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SECTION 903
OFF - ROAD VEHICLES;
COMBUSTION ENGINES
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UBSECTION
903.100: D
EFINITIONS
903.200: O C E ; E
PERATION OF OMBUSTION NGINES QUIPMENT
903.300: O O - R V
PERATION OF FF OAD EHICLES
903.400: A P
PPLICABILITY OF ROVISIONS
903.500: P O
ROHIBITED PERATIONS
903.600: V ; P
IOLATION ENALTY
903.100 D :
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EFINITIONS
Combustion Engine : Any engine burning or consuming fuel for its source of
power, to include by way of example, but not by limitation, such engines as t he
internal combustion piston engine, gas and diesel, two (2) or four (4) cycles, the
Wankel rotary engine and gas and diesel turbine engine s .
Off - Road Vehicle : Any vehicle which is capable of and is being operated off the
public roadway. By way of exa mple but not by limitation, motorcycles, dirt bikes, all
terrain vehicles, tractors, four (4) wheel drive jeep - type vehicles. It is further
specified that an off - road vehicle shall not include a snowmobile.
903.200 O O C E ; E :
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No combustion engine,
PERATION F OMBUSTION NGINES QUI PMENT
except a chain saw, shall be operated within the City without a muffler to effectively
muffle the exhaust noise of the engines. The engines must have standard mufflers
securely attached and not readily disconnected and must rem ain in constant
operation and must reduce the noise of the operation of the motor to the minimum
necessary for operation. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, straight pipe
or tuned exhaust and the exhaust system shall not emit or produce a sharp popping
or cracking sound.
No chain saw shall be operated within any plat or residential area except to trim , fell
or cut up t rees or wood on the premises intended to be used personally by the
property owner. The importation of trees, wood or logs into such a platted residential
area for chain sawing for commercial purposes is prohibited.
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903.300 O O O - R V :
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No off - road vehicle shall be operated
PERATION F FF OAD EHICLES
within three hundred feet (300') of any residence, dwelling, farmstead, barn or cattle
lot unless it is on a public roadway, properly equipped, licensed and operated by a
duly licensed operator in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 169.
No off - road vehicle may be operated on public property other than a public roadway
or on privat e property without the written permission of the owner or possessor of
land on which it is being operated . A recognized motorcycle club may, by
prearrangement with the City Council, receive a written permit from the City Council
to operate their vehicles off - road.
No motorcycle races or races between off - road vehicles will be permitted anywhere
in the City without a written permit from the City Council.
903.400 A O P :
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Operation of a gasoline or combustion engine
PPLICABILITY F ROVISIONS
any time other than between the hours of 7:00 A.M . and 7 :00 P.M . on weekdays
and Saturdays and be tween the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 7 :00 P.M. on Sundays and
legal holidays shall be illegal without a written permit from the City.
Nothing in this Section shall be intended as a prohibition against the operation of
legitimate farm machinery, snow removal equipment, construction equipment, lawn
mowers, garden tractors, gasoline powered cement mixers, air compressors or
similar equipment; provided, however, that such operation is consistent with the
provisions of Section s 605.1000 through 605.1005 and Sections 803.900 through
803.905 of the City Code. Further, nothing in this section shall be intended as a
prohibition against the operation of legitimate on - road motor vehicles, motorcycles,
or other modes of transportation or conveyance.
903.500 P O :
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The operation of any combustion engine for purposes
ROHIBITED PERATIONS
of harassment of any resident of the City is prohibited, and no such engine shall be
operated so as to crea te load and excessive noise or in any way to unduly disturb
the peace and privacy of the residents of the City in such a manner as to create a
public nuisance thereby.
It shall be illegal to operate any combustion engine or off - road vehicle in a careles s,
reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger any person or property of another,
or to cause injury or damage thereto. It shall be illegal to operate any off - road
vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotics or habit forming -
drug s. No person shall permit the use of their premises or property for the operation
of any off - road vehicle or combustion engine in violation of the provision of this
Section or the statu t es of the State. The owner or person in possession of the
premises sha ll be deemed to have permitted the use, as specified in this subsection,
under either of the following circumstances:
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If said owner has granted written permission to the operator; or
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A minor child is operating a combustion engine or off - road vehic le on private
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property in violation of this Section.
903.600 V ; P :
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Any person violating the terms of this Section shall, upon
IOLATION ENALTY
conviction thereof, be found guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished in
accordance with the penalties establ ished by Minnesota Statutes.
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For Future Amendments)
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