ATTENTION BRAINERD RESIDENTS
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW
SIDEWALKS – IF YOUR PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO A SIDEWALK,
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN IT AND KEEP IT SAFE FOR
PEDESTRIANS. THAT INCLUDES KEEPING THE SIDEWALK CLEAN AND CLEAR
ALL YEAR LONG. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION ON A SIDEWALK IS CONSIDERED
A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER A
SNOWFALL. IF THE SIDEWALK IS CONSIDERED A PUBLIC NUISANCE, THE
CITY ENGINEER CAN ORDER REMOVAL OF THE NUISANCE MATERIAL AND
HAVE THE COST OF REMOVAL ASSESSED TO YOUR PROPERTY. (SIDEWALKS
ARE REGULATED BY CITY CODE SECTION 825.)
SNOW REMOVAL ON PUBLIC STREETS - A SNOW EMERGENCY IS DECLARED
IN THE CITY OF BRAINERD WHENEVER THERE IS A SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
OF FOUR INCHES OR MORE. ON THE FIRST DAY OF A SNOW EMERGENCY,
PARKING IS PROHIBITED ON ALL SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES, ALL NORTH/SOUTH
STREETS, ALL STREETS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, AND ALL STREETS
SOUTH OF WILLOW STREET UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN PLOWED FROM CURB
TO CURB. ON THE SECOND DAY OF A SNOW EMERGENCY, PARKING IS PROHIBITED
ON ALL REMAINING EAST/WEST STREETS UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN PLOWED
FROM CURB TO CURB.
ALL VEHICLES PLOWED AROUND DURING A SNOW EMERGENCY WILL BE SUBJECT
TO RECEIVING A $25.00 PARKING FINE. ANY VEHICLE THAT REMAINS
UNMOVED FOR A PERIOD OF 48 HOURS FOLLOWING ITS BEING PLOWED AROUND
WILL BE TOWED AT THE OWNERS’ EXPENSE.
DECLARATIONS OF SNOW EMERGENCIES ARE SENT TO THE LOCAL NEWS
MEDIA AND CABLE TV PROVIDERS. (SNOW REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS ARE
REGULATED BY CITY CODE SECTION 1315.)
GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING – IT IS UNLAWFUL TO FAIL
TO DISPOSE OF GARBAGE AND RUBBISH IN A SANITARY MANNER AS OFTEN
AS NECESSARY AND TO KEEP YOUR PREMISES IN AN ORDERLY AND SANITARY
CONDITION. EVERY HOUSHOLD IN THE CITY SHALL ENGAGE A GARBAGE
HAULER OR OTHERWISE DELIVER OR CAUSE TO BE DELIVERED THEIR WASTE
TO A PERMITTED LANDFILL. EVERY OWNER OF ANY DWELLING HAVING GARBAGE
TO DISPOSE OF SHALL PROVIDE ONE OR MORE FLY TIGHT CONTAINERS
SUFFICIENT TO RECEIVE ALL GARBAGE WHICH MAY ACCUMULATE BETWEEN
TIMES OF COLLECTION. GARBAGE HAULERS GENERALLY PROVIDE APPROPRIATE
CONTAINERS. ALL GARBAGE AND RUBBISH ACCUMULATING BETWEEN THE
TIMES OF COLLECTION SHALL BE PLACED IN THE CONTAINERS. GARBAGE
AND REFUSE CONTAINERS SHALL BE PLACED FOR COLLECTION AT ONE PLACE
AT GROUND LEVEL ON THE PROPERTY AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE STREET
OR ALLEY FROM WHICH COLLECTION IS MADE. HAULERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED
TO PROVIDE RECYCLING SERVICES TO RESIDENTS AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH.
A LISTING OF LICENSED HAULERS IS AVAILABLE FROM THE BRAINERD
CITY OFFICES. (GARBAGE IS REGULATED BY CITY CODE SECTION 600).
PARKING REGULATIONS – VEHICLES PARKED ON ANY STREET WITH
A CURB MUST BE PARKED PARALLEL TO THE RIGHT HAND CURB AND WITH
THE RIGHT HAND WHEELS OF SUCH VEHICLE WITHIN 12 INCHES OF THE
CURB, EXCEPT ON STREETS WHERE ANGLE PARKING IS REQUIRED AND DESIGNATED.
PARKING IS PROHIBITED AS FOLLOWS: ON A SIDEWALK OR BOULEVARD;
IN FRONT OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DRIVEWAY; WITHIN AN INTERSECTION;
WITHIN 15 FEET OF A FIRE HYDRANT; ON A CROSS WALK; WITHIN 20
FEET OF A CROSSWALK AT AN INTERSECTION; IN THE FRONT YARD OF
A ONE OR TWO FAMILY DWELLING.
ALSO, UNLESS POSTED OTHERWISE, NO VEHICLE SHALL BE PARKED ON
A STREET, ALLEY OR PUBLIC PARKING LOT WITHIN THE CITY FOR A PERIOD
OF MORE THAN 48 HOURS. (PARKING REGULATIONS ARE ADDRESSED IN
SECTIONS 1310 AND 515.73 OF THE BRAINERD CITY CODE.)
OPEN BURNING AND RECREATIONAL FIRES – OPEN BURNING IS NOT
ALLOWED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RECREATIONAL
FIRES.
THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO RECREATIONAL FIRES:
1. ONLY UNFINISHED WOOD MAY BE USED.
2. THE FIRE MUST BE THREE FEET (36 INCHES) IN DIAMETER OR SMALLER,
WITH FLAMES NO HIGHER THAN THREE FEET (3 FEET).
3. THE FIRE MUST BE LOCATED NO CLOSER THAN 25 FEET FROM A STRUCTURE
OR ANY COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE.
4. BURNING OF PAPER, REFUSE OR FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
IS PROHIBITED.
5. BUCKETS, SHOVELS OR GARDEN HOSES SHALL BE READILY AVAILABLE
TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.
6. RECREATIONAL FIRES SHALL BE CONSTANTLY ATTENDED BY AN ADULT
KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE USE OF THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT
NOTED IN RULE NO. 5. CONSTANT ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED UNTIL THE
FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED.
7. CONDITIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE TO SPREAD WITHIN 25 FEET
OF A STRUCTURE OR COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE MUST BE ELIMINATED PRIOR
TO IGNITION.
8. THE FIRE CHIEF OR THE CHIEF’S DESIGNEE, IS AUTHORIZED
TO REQUIRE THAT RECREATIONAL FIRES BE IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUED,
IF SUCH FIRES ARE DETERMINED BY THAT INDIVIDUAL TO CONSTITUTE
A HAZARDOUS CONDITION OR A NUISANCE.
9. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MUST BE CONTACTED PRIOR TO THE IGNITION
OF ANY RECREATIONAL FIRE AT 828-2312. IF ATMOSPHERE OR FIRE SPREAD
CONDITIONS ARE DETERMINED TO BE HAZARDOUS FOR RECREATIONAL FIRES,
THE FIRE CHIEF OR THE CHIEF’S DESIGNEE MAY ORDER THAT THE
FIRE MAY NOT BE IGNITED, OR THAT AN EXISTING FIRE BE EXTINGUISHED.
10. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MUST BE NOTIFIED NOT LESS THAN TWO HOURS
PRIOR TO THE IGNITION OF ANY RECREATIONAL FIRES.
11. THE INDIVIDUAL NOTIFYING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF A RECREATIONAL
FIRE MUST EITHER OWN THE PROPERTY WHERE THE RECREATIONAL FIRE
WILL BE LOCATED OR HAVE WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PROPERTY
OWNER FOR A RECREATIONAL FIRE.
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE PRECEDING RULES:
FIRES CONTAINED IN BARBECUE GRILLS AND PERMANENTLY INSTALLED
BARBECUE PITS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE PRECEDING RULES. (SEE
SECTION 421 OF THE BRAINERD CITY CODE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)
PUBLIC NUISANCES/JUNK – A PERSON IS GUILTY OF PUBLIC NUISANCE
IF THEY MAINTAIN OR PERMIT A CONDITION WHICH UNREASONABLY ANNOYS,
INJURES, OR ENDANGERS THE SAFETY, HEALTH, MORALS, COMFORT, OR
REPOSE OF ANY CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. NUISANCES
INCLUDE: CAUSING, PERMITTING OR MAINTAINING ANY JUNK CARS, ANY
DEBRIS, OR ANY BUILDING MATERIALS EXCEPT WHERE THE MATERIALS
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ALLOWABLE BUSINESS OR WHERE CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS ARE BEING USED AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING
WHERE SUCH CONSTRUCTION IS ON A CONTINUOUS AND UNINTRERUPTED
BASIS. A JUNK CAR IS DEFINED AS A VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY
LICENSED BY THE STATE AND IS NOT IN AN OPERABLE CONDITION.
ALSO, IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DEPOSIT MATERIALS ON THE STREET SUCH
AS SNOW, LEAVES, GRASS, SAND OR SIMILAR MATERIALS. (NUISANCES
ARE ADDRESSED IN SECTION 2010 OF THE BRAINERD CITY CODE.)
NOISE RELATED ISSUES – IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON
TO MAKE, ASSIST IN MAKING, PERMIT OR ALLOW THE MAKING OF ANY
NOISE WHICH ANNOYS, DISTURBS, INJURES OR ENDANGERS THE COMFORT,
REPOSE, HEALTH, PEACE OR SAFETY OF OTHERS IN THE CITY, IF THE
NOISE IS MADE IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO BE PLAINLY AUDIBLE AT THE
BOUNDARY OF THE REAL PROPERTY, STRUCTURE, OR RESIDENCE FROM WHICH
THE NOISE ORIGINATES OR AT A DISTANCE OF FIFTY (50) FEET FROM
THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE MAY INCLUDE
ELECTRONIC DEVICES, VEHICLE SOUND SYSTEMS OR ENGINE NOISE, OR
YELLING, SHOUTING, ETC.
WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED (500) FEET OF ANY RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY,
NO PERSON MAY OPERATE ANY POWER IMPLEMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, AN ELECTRIC OR GAS POWERED IMPLEMENT SUCH AS A LAWN
MOWER, HEDGE CLIPPER, CHAIN SAW, TRIMMER, BUG ZAPPER, OR OTHER
DEVICE DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR OUTDOOR USE, AT ANY TIME OTHER
THAN BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6:30 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS
AND 8:00 A.M. AND 10:00 P.M. ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND
SUNDAYS.
NOISY PARTIES AND GATHERINGS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 P.M.
AND 7:00 A.M. ARE PROHIBITED WHERE NOISE EMANATES OF A SUFFICIENT
VOLUME SO AS TO DISTURB THE PEACE, QUIET OR REPOSE OF ANOTHER
PERSON. EVIDENCE OF A NOISY PARTY IS WHERE NOISE OF SUCH VOLUME
IS CLEARLY AUDIBLE AT A DISTANCE OF FIFTY (50) FEET FROM THE
STRUCTURE OR BUILDING IN WHICH THE PARTY OR GATHERING IS OCCURRING,
OR IN THE CASE OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS, IN THE ADJACENT HALLWAY
OR APARTMENT. (NOISE RELATED ISSUES ARE COVERED BY BRAINERD CITY
CODE, SECTION 2014.)
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
CITY OF BRAINERD, 501 LAUREL STREET, BRAINERD, MN 56401
PHONE NUMBER: 218-828-2307 – FAX: 218-828-2316
OFFICE HOURS: 7:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WEB SITE: WWW.CI.BRAINERD.MN.US
