HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 426 Amending Section 404 of the Municipal Code Pertaining to Motor Vehicles on Parking LotsORDINANCE NO. 426
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 404
OF THE MUNNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO MOTOR VEHICLES ON PARKING LOTS
The Council of the City of Maplewood does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1.
Chapter 404 of the Municipal Code 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 parking lot, area or ramp, 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 or ramps 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 or ramp 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 acceleration of a motor vehicle on any
such parking lot, area or ramp.
404.020. PARKING UNIFOR14ITY. Parking of vehicles on such lots or ramps 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 or ramp 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 or ramp 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 private or publicly -owned parking, lot or ramp has
traffic control signs within said lot or ramp indicating traffic
direction, speed, yield and/or stop, the driver of any vehicle
upon such lot or ramp 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, area or ramp, becomes involved in a collision between the
vehicle he is driving and any other vehicle or vehicles or with any person or per-
sonal 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 section shall constitute a violation of this ordinance.
404.050. DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE IF DRUGS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. It shall be
unlawful for any person to operate or drive any motor vehicle upon such parking
lot, area or ramp, if to do so upon a public street or highway would constitute a
violation of Minnesota Statutes 169.21 pertaining to driving while under the in-
fluence of alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs.
404.O60. 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 pub-
licly -owned parking lot or ramp.
b. No person shall have in his possession on his person while in a private motor
vehicle upon a privately -owned or publicly owned parking lot or ramp 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 public -owned parking
lot or ramp 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 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 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 subsection a, b or c of this ordinance
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 2.
This ordinance stall take effect upon passage and publication.
Passed by the City Council
of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota,
this 23rd day of June, 1974.
Attest:
Clerk
Mayor
Ayes - S
Nays - 0
ORDINANCE NO. 426
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 404
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO MOTOR VEH I CLES ON, PARKING
LOTS
The Council of the City of Maplewood does hereby
ordain as follows .
Section 1.
Chapter 404 of the Municipal Codt'is hereby amended
to read as follows. -
404.010. MAXIMUM SPEED. No peeSon shall operate
amotor vehicle on any privately owned Or publicly -
owned parking lot, area or ramp, Within the City at a
speed greater than is safe,4nd reasonable in the con-
dition of traffic then existi Rg therein, and in no event
Shall such vehicle be operated in excess of speed of 15
miles per hour. All Operation and driving of motor
vehicles on such parkrtg lots or ramps shall be done in a
careful manner so that. no such starting or erratic
movement of said vehicles is engaged in by the driver.
I t shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor
vehicle upon such lot or ramp.m any manner that would
constitute carless driving if done upon a public sfilet or
highway. No person shall engage in any drag racing,
exhibition driving or unreasonable acceleration of a
motor vehicleonanysuc}y��, [ya�rkinglot, area orramp:
404.020. PARKING WN.LFORMITY. Parkipg of
vehicles on such lots or ramps shall conform to the
markings of stalls or positions for parking whto are
designated on the surface cf the parking bred-Ift no
vehicles Shall be parked oral lowed to stand in any area
of such parking lot or ramp which has beert'designeted
or is used as lane for moving traffic so that such parking
will interfere with the movement of traffic.
404.030. SIGNS, The Police Department of the C;ty
may post signs at any entrance toa privatblior
publicly owned parking lot or ramp from•a public sfreet
which shall designate One-way traffic for entrance and
exit and the driver of any vehicle enteriog or leaving
such lot shall comply with any signs so..tjpsted.
a. Where such private or puiilicly-o d pa(*)ng tot
or ramp has traffic control signs wilhig said lot orramp
indicating traffic direction, speed, yield -'and -or stop, t e
driver of any vehicle upon such'loj or rafq�ahall
with any such signs.
404.040. NOTICE OF COLLISION:. In the eve(M-$n y
person who drives a motor vehicle upon such a park ng
lot, area or ramp, becomes involved in a coalition
between the vehicle he is driving any -any other vehicle
or vehicles or with any person or personal property:.,
such driver shall leave a notice upon any unatteri&d
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 givehis name, address
and license number 10 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 section shall
constitute a violation of this ordinance. 2
404.050. DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS
OR ALCOHLOIC BEVERAGES. It shall be unlawful fpr
any person to operate or drive any motor vehicle upon,
such parking lot, area or ramp, if to do so upon a pond Ic
street or highway would constitute a violation of Min-
nesota Statutes 169.21 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 or ramp.
b. NO person shall have in his possession on his person
while ina private motor vehicle upon a privately owned
or publicly owned parking lot or ramp 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. I1 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 publicownedparking lot or ramp 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 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
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 subsection a, b,
or c or this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor
Section 2.
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and
publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Maplewood,
Minnesota, this 23rd day of June, 1974.
Burton A. Murdock
Mayor
Ayes —5
Attest: Nays -- 0
Lucille E. Aurelius,
Clerk
(Review: July 13, 1977)
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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............Nd.. Theodore . Lillie ..................... being duly sworn, on oath says
he is and during all the times herein stated has been the ...Assistant Publisher..... ..........
....... ....... . ...................... I ... I ...... publisher and printer of the newspaper known as Maplewood Review,
and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the
English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at
least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week.
(3) Said newspaper has 50 percent of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the com-
munity which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made
up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near
the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying
subscribers, has an average of at least 75 percent of its total circulation currently paid or no more than
three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local cost -office. (5) Said newspaper
Purports to serve the Village of Maplewood in the County of Ramsey and it has its known office
of issue in the Village of North St. Paul in said county, established and open during its regular
business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and main-
tained by the publisher of said newspaper or persons in his employ and subject to his direction and
control during all such regular business hours at which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said news-
paper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper has
complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publi-
cation mentioned below. (II) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior
to January 1, 1966, and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary
of State and signed by the publisher and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is
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