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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 377 Amending Section 404 of the Municipal Code Pertaining to Motor Vehicles on Parking LotsORDINANCE M. 377 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 404 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO MOTOR VEHICLES ON PARYING LATS The Council of the City of ttaplawood does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Chapter 404 of the Municipal Cale is hereby amended to read as follows: 404.010. MAXIMUM SPEED. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any privately - owned or publicly -owned parkin, lot or area within the City at a speed greater than is safe and reasonable in the condition of traffic then existing therein, and in no event shall such vehicle be operated in excess of a speed of 15 miles per hour. All operation and driving of motor vehicles on such parking lots shall be done in a careful manner so that no such starting or erratic movement of said vehicles is engaged in by the driver. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle upon such lot in any manner that would constitute careless driving if done upon a public street or highway. No person shall engage in any drag racing, exhibition driving or unreasonable acceler- ation of a motor vehicle on any such parking lot or area. 404.020. PARKING UNIFORMITY. Parking of vehicles on such lots shall conform to the markings of stalls or positions for parking which are designated on the surface of the parking area and no vehicles shall be parked or allowed to stand in any area of such parking lot which has been designated or is used as a lane for moving traffic so that such parking will interfere with the movement of traffic. 404.030. SIGNS. The Police Department of the City may post signs at any entrance to a privately -or publicly -owned parking lot from a public street which shall designate one-way traffic for entrance and exit and the driver of any vehicle entering or leaving such lot shall comply with any signs so posted. a. Where such provate or publicly -owned parking lot has traffic control signs within said lot indicating traffic direction, speed, yield and/or stop, the driver of any vehicle upon such lot shall comply with any such signs. 404.040. NOTICE OF COLLISION. In the event any person who drives a motor vehicle upon such a parking lot or area becomes involved in a collision between the vehicle he is driving and any other vehicle or vehicles or with any person or personal property, such driver shall leave a notice upon any unattended vehicle or personal property with which he has collided, giving his name, address and license number, and in the event he has collided with a person or motor vehicle which is attended, shall stop and give his name, address and license number to the driver of the other vehicle or the person with whom he has collided. Failure on the part of any person to comply with this sec- tion shall constitute a violation of this ordinance. 404.050. DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. It shall be un- lawful for any person to operate or drive any motor vehicle upon such parking lot or area if to do so upon a public street or highway would constitute a violation of Minn- esota Statutes $ 169.121 pertaining to driving while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs. 404.060. OPEN BOTTLE LAW. a. No person shall drink or consume intoxicating liquors or non -intoxicating malt liquor in any motor vehicle when such vehicle is on a privately -owned or publicly -owned parking lot. b. No person shall have in his possession on his person while in a private motor vehicle upon a privately -owned or publicly -owned parkin lot any bottle or receptical containing intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor which has been opened or the seal broken or the contents of which has been partially removed. c. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any private motor vehicle or the driver if the owner be not then present in the motor vehicle to keep or allow to be kept in a motor vehicle when such vehicle is upon a privately -owned or publicly -owned parking lot any bottle or receptical containing intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor which ties been opened or the seal broken or the contents of which have been partially removed except when such bottle or receptical shall be kept in the trunk of the motor vehicle when such vehicle is equipped with a trunk or kept in such other area of the vehcile not normally occupied by the driver or passengers if the the motor vehicle is not equipped with a trunk, A utility compartment or glove compartment shall be deemed within the area occupied by the driver and passengers. d. Whoever violates the provisions of subsections a, b or c of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon passa;;e and publication. Passed by the City Council of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota, this 3rd day of October, 1974, Attest: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 ORDINANCE NO. 377 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 404 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO MOTOR VEHICLES ON PARKING AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION LOTS The Council of the City of Maplewood does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Chapter 404 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended o read as follows*41jium5� p 404,010 MAXIMUM SPEED. No person shall operate S$tntc o f � po'L L�e motor vehicle on any privately owned or publicly a owned park!ng lot or area within the City at a speed than is safe and reasonable in the condition of County of Ramsey greater traffic then existing therein, and in no event shall such 15 i 1 No e0 Llllle vehicle be operated In excess Of a speed of miles per driving of motor vehicles on _ • ...................................... ........ .......... ................................. being duly sworn, onoath says hour. Ali operation and such parking lots shall be done in a careful manner so t�,�t,, Ass..1.V.w..,5lisher that no such starting or erratic movement of said he isandduring all thetimes herein stated has been the .... .4� ............................ vehicles is engaged in by the driver. I1 shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle upon such . . . , . , . • ........................................... publisher and printer of the newspaper known as Maplewood Review, lot?n any manner that would constitute careless driving and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the if done upon a public street or highway. No person shall English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at engage in any drag racing, exhibition driving or least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week. acceleration of a motor vehicle on any (3) Said newspaper has 50 percent of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the com- unreasonable munity which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made such parking lot or area. 404.020. PARKING UNIFORMITY. Parking of up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near lots shall conform to the markings of the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying vehicles on such for parking which are designated on subscribers, has an average of at least 75 percent of its total circulation currently paid or no more than has in its local scoots or positions three months in arrears and entry as second-class matter Dost -office. (5) Said newspaper the surface Of the parking area and no vehicles shall be purports to serve the Village of Maplewood in the County of Ramsey and it has its known office parked or allowed to stand in any area of such parking of issue in the Village of North St. Paul in said county, established and open during Its regular lot which has been designated or is used as a lane for business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and main - moving traffic so that such parking will interfere with tained by the publisher of said newspaper or persons in his employ and subject to his direction and the movement of traffic control during all such regular business hours at which said newspaper Is printed. (6) Said news - 404.030. SIGNS. The Police Department of the City paper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper has may signs at any entrance to a privately or complied with all the foregoing, conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publi- post lot from a public street which cation mentioned below. (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior publicly-owned parking designate one-way traffic for entrance and exit to January 1, 1%6, and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary is shall of any vehicle enteringor leaving such lot of State and signed by the publisher and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper and the driver shall comply with any signs so posted. tot a legal newspaper. a. Where such private or publicly -owned parking He further stateson oath thattheprinted ....0.rdinance.•No� ,3.77 ................................ has traffic control signs within said lot indicating traffic direction, speed, yield and -or stop, the driver of any ... hereto attached as apart hereof was cut from the columns vehicle upon such lot shall comply with any such signs. of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for 404.040. NOTICE OF COLLISION. In the event any i one 4 `.h person who drives a motor vehicle upon such a parking successive weeks; that it was first so published on Wednesday the ... lot or area becomes involved in a collision between the _ ,•. vehicle he is driving and any other vehicle or vehicles or day of ....... of 19.74nd was thereafter printed and pub - with any person or personal property, such driver shall .............December .......... upon any unattended vehicle or personal leave a notice property with which he has collided, giving his name, lishedon ever Wednesday to including Y Y g Wednesday the ... .............. day of ............................ I....... address and license number, and in the event he has collided with a person or motor vehicle which Is at. ......... ...................................... 19.... and that the following is a printed copy of the lowercase alphabet tended. shall stop and give his name, address and from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in license number to the driver of the other vehicle or the the composition and publication of said notice, to wit. person this section shall constitute a lywithe has ohidsectiolure on shallchepart ofitutea . �J abcdefghiiklmnopgrsfuvwxyz `� any person to comply with any person � . � � violation of this ordinance. ,� A /f -`/'!`/.. 404.050. DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. it shall be unlawful for ,..•..•.••„••..• .....................I........•,,,•• ....•.,_„_,•,,,,,•,,,,,,•„ any person to operate or drive any motor vehicle upon street December 7 such parking lot or area if to do so upon a public .4th Subscribed and sworn to before me this . .......... day of .................. .. or highway would constitute a violation of Minnesota . Statutes 169.121 pertaining to driving while under the /a7” influence of alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs. .. .. ... ........ .. {, (.i .. . j.. �....... 404.060. OPEN BOTTLE LAW. iL.A. BEATRICE S. EN RIG a. No person shall drink or consume intoxicating Notarypublic. ............... .......I....... .. COu y, Minnesota I liquors or non -intoxicating malt liquor in any motor Notary PubliC, Ramsey County, no. vehicle when such vehicle is on a privately -owned or My Commission Expir .. C 'E7Cpl'Pe9Septv6;•1 publicly owned parking lot. ryly b'f1'11'Y1rSS10rt b. No person shall have in his possession on his person wh!le In a private motor vehicle upon a privateiy- owned or PubliclY-owned parking lot any bottle or receptical containing intoxicating liquor or nom intoxicating malt liquor which has been opened Or the the of which has been partially seat broken or contents removed. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any private c. vehicle or the driver if the owner be not then motor in the motor vehicle to keep or allow to be kept present in a motor vehicle when such vehicle is upon a privately - owned or publicly -owned parking lot any bottle or recepticai containing intoxicating liquor or non - intoxicating malt liquor which has been opened or the seal broken or the contents of which have been partially removed except when such bottle or recepticai shall be kept in the trunk of the motor vehicle when such vehicle is equ ipped with a trunk or kept in such other area of the vehicle not normally occupied by the driver or passengers if the motor vehicle is not equipped with a trunk. A utility compartment or glove compartment shall be deemed within the area occupied by the driver and passengers. d. Whoever violates the provisions of subsections a, to or c of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 2. This ordinance shalt take effect upon passage and publication. Passed by the City Council of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota, this 3rd day of October, 1974. Robert T. Bruton, Mayor Ayes -5 Nays -0 Attest: Lucille E. Aurelius (Review: Dec. 4, 1974)