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Repealing Chapter 159, Limited Parking Zones, and amending and renumbering Chapter 164, City-Owned Parking Lots, as Chapter 159, Traffic Code- City-Owned Parking Lots, of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, to comply with state law changes and to update or eliminate outdated language.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1
Chapter 159, Limited Parking Zones, of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2
Chapter 164, City-Owned Parking Lots is hereby renumbered to Chapter 159 and amended to read as follows:
Chapter 164 159. City-Owned Parking Lots
Sec. 164.02. Public safety building parking lot.
The use of the parking lot adjoining the Public Safety Complex and facing Robert Street between Tenth and Eleventh Streets shall be restricted to persons employed in the Public Safety Complex, provided said persons comply with the following:
(1) The area in the parking lot approximately ten (10) feet west of the entrance driveway from Eleventh Street to the property line at Minnesota Street shall be administered under authority of the chief of the fire department, and the entire remaining portion of the parking lot shall be administered under the authority of the chief of the police department.
(2) Employees desiring a parking permit shall apply through the police or fire department for said permit. Permits will be issued through a lottery, or drawing, from names of applicants by tour of duty worked and by the number of available parking spaces on that tour of duty. Employees shall pay a fee for said parking permits as established by rules and regulations governing operation of the parking lot.
(3) Each parking permit so issued shall be evidenced by a numbered permit prominently displayed in every vehicle using said parking lot.
(4) The use of the parking lot shall be restricted to employees on duty; however, no employee shall have more than one vehicle in said lot during said hours.
(5) No employee shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in that portion of the parking lot designed for "visitors."
(6) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in the "visitor" section of said lot for more than one hour at any one time.
(7) Pursuant to rules and regulations established and issued in a customary manner by the fire chief, all personnel of the fire department shall park only in that portion of the parking lot administered by the fire department as outlined in subsection (1) above.
(8) Pursuant to rules and regulations established and issued in a customary manner by the chief of police, all personnel of the police department shall park only in that portion of the parking lot administered by the police department as outlined in subsection (1) above.
(9) Appropriate signs shall be erected so as to clearly designate the restrictions set forth herein.
(10) The police chief and the fire chief shall have authority to develop and promulgate rules and regulations for the orderly operation of their respective sections of the parking lot.
(Code 1956, § 144.16; Ord. No. 17438, §§ 1, 2, 2-24-87)
Sec. 164.02.1 159.01. Police headquarters; Griffin Building parking lot.
The use of the parking lot at 359 Grove Street, across Olive street from the city police department headquarters, Griffin Building and bound by Olive, Grove and Thirteenth Streets and a commercial warehouse building on the west, shall be restricted to persons employed by the police department, provided said persons comply with the following:
(1) The police department headquarters, Griffin Building parking lot is bounded by Olive Street on the east, Grove Street on the south, Thirteenth Street on the north, and a commercial warehouse building on the west. The entire parking lot shall be administered under the authority of the chief of the police department.
(2) Employees desiring a parking permit shall apply through the police department for said permit. Permits will be issued through a lottery, or drawing, from names of applicants by tour of duty worked and by the number of available parking spaces on that tour of duty. Employees shall pay a fee for said parking permits as established by rules and regulations governing operation of the parking lot.
(3) Each parking permit so issued shall be evidenced by a numbered permit prominently displayed in every vehicle using said parking lot.
(4) The use of the parking lot shall be restricted to employees on duty; however, no employee shall have more than one vehicle in said lot during said hours.
(5) The police chief shall have authority to develop and promulgate rules and regulations for the orderly operation of the parking lot.
(C.F. No. 04-790, § 1, 9-1-04)
Sec. 164.03. Shepard-Jackson parking lot.
(a) Use of lot. The city-owned parking lot bounded by Shepard, Jackson, the Union Depot tracks and Sibley Street may be used for off-street motor vehicle parking and charges made for the use of said parking lot. The use of said parking lot or any part thereof for off-street parking shall be under the control of the director of the department of planning and economic development.
(b) Hours, charges. The director of the department of planning and economic development is hereby authorized to set, and from time to time reset, the hours that the lot shall be in operation and the monthly charge to be made for the privilege of using said parking facilities.
(c) Permit required. No person shall stop, stand or park, or cause to stop, stand or park, any motor vehicle in said parking lot without having properly secured the required parking permit from the director of the department of planning and economic development or his duly authorized representative. Every parking permit issued shall be evidenced by a numbered, nontransferable identification decal which shall be displayed in the rear window of every vehicle while using said lot.
(d) Parking where designated only. No person shall stop stand or park or cause to stop, stand or park any motor vehicle in the driveway of the parking lot. Nor shall any person stop, stand or park or cause to stop, stand or park any motor vehicle in any place not designated as a parking space.
(e) Signs. The director of the department of public works shall cause appropriate signs to be erected or removed so as to clearly designate the parking lot established by this chapter, the monthly fees, and other restrictions set forth herein.
(f) Violation; penalty. Any motor vehicle stopped, parked, abandoned or otherwise left unattended in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed an offense hereunder and punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Code 1956, § 83.07)
Sec. 164.04. Summit-Grotto parking lot.
(a) Use of lot. The city-leased parking lot at the southwest corner of Summit and Grotto avenues may be used for off-street motor vehicle parking and charges made for the use of such parking lot. The use of such parking lot or any part thereof for off-street parking shall be under the control of the director of the department of planning and economic development.
(b) Hours, charges. The director of the department of planning and economic development is hereby authorized to set, and from time to time reset, the hours that the lot shall be in operation and the monthly charge to be made for the privilege of using said parking facilities.
(c) Permit required. No person shall stop, stand or park, or cause to stop, stand or park, any motor vehicle in the parking lot without having properly secured the required parking permit from the director of the department of planning and economic development or his duly authorized representative. Every parking permit issued shall be evidence by a numbered, nontransferable identification decal which shall be displayed in the rear window of every vehicle while using the lot.
(d) Parking where designated only. No person shall stop, stand or park, or cause to stop, stand or park, any motor vehicle in the driveway of the parking lot. Nor shall any person stop, stand or park, or cause to stop, stand or park, any motor vehicle in any place not designated as a parking space.
(e) Signs. The director of the department of public works shall cause appropriate signs to be erected or removed so as to clearly designate the parking lot established by this section, the monthly fees and other restrictions set forth herein.
(f) Violation; penalty. Any motor vehicle stopped, parked, abandoned or otherwise left unattended in violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed an offense hereunder and punishable as a misdemeanor.
(C.F. No. 92-1160, § 1, 9-15-92)
Sec. 164.05. Penalty; exception for fines paid early.
No person shall stop, stand or park or cause to stop, stand or park any vehicle in any place in violation of the rules and regulations of this chapter. Any such violation shall be a misdemeanor, except that the maximum penalty for any violation of a rule or regulation of this chapter is a fine of fifteen dollars ($15.00) if the fine is paid in the traffic violations bureau within one (1) week of the date of the violation.
(C.F. No. 96-782, § 1, 8-7-96)
Section 3
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and publication.