If you live in or plan to visit Minneapolis in the coming weeks, it's best to check to see if any of those temporary "No Parking" signs have been posted on the street where you plan to park your car.
The city will begin its annual fall street sweeping on Tuesday, and the first signs prohibiting parking on street were to begin going up Monday.
Over the course of the next four weeks, crews will sweep nearly 1,100 miles of city streets from curb to curb, mostly to remove debris and leaves. To do that, they need all drivers to move their vehicles off the street.
Signs will be posted a minimum of 24 hours before a street is swept. Vehicles that are not moved when crews come through will be ticketed and likely towed to the Minneapolis Impound Lot. Those ticketed can plan on a $42 fine. Additional charges are tacked on for vehicles that are towed.
When signs are posted, parking will be banned from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the day listed on the "No Parking" sign. City officials say they will remove the signs as soon as possible after a street has been swept and allow parking to resume.
The city also will post updates on its Facebook page and send out information on Twitter.
Additionally, the city will place automated phone calls to residents on the night before their street is swept as a reminder. But, city officials say that "there is no guarantee that calls will reach everyone, so residents should be sure to check the schedule and watch for signs."
A schedule showing when streets will be swept will be available on the city's website.
