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Parking restrictions begin soon
By Cathy Kropp
Published:
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Winter is sneaking up on St. Cloud again and with it comes seasonal citywide parking restriction changes.
Beginning Nov. 1 and continuing through April 1, the new odd/even parking regulations go into effect throughout much of St. Cloud.
According to the St. Cloud city Web site, between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. on odd numbered days, residents must be parked on the even side of the street. On even numbered days, they must park on the odd side of the street. Street sides can be determined by the house numbers that face the street.
One often-confusing aspect of this system is that the rules change at midnight. For example, if a person parks their car before midnight on the fifth of the month, they must remember to move it to the odd side of the street after midnight to correspond with the change in days (from the fifth day to the sixth).
The area around campus, from Fourth Street South to 16th Street South and Ninth Avenue south to the Mississippi River is not affected by the odd/even changes. Instead, residents in that area must continue to follow the year-round posted signs. These signs either read "No Parking 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday" or "No Parking 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday."
Stephen Gaetz, director of public services for the city, says that the area around campus is not effected by the odd/even changes to make parking restrictions in that area less confusing.
"We post the restrictions in that particular area because of the large number of transient residents in the area who may not be familiar with the city ordinances," Gaetz said.
Residents in both the odd/even parking areas and around campus must also be aware of the snow emergency parking regulations.
When the city declares a snow emergency, the public will be informed of the declaration through many different media outlets. The warning will be posted on cable Channel 19, the city Web site and will also be announced over the local radio stations.
If a resident is parked on the wrong side of the street during a snow emergency, they will immediately be towed in order to allow the snow plows access to the roads.
Steve Hovanes, vice-president of Andy's Towing, states that the number of people towed increases during the winter months.
"There is a definite increase depending on the amount of snow that has fallen," Hovanes said. "Some people can't see the fire hydrants after a big snowfall and that causes them to park illegally."
Hovanes believes that the increase in towed cars in the winter months is also a direct result of SCSU being back in full session.
"There aren't as many parking problems in the summer, but when school starts up in the fall, we end up towing more because SCSU is such a congregated area and people don't pay attention to the (restrictions)," Hovanes said.
Gaetz says that snow emergencies should not be a large inconvenience to residents because none of the regular winter restrictions change in the event of an emergency.
Snow emergencies can last up to 72 hours in order to allow snowplows to pass through both sides of the street. Because the regular restrictions do not change in the event of an emergency, the plows need to continue the plowing over the course of at least two nights in order to clear the specified area.
"A word to the wise: people that park on the street need to be aware of the restrictions," Gaetz said. "If people are correctly parked then they won't get towed, even if there is a snow emergency."
Winter Parking
Starting Nov. 1 between 1 and 7 a.m., people should park their cars on the odd side of the street even days of the month. On odd days, cars should be parked on the even side of the street.
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