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Amending Chapter 157 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to parking requirements for larger vehicles.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
Section 157.11 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 157.11 - Parking for larger vehicles.
(a) Recreational vehicles. No vehicle or combination of vehicles except those licensed under chapter 331A.04(d)(17) as a mobile food vehicle, or those registered as recreational vehicles pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, subdivision 1g or as amended, twenty-two (22) feet or more in length and seven (7) feet or more in width, measured between the two (2) most widely separated points or proportions on either side of such vehicle or combination of vehicles, shall be parked on any street or alley for more than thirty (30) minutes.
(b) Garbage or rubbish trucks. No vehicle designed, used or maintained for the transportation of garbage or rubbish, whether licensed or unlicensed, shall be parked or left standing on any private property, street or alley in any Class R1, R2, R3, R4, RT1, RT2, RM1, RM2, or RM3 district for more than thirty (30) minutes.
(c) Vehicles containing recyclable material collected for processing. No vehicle containing recyclable material collected for processing as described in Legislative Code chapter 408, whether licensed or unlicensed, shall be parked or left standing on any street in an R1 through R4, RT1, RT2, or RM1 through RM3 Zoning District for more than thirty (30) minutes.
(d) Commercial vehicles.
(1) For the purposes of this section, "commercial" and "overweight" vehicles are defined under Legislative Code section 151.02.
(2) No commercial or overweight vehicle shall be parked overnight or stored on property zoned residential or occupied exclusively as residential.
(3) No commercial or overweight vehicle shall be permitted to stop, stand, or park on any street in an R1 through R4, RT1, RT2, or RM1 through RM3 Zoning District unless such vehicle is actually engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers or materials from the vehicle or is actually engaged in the providing of services at that location, or in compliance with official traffic-control devices, the direction of a police officer, or unless otherwise provided by law.
(4) Exception for school bus. A school bus driver may park a school bus at the curb abutting the driver's residential property or on the driver's residential property, said property being the address on the driver's Minnesota driver license, for up to a maximum four-hour period, which is within or abutting, including across a street or alley, from an R-1 through R-4, RT-1, RT-2, or RM-1 through RM-3 Zoning District.
(5) Tow and impound authorized. Commercial and overweight vehicles parked in violation of this ordinance are illegally parked and unauthorized, and may be immediately towed and impounded pursuant to the written report of a peace officer or parking enforcement officer.
(e) No person may leave or park a trailer, including cargo or utility trailers, campers, and boat trailers, on any street or alley unless connected to a motor vehicle capable of drawing or transporting the trailer.
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SECTION 2
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and publication.