Street Sweeping Citation — Insufficient Posting Notice
Minneapolis posts temporary 'No Parking' signs 24 hours before street sweeping per Public Works policy and Minneapolis Code §478.140. Tickets and tows during street sweeping are subject to dismissal if: (1) signs were not posted at least 24 hours in advance; (2) signs were posted but obscured (covered by foliage, removed by vandals, or knocked over); (3) the sweeping did not occur or occurred outside the posted window; (4) the resident's block was not properly demarcated. Public Works maintains posting logs (when sign was placed, by whom) — a §13.03 data practices request can reveal whether 24-hour notice was met.
Legal basis
Minneapolis Code §478.140; Minneapolis Public Works Street Sweeping Policy; Minn. Stat. §169.06 subd. 4
Sample appeal wording
[DATE] Minneapolis Parking Violations Bureau Re: Citation #[NUMBER] — Street Sweeping I appeal this citation. The temporary 'No Parking — Street Sweeping' sign was [not posted with 24-hour advance notice / obscured by [overgrowth/snow] / knocked over / not present at my parking location]. I parked at [LOCATION] at approximately [TIME] on [DATE]. No sign was visible at that time. Photograph attached as Exhibit A. Under Minneapolis Public Works street sweeping policy, signs must be posted at least 24 hours before enforcement. Under Minn. Stat. §169.06 subd. 4, a sign not in proper position or sufficiently legible cannot support enforcement. I request dismissal. I have separately submitted a Government Data Practices Act request for the sign-posting log for [STREET/BLOCK] on [DATE]. [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Minneapolis Code §478.140
- Minneapolis Public Works Street Sweeping Schedule
- Minn. Stat. §169.06