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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RASMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 144 AN ORDINANCE TRAFFIC;.PARKING, VEH'I.C1�ES, AND USE OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDAINS: 1) Section 1. Purpose..tndlatent.. The purpose. of this. ordinance.is to protect public safety, reduce interference with. public travel, and allow for the orderly. use of vehicles within the City. This ordinance. is intended to protect life, property, and to prevent public nuisances. 2.) Section 2. Traffic and Vehicles. a) SnoWrnobiles. i) Incorporation by Reference -The. provisions. of ivfinnesota Statutes, Sections 84.84 through 84.90, and. the provisions 0fthe Reg aIat10its 'ofthe°Minnesota Commissioner of Natural Re sou rces'contained in Sections 7460.5100 and 1460,5200 ❑f.Minnesota:Rules 1989, and any amendments to those statutes or regulations or: substitutes for those statutes or regulations. that may from .tiine to tune become effective, are Hereby adopted and incorporated herein.by reference. iiy .Limitation .of Operation. No person shall operate a snowmobile in. the City of Gem Fake except on public trails, waterways, and highways specifically designated for such rase, or on private property where lawful permission has been obtained -from the property owner, occupant, or.lessee. No snowmobile shall be operated within any public right -.of --way or on a public sidewalk or: trail provided or used for pedestrian or bicycle..travel. iii) .Hours of. Operation. Rio person shall operate:a.sno-viriobi16 in the City ofGein Lake between the hours of eleven. (I l).o.'clock p.m. and seven (7)'o'clock a.rn. prewil.ing.time.in Ramsey County, Sunday through Thursday;.and from one { l) o'clock a,m. to: seven (7).o'clock a.m.. on other days, including the day preceding. anational holiday, IV) .Speed.: No person shall: operate:a.snowmobile in the City of Gent Lake at a speed in excess of limits specifically posted for.such use. or as a speedin excess:of fifteen. ( 15) miles per hour within one% hundred fifty (:150) feet of any:fisherinan, fisli.house, pedestrian, skier, skater, skating rink, sliding area, ski tow area, or other areas where such .operation would conflictwith or endanger other persons or property. v) Tow Bars. No person shall operate 'a snowmobile so.as to tow any person; sled; or other conveyance, except by the use of a rigid loin bar attached to tha rear of such snowinohile::Persons t(j%virig disabled snowmobiles. shalI be exeinpt,. vi) :Mandatory Lights._No person shall operate a snowmobile unless such vehicle.i.s equipped with a Bead light and tail. light that -are illuminated atAI.times during such operation—Snowinobiles equipped with. an engine of five (5) horsepower or less shall be exempt.. vii} Mandatory Pennant.. No person shalt operate a.snowniobile unless such vehicle is equipped with a red. or orange blaze pennant flag of at: least forty (40) square inches in. area and. displayed. at a heightof not less than five (5) feet above the roadway. viif} Autiiprixed Sriawmobiles. Authorized snowmobiles may. be used on any public property within the City for rescue; eFnergency or law enforcement purposes. Tranic and Vehicles Ordinance No. 144