HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-003 Council OrdinancesMotion by Councilmember Reinert for Adoption of Ordinance No. 03-02:
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF ANOKA
CITY OF LINO LAKES
ORDINANCE NO. 03-02
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SURFACE USE OF MOTORIZED
WATERCRAFT ON PELTIER LAKE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF LINO LAKES ORDAINS:
Section 1: PURPOSE, INTENT AND APPLICATION: As authorized by
Minnesota Statutes 86B.201.86B205, and 459.20, AND Minnesota Rules 6110.3000-
6110.3800 as now in effect and as hereafter amended, this Ordinance is enacted for the
purpose and with the intent to control and regulate the use of the water of Peltier Lake in
Anoka County Minnesota, said body of water being located within the boundaries of the
City of Lino Lakes and the City of Centerville, to promote its fullest use and enjoyment
by the public in general; to insure safety for persons and property in connection with the
use of said waters, to minimize adverse impact on natural resources, to harmonize and
integrate the varying uses of said waters, and to promote the general health, safety and
welfare of the citizens of Lino Lakes, Minnesota.
Section 2: DEFINITIONS: Terms used in this ordinance related to boating are
defined in M.S.86B.005.
Section 3: SURFACE ZONING OF PELTIER LAKE BY RESTRICTING
SPEEDS AND AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
A slow no -wake speed 24 hours per day all year over all that part of Peltier Lake lying
northerly and northwesterly of the following described line (which line extends East and
West from, and including, the south end of the large island):
Commencing at the southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section
10, Township 31, Range 22, Anoka County, Minnesota; thence North 89
degrees 54 minutes 46 seconds East along the south line of said Southeast
Quarter 2106.64 feet to a witness corner on the south line of Government
Lot 1, Section 10, Township 31, Range 22; thence North 00 degrees 05
minutes 30 seconds West 150.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 54 minutes
30 seconds East 100.00 feet, more or less, to a point on the westerly
shoreline of said Peltier Lake, said point being the point of beginning of
the line to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 54 minutes 30
seconds East to the easterly shoreline of said Peltier Lake, and said line
there terminating.
Section 4: ENFORCEMENT: The Primary responsibility for enforcement of this
ordinance shall rest with the Anoka County Sheriff's Department and the Lino
Lakes Police Department. This, however, shall not preclude enforcement by other
licensed peace officers.
Section 5: EXCEPTIONS: All authorized Resource Management, Emergency and
Enforcement Personnel, while acting in the performance of their assigned duties, are
exempt from the foregoing restrictions.
Section 6: NOTIFICATION: It shall be the responsibility of the Anoka County
Parks and Recreation Department to provide for adequate notification of the public,
which shall include placement of a sign at each public watercraft access outlining
essential elements of the ordinance, as well as the placement of necessary buoys and
signs.
Section 7: PENALTIES: Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as defined by state law.
Section 8: EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be in force and effect from
and after its passage and publication as provided in the Lino Lakes City Charter. It shall
be repealed automatically on September 1, 2004.
Councilmember O'Donnell duly seconded the motion for Adoption of the Ordinance.
Motion by Mayor Bergeson, seconded by Councilmember Reinert, to amend the
Ordinance to provide that Section 3 of the Ordinance call for a straight line, rather than
an angled line for the no -wake zone. Upon roll call vote, this amendment passed
unanimously, and the amendment has been incorporated herein.
Vote on the motion to pass the amended Ordinance:
The following members voted aye:
Reinert, Bergeson, Carlson and O'Donnell.
The following members voted nay:
None.
(Councilmember Dahl was absent).
Whereupon the Ordinance was declared approved.
.' Passed by the Lino Lakes City Council this 25th day of March, 2002.
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John J. Bergeson, Mayor
Ann Blair, City Clerk
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