an emergency basis;
(2) When permitted by action of the Council during repairs of adjacent streets;
(3) When issued a permit by the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police may only issue such permits to
applicants meeting the following conditions:
(a) The Chief of Police, upon advice of the Zoning Administrator, 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 off-street parking;
(b) The Chief of Police determines that permitting such parking will not impede the plowing, removal
or storage of any snow, ice or waste from the public right-of-way;
(c) 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;
(d) The permit will only allow the parking of vehicles at such location as is designed by the Chief of
Police;
(e) The permit may be revoked by the Chief of Police if the Chief of Police later discovers that the
subject vehicle will impede the plowing, storage or removal of snow, ice or waste from or at the location of
the vehicle; provided, however, that the Chief of Police shall give notice of such revocation by posting a
notice to that effect on the subject vehicle for not less than two hours;
(f) No permit shall be valid for a period in excess of ten hours in any 24-hour period;
(g) No permit shall be valid unless clearly displayed upon the permitted vehicle;
(h) No permit shall be valid except between November 15 of any year and March 15 of the next
succeeding year;
(i) Any act of the designated representative of the Chief of Police shall be construed as the act of the
Chief of Police for purposes of this division.
(j) All permits shall expire on March 15 of each year.
(G) The administrative service, through the Fire Chief and City Engineer, shall have the delegated
authority to establish fire lanes on any public street; on any private road servicing a business, commercial, or
industrial establishment, or a multiple -dwelling residence, for ready access of emergency vehicles, wherein
parking shall be prohibited at all times.
(H) With Council approval any property owner may post signs regulating or prohibiting traffic on his
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(1) The signs shall conform tothe standards ofthe Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets
and Highways of the State of Minnesota.
(2) The signs shall serve as authorization and consent for any police officer to enter upon the private
property to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the prescribed traffic regulations.
(1) (1) Any person, corporation, orgovernmental subdivision may designate, and reserve for use bv
physically handicapped persons parking spaces upon public orprivate property owned orcontrolled bythe
party taking such designation and reservation; provided, however, that:
(a) Parking spaces hereafter designated and reserved for the physically handicapped shall not be less
than 12 feet in width and located as near as practicable to the entrance of the building that is most easily
usable by physically handicapped persons;
(b) Designation and reservation of such parking spaces hereafter shall be made by the posting of
permanent, nonportab(esigns conforrningtothenequinennentsoftheMmnuo/nnUniforn1Tioffic{imtro/
Devicesfor Streets and Highways as adopted by the Minnesota Commissioner of Highways; and
(c) Noperson shall hereafter erect orcause tobeerected signs desiatinQandresenving parking
spaces for physically handicapped persons unless the location, number, and method of signing of such
spaces is first approved by the Chief of Police or an appointed representative.
(2) No person shall park a motor vehicle in parking spaces designated and reserved for the physically
handicapped unless:
(a) That person is physically handicapped or is operating a vehicle under the direction and for the use
of a physically handicapped person; and
(b) Such vehicle has displayed prominently upon it a duly issued and valid identifying certificate.
Section 3
The following administrative processes are amended mrdeleted asprovided |nSection 7.2O5ofthe City
Code of 2005, is hereby established to read as follows:
§ 7.205 PROHIBITED NON-MOVING VIOLATIONS.
(A) No person shall park a vehicle in his custody or control in any one place upon any street or roadway for
acontinuous period longer than six hours or:
(1) In a metered parking zone as indicated by the location of installed meters, between the hours of9:UO
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and legal holidays, at any time when said meter indicates that
the time has expired since the last deposit ofcoins therein; nr
/2\ In a metered parking zone during the aforementioned times in such a position that said vehicle is not
entirely within the space designated for a particular meter, unless the length of said vehicle exceeds the
length ofthe space provided.
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(B) No person shall park a vehicle in his custody or control in such a manner as to protrude into or obstruct
a lane designed for moving traffic or a fire lane, or park a vehicle on a residential street where parking is
prohibited, or park a vehicle in any alley except for the purpose of loading or unloading.
(C) (1) No person with title or custody of a motor vehicle shall abandon such vehicle as defined herein,
anywhere within the city. For purposes of this chapter, an ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE shall consist of:
(a) A motor vehicle which has remained in any one place on public property for a continuous period of
48 hours and lacks vital component parts that are essential to the mechanical functioning of the vehicle, or is
otherwise in inoperable condition; or
(b) A motor vehicle which has remained on private property for a continuous period of 48 hours
without the consent of the person in control of such property.
(2) Provided, however, that a classic car or pioneer car as defined in M.S. § 168.10, as it may be amended
from time to time, shall not be considered as an abandoned motor vehicle within the meaning of subdivision
(1)(a) of this division.
(D) No person shall operate, park, stop or stand a vehicle in his custody or control in such a manner as to
violate the parking restrictions prescribed by § 7.202(G), or any other restrictions of a temporary or
emergency order, pursuant to § 7.203, whether such order is posted or not.
(E) No person shall wash, grease, or repair any vehicle on any park, boulevard, or parkway, except to
perform necessary emergency repairs.
(F) No person operating a bus shall allow the same to remain stopped or parked upon any street at a place
not designated as a "bus stop." No person operating a taxicab shall allow the same to remain stopped or
parked upon any street at a place not designated as a "taxistand" for a period in excess of five minutes while
occupying said taxicab; provided, however, that such operator may temporarily stop or park such taxicab at
any location when so instructed in order to pick up passengers.
(G) No person shall park, keep, place, store or permit the parking or storage of any stock car, racing car, or
junk vehicle on a public street or alley, or any private lands or premises which he owns, occupies or controls
for a period of longer than 96 hours, unless it shall be within a building on such private premises. Said person
shall be given a notice of violation by the city to take corrective action. CORRECTIVE ACTION shall be defined
as follows:
(1) When the vehicle is legally parked and in compliance with all applicable city ordinances and state
requirements for an operable vehicle on public roads. In the event corrective action is not taken within 96
hours from the notice of the violation, the city may take the vehicle into custody, impound it, and the vehicle
is eligible for disposal or sale as an unauthorized vehicle under M.S. § 1688.08, 45 days after notice to the
owner.
(2) For purposes of divisions (G), (H) and (1) of this section:
BUS. A vehicle designed for carrying passengers and having a seating capacity of more than nine
persons, but not to include any such vehicle which has been altered for use for camping purposes exclusively.
JUNK VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle which is not in operable condition, or which is partially dismantled, or
which is used for sale of parts or as a source of repair or replacement parts for other vehicles, or which is kept
for scrapping, dismantling, or salvage of any kind. Failure to prominently display a motor vehicle registration
license for the current year shall be prima facie evidence that such vehicle is a junk vehicle.
MOTOR TRUCK, TRUCK TRACTOR or COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. A vehicle having either a capacity of more
than one ton or weight of more than 5,000 pounds or both, but not to include vehicles which are designed
exclusively for recreation purposes.
(H) No person owning, driving or in charge of any bus, motor truck, truck tractor, or commercial vehicle
shall permit the same to be parked or stand longer than 24 hours continuously on, in front of, or beside any
property in a residential district, except for the purpose of loading or unloading.
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(1) No person owning, driving, or in charge of any bus, motortruck, truck tractor, or commercial vehicle
designed exclusively for recreation or camping purposes, shall permit more than two of the same to stand
longer than 24 hours continuously on, in front of, or beside any property in a residential district except for the
purpose of loading or unloading.
(J) No person shall service, repair, replace parts or do maintenance work on a stock car, racing car, or junk
car on a public street, nor on any private lands or premises unless it shall be within a building on such private
premises.
(K) No person shall park or stop his vehicle in a private parking lot in such a manner as to interfere with or
obstruct the movement of traffic therein.
(L) No person parking or stopping his vehicle in a private parking lot shall allow the same to remain in such
lot for longer than the posted limit.
(M) No automobile, motor vehicle, recreational vehicle or trailer maybe parked or left unattended on any
public road or parkway within the City of Columbia Heights at any time between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and
6:00 a.m. without a parking permit issued by the Chief of Police or his designated representative. The Chief of
Police may only issue such permits to applicants only upon the following conditions:
(1) Permits in excess of five in any calendar month shall not be granted unless the Chief of Police
determines that the applicant cannot park on the property upon which his residence is located without
violating the zoning laws relating to permitted off-street parking areas or that the applicant cannot
reasonably or legally drive the subject vehicle to any other place on the property where his residence is
located without violating the zoning laws relating to off-street parking.
(2) The Chief of Police determines that the issuance of such permit will not impede the plowing or
removal of any snow, ice or waste from such public road or parkway.
(3) The permit will only allow the parking of vehicles at such location as is designed by the Chief of Police.
(4) The permit may be revoked by the Chief of Police if the Chief of Police later discovers that the subject
vehicle will impede the plowing or removal of snow, ice, or waste from the location of the vehicle; provided,
however, that the Chief of Police shall give notice of such revocation by posting a notice to that effect on the
subject vehicle for not less than two hours.
(5) No permit shall be valid for a period in excess of four hours.
(6) No permit shall be valid unless clearly displayed upon the permitted vehicle.
(7) Any act of the designated representative of the Chief of Police shall be construed as the act of the
Chief of Police for purposes of this division.
(8) All permits granted hereunder shall expire on March 15 of each year.
(N) Division (M) of this section shall not be effective between the dates of March 16 of each year and
November 14 of the same year, said dates being inclusive; provided, however, that division (M) of this
section shall be applicable between March 16 of each year and May 1 of each year, said dates being
inclusive, to any subject vehicle when snow has accumulated to a depth of two inches or more within the
traveled portion of any roadway that lies within six feet of the said vehicle.
(0) No person shall park or stop a vehicle which is wider than 68 inches at its widest point in any
designated compact car parking space within the city.
(P) No person, firm or corporation owning or having a superior possessory interest in a parking lot
containing designated compact parking spaces shall allow or permit any vehicle which is wider than 68 inches
at its widest point to be parked within any designated compact car parking space within the city. The
existence of two or more vehicles remaining parked in violation of division (0) of this section for a period of
more than two hours shall be prima facie evidence that the person, firm or corporation owning or having the
superior possessory interest in such lot is allowing or permitting such activity in violation of this section. In
addition to the penalties prescribed for misdemeanor violations by this code, the city may take such action as
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it deems appropriate in law or equity to enforce the owner's responsibility to enforce the proper use of
compact parking spaces.
Section 4
The following administrative processes are amended or deleted as provided in Section 7.301 of the City
Code of 1979, is hereby established to read as follows:
§ 7.301 AUTHORITY FOR IMPOUNDMENT.
(A) A vehicle may be impounded by the Police Department, or by a commercial towing service pursuant
to a contract with the city, where such vehicle:
(1) Is parked in such a manner as to constitute a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and
thereby cause an obstruction to the free flow of traffic or interferes with the performance of municipal
services; or
(2) Is abandoned, whether on public or private property; or
(3) Unlawfully blocks a water hydrant or is parked in a fire lane, whether on public or private property.
(B) No vehicle shall be impounded unless a tag is affixed to the windshield ordering that said vehicle be
towed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(C) No vehicle may be impounded solely because it is parked in such a manner as to constitute a violation
of § 7.205(M) except:
(1) Between 2:00 a.m. on November 15 and 6:00 a.m. on March 15 of the next succeeding year; and
(2) At least two inches of snow has accumulated within the traveled portion of any roadway at any point
not greater than 15 feet from any part of the subject vehicle.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 30 days after its passage.
Offered by:
Seconded by
Roll Call:
Second Reading
Offered by:
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Roll Call:
Date of Passage:
Buesgens
Spriggs
All Ayes
October 14, 2024
Jacobs
James
All Ayes
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Attest:
ara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1705
AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO WINTER PARKING: AMENDING CHAPTER 3 —
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE: 3.203 POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND CHAPTER 7 —TRAFFIC CODE: 7.202
PARKING AND STOPPING ZONES; 7.205 PROHIBITED NON-MOVING VIOLATIONS; AND 7.301
AUTHORITY FOR IMPOUNDMENT.
The City Council for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota adopted Ordinance No. 1705 on
October 14, 2024.
The purpose of this ordinance is to amend two primary aspects of City winter operations by
shortening the time period for enforcement from 'November 1 to April 1' to 'November 15th to
March 15th,' and to amend the triggering snowfall amount for plowing operations from 3-1/2
inches to 2 inches.
This is a summary of Ordinance No. 1705. A copy of the entire text of the Ordinance is available
for public inspection during regular office hours at City Hall, by standard or electronic mail, or at
www.columbiaheightsmn.gov.
Attest:
ara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss
COUNTY OF ANOKA
I do solemly swear that the notice, as per the
proof, was published in the edition of the
BSLP Col Hght Frid Life
with the known office of issue being located
in the county of:
ANOKA
with additional circulation in the counties of:
RAMSEY
and has full knowledge of the facts stated
below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all of
the requirements constituting qualifica-
tion as a qualified newspaper as provided
by Minn. Stat. §331A.02.
(B) This Public Notice was printed and pub-
lished in said newspaper(s) once each
week, for 1 successive week(s); the first
insertion being on 10/18/2024 and the last
insertion being on 10/18/2024.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES
Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033
relating to the publication of mortgage
foreclosure notices: The newspaper complies
with the conditions described in §580.033,
subd. 1, clause (1) or (2). If the newspaper's
known office of issue is located in a county
adjoining the county where the mortgaged
premises or some part of the mortgaged
premises described in the notice are located,
a substantial portion of the newspaper's
circulation is in the latter county.
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CITY OF
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO. 1705
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDMENT PERTAINING
TO WINTER PARKING:
AMENDING CHAPTER 3
ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE: 3.203 POLICE
DEPARTMENT; AND
CHAPTER 7 —TRAFFIC
CODE: 7.202 PARKING
AND STOPPING ZONES;
7.205 PROHIBITED
NON-MOVING VIOLATIONS;
AND 7.301 AUTHORITY
FOR IMPOUNDMENT.
The City Council for the City of
Columbia Heights, Minnesota ad-
opted Ordinance No. 1705 on Oc-
tober 14, 2024.
The purpose of this ordinance
is to amend two primary aspects
of City winter operations by short-
ening the time period for enforce-
ment from 'November 1 to April 1'
to 'November 1511 to March 1511,'
and to amend the triggering snow-
fall amount for plowing operations
from 3-1/2 inches to 2 inches.
This is a summary of Ordinance
No. 1705. A copy of the entire text
of the Ordinance is available for
public inspection during regular
office hours at City Hall, by stan-
dard or electronic mail, or at www.
columbiaheightsmn.gov.
Attest:
Amada Marquez Simula, Mayor
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council
Secretary
Published in
The Life
October 18, 2024
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