PARKING CONTROL
Parking Control Division Mission: To create a fair use of available parking within the City of Owatonna by enforcing parking laws.
Objective of the Graduated Parking Fine System: To provide a warning for first time offenders, but penalize the chronic offenders for multiple parking violations. It is a continued goal of the Parking Control Division to maintain a vibrant downtown with parking that is user friendly and convenient for customers, business owners, employees, and residents.
Parking Control Division Strategy: To maximize the use of all existing parking spaces for downtown customers, businesses, and residents. To accomplish this strategy, parking restrictions are enforced to encourage employees, business owners, and residents to use long-term parking spaces located on the fringe of the downtown area, while making available short-term parking spaces located in the center of downtown for shoppers and customers.
Administrative offenses are intended to provide the public and the city with an informal, cost effective and expeditious alternative to traditional criminal charges for violations of certain ordinance provisions. The administrative citation procedure is intended to be voluntary by those individuals who have been cited. Any time prior to payment of the administrative penalty, an individual may withdraw from participating in the procedure, in which event, the City may bring criminal charges in accordance with the law. Likewise, prior to the payment of the administrative citation, the City, at its discretion, may choose to dismiss the administrative offense.
-36-
YEAR
2013
2012
2011
Fines Collected
$41,395
$46,605
$50,843
Administrative Fines Collected
$1,995
$2,425
$3,475
Green Tickets Issued
1,190
959
1,393
Odd / Even Parking Tickets
825
630
894
Red Tickets Issued
1,919
2,149
2,257
Administrative Tickets Issued
53
68
69
OWATONNA POLICE DEPARTMENT