HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 05-23 1st Reading: August 14, 2023 Publication: September 5,2023
2nd Reading: August 28,2023 Effective: October 4, 2023
CITY OF LINO LAKES
ORDINANCE NO. 05 -23
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF LINO LAKES CODE OF ORDINANCES
BY ENACTING 301.06 PROHIBITING CANNABIS USE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains:
SECTION 1 ENACTMENT. Lino Lakes City Code Chapter 301 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
CHAPTER 301: PUBLIC PARKS AND GROUNDS
Section
301.01 Definitions
301.02 Removing, defacing or destroying property
301.03 Erection of structures
301.04 Littering
301.05 Alcoholic beverages
301.06 Cannabis Products
301. 07 Vehicle traffic
301.08 Hours
301.09 Overnight parking or occupancy
301.10 Open fires prohibited
301.11 Washing of vehicles
301.12 Discharge of firearms
301.13 Sale of articles
301.14 Posting signs and placards
301.15 Riding of horses and other animals
301.16 Unattended animals
301.17 Language, conduct and attire
301.18 Climbing of trees and on buildings
301.19 Posting of areas
301.20 Fireworks
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301.21 Variances
301.22 City personnel
§ 301.01 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly
indicates or requires different meanings.
CANNABIS FLOWER, CANNABIS PRODUCTS, LOWER-POTENCY HEMP EDIBLES,
AND HEMP-DERIVED CONSUMER PRODUCTS. As defined in Minn. Stat. §342.01
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY DEVICE. Any device manufactured, marketed, or sold as e-
cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pens, mods, tank systems, or any other product name or
descriptor used for the purposes of delivering a substance intended for human consumption
through inhalation of aerosol or vapor.
FIREARM. Any rifle, shotgun, pistol, BB gun, pellet gun, sling shot, air rifle and bow and
arrow.
PUBLIC PROPERTY, PUBLIC GROUNDS. Any real property owned or leased by the city,
which includes but is not limited to: City buildings and all the land thereon, parking lots, parks,
pathways and trails, and city rights-of-way, consisting of both the traveled portion and the
abutting boulevard, sidewalks and trails, and any City personal property, such as motor vehicles,
city equipment, and the like.
SMOKING. Inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette,pipe,
or any other lighted or heated product that is intended for inhalation of tobacco or cannabis/hemp
products. Smoking includes use of an electronic delivery device.
VEHICLE. Any vehicle or conveyance, whether motor-powered, animal-drawn or self-
propelled, and includes any trailer in two of any size, kind or description. VEHICLE shall not
include baby carriages or vehicles in the service of the city.
(Prior Code, § 301.01)
§ 301.02 REMOVING, DEFACING OR DESTROYING PROPERTY.
No person shall remove, deface, destroy, diminish or impair the value of public property
located on or within any public park or public grounds, including buildings, structures, trees,
shrubs, grass, vegetation, signs, tables, benches, fireplaces, trash receptacles, notices or placards,
boundary markers or fences or any other public property either real or personal.
(Prior Code, § 301.02)
§ 301.03 ERECTION OF STRUCTURES.
No person shall construct or erect any tent, building or structure of any kind, whether
permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public service utility into, upon or
across any public park or public grounds, except by written permit issued by the Clerk, after
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prior Council approval.
(Prior Code, § 301.03)
§ 301.04 LITTERING.
No person shall litter or cast or allow to remain any rubbish or trash of any kind or nature in or
about any public park or public grounds.
(Prior Code, § 301.04)
§ 301.05 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
No person shall possess, display, consume or use intoxicating liquor on any public park or
public grounds, except during community festivals and as approved by resolution of the City
Council. No person shall possess, display, consume or use 3.2% malt liquor in any public park or
public grounds except in designated areas approved by the Council.
(Prior Code, § 301.05) (Am. Ord. 04-18, passed 5-29-2018)
§ 301.06 CANNABIS.
No person shall consume or smoke cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp
edibles, or hemp-derived products on public property.
§ 301.07 VEHICLE TRAFFIC.
Vehicles shall be driven or parked only in designated areas on any public park or public
grounds and shall be driven therein at a maximum speed of five mph. Parking in designated areas
shall be allowed only by vehicles whose owners and/or occupants are currently using city public
parks and grounds. Motorized vehicles shall not be driven on any public grounds designated as
trails.
(Prior Code, § 301.06)
§ 301.08 HOURS.
No person, except authorized city personnel, shall enter or be in or remain in any public park or
public grounds between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except by written permit issued
by the Director of Public Services, after prior Council approval.
(Prior Code, § 301.07)
§ 301.09 OVERNIGHT PARKING OR OCCUPANCY.
Overnight parking or occupancy within any public park or public grounds is prohibited.
(Prior Code, § 301.08)
§ 301.10 OPEN FIRES PROHIBITED.
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No person shall build a fire in any place in any public park or public grounds, at any time,
except in fireplaces or receptacles provided therein by the city.
(Prior Code, § 301.09)
§ 301.11 WASHING OF VEHICLES.
No person shall wash any vehicle on any public park or public grounds.
(Prior Code, § 301.10)
§ 301.12 DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS.
No person, except law officers in the discharge of their duties, shall discharge any firearm on
any public park or public grounds, at any time.
(Prior Code, § 301.11)
§ 301.13 SALE OF ARTICLES.
No person shall sell any articles or solicit for the sale thereof on any public park or public
grounds.
(Prior Code, § 301.12)
§ 301.14 POSTING SIGNS AND PLACARDS.
No person shall paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign,placard, advertisement or
inscription, on any public park or public grounds, except by written permit issued by the Clerk,
after prior approval by the Council.
(Prior Code, § 301.13)
§ 301.15 RIDING OF HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS.
No person shall ride a horse or any other animal on any public park or public grounds except
on designated trails or paths.
(Prior Code, § 301.14)
§ 301.16 UNATTENDED ANIMALS.
No person shall allow any animal, of any sort, to go unattended or without physical restraint in
any public park or public grounds.
(Prior Code, § 301.15)
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§ 301.117 LANGUAGE, CONDUCT AND ATTIRE.
No person shall use abusive, boisterous or obscene language or engage in any abusive,
boisterous or obscene behavior in any public park or public grounds. No person shall place or
carry any abusive or obscene placard or sign in any public park or public grounds. No person
shall appear in any public park or public grounds unless clad in attire which meets contemporary
community standards of decency. This section shall not be construed to prohibit any
constitutionally protected speech or expression.
(Prior Code, § 301.16)
§ 301.18 CLIMBING OF TREES AND ON BUILDINGS.
No person shall climb any trees or climb on any building or structure in any public park or
public grounds.
(Prior Code, § 301.17)
§ 301.19 POSTING OF AREAS.
The Council may by resolution determine from time to time the areas of any public park and
public grounds in which other activities and conduct not amenable to efficient operation of a
park or public grounds shall be prohibited and shall post appropriate signs to notify persons
thereof
(Prior Code, § 301.18)
§ 301.20 FIREWORKS.
No person shall possess or discharge any fireworks in any public park or public grounds,
except by written permit issued by the Fire Chief
(Prior Code, § 301.20)
§ 301.21 VARIANCES.
Variances to the strict application of this chapter may be granted only by the Council and only
in unusual circumstances.
(Prior Code, § 301.21)
§ 301.22 CITY PERSONNEL.
Sections 301.01 through 301.22 shall not be construed to prohibit the normal care, operations
or functions of the city or its authorized agents in any public park or public grounds.
(Prior Code, § 301.22)
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SECTION 2. SUMMARY PUBLICATION. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. §412.191, in the event of a
lengthy ordinance, a summary may be published. While a copy of the entire ordinance is
available without cost at the Office of the City Clerk,the following summary is approved by the
City Council and shall be published in lieu of publishing the entire ordinance:
The City of Lino Lakes is prohibiting the use of cannabis flower, cannabis
products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products on
public property. A violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication according to law.
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this'll day ofrt , 2023.
BY:
Rafferty, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jolleen Chaika, City Clerk