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§ 5,32.060 ORONO CODE
<br />term "through traffic" means originating without ARTICLE II. ADMINISTRATION AND
<br />the city and with a destination without the city, ENFORCEMENT
<br />as distinguished from the term "local traffic"
<br />which means traffic either originating or having Sec. 5.32.110. Traffic and parking signs
<br />a destination within the city. and signals.
<br />(b) Posted no trucks. It is unlawful for any
<br />person to drive a tractor, agricultural imple-
<br />ment, truck, truck -trailer, or tractor -trailer over
<br />9,000 pounds gross vehicle weight on any city -
<br />owned -and -maintained street that is posted "No
<br />Trucks" when such designation is approved by
<br />the council.
<br />(c) Exemptions. The following motor vehicles
<br />are exempted from the provisions of this section:
<br />(1) School buses.
<br />(2) Emergency vehicles.
<br />(3) Trucks serving residential properties on
<br />that street.
<br />(4) City maintenance vehicles.
<br />(Code 1984, § 7.10; Code 2003, § 66-6)
<br />State law reference —Authority to designate truck routes,
<br />Minn. Stats. § 169.87, subd. 1.
<br />Sec. 5.32.070. Exhibition driving.
<br />(a) Prima facie evidence. It is prima facie
<br />evidence of exhibition driving when a motor
<br />vehicle stops, starts, accelerates, decelerates or
<br />turns at an unnecessary rate of speed so as to
<br />cause tires to squeal, gears to grind, soil to be
<br />thrown, the engine to backfire, fishtailing or
<br />skidding, or, as to two -wheeled or three -wheeled
<br />motor vehicles, the front wheel to lose contact
<br />with the ground or roadway surface.
<br />(b) Unlawful act. It is a misdemeanor for any
<br />person to do any exhibition driving on any street,
<br />parking lot, or other public or private property,
<br />except when an emergency creates the necessity
<br />for such operation to prevent injury to persons or
<br />damage to property. This section shall not apply
<br />to driving on a racetrack.
<br />(Code 1984, § 7.12; Code 2003, § 66-7)
<br />State law reference —Careless or reckless driving, Minn.
<br />Stats. § 169.13.
<br />The public services department and the chief
<br />of police are authorized to erect such traffic or
<br />parking control devices as may be necessary or
<br />desirable to preserve public safety and the orderly
<br />movement of traffic; and when traffic and park-
<br />ing control is marked or signposted, such mark-
<br />ing or signposting shall attest to authorization.
<br />The city may require the erection or removal of
<br />signs on private roads at the expense of the
<br />private road owner. Except as otherwise required
<br />by the city, private road owners may erect,
<br />regulate and privately enforce other traffic and
<br />parking restrictions within the private road right-
<br />of-way.
<br />(Code 1984, § 6.04(1); Code 2003, § 66-41)
<br />State law references —Authority to regulate traffic by
<br />means of traffic control signals, Minn. Stats. § 169.04(2);
<br />obedience to traffic control devices, Minn. Stats. § 169.06(4).
<br />Sec. 5.32.120. Left turns prohibited.
<br />The chief of police may, in his discretion, and
<br />with the consent of the council, prohibit left
<br />turns entirely, or during specified hours, at
<br />certain intersections.
<br />(Code 1984, § 7.11; Code 2003, § 66-42)
<br />Sec. 5.32.130. Loading zones.
<br />The council may, by resolution, establish load-
<br />ing zones to be used for the specific purpose of
<br />loading or unloading merchandise from a com-
<br />mercial vehicle or vehicle temporarily being
<br />utilized in the transport of merchandise. Such
<br />loading zones shall be installed by order of the
<br />city where in the judgment of the council a
<br />commercial loading zone is justified, and duly
<br />signposted.
<br />(Code 1984, § 8.43; Code 2003, § 66-43)
<br />Sec. 5.32.140. Impounding and removing
<br />vehicles.
<br />When any police officer finds a vehicle stand-
<br />ing upon a street or city -owned parking lot in
<br />violation of any parking regulation, such officer
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