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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 93-20
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE SECTION 9-3-6.
The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain:
Section 9-3-6(B) of Prior Lake City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(B) High Water Speed Limitations:
1. These words or phrases, when used in this ordinance,
have the following meanings:
a. "Slow-no wake" means the operation of a watercraft
at the slowest possible speed necessary to
maintain steerage.
b. "Prior Lake" is the body of water given that name
and assigned the lake numbers 70-26 and 70-72 by
the Department of Natural Resources.
2. During- the periodg of high water (90~.O' or gre~ter.-
above mean sea level on Prior Lake, as determined by
the Prior Lake/Spring Lake Watershed District gauge),
the City Manager of Prior Lake, or his/her designee,
may, at his/her discretion, and upon notifying the
Scott County Sheriff, impose a slow/no wake speed on
such areas of the lake as may be necessary.
Such restrictions shall become effective upon
publication in the local paper as a news item or on a
specified date, whichever is later. All public water
accesses and private launch ramps shall be posted prior
to and during the time the restrictions are in place.
In addition, notice of said restrictions shall be
posted at the Prior Lake City Hall.
Said restrictions shall be promptly removed when high
water levels have subsided.
3. Authorized resource management, emergency and
enforcement personnel, when acting in the performance
of their duties, shall be exempt from the restrictions
in this Section 9-3-6(B).
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 6th
day of July , 1993.
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Published in the Prior Lake American on the 17th day of July
1993.
Drafted By:
Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A.
1800 IDS Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
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