HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Resolution 105-84
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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 105-84
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE
PROHIBITION OF NIGHT TIME PARKING ON CITY STREETS
WHEREAS, cars parking on streets at night have caused
problems with snow plowing, as targets for drunk drivers, and
easier targets for vandalism~ and
WHEREAS, it is not uncommon in other cities in the
Metropolitan Area to have night time parking prohibition on City
streets~ and
WHEREAS, the Mounds View zoning Code has requirements for
all zoning uses to provide adequate off-street parking; and
WHEREAS, the hours of prohibition for night time parking
usually fall within the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.~ and
WHEREAS, such a prohibition on parking may initially be a
hardship~ and
WHEREAS, the prohibition could start with a one year
probationary period in which hardship permits could be issued for
just cause~ and
WHEREAS, the program could be reviewed at the end of the
one year period for voluntary compliance and rezoning to evaluate
just cause for hardship;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View
Planning Commission recommends to the City Council the
establishment of a moritorium regarding parking on City streets
between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission
recommend the following guidelines be used in the implementation
of the prohibition of on-street parking:
1. Minimum public notice of four months before program
starts.
2. One year trial period to be used for evaluation
purposes.
3. Permits for hardship be granted for just cause. Just
cause to be established as a permanent definition at
the end of the one year period.
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RESOLUTION NO. 105-84
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4. That Chapter 81 of the Mounds View Municipal Code be
amended accordingly to facilitate the recommendations
in this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this recommendation come from
the Mounds View Planning Commission in order to create a better
and safer transportation system for the City of Mounds View as a
whole.
Adopted this 2nd day of May, 1984.
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
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Director of Public Works/
Community Development