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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.08-228 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO WATER SURFACE USE Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends City Code 97.20-97.25 by deleting the strike through language as shown: § 97.20 PURPOSE. The purpose of §§ 97.20et seq. is to establish the rules governing the use of the lake surfaces within the city. It is the intent of § § 97.20et seq, to promote the health, safety, welfare, and well-being of all, and to define the standards of behavior expected for all water users. (1997 Code, § 1380.01) (Am. Ord. 08-074, passed 9-17-2013) § 97.21 WATERCRAFT AND WATER SURFACE USE REGULATIONS. The following regulations shall apply to the use of watercraft on lakes entirely within the city limits, to the use of a lake entirely within the city limits, and to the use of ice surfaces on lakes entirely within the city limits. (A) Hours of operation. No person shall operate any motorboat at a speed greater than a slow, no -wake speed as defined by M.S. § 86B.005 in the following manner: (1) Lake Elmo - between sunset and noon the following day, 7 days a week. (2) Olson Lake, Lake Demontreville and Lake Jane - between sunset and sunrise, Monday through Friday; and between sunset and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays. (B) Operating regulations. No person shall operate any watercraft in violation of the provisions of this code, or in violation of the provisions of M.S. Chapter 86B or Minnesota Boat and Water Safety Rules (6110.0100-6110.2300) which statutes and rules are hereby adopted and incorporated herein. (C) Operation. All motorboats, operating in excess of a slow, no -wake speed shall operate in a counter clockwise direction on all City of Lake Elmo lakes 7 days a week. (D) Permanent "slow - no wake " areas. The channels and narrows between Lake Olson and Lake Demontreville are hereby designated as permanent "slow - no wake" areas and appropriate signs or buoys meeting the specifications found in Minn. Rules 6110.1500 shall be posted. § 97.22 PROHIBITED USES AND STRUCTURES. Lake activities. Motorboat races are prohibited. Fishing tournaments, ski jumps, slalom courses, or other competition or exhibition events are allowed only as specifically authorized by state statutes and rules, the Washington County Sheriff Department. The City Clerk shall acknowledge by signature all lake activities