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ARTICLE V. SNOWMOBILES AND ALL TERRAI1 VEHICLES (ATVs)* Page 2 of 4 Within the city, travel through the city on a LnowmObile may occur within the bottom or outside slope of the ditches adjacent to the following county roads or state highways: County Road 30 from Big Lake Township Border, east to Waco Street north, County Roads 1, 12, 13, 21,31,32,33,77, and State Highways 10 and 169. In cases where paved trails or sidewalks are located on one side of the county road or highway, travel shall be limited to the side without the paved trail or sidewalk. In no case shall travel! occur through the No Snowmobile Zone on the above-identified roads or highways. Travel from the City of Otsego from Parrish Avenue to Highway 169 is allowed on Main Street. For local access to the above-identifie~ through-city travel routes, snowmobiles displaying a city-issued local access sticker may t1avel on the right hand side of local streets on the paved surface within the curb line from the op~rator's place of residence to the travel route via the most direct route. Any return trip must occur in the same manner. Travel for local access shall be at a rate not to exceed 20 miles per hour. must travel single file in this instance. Lake Orono or the Elk River may be accessed directly from private property, by trailering sleds to the Lake Orono boat landing, or via loqal access as defined above. Travel through Orono Park shall be via the park's driveways and parking lots, not through the park itself. Within the city, shall not be operated (1) On public lands, including but not limited to: public parks, playgrounds, trails, sidewalks, paths, open .spaces, scenic and historic sites, cemeteries, schools, golf courses, and other public buildings and structures. (2) Within 100 feet of any fisherman, fish house, shelter, pedestrian, skating rink, sliding area or in any other artea where such operation would conflict with the use or endanger other persons or property. (3) At any place, while under th~ influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotics or habit-forming drugs. (4) At a rate of speed greater than posted for the county road or highway, or reasonable for the surrounding circumstances, and in the case of local access, not to exceed 20 miles per hour. (5) At any place in a careless, reqkless or negligent manner so as to endanger the person or property of another orto cause injury or damage thereto. (6) In any tree nursery or planting in a manner which damages or destroys growing stock. I Snowmobiles shall not be operated between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., except for emergency purposes or except if the operator is returning to his residence at a speed not in excess of 20 miles per hour. (Ord. No. 02-13, S 1(1104.05),11-12-2002) Sec. 74-155. Operating requirements. In order to operate a snowmobile must have: (1) Elk River residents (living within the city's corporate boundaries) shall obtain and display a local access st!icker in a highly visible location on both sides of the hood of the snowmobile. Local access stickers shall be obtained from the city on an annual basis and fOr the fee set by city council resolution. Nonresidents shall not be issued l<Dcal access stickers and shall remain on the trails identified in section 74-154. laVvfully within the city's corporate limits, a http://library 12.municode.comJ gateway .dlllmn/minnes ta/2134/223 0/223 5?f=templates$fn... 5/18/2005