7C Council MeetingVC
MEETING TYPE
City of Shorewood Council Meeting Item Regular Meeting
Title / Subject:
Zoning Code Amendment — On -Street Parking of Trailers
Meeting Date:
July 24, 2017
Prepared by:
Marie Darling, Planning Director
Reviewed by:
Greg Lerud, City Administrator
Attachments: Ordinance
Summary Publication Ordinance
Policy Consideration: Should the Shorewood City Code be amended to clarify the requirements for
trailer storage/parking on public streets?
Background: While recently working on requests for code enforcement, staff found that the city has
nothing preventing anyone from parking trailers on streets. Additionally, because trailers meet the
definition of vehicles under state statute, without any other local prohibition, trailers can be left on a
street without a towing vehicle for up to 48 hours. This has caused concern in areas of the city when
boat trailers and contractors' trailers are left on public streets for extended periods of time and block
the City's narrow streets.
The ordinance before you is a request by staff to prohibit anyone from parking a trailer on the streets
unless it is connected to a towing vehicle. The proposed ordinance language references a state statute
definition that is shown below.
Definition of trailers from State Statute: "Trailer" means any vehicle designed for carrying property or
passengers on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle but does not include a trailer
drawn by a truck -tractor semitrailer combination or an auxiliary axle on a motor vehicle which carries a
portion of the weight of the motor vehicle to which it is attached.
Financial or Budget Considerations: NA
Options: Adopt the draft code amendment; modify the amendment; or take no action. If the Council
adopts an ordinance, the City Council should consider adopting the summary ordinance for publication
(with a separate motion).
Recommendation / Action Requested: Staff recommends approval. This is considered to be a
"housekeeping measure" to clarify the City's regulations.
Next Steps and Timelines: Once adopted, the amendment will be published in the official newspaper.
Once published, it becomes effective.
Connection to Vision / Mission: Zoning contributes to a healthy environment and provision of quality
public services.
Mission Statement: The City of Shorewood is committed to providing residents quality public services, a
healthy environment, a variety of attractive amenities, a sustainable tax base, and sound financial
management through effective, efficient, and visionary leadership. Page 1
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(Official Publication)
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE (SUMMARY PUBLICATION)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SHOREWOOD ZONING CODE AS IT PERTAINS
TO STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING FOR THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS: CHAPTER 610
Section 1: Chapter 610.02 amended by adding the following language:
Subd. 5. Prohibition of storage or parking of trailers on public or private streets or roads. No
trailer, as defined in MN Statutes Section 169.011, Subd. 86, shall be parked on a
public or private street or road, unless hitched or connected to the vehicle that is
towing it.
The ordinance in its entirety are available for review in the City Clerk's office.
ADOPTED BY THE SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL July 24, 2017.
S/S Sandie Thone
City Clerk
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SHOREWOOD CITY CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO
PARKING FOR THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD
Section 1. City Code Section 610.02 is hereby amended as follows:
610.02 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING.
Subd. 1. Parking time limited. No vehicles shall be parked continuously at any place on any public
street for a period of more than 48 consecutive hours.
Subd. 2. No parking, limited parking and parking by permit only zones. The City Council may,
from time to time, by motion or resolution, designate portions of the highways and
streets within the city as no parking zones, limited parking zones or parking by permit
only zones and shall cause such zones to be marked by appropriate signs. The
location of such signs restricting parking shall be prima facie evidence that the City
Council has, by proper resolution or motion, authorized the establishment of such no
parking, limited parking or parking by permit only zones. The City
Administrator/Clerk is authorized to issue permits to residents for parking in zones
marked "Parking by Permit Only" upon such terms and conditions as the City
Council may determine from time to time, by motion or resolution.
Subd. 3. Hazardous road conditions.
a. Authority to declare emergency. Whenever, in the opinion of the Mayor, an
emergency exists in the city or in any section or sections thereof because of snow,
freezing rain, sleet, ice, snowdrifts or other phenomena which create or are likely to
create hazardous road conditions impeding or likely to impede the free movement of
fire, health, police, emergency and other vehicular traffic for the safety and welfare
of the community, the Mayor may declare an emergency to exist for a period of 72
hours, and notice thereof shall be given by whatever means are available such as
posting signs or by word of mouth.
b. Parking prohibited. Whenever such an emergency is so declared to exist, no vehicles
shall be parked or left standing on any street. Upon the declaration of a state of
emergency, the Mayor may prohibit, during the emergency, the parking, standing or
leaving of any vehicle upon any or all streets in the city.
c. Permitted parking resumed. Parking may be resumed on individual streets as soon
as plowing has been completed on that street for the full width and the street has
become passable.
Subd. 4. Removal of improperly parked or abandoned vehicles. If any vehicle is parked,
abandoned or left standing in violation of the terms of this section, the same may be
moved by the city, at the cost and expense of the owner thereof.
Subd. 5. Prohibition of storage or parking of trailers on public or private streets or roads. No
trailer. as defined in MN Statutes Section 169.011. Subd. 86. shall be narked on a
public or private street or road, unless hitched or connected to the vehicle that is
towing it
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon publication in the
Official Newspaper of the City of Shorewood.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this day
of 2017.
Scott Zerby, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandie Thone, City Clerk