Agenda - Council - 05/09/1989 - Closed Executive Session and Regular

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING EROSION CONTROLS AND LIMITING THE WAKE FROM BOATS AND WATERSKIING ON THE LOWER RUM RIVER Anoka County does ordain: Section is hereby added to the county's Code of Ordinances and shall read as follows: Water Craft ~ ~rosion - Lower Rum River Section 1. purpose. The limitations contained in this ordinance are designed to prevent and limit the erosion which is occurring to the banks and shoreline of the Lower Rum River. The heavy wake from boats creates wave action which is eroding the shoreline, banks, and bluffs ~long the river and is adverse to the public's interest in maintaining and preserving the shoreline. Swimmers, people canoeing, and other people using the river more passively are placed in jeopardy by fast boats and wave actions, and this ordinance-is designed to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public. Section 2. Requlations. Minimum Wake Restrictions. No person shall navigate, place, maintain, or operate any boat, motor boat, or watercraft of any kind upon the Rum River in the areas herein designated quiet waters at a speed which results in more than a minimu__~m wake. Waterskiinq Restricted. No person shall navigate or operate any boat or watercraft pulling a water skier nor shall anyone engage in · waterskiing in a quiet waters area as defined herein. Ouiet Waters Areas. 1. Ail that part of the Rum River from its confluence with the Mississippi River upstream to the City of Anoka's municipal boundary shall be considered a quiet water. 2. That part of the Rum River from to in the City of Ramsey shall be considered a quiet water. 3. That part of the Rum River from to in the City of Andover shall be considered a quiet water.