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CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />COUNTY OF WASHINGTON <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2025-10 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE FOR <br /> DEFINITIONS and STREETS AND SIDEWALKS SECTIONS <br /> <br />SECTION 1. Title 1 General Provisions; Chapter 1.08: Definitions, Section 010 Terms Defined is <br />hereby amended by changing the following section (Proposed language is underlined, deleted language <br />is shown with strikethrough): <br /> <br />Sidewalk means a concrete surface separated from the street and used as a pedestrian walkway. <br />Trails means areas constructed within the city for a designated use, such as walking, non-motorized biking, <br />rollerblading, skateboarding, equestrian trails, if appropriate. <br />Trails, paved, means an asphalt paved surface, not less than eight feet in width, separated from the street and <br />motorized traffic dedicated to cycling, including electric bicycles, or shared with pedestrians or other non- <br />motorized users. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title 9 General Regulations; <br />Chapter 9.16: Streets and Sidewalks is hereby amended by changing the following section (Proposed <br />language is underlined; deleted language is shown with strikethrough): <br /> <br />CHAPTER 9.16 STREETS, AND SIDEWALKS, AND TRAILS <br />9.16-IV SIDEWALKS <br />9.16.120 Sidewalk Snow Removal <br />(a) Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks. The owner or occupant of any property within the city's <br />corporate limits that fronts upon any public street that has an abutting sidewalk must remove any snow or ice <br />from the sidewalk within 48 hours following the termination of any snow or ice formation. The owner or <br />occupant of the property abutting the sidewalk must keep the abutting sidewalk reasonably clear and free of <br />any snow or ice. <br />(b) Nuisance. Failure by the owner or occupant of the property abutting the sidewalk to comply with this <br />section shall constitute a nuisance and the nuisance may be abated by the city in accordance with LEC 9.28. <br />9.16-V TRAILS <br />9.16.130 Trail Snow Removal <br />(a) Removal of snow and ice from trails. The owner or occupant of any property within the city's corporate <br />limits that abuts any street that has an abutting hard-surface trail in the road right-of-way must remove any <br />snow or ice from the trail within 48 hours following the termination of any snow or ice formation. The owner <br />or occupant of the property abutting the trail must keep the abutting trail reasonably clear and free of any <br />snow or ice. Exception: If a sidewalk is constructed on the opposite side of the street, the owner or occupant <br />shall not be required to remove snow or ice from the trail.