Agenda - Council Work Session - 01/09/2024

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Sec. 54-100.Operation regulations for snowmobiles. (a) Designated non-use areas. Snowmobiles may not be operated in the designated non-use areas except in those limited areas where permitted as follows: (1) Within the non-use area, access to Elmcrest Park and Central Park will be made and restricted to loading and unloading of snowmobiles in the parking lots only. (2) A designated route from the parking lot will be clearly posted to allow access to 167th Avenue from Elmcrest Park. A designated route from the parking lot of Central Park will be clearly posted to allow access to Armstrong Boulevard for direct travel to the designated trail. (3) On any clearly marked designated trail. (4) On your own property or the property of another with written permission only if the property is greater than two and one-half acres in size. (b) Designated use areas. Snowmobiles may be operated only in the areas defined in section 54-97 as the designated use areas and then only as follows: (1) On the operator's property subject to the provisions of this article. (2) On privately owned property if the operator has in possession written permission from the property owner; or, on privately owned property if the property owner has posted a clearly visible notice indicating "snowmobiles allowed" or words substantially similar. (3) On county or state highways within the designated use area as regulated by state statute. (4) On city streets within the designated use area only as allowed by state statute. (5) On public or semi-public property within the designated use area only if said property is clearly posted with signs designating the area or specific areas as open to recreational vehicles. (c) Agricultural zone. No snowmobiles may be operated within the right-of-way, including the ditch of a trunk, county state -aid, or county highway from April 1 to August 1 as part of Minnesota's Agricultural Zone. (d) Hours of operation. Snowmobiles may not be operated any place in the city between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Sunday through Friday, and between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. (e) Snow cover. From November 1 to March 31, snowmobiles may not be operated off the operator's property or the property of another that the operator has written permission to be on, unless there is a minimum six inches of snow cover on the ground. (f) Reflective Material. Snowmobiles must have reflective material of at least 16 square inches on each side forward of the handlebars, so as to reflect lights at a 90-degree angle. (Ord. No. 12-07, § 31 6-12-2012) Sec. 54-101.Operation limitations for mini -bikes and go-carts. (a) Mini -bikes greater than 110 cc may not be operated within the designated non-use area, regardless of lot size. (b) Go-carts may not be operated within the designated non-use area. (c) Mini -bikes and go-carts may not be operated off of their own property without the written permission of the owner of the property being ridden on. (Supp. No. 12, Update 2) Created: 2023-07-25 12:16:53 [EST] Page 16 of 17