Laserfiche WebLink
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-013 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, <br />SECTION 700.06, OF THE ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE TO ADOPT SLOW-NO WAKE <br />SPEED RESTRICTIONS ON LAKE JOHANNA (61000600) DURING SPECIFIED HIGH <br />WATER PERIODS <br /> <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: <br /> <br /> SECTION 1. Chapter 7 - Recreation Areas, Section 7 - Lakes, Subsection 700.06 – <br />Speed Zones, shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: <br /> <br />Chapter 7 – Recreation Areas <br />Section 700 – Lakes <br /> <br />700.06 Speed Zones. <br /> <br /> Subd. 1 Establishment and Designation. There is hereby continued a restricted speed zone <br />between the shoreline of Lake Johanna and a line approximately two hundred fifty (250) feet <br />from the shoreline. In addition to this restricted speed zone, there is hereby continued an <br />additional restricted speed zone encompassing the shallow area approximately near the center of <br />Lake Johanna, as delineated on the surface water zoning map. All of Lake Johanna shall be a <br />Slow-No Wake restricted speed zone when the lake water elevation reaches 879.50 or more <br />(1912 MSL datum) and all watercraft shall operate at Slow-No Wake speed on the entire lake <br />until the water level drops below 879.30 for a minimum of 24 hours. <br /> <br /> Subd. 2 Maximum Speed in Restricted Speed Zone. Within the restricted speed zones <br />established hereby, no watercraft shall at any time be operated in excess of the Slow-No Wake <br />speed, as defined by law to mean operation of a watercraft at the slowest possible speed <br />necessary to maintain steerage, but in no case at a speed in excess of five (5) miles per hour. The <br />following parties are exempt from compliance with the above regulations: <br /> A. Authorized resource management, emergency and enforcement personnel when acting in <br />the performance of their duties; and <br /> B. Parties participating in special events as authorized by the City Council and the Ramsey <br />County sheriff's department pursuant to an approved permit. Subd. 3 Open Zone. There is <br />hereby continued an open speed zone on Lake Johanna encompassing all that portion of the <br />surface thereof between and not included in the restricted speed zones created and established by <br />this section. <br /> <br /> Subd. 4 Restrictions and Speed Limits in Open Zone During Certain Hours. Within the <br />open speed zone, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on <br />each and every day of the week, no motorboat shall be operated at a speed in excess of five (5)