A.
Angle and parallel parking.
(1)
Angle parking shall be required on First Avenue NW between Main Street
W and the first alley north of Main Street W on the west side of First
Avenue NW only. Every vehicle parked in this zone shall be parked
with the front of the vehicle facing the curb or outside edge of the
street at an angle of approximately 70°.
(2)
On all other streets, cars shall be parked parallel to the curb or
edge of the roadway in accordance with the law.
B.
Time-limit parking zones. In designated park areas, no vehicle shall be allowed to park between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., unless authorized by the City Council or Police Department. All vehicles must abide by the time limit posted in designated areas unless they have received and posted a special exception notice from City Staff. If a vehicle is ticketed for violation of this subsection (Isanti City Code § 227-2B) twice within a thirty-day period, whether or not said violations occur during consecutive periods of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., the Police Department may order the vehicle towed at the owner's expense.
C.
Parking, stopping, and standing provisions.
(1)
Upon any City street, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing
any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the main traveled
part of the street when it is practical to stop, park, or so leave
such vehicle off such part of said street.
(2)
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions
of a peace officer or traffic control signal, in any of the following
places:
(a)
On a sidewalk.
(b)
In front of a public or private driveway.
(c)
Within an intersection.
(d)
On a crosswalk.
(e)
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the
edge or curb of a street.
(f)
At any place where official traffic control devices are erected
or where the curb or outside edge of the street is painted yellow,
prohibiting parking.
(g)
In front of or within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
(h)
Upon any alleyway or any part thereof.
(3)
No person shall leave or park any recreational vehicle or trailer
on any street or within the right-of-way for longer than 24 hours.
(4)
No vehicle shall be parked on any street or highway for the purpose
of displaying it for sale.
(5)
No parking is allowed on any of the following streets or highways:
(a)
Along either side of Third Avenue NW beginning at its intersection
with Isanti Parkway NW to the point at which the City of Isanti corporate
boundary ends and Isanti Township begins (Jackson Street NW).
(b)
Along either side of Railroad Avenue SW beginning at its intersection
with Palomino Road SE to its intersection with South Passage SW.
[Amended 9-5-2023 by Ord. No. 794]
(c)
Along either side of Heritage Boulevard beginning at its intersection
with Trunk Highway 65 heading west to its intersection with Whiskey
Road NW.
(d)
Along either side of Fourth Avenue SW from its intersection
with Main Street W heading south to its intersection with Elizabeth
Street SW.
(e)
Along either side of Elizabeth Street SW from its intersection
with Fifth Avenue SW heading east to its intersection with Second
Avenue SW.
(f)
Along either side of Fifth Avenue SW from its intersection with
Elizabeth Street SW heading south to its intersection with S Brookview
Lane SW.
(g)
Along either side of Second Avenue SW from its intersection
with Main Street W heading south to its intersection with Elizabeth
Street SW.
(h)
Along either side of Isanti Parkway NW, from Third Avenue NW
to East Dual Boulevard NE.
(i)
Along either side of Broadway Street SE, from Highway 65 NE
to 6th Avenue NE.
(j)
Along either side of 6th Avenue NE, from Broadway Street SE
to Heritage Boulevard NE.
(k)
Along the west side of Centennial Drive NW, from Heritage Boulevard
NW extending South 905 feet except for the bus staging area where
bus parking is allowed from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
(l)
Along the south side of Palomino Road SE, from Railroad Avenue
SE to Trunk Highway 65.
(m)
Along the south side of Main Street East, east of the Elim Street
NE intersection to Highway 65 NE.
(n)
Along the west side of Dahlin Avenue NE, from Heritage Boulevard
NE to Main Street E.
(o)
Along the East side of 9th Avenue from 8th Avenue NE extending
south 500 feet.
(p)
Along both sides of 8th Avenue NE extending South from Heritage
Boulevard NE to the intersection of 8th Avenue NE and 9th Avenue NE.
(q)
Along both sides of 8th Avenue NE extending 300 feet southwest
from the intersection of 9th Avenue.
(r)
Along the west side of 3rd Avenue NW extending 170 feet north from
Heritage Boulevard NW continuing along the west side of 3rd Avenue
NW 550 feet north between the hours of 3:15 and 4:15 Monday through
Friday.
(s)
Along the East side of 6th Avenue SW from South Brookview Lane SW
to Edgewood Street SW.
(t)
Along the south side of Unity Boulevard with the exception for
staging to pick up or drop off students.
[Added 8-3-2022 by Ord.
No. 770]
(u)
Along either side of 1st Avenue NW within Bluebird Park.
[Added 8-3-2022 by Ord.
No. 770]
(6)
Commercial motor vehicles and other commercial delivery vehicles engaged in normal deliveries or the receiving of goods within any business or industrial zoning district are exempt from Subsection C(2)(e) of this § 227-2 for not to exceed 15 minutes. All authorized emergency vehicles engaged in their normal duties are exempt from this section.
(7)
Any peace officer may remove a vehicle from a street to a tow yard
or other place of safety when the vehicle is left unattended and constitutes
an obstruction to traffic or hinders snow removal or street improvements
or maintenance operations per Minn. Stat. § 168B.035, as
amended. Such vehicle shall not be released until the fees for towing
and storage are paid in addition to any fine imposed for violation
of this chapter.
(8)
The presence of any motor vehicle on any street, when standing or
parking in violation of this chapter, is prima facie evidence that
the registered owner of the vehicle committed or authorized the commission
of the violation.
(9)
Loading zones. The City Council may, by resolution, establish loading
zones to be used for the specific purpose of loading or unloading
from a commercial vehicle being utilized in the transport of merchandise
or people. Such loading zones shall be installed by order of the City
Council where in its judgment a commercial loading zone is justified.
The resolution shall specify the days of the week, and hours of the
day when the designation shall be enforced. Signage shall be posted
for designated loading zones.
(10)
No
motorized vehicle is permitted to stay stationary on a street, roadway
or in a municipal parking lot for more than seven consecutive days
without prior written approval from the City Administrator or Police
Chief and/or designee.
No person shall turn a vehicle so as to reverse its direction
on Main Street W and E from Dahlin Avenue NE to Second Avenue NW,
to include the intersections of Main Street E and Dahlin Avenue NE/SE,
Main Street E and Railroad Avenue SE, Main Street W and First Avenue
NW/SW, Main Street W and Second Avenue NW/SW, and all access or approaches.
A.
Snow emergency routes.
(1)
Purpose. Snow emergency routes are designated City streets that in
extreme snowfalls shall be plowed to maintain the driving lanes in
a passable condition until normal snowplowing activities resume.
(2)
Designation of routes. Snow emergency routes shall be designated
by resolution of the City Council.
(3)
On each street so designated, the Public Services Director or his/her
designee shall erect appropriate signs at intervals not exceeding
1,500 feet. The signs shall bear the words "Snow Emergency Route,"
shall be distinctive and uniform in appearance, and shall be visible
to persons traveling along the route.
B.
Winter parking. Unless permitted by the City Council or Police Department,
no person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle or permit it to stand
on any City street, including the snow emergency routes, from November
1 through March 31 of each year, between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and
8:00 a.m. Parking will be permitted on the streets between the hours
of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., provided that the snow removal has been
completed for the full width of the street or in the absence of snow.
Parking will not be permitted in the City's downtown municipal parking
lot or City facility parking lots between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and
5:00 a.m. The Police Department may order the vehicle towed at the
owner's expense.
C.
The snowplowing policy shall be set by resolution of the City Council.
A.
The Police Department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter
and the state traffic laws. Peace officers are authorized to direct
all traffic within the City, either in person or by means of visible
and audible signal, in conformity with this chapter and the state
traffic laws. During a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic
or safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Police Department may direct
traffic as conditions require notwithstanding the provisions of this
chapter and the state traffic laws. Officers of the Fire District
or Fire Agency may direct or assist the police in directing traffic
at the scene of a fire or in the immediate vicinity.
[Amended 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 768]
B.
In the event there is not a peace officer on duty, the Public Services Director or authorized personnel as appointed within the Public Works Department shall have the authority to order the towing of any or all vehicles that are in violation of § 227-4 of this chapter.
C.
In the event a motor or recreational vehicle is found to be in violation
of this chapter, and if, upon issuance of a citation from an officer(s)
of the Police Department, the violation remains within 72 hours after
the issuance of a citation and the motor or recreational vehicle continues
to be in violation of these provisions, a peace officer or other authorized
personnel shall tow the vehicle at the owner's expense.
[Amended 7-20-2021 by Ord. No. 763]
Any person convicted of violating any provision of this article is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $300. An administrative fine for violation of the parking provisions of this article is hereby established and shall be in the amount set forth in Chapter 65, Administrative Penalties.
