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702.05: 702.06: LAKE OW ASSO RESTRICTIONS: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, the following restrictions apply to the operation of motorboats on Lake Owasso: A: Definitions: The following words and phrases when used in this ordinance have the meanings set forth in Minn. Stat. §86B.005: motorboat, operate, person, slow-no wake & watercraft. B: No person shall operate a motorboat or be towed on water skis or a similar device at greater than a slow-no wake speed within 150 feet of shore. Launching or landing a skier by the most direct route to open water shall be exempt from this provision. C: Persons operating a motorboat, and those being towed on water skis or a similar device shall, at all times, maintain an adequate distance (considering speed and conditions) from other watercraft, swimmers, swim rafts and docks, so as to avoid an accident. When a swimmer is present, motorboats or persons being towed on water skis or a similar device, shall not pass between a swim raft and the nearest shore. D: Exemptions: 1. Authorized resource management emergency and enforcement personnel, when acting in the performance of their duties, shall be exempt from the provisions of this ordinance. 2. A temporary exemption from these restrictions for a special event may be granted upon approval by the City Council and the issuance of a permit by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department. AIRCRAFT: A. Use of Aircraft Declared a Hazard: The City Council finds and determines that there are no public waters (except Lake Owasso) within the City which may be used by aircraft without endangering the property and lives of other persons using the public waters. The City Council finds that all public waters in the City are small and heavily used for boating, fishing and swimming by residents and other people generally and that the use of aircraft on the same