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DRAFT SECTION 1104 - SNOWMOBILES AND AL~ TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATVS) 1104.00 - APPLICABILITY This ordinance applies to the operation of snowmobiles and all terrain vehicles (ATVs) on public lands and waters, and private property within the jurisdiction of the City and on streets and highways within the boundaries of the City. 1104.02 - DEFINITIONS The words, combination of words, terms or phrases used in this ordinance and defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 84.81, shall have the meanings given them by that section. 1104.04 - ADOPTION OF STATE LAW BY REFERENC~ The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 84.82 pertaining to registration, 84.87 pertaining to snowmobile operation and regulations by municipalities, 84.871 pertaining to equipment requirements, 84.872 pertaining to youthful snowmobile operators, 84.88 pertaining to penalties are adopted and made a part of this ordinance as if set out in full. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 84.9 et.al, pertaining to ATV regulations are adopted and made a part of this ordinance as if set out in full. 1104.05 - OPERATION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, SNOWMOBILES The City Council, may, from time to time, adopt an official map defining the boundaries of a No Snowmobile Zone within which snowmobiling, including recreational riding on your own property, is prohibited in order to protect the safety of snowmobilers and citizens of Elk River. Within the City of Elk River, snowmobiles may be operated for recreational purposes on: Co Do Property you own, Property for which you have written permission in your possession to ride, Over Lake Orono (when safely iced over), when legally accessed as defined in this ordinance and not closer than 100 feet from the shoreline, skating rinks, fish houses, and pedestrians, and Over the Elk River (when safely iced over), when legally accessed as defined in this ordinance. Within the City of Elk River, travel through the City on a snowmobile may occur within the bottom or outside slope of the ditches adjacent to the following County Roads or State Highways: County Road 30 to Waco Street north, County Road 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.