HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1990-33ORDINANCE NO. 90- ��..
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND
REGULATION OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND AMENDING
SECTION 1335 OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. The Plymouth City Code, Section 1335 is amended
by adding a new subsection to read:
1335.07 Parkers Lake; Special Provisions. Sub-
division 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this
subsection, the following words and terms have the
meanings given to them.
(a) "Personal Watercraft" means a watercraft less
than 14 feet in length which uses a motor
powering a water jet pump as its primary
source of power and that is designed to be
operated by a person sitting, standing, or
kneeling on, rather than inside, the
watercraft.
(b) "Watercraft" means any vessel, boat, canoe,
raft, barge, sailboard, or any similar device
used or usable for carrying and transporting
persons on Parkers Lake.
Subd. 2. Prohibition. It is unlawful for any
person to operate a watercraft or a personal watercraft
or for the owner thereof to permit the operation of a
watercraft or a personal watercraft on Parkers Lake in
any way which is contrary to the provisions of this
subsection, or the laws, rules, or regulations of the
state.
a personal
watercraft between 8:00 p.m. and sunris
Subd. 4. Automatic Cut-off Device. No person
shall operate a personal watercraft that is equipped by
the manufacturer with a lanyard -type cut-off switch
unless the lanyard is attached to the person, clothing,
or personal flotation device of the operator. No
person shall operate a personal watercraft on which the
automatic cut-off device has been altered. disabled.
Subd. 5. Wa
ersonal watercraf
watercraft witnin 150 feet
Subd. 6. No Wake Zon,
watercraft or a personal
results in more than a min
No person operating a
the wake of another
D person shall operate a
kraft at a spe— ed that
wake within 100 feet of
any shoreline, swimmer, ancnorea watercraft, or dock.
Subd. 7. Special Permit. No person shall place
buoys or other markin s on the lake for pur2oses of
establishing a course of any type for use by personal
watercraft or a water skier nor shall any person
conduct or participate in races, tournaments, or other
competition or exhibitionevents of personal watercraft
or water skiing without first obtaining a ermit from
the City and County Sheriff's De artment, if necessary.
Sec. 2. This ordinance is effective on the date of its
publication in accordance with Subsection 110.11, and after
approval by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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