Programs & Services
sort: title | dateCapital Improvement Program
updated: Friday, September 16, 2011The CIP plans for the construction and maintenance of our water and sewer infrastructure, roads, bridges, city buildings, parks and recreational facilities, and technology. It identifies the years when improvements will be undertaken and possible funding sources. The first year reflects the adopted Budget for the fiscal year. The remaining four...
Drinking Water Report
updated: Friday, January 20, 2012The purpose of the Drinking Water Report is to advance residents’ understanding of drinking water and heighten awareness of the need to protect precious water resources.
Call Public Works at (952) 924-2557 if you have questions about the City's Drinking Water Report or would like information about opportunities for public participation in decisions that may affect the quality of the water.
The report is updated annually in January and published in mid-summer.
2011 Drinking Water Report (available May 2012)
2010 Drinking Water Report
2009 Drinking Water Report
2008 Drinking Water Report
Contact
Scott E. Anderson | Utilities Superintendent
Municipal Service Center | 7305 Oxford Street | St. Louis Park, MN 55426
P: (952) 924-2557 | F: (952) 924-2560 | sanderson@stlouispark.org
Engineering Standards
updated: Thursday, December 01, 2011Engineering Standard Plates are now available online for download. Standard Plates are detailed drawings for contractors to use when preparing plans and specifications for public improvements in or under the public right-of-way and public easements. A zipped file containing all 15 plates can be emailed upon request...
Garbage & Recycling
updated: Wednesday, September 21, 2011Click here for information about the garbage, yard waste, and recycling programs.
Hennepin County Flood Insurance Study Update
updated: Friday, January 27, 2012The City held a public information meeting on August 6, 2009 to update homeowners on the status of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplain mapping project. The City hired Barr Engineering to review the proposed revisions and identify structures within the revised floodplain in St. Louis Park. At the meeting, Barr...
Ice Control Practices
updated: Thursday, October 06, 2011The City has a Council adopted Snow Removal / Ice Control Policy which provides for snow removal activities and establishes priorities for how this is accomplished. The Council has not established a "bare pavement" or ice free (safety) requirement. Use of chemical and or sand applications have been reduced due to environmental and budgetary...
Locate Buried Utilities
updated: Friday, December 16, 2011IT'S THE LAW, before you begin digging for repair work, construction or landscaping, contact Gopher State One Call. Within two business days, any facilities in your dig area will be marked or cleared, allowing you to begin digging.
Gopher State One Call’s services are free to everyone. Please contact Gopher State One Call to submit your dig information through any of the following methods:
- Online: Submit Your Dig Information Here
- From Your Smart Phone: http://mnticketentry.korterraweb.com
- Telephone: (800) 252-1166 or (651) 454-0002
Contact
Joel Suhl | City Locator
Municipal Service Center | 7305 Oxford Street | St. Louis Park, MN 55426
P: (952) 928-1323 | F: (952) 924-2560 | jsuhl@stlouispark.org
Neighborhood Traffic Requests
updated: Tuesday, December 20, 2011The city has a policy and procedure in place to address traffic concerns and requests for traffic controls in order to ensure that traffic controls are used appropriately and that residents’ concerns are addressed. Most traffic control requests are handled through a process that may require City Council approval.
Requests may include the following:
- Stop sign requests
- Traffic signal requests
- Parking restrictions
Please contact Laura Adler if you have a specific traffic question, concern, or request. Please contact Mark Hanson to report damaged or missing signs, signals, or street lights.
Contact
Laura Adler | Engineering Program Coordinator
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
P: (952) 924-2690 | F: (952) 924-2663 | ladler@stlouispark.org
Mark Hanson | Operations Superintendent
Municipal Service Center | 7305 Oxford Street | St. Louis Park, MN 55426
P: (952) 924-2186 | F: (952) 924-2560 | mhanson@stlouispark.org
Parking: Winter Ban
updated: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Have Snow Plowing Questions?
- Call Public Works staff at (952) 924-2562, during regular business hours or
- Call Non-Emergency Police Dispatch at (952) 924-2618 during all other times.
Winter Parking Ban Information
For winter parking ban information call the Winter Parking Hotline at (952) 924-2180 for a 24-hour recorded message.
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Don't wait for a "snow emergency" to move your car. On-street parking is automatically banned - whether it's 2 p.m. or 2 a.m. - as soon as snow accumulation reaches three inches. Vehicles parked on unplowed streets can be ticketed and towed.
When On-Street Parking Is Allowed
On-street parking is allowed as soon as streets have been plowed to the curb.
When snow accumulation is less than three inches, plows may be dispatched but parking is not banned. However, snow plow drivers can do a better job of clearing streets if you park off the street even during minor snowfalls. If you aren't sure if parking is banned, call the Winter Parking Hotline at (952) 924-2180.
Vehicles Can Be Ticketed And Towed
Vehicles parked on unplowed streets will be ticketed. If they're not moved within 12 hours of being ticketed, they can be towed. Ticket and towing charges can include any of the following and can be higher:
- $30 minimum parking ticket (fee can be higher)
- $115.00 minimum towing charge plus administrative fees (additional charges if the vehicle must be shoveled out or weighs more than one ton)
- $30 storage fee per day
If You're Plowed In, Ticketed Or Towed
If your vehicle is ticketed or plowed-in, dig it out immediately and move it to a driveway, garage or plowed street. City ordinance prohibits vehicles from parking within 50 feet (about two car lengths) of any snow left behind when plows went around parked cars. You can be ticketed and towed if you park too close to an unplowed area of the street.
If your vehicle is towed, call Bobby & Steve's at (952) 944-1690 to find out where to pick up your vehicle.
Avoid Ticketing And Towing
To avoid the risk of ticketing and towing, please pay attention to the weather forecast. If snowfall is predicted - regardless of depth - don't take a chance: park on the driveway or in your garage. If you're going to be away from home, don't leave your car on the street.
If you aren't sure if parking is banned, call the Winter Parking Hotline at (952) 924-2180.
Another way to avoid a ticket and towing is simply to make it your winter habit to park off the street, especially at night.
City ordinance prohibits vehicles from being parked within 50 feet (about two car lengths) of any snow left behind when plows went around parked cars. You can be ticketed and towed if you park too close to an unplowed area of the street.
Parking: Winter Exceptions
updated: Thursday, October 20, 2011There are some exceptions to the winter parking ordinance - but only in a few neighborhoods where parking is limited because of apartment buildings or commercial businesses. In these areas, parking within the first 24 hours of the ban going into effect is allowed. After the first 24 hours, however, vehicles must be moved to a plowed street. Vehicles...
Pavement Management
updated: Friday, November 04, 2011The City of St. Louis Park pavement management program, along with the street maintenance program, was created to facilitate proper maintenance of road surfaces. The City uses various strategies to maintain the asphalt (blacktop) surfaces such as: patch and repair, crack sealing, seal coating, mill and overlay, and reconstruction.
See the Local Street Rehabilitation article for information on pavement management projects scheduled for 2012.
Maps
Pavement Management Areas
Contact
Scott Brink | City Engineer
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
P: (952) 924-2687 | F: (952) 924-2663 | sbrink@stlouispark.org
Pothole Repair
updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011Pothole patching on city streets is done year round. Patching in the winter and spring months is done with material called "cold mix," which is more workable at cold winter temperatures. Regular city pothole patching with "hot mix" asphalt begins in May when asphalt plants re-open for the season. Hot mix asphalt is more durable...
Sanitary Sewer
updated: Wednesday, September 21, 2011The mission of the Sewer Division is to provide the community with a sanitary sewer collection system that will ensure the optimum transportation of sewage with minimum interruption and backups through maintenance, repair and replacement of the sanitary sewer system. The City has approximately 140 miles of sanitary sewer...
Seasonal Load Limits
updated: Thursday, January 12, 2012If you or someone you hire drives a truck that weighs more than 6 tons per axle, please be aware there are special road restrictions in late winter and early spring. Vehicle weight restrictions protect roadways when the road base is soft and subsurface drainage is limited because the soil is only partly thawed. As a result, the city follows the...
Service Line Repair
updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011The Utilities Division will prepare a Special Assessment Agreement (sample attached) and the homeowner will sign and notarize the Special Assessment Agreement. The final Special Assessment Agreement amount may be adjusted if the actual work costs exceed the quoted costs. Justification of the adjustment must be reviewed by the Superintendent...
Sidewalk Snow Removal
updated: Tuesday, February 07, 2012After a snowfall, snow on residential sidewalks must be removed by the same day if there are 6 or more hours of daylight following the snowfall or by noon the following day. Sidewalks in front of apartments or commercial buildings must be cleared within 4 hours once the snow has stopped falling or by the beginning of business hours the next day. ...
Snow Plowing
updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011Please call the Public Works Department at (952) 924-2562 for information on the city's snow plowing program. Click here for general snow plowing information.
Speakers Bureau
updated: Tuesday, January 03, 2012
The City provides speakers to groups for topics ranging from water to fire prevention to recycling. The speaker’s bureau topic listing promotes city subjects and relevant employees that are willing to share their expertise. Click here for more information.
Special Assessments for Road Construction
updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011Special assessment payments are due November 15. Property owners pay a portion of the assessment, plus interest, over a period of years with the annual real estate taxes. Typically, special assessments are paid over a 20 year time period. Certified special assessments also may be paid in full at any time. Usually, special assessments must be paid...
Sprinkling Restrictions
updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011To conserve water, St. Louis Park prohibits lawn sprinkling between noon and 6 p.m. In addition, all households and businesses must follow an odd/even schedule when sprinkling lawns. If your address ends with an odd number, you water on odd calendar days (1st, 3rd, 5th, etc.), likewise if your address ends with an even number, you water on even...
Storm Water
updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011Storm Water
Storm water refers to runoff from land and impervious areas such as paved streets, parking lots, and building rooftops during rainfall and snow events without the benefit of treatment. Storm water discharges are a concern because they sometimes contain pollutants in quantities that could adversely affect water quality.
The City's storm water collection system consists of 3,709 catch basins; 3,588 lateral pipes; 1,972 manholes; 90 miles of 12" to 102" pipe; 3 open ditches; 233 inlet-outlet structures; 49 ponds, lakes and dry basins; and 10 lift stations.
Additional Resources
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
2009 SWPPP Activities
Erosion Control Permit
Contact
Scott E. Anderson | Utilities Superintendent
Municipal Service Center | 7305 Oxford Street | St. Louis Park, MN 55426
P: (952) 924-2557 | F: (952) 924-2560 | sanderson@stlouispark.org
Street Sweeping
updated: Wednesday, September 21, 2011Our mission is to clean city streets to provide safe conditions for all modes of transportation. All city streets are swept twice a year – in the spring and again in the fall. It is important to remember that sweeping grass clippings and leaves into the street is not only bad for our local lakes, creeks and rivers; it is also a...
Treating Icy Road Conditions
updated: Thursday, October 06, 2011Standard Road Salt: Road salt is a great material to use but it is not a cure-all for all things icy and it does not work well on its own. Salt must first dissolve into a brine which is what actually melts snow and ice. A source of heat is generally needed to begin melting the snow/ice to dissolve salt into a brine. Heat can be provided by direct...
Water Conservation
updated: Monday, October 03, 2011Sprinkle lawns early in the morning or in the evening. Don't sprinkle lawns from noon to 6 p.m. when as much as 75 percent of the water evaporates. Water trees and gardens with a hose or soaker hose rather than a sprinkler. Use mulch around trees, shrubs and flowers to retain soil moisture. Sweep driveways and sidewalks with a broom rather than hosing...
Water System
updated: Monday, October 03, 2011The mission of the Water Division is to provide an uninterrupted supply of safe, high quality water to our customers. The City of Saint Louis Park provides drinking water to its residents from groundwater sources. The water system consists of 11 active wells, 6 water treatment facilities, three one million gallon water towers, four reservoirs with...
Phone Numbers
Main (952) 924-2555
Fax (952) 924-2663
Engineering
(952) 924-2555
Solid Waste Program
(952) 924-2555
Streets & Traffic
(952) 924-2562
Water & Sewer
(952) 924-2562
Winter Parking Hotline
(952) 924-2180
On This Page
- CIP
- Drinking Water Report
- Engineering Standards
- Garbage & Recycling
- Flood Insurance Study
- Ice Control Practices
- Locate Buried Utilities
- Traffic Requests
- Parking: Winter Ban
- Parking: Winter Exceptions
- Pavement Management
- Pothole Repair
- Sanitary Sewer
- Seasonal Load Limits
- Service Line Repair
- Sidewalk Snow Removal
- Snow Plowing
- Speakers Bureau
- Special Assessments
- Sprinkling Restrictions
- Storm Water
- Street Sweeping
- Treating Icy Road Conditions
- Water Conservation
- Water System