Overnight Parking Ordinance

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I don't know who or what this would benefit? Guest will come and leave. It seems this will allow for people to use the road as their parking space. Need to upgrade the proposal for some limits that prevent people from abandoning vehicles in the street.

I understand in most neighborhoods in Minnetonka that would be fine, but Jordan Ave the apartment dwellers park overnight all the time to avoid paying for parking where they live. Semi-trucks park overnight all the time and with the curve in the road it is very dangerous. Maybe posting no parking on one side of the narrow street would help. Even when we call regarding the trucks parking on the road nothing is ever done about it. Jordan Ave needs parking rules all of the time to prevent accidents as trucks and cars speed down the road as it is and parked cars just make it more dangerous for homeowners.

Thank you for the opportunity to weigh-in on this ordinance. I believe this will lead to many cars being parked for long periods of time with the city unable to tell if the cars are connected to a resident on the street. Many suburbs of Chicago require a daily 'check-in' if a car is going to be parked on the street overnight. This enables the city to know that a car is connected to a resident on the street. It's a very simple process and if the license plate is not registered, the car it towed. It is a thoughtful and successful way to manage overnight parking for neighborhoods where families have a large investment in their homes and properties. Thank you!

I believe parking restrictions offer benefits beyond facilitating snow removal and should be enforced year-round. I’m approaching this from the perspective of residing in a neighborhood comprised of single-family homes with 0.5+ acre lots. Rather than implementing a blanket policy, tailored regulations could be devised for neighborhoods like mine, distinct from densely populated areas with greater parking demands. Here are some considerations:

• As far as I know, Minnetonka lacks short-term rental restrictions. Some of the city's large houses are listed on Airbnb and VRBO, attracting numerous guests. One way to limit disturbances to homeowners and long-term tenants is to prohibit overnight street parking. Short-term renters of expansive properties with pools, spanning over 6500 sq ft, often host large celebrations, resulting in numerous vehicles and frequent heightened noise levels, which deviate from the expected community ambiance in Minnetonka.

• Prohibiting overnight parking helps reset the vehicles in our neighborhood, preventing the street from being utilized as long-term storage. While the occasional parking of a guest's car doesn’t pose an issue, the prospect of individuals using the street to store RVs, work trucks, boats, or non-functional vehicles is concerning, especially if they aren't neighbors. Perhaps some sort of permitting system would allow for the occasional overnight use of the street without consistent abuse.

• Despite previous points, allowing overnight parking can facilitate safe rides home for individuals under the influence. I wouldn’t want anyone to drive unsafely due to fear of being ticketed or towed.

• How effectively is the current policy enforced? Are there easy ways for residents to report recurring violations? For instance, Minneapolis offers a 311 app, enabling users to anonymously report illegally parked vehicles by uploading a photo and answering a few questions.

Thank you for taking the time to read and your consideration.

Please do NOT allow overnight street parking between 4/30 and 11/1! Here's why: Cars on streets invites break-ins and crime generally, cars on streets limits passage of emergency vehicles especially when cars are parked on both sides, parking on streets inhibits pedestrian traffic (particularly when sidewalks are not present), parking on streets eventually invites pickup truck and work vehicle parking, allowing cars to be parked on streets allows owners of old and junk cars to simply leave them on streets. Don't do this. If you do it, there will be no turning back. The original Minnetonka planners created these ordinances for a reason. Read what their reasoning was. There is likely an archive of the decision making.

This would be a downgrade to our community if cars were allowed to park on public streets 24/7. 1) increased theft from / of autos. 2) more obstruction when biking 3) more obstacles in areas without sidewalks 4) no human ever uttered ‘ you know what would make this place nicer… more cars parked on the street’. I absolutely oppose this proposal and question why anyone who loves Minnesota would want to downgrade living here

I think this is a reasonable change and hope it will be accompanied by enforcement. We've had some longstanding repeat offenders on our street with large commercial vehicles and enforcement of the current parking ordinance hasn't been consistent, even when the issue is reported.

Good idea to allow overnight parking outside of the snow removal season. It's being done anyways in our neighborhood.

I believe this is a terrible idea. Many streets are too narrow to accommodate this easily. Furthermore, parked cars on the street create obstructions to drivers being able to see small children, dogs and other animals that might be entering the road.

We prefer to keep the streets free from overnight parking. It looks bad to have cars on the streets. It's a safety issue at night.

We have had construction and landscaping businesses (doing work for neighbors) park their equipment and trucks on the street in front of OUR home for days and weeks on end during non-winter months (including over night, reflecting non-enforcement of the existing ordinance). If you intend to allow overnight street parking, please address this issue, particularly for commercial vehicles. Thank you.

I don't see any reason to allow overnight parking in Minnetonka during any time of year. Especially in the current atmosphere. I like being able to detect if there is an unknown car/vehicle in my neighborhood.

Cars parked on the street overnight are a easier target for thieves. People will leave cars parked on the street for weeks or months, why take up a garage/driveway spot when the unused or non-working car can be 'stored' on the road. What are we solving with this new proposal? I'm against it.

I would really welcome this during the summer. It's a time when kids are off of school, people are out attending activities more often, etc.

While street parking may serve some with limited parking available, I wonder if there may be a negative safety/security impact. As summer weather permits, may sleeping in cars overnight increase and lead to other concerns.

I do not have any substantive disagreement with the proposed ordinance. However, the term "through" can be ambiguous, which is why you often see the phrase "through and including" in contracts. I would suggest modifying the first phrase to read: "From November 1 to April 30, ..." if that is the intent.

I'm not in favor of changing the overnight parking restrictions. I live in a cul-de-sac, and parking in the street would create issues with emergency vehicles which can be larger, i.e. fire trucks. Also, allowing parking in the streets encourages more rentals in our neighborhoods as this brings more vehicles into the neighborhoods.

Strongly support! Restricting street parking increases the chances of drunk driving. Not a good trade-off!