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Show 1 ' 7 . K V F - V fClr1'; "N I" ') MiniMitlr'"''m 1 Mmi&jf-il The Newspaper Thursday, January 14, 1982 Page A5 Chief says Cars parked illegally will get the hook Driving a car in the snow can be a big pain in the bumper. Many people find that the easiest way to avoid the hassle of digging their cars out after a major storm is to simply leave them where they are and walk. On one hand, that's good; walking builds up your cardio-vascular system. On the other hand, if you leave your car buried under a mound of snow on a city street for three days, you may find your blood pressure pres-sure rising when you have to walk to the impound lot to get it back. It's winter in Park City, and when the snows come, the cars go. That's the word from Police Chief Joe Offret, who said 60 cars have been given the hook and towed to impound lots in the last month. While Offret said he understands that parking is at a premium in the city, cars have got to be moved at regular intervals to facilitate snowplowing. City ordinances specify that there is no parking on Main Street between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. from Nov. 1 to May 1. During those same months, there's no parking on the east side of all north-south side streets. On those roads that are less than 20 feet wide, there is no parking at any time. In Swede Alley, there is no parking Thursday mornings on the upper end of the street, and no parking Monday Mon-day mornings on the lower end. Even if you're parked in a legal spot, your car will be towed if it remains in the same place for more than 72 hours. What happens if you overstay over-stay your welcome? Your car will be towed either by the city's wrecker, or by one contracted from Mike Spears. The infraction will cost you $5 while the impound will be $30, plus a $3-a-day storage fee. According to Offret, the city hasn't always been in the towing business. As a matter of fact, it was early this fall that the city purchased pur-chased a wrecker which was to be used for moving city equipment that broke down. But once the snow came, it was apparent the wrecker could also be used to move cars that prevented the snowplows from doing their job. The impound lot for the city is at the old city shops off Highway 248. Unfortunately, Unfortu-nately, the area is not secured with a fence, and Offret said at least 10 of the cars that were impounded were later "stolen" back by the owners. To prevent that from happening again, Offret Off-ret said the city's towing service is going to have to be upgraded. The City Council discussed the problem last week, and agreed that the area must be secured, and a person must be available around the clock to accept impound fees and release cars. Offret said he is working on a new parking ordinance and on a method of warning car owners that their vehicles vehi-cles are in violation and will be towed. New signs have arrived that will be posted on Main Street and on side streets to indicate illegal parking hours. "We've had warning tags printed up that are very visible," said Offret. "We want people to have adequate ade-quate notice before their cars are impounded. We try to understand that some people are new to the city or are visiting and aren't familiar fa-miliar with the parking regulations. We know that the signage has been inadequate. inade-quate. A fluorescent red tag now will be affixed to the windshields of cars that have been parked more than 72 hours in the same space. However, cars parked on Main Street after 2 a.m. will not be given a warning; they will be towed. The new ordinance Offret is proposing will suggest that parking will be limited to 24 hours in city parking areas, such as Swede Alley and across from the Treasure Mountain Inn, but remain at 72 hours for side streets. The new ordinance also suggests that the impound fee be increased to $40, with the storage fee reduced to $2 a day after three days. The City Council has yet to review the suggested ordinance. ordi-nance. Offret said he understands that owners are infuriated when their cars are towed. "But people have to realize that the streets have got to be cleared, so the parking regulations have to be enforced." HOW THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED... Thursday, Jan. 7 MOTIONS .C.-Xr W' fe" Alvarez Lewis Coleman SliellniltT;;cr Wells Approve business license for 1-day antique auction at 110 yes no yeS yes Holiday Inn. Approve business license for Benson's Hay and Sleigh yeS yeS yS yS yeS rides on golf course. Approve plats for Ski Tea m Condoscondominiumization; veS VPS V6S CS V6S Stein's Lodge. J J J Amend ordinance to remove city council liaison to yes yes yes yes yes Planning Commission. Appoint Marlene Olson as .... citVRecorder. yes yes yes yes yes aty11?neyaSC,ydeaS V Appoint 13 members to vps ves vp Recreation Advisory Board. CS yeS Appoint John Quinn to Board GS eS yeS yeS yeS of Adjustments. Appoint Carol Calder as Planning Commission repre- sentativetoBoardof Jes Jcs e! C! e! Adjustments. Adopt ordinance establishing City Council meetings on yeS yeS yeS yes Thursdays, 5 p.m. Disapprove 3-month moratorium on zs-foot bidgs. no yes yes yes yes in HCB zone. Extend time-share yeS yeS yeS VeS VeS moratorium to Feb. 15, 1982. J J J J i Table amendment of agree- - ment between City and Deer yeS yeS yes yes yes Valley Resort. You turned up a winner AY.f v v v Prospector Development eornpany;j mm ... 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