HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2003-088CITE' OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-088
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING WASHINGTON COUNT'
PROPOSED ATV ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Washington County Department of Transportation and Physical
Development has proposed to the Washington County Board of Commissioners an
ordinance to restrict the use of ATV's on bottoms and far slopes of County owned and
maintained highway ditches; and
WHEREAS, the damage caused in ditches cannot be either controlled or
corrected without substantial investment of time and tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, the property owners of Lake Elmo pay a disproportionate amount of
the cost for ditch remediation; and
WHEREAS, a significant number of ATV vehicles are found to be illegally using
the inside slopes of ditches; and
WHEREAS, individual property rights are being violated by ditch riders who are
trespassing on privately owned front yards and damaging private driveways as they are
crossed; and
WHEREAS, it has been demonstrated that many ATV operators do not
consistently operate their ATV's with the observed detrimental effects; and
WHEREAS, the Department ban is consistent with a similar ban on Lake Elmo
City Streets;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of Lake Elmo supports the Washington
County Department of Transportation and Physical Development Ordinance for the
management for All Terrain Vehicles in Washington County Rights -of -Way and urges
the County Board of Commissioners to reassert the County ownership, management, and
control of the County ditches through the lawful ban of these vehicles.
ADOPTED, by the Lake Elmo City Council on 21st day of October, 2003.
Lee Hunt, Mayor
ATT - T:
Char E. Dillerud
Acting City Administrator