Calendar Parking & Winter Snow Information

Snow removal operations begin when snowfall has reached 2 inches. Snow removal starts with major arterial roads and thoroughfares in the city and then follow with residential streets. To read the full City of Thief River Falls Snowplowing Policy, CLICK HERE.

The Public Works Department will begin removing snow using this time frame & route map when snowfall is 2 inches or more. CLICK HERE to see map. 

Calendar Parking Information - November 15 - March 15 CLICK HERE to see the calendar parking map. 

(A) Streets and Avenues. It is a petty misdemeanor for any person to park or leave standing, between November 15 and March 15 of the following year, any motor vehicle on any street designated as an "avenue" between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays including Red Lake Blvd & Alice Dr, or on any designated street, road, boulevard, circle, court, cul-de-sac, drive, or lane between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

(B) Parking Lots. It is a petty misdemeanor for any person to park or leave standing, between November 15 and March 15 of the following year, any motor vehicle in City parking lots identified as the west half of the parking lot east of LaBree Avenue and from Second Street to 150 feet south of Second Street (Municipal Lot No. 1), the west half the parking lot west of LaBree Avenue and north of First Street (Municipal Lot No. 2), the west half of the parking lot located between Second Street and Third Street west of Knight Avenue (Municipal Lot No. 3) and the west half of the parking lot located between LaBree Avenue and Horace Avenue north of Fourth Street (Municipal Lot No. 4) between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays, or in City parking lots identified as the east half of the parking lot east of LaBree Avenue and from Second Street to 150 feet south of Second Street (Municipal Lot No. 1), the east half of parking lot west of LaBree Avenue and north of First Street (Municipal Lot No. 2), the east half of parking lot located between Second Street and Third Street west of Knight Avenue (Municipal Lot No. 3) and the east half of the parking lot located between LaBree Avenue and Horace Avenue north of Fourth Street  (Municipal Lot No. 4) between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. CLICK HERE for map. 

(C) Central Business District Streets and Avenues. It is a petty misdemeanor for any person to park or leave standing year around, any motor vehicle on any street or avenue in the Central Business District between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day between November 15 and March 15 of the following year. This area is bordered by Fourth Street on the north, Knight Avenue on the west, First Street on the south, and the Canadian Pacific Railroad on the east (including LaBree Avenue east to the former hospital emergency entrance). This restriction includes Highway 32 (Main Avenue) from Zeh Street to Fourth Street and Highway 59 (Third Street) from Duluth Avenue to Atlantic Avenue.

(D) Snow Emergency. The Mayor has the ability to declare a snow emergency and start calendar parking city wide before November 15th or after March 15th of the following year.

Sidewalk Snow Removal

Residential Sidewalks

In accordance with City Code, Section 91.01, the owner or occupant of any property adjacent to a public sidewalk shall use diligence to keep the walk safe for pedestrians. No owner or occupant shall allow snow, ice, dirt, or rubbish to remain on the walk longer than 48 hours after its deposit thereon, or after the snow has ceased to fall. Unlike Streets & Avenues, there is not a 2 inch minimum. After each snowfall, sidewalks must be cleared within 48 hours. The City will inspect sidewalks & failure to comply with this section will constitute a violation and the City will remove the snow, ice, dirt or rubbish and you will be billed for the services incurred. If the charges for the services are not paid, the remaining balance shall be certified to the Pennington County Auditor and shall be entered as a special assessment against this property to be collected as part of the real estate taxes, as per Minnesota State Statute & City Code.