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Home My WebLink About109-13 Snowmobiles/~ PRI~~ / C7 ~'~ ti y U ~ 4646 Dakota Street S.E. Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ORDINANCE NO. 109-13 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 902 OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain that: 1. Section 902.400 of the Prior Lake City Code is hereby amended to add the underscored language as follows: 902.400:OPERATioN GENERALLY: Except as otherwise specifically permitted and authorized, no person may operate a snowmobile within the limits of the City: - On any sidewalk or pedestrian trail unless specifically designated for snowmobiling within the City. - On City Streets at a speed exceeding ten (10) miles per hour. - On Main Avenue except to cross at right angles. - On any school property, church property or within a cemetery. - No snowmobile may be operated within the boundaries of #1-ie--Lakefront or Sand Point Community Parks of the City other than on trails, roadways or in parking areas designated within the park for snowmobile traffic. - On a public bike path, unless it is posted with signs authorizing the use of snowmobiles. - On property not owned by the person, without the written or oral permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee of such lands. Written permission may be given by a posted notice of any kind or description that the owner, occupant, or lessee prefers, so long as it specifies the kind of vehicles allowed such as by saying "Snowmobiles Allowed", or other works substantially similar. - At any place in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner so as to endanger the person or property of another or to cause injury or damage thereto. - Without a lighted head and tail light. - In any tree nursery or planting in a manner which damages or destroys growing stock. - Except in a health related emergency, to tow any person or thing on a public street or highway except through the use of a rigid tow bar attached to the rest of the snowmobile. - At a speed greater than ten (10) miles an hour when within one hundred (100) feet of any Lakeshore, person, ice houses or skating rinks; nor shall operation be permitted within one hundred (100). feet of any sliding area nor where the operation would conflict with the lawful use of property or would endanger other persons or property. - In a manner so as to create a loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which disturbs, annoys or interferes with the peace and quiet of other persons. - There shall be no snowmobiling between the hours of eleven o'clock p.m. (11:00 p.m.) through seven o'clock a.m. (7:00 a.m.), except that on Friday and Saturday evenings and New Year's Eve evening, snowmobiling shall be allowed until two o'clock a.m. (2:00 a.m.) of the following day. t~v~,it~:e#prie~-~al~c~c-gym nn•~rni inirii ~n~nininnir~gg9~-19g 43 Snewmab~le~s doC ~ ivy c.e vi~v~r v Phone 952.447.9800 /Fax 952.447.4245 2. Section 902.1300 of the Prior Lake City Code is hereby amended to delete the section in its entirety and to add the following language: 902.1300: (PENALTY: Any person violating the terms of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be found guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished in accordance with the penalties established by Minnesota Statutes. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication. Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 19t" day of October, 2009. ATTEST: ~~ City M er __ -~ Ma r Published in the Prior Lake American on the 31St day of October, 2009. Drafted By: City of Prior Lake 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 M:\COUNCIL\ORDINANC\2009\109-13 Snowmobiles.doc 2 ' ` 'JL+'G'1'lUN 902 UF'1'LiE PRIOR. LAKE CITY CODE ' The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain that: Section 902.400 of the Prior Lake City Code is hereby amended#o add the underscored language as fol- lows: .`. 50Z.4OO:. - OPERATION GEN-~ Exats,Y:Exceptasotherwisespecif"i- p ffidavit of P blic ti tally permitted and authorized, no /y u on a person may operate a snowmobile within the iimits of the Cityi Southwest News ers a - ~ On any sidewalk or p p pedestrian trail unless specifically designated for snowmobiling wlthin the city. State of Minnesota) - On City Streets at a speed exceeding ten (10) miles per . )SS. , ,, hour. -, On Main Avenue except COUnt~/ Of SCOtt ) to cross at rightangles. - On any school property, ehurc~I property or within a : cemetery. - No snowmobile may be Laurie A. Hartmann, being duly sworn, on oath says that she is the publisher or the authorized operated within the boundaries of agent of the publisher of the newspapers known as the Shakopee Valley News, Jordan Indepen- l;ke-Lakefront Qr Sand Point dent, Prior Lake American and Savage Pacer, and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as G~mmunity Parks of the City follows: other than-°on trails::roadwavs or in Perking areas designated ~ within the parkfor snowmobile (A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal traffic. newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331 A.02, 331 A.07, and other applicable laws, as - On a public bike path, amended. artless itis posted with signs authorizing the use of snowmo- ~,/ (B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No. ~ 1 5 biles. ~ was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said - On property not owned' ~ Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of by the person,:without the written' the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both or oral permission of the owner inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition occupant, or lessee of such lands. ! Written permission may be given and publication of the Notice: by a posted notice of any kind or desEription that the g4viier,;,,. abcdefghijkhnnopgrstuvwxyz occupant; oi=le5"see prefels, so- y long as it specifies the kind of vehicles allowed such as by saying ~~~~~~~ ` G'~ "Snowmobiles Allowed", or other '- " works-substantiallysimi1ar. Laurie A. Hartmann At anyplace in a careless, reckless, or negligent mariner sous to endanger the per"son or property of another or Subscribed and sworn before me on to cause injury or damage thereto. Without a lighted head . and tail light. In an e nur t this and day of h U Y e m ~ ~'"~ 2009 - , y re sery or , planting in a manner which :damages or destroys growing °stock. Exceptin a Ylealth I„ JYMME J. BARK related emergency; to tow any. f person or thing on a public street i /~/v1-~ NOTARY PUBLIC -MINNESOTA or highway excepf fhrough the, Not ublic My Commission Expires 01/31/2013 ~ use of a rigid tow bar attached to "''~" the'rest of he snowmobIle. ' At a speed greater than ten "(10) miles an hour when within one hundred (100) feetof any Lakeshore, person, ice houses ' or skatingrinks;.norsliau ! RATE INFORMATION operation be';permitted within one hundred (100) feet of any sliding Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space.... $31.20 per column inch area nor where the operation , i Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter ................................. $31.20 per column inch would conflict with the lawful u8e ! of property. or would. endanger . Rate actually charged for the above matter .............................................. $12.43 per column inch other persons or property. - ` In a manner so as "to create a loud; unnecessary or annoys or interferes with the effective from and' after its passaga , and publication. Passed.by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 19t" day of , October; 2009. ATTEST: i City Manager Mayor (Published iii the Prior Lake Aineri- can on Saturday, October 31, 2009; ' No, 7354)