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Amending Chapters 157 and 165 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to permitting agricultural vehicles to park on city streets.
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Section 1
For the purpose of creating new regulations pertaining to the regulation of agricultural vehicles parked on city streets, Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 157 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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, other than an agricultural vehicle permitted under chapter 165, 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.
Section 2.
For the purpose creating new regulations pertaining to the regulation of agricultural vehicles parked on city streets, Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 165 is hereby created as follows:
Chapter 165. Agricultural Vehicles - Special Parking Permits.
Sec. 165.01. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) Agricultural Vehicle means a commercial vehicle with a gross weight of less than 10,000 pounds, used primarily for transporting agricultural products from farm to farm, and to and from the usual marketplace of the owner.
(b) Agricultural Products means unprocessed and raw plant products grown on commercial farms.
(c) Growing Season means the time period beginning on the first day of March each year, and ending on the last day of November each year.
Sec. 165.02. Permit Required.
No agricultural vehicle may be permitted to stop, stand, or park on any street in an R1 through R4, RT1, RT2, or RM1 through RM3 Zoning District, in violation of Sec. 157.11, subd. (d)(3), without special parking permits issued by the City of Saint Paul and displayed in accordance with this chapter. Permit holders may only park pursuant to this subdivision within the street frontage of the permit holder’s domicile.
Sec. 165.03. Fee; term.
Special parking permit placards shall be issued for the growing season of the year in which they are purchased. Fees for such permits shall be determined by the city council pursuant to Sec. 310.09(b). Only one (1) placard may be issued for any single address within the city, and only one (1) placard may be issued per applicant, although a placard may be used for any agricultural vehicle owned by the applicant.
Sec. 165.04. Application.
Any person engaged in a bona fide agricultural business, who has need for a special parking permit, may make application therefor to the city license inspector on such forms as required by that department.
Sec. 165.05. Issuance; display of permits.
(a) Special parking permits shall be issued by the license inspector. Permits shall be numbered and shall indicate the expiration date. The inspector shall issue a placard to be placed between the driver’s side dashboard and the windshield of the vehicle.
(b) No permits issued under this chapter shall guarantee or reserve to the holder a particular parking space, nor does said permit exempt the holder from abiding by any and all other parking regulations.
Section 3
That the following fee shall be added to Sec. 310.18, subd. (a) ENFORCEMENT LEVEL 1:
No. License Description Fee
165 Agricultural Vehicle Parking Permit $20.00
Section 4
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication.