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ORDINANCE NUMBER 05-09 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES RESTRICTING PARKING FOR SNOW REMOVAL The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does ordain as follows: Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this ordinance is to repeal Ordinance#194 relating to snow removal on the streets and to adopt a new Ordinance—Ordinance#05-09, Restricting Parking for Snow Removal in the City of Pequot Lakes. Section 1. Snow Removal: Public safety requires the rapid and efficient removal of snow or ice from city streets, public highways or other thoroughfares. The presence of motor vehicles or other vehicles in the street and adjacent parking areas limits the ability of snow removal crews to evacuate snow in an efficient manner. Section 2. Parking Restrictions: (a) No person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle or permit it to stand on any street in the city between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day between November 1 and March 31. (b) Exceptions. Police cars, hearses, ambulances, and fire department vehicles and vehicles responding to emergency calls are exempt from the prohibition of subsection(a) of this section. Vehicles called out for emergency repairs to electric light and power lines, telephone lines, natural gas and sewer and water systems are also exceptions. (c) Removal of vehicles. The police department or authorized representative of the city is hereby authorized to remove such vehicle from the street or public parking lot and to store the vehicles for the owner thereof. The removal and storage charge shall be paid by the owner of such vehicle. The City of Pequot Lakes shall not be liable for any damage to the vehicles caused by the towing of the vehicle. Section 3. Penalty for Violation. A violation of any section of this ordinance shall be punishable by payment of a fine, to be set by resolution. The fine shall be doubled if the fine is not paid within seven days, and/or if the violator has received a parking violation within the last 30 days. Section 4. Owner of Vehicle Presumed Responsible for Violations.