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Amending Chapter 160, Traffic Code - Parking Meter Zones, of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, to comply with state law changes and to update or eliminate outdated language.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 160 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 160.15 01. Parking meters. Metered areas zones.
Parking meters, as mentioned in this chapter, shall be mechanical devices approved by the city council and installed on the sidewalk near the curb in the locations authorized by the city council. Each parking meter shall measure the permissible predetermined period of time and shall operate in the following manner: Each said parking meter shall be so set as to show or display a signal indicating whether the parking space alongside it is or is not in use. Each said parking meter shall be so constructed as to display a signal showing legal parking upon the deposit of coins of the United States of America in such amounts as designated for said metered area and for a period of time conforming to the parking limit as hereafter prescribed by ordinance of the City of Saint Paul, and each meter shall, by its device, clearly set out and continue operation from the time of depositing such coin or coins until the expiration of the time fixed for said meter for lawful parking. Each said meter shall also be arranged so that, upon the expiration of said parking limit, it will indicate that the lawful parking period has expired.
(Code 1956, ยง 147.01)
The director of the department of public works traffic engineer is hereby authorized to install, or cause to be installed, parking meters within the a "parking metered area zone," which shall consist of such areas, specific streets or parts of streets and specific locations on described streets as are determined approved by the city council resolution, as pr...
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