In a recent action, the Duluth City Council voted to prohibit overnight parking within city limits between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Specifically, the new ordinance prohibits motor vehicles from stopping, standing or parking in or on any intersection, crosswalk, bridge or viaduct, between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a curb opposite the end of a safety zone. Parking is also prohibited within 30 feet of a traffic signal, beacon or sign, within 20 feet of any intersection or crosswalk and anywhere a vehicle will reduce the width of the roadway for moving traffic to less than 18 feet.
As one would expect, cars may not be parked within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or block a driveway. Cars are not allowed to park on any sidewalk or parkway.
Parking is also prohibited within 50 feet of the nearest railroad crossing, within 20 feet of a fire station driveway and within 75 feet on the street opposite the entrance to any fire station.
Basically, parking of any kind is prohibited in Duluth between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless in a designated parking space.
Violations of the new policy will range between $50 and $100.
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