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STATE OF MINNESOTA COIiNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF SHOREVIEW ORDINANCE NO. 669 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 903 THE SHOREVIEW MIJNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MOTOR BOATS The Shoreview City Council ordains that the Shoreview Municipal Code is amended to revise Section 903 to read as follows : 903. Water Surface Regulations 903.010 Lake Owasso. Portions of Lake Owasso are located within the city and the City of Roseville. Due to the amount of watercraft tr�c on Lake Owasso, the City Councils of the City and Roseville, by adoption of a joint powers agreement, have determined that the regulation of watercraft speed on Lake Owasso is necessary in order to protect the safety and welfare of those people who use the waters of Lake Owasso or reside on property adjacent to the shoreline of Lake Owasso. (A) Maximum Speed. � Motorboat speed on Lake Owasso shall not exceed forty miles per hour (40 mph) which speed limit shall be in effect 24 hours per day. 903.020 Island Lake. In order to protect the shore and trees adjacent to Island Lake, an emergency slow, no-wake rate if speed shall apply to the entire lake when water elevation reaches 947.0 feet, with the exception of permitted watercraft activity associated with a special event. 903.025 All Lakes. In order to protect the safety and welfate of those people who use the waters of a11 the lakes within the City or who reside on property adjacent to the shoreline of the lakes, the following regulations shall apply to motorboats: (A) Slow No-Wake. Within 150 feet of the shore of any lake in the City, no person shall operate a motorboat or be towed on water skies or a similar device at a greater than "slow, no-wake" rate of speed, as defined by the State of Minnesota's Boating Rule, with the following exceptions: (1) Straight-out departure and straight-in return from and to the shore. (2) Motorized watercraft activity associated with a special event approved by the City Council, as required in Section 903.040. (B) Separation Distances. Persons operating a motorboat, and those being towed on water skies or a similar device shall, at all times, maintain an adequate distance (considering speed and conditions) from other watercraft swimmers, swim rafts, and docks, as to avoid an accident. When a swimmer is present, motorboats or person being towed on water skies or a similar device shall not pass between a swim raft and the nearest shore with the following exemptions: