702.01: Adoption of Code
702.02: Speed Limited
702.03: Water-Skiing or Surfboarding
702.04: No Wake Zone
702.05: Lake Owasso and Lake Josephine Restrictions
702.06: Aircraft

For the purpose of regulating the operation of motorboats on the public waters within the City, the provisions of Minnesota Statutes section 86B.001 et seq., are adopted and by this reference made a part of this Chapter as completely as if set forth in full herein. (Ord. 1187, 9-8-1997)

No motorboat shall be operated on any public waters at a speed greater than is reasonable and proper having due regard to safety of other boats and persons. On McCarrons Lake, Lake Owasso and Lake Josephine, no motorboat shall be operated at a speed greater than 40 miles per hour. (Ord. 1207, 8-10-1998) (Ord. 1341, 7-10-2006)

Except as provided for elsewhere in this Chapter, no motorboat shall be used for the purpose of water-skiing, surfboarding or other similar device, on any lake unless such operation is performed in a manner so that neither the boat nor the skier or surfboard rider come within 300 feet of shoreline, docks, swimmers or other boats. (Ord. 1187, 9-8-1997)

Except as provided for elsewhere in this Chapter, no person shall operate a motorboat or be towed on water skis or a similar device at greater than a slow-no wake speed within 300 feet of shore. Launching or landing a skier by the most direct route to open water shall be exempt from this provision. (Ord. 1187, 9-8-1997)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, the following restrictions apply to the operation and use of motorized watercraft on Lake Owasso and Lake Josephine:
A. Definitions: The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter have the meanings set forth in Minnesota Statutes section 86B.005: motorboat, operate, person, slow-no wake and watercraft.
B. No Wake: No person shall operate a motorboat or be towed on water skis or a similar device at greater than a slow-no wake speed within 150 feet of shore. Launching or landing a skier by the most direct route to open water shall be exempt from this provision.
C. Safe Distance: Persons operating a motorboat, and those being towed on water skis or a similar device shall, at all times, maintain an adequate distance (considering speed and conditions) from other watercraft, swimmers, swim rafts and docks, so as to avoid an accident. When a swimmer is present, motorboats or persons being towed on water skis or a similar device shall not pass between a swim raft and the nearest shore.
D. Exemptions:
1. Authorized resource management emergency and enforcement personnel, when acting in the performance of their duties, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter.
2. A temporary exemption from these restrictions for a special event may be granted upon approval by the City Council and the issuance of a permit by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department.
E. Direction of Travel: For Lake Josephine only, except when operating at slow-no wake speeds, motorboats shall only travel in a counterclockwise direction.
F. Enforcement: Primary enforcement of this Chapter shall be the responsibility of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department. This, however, shall not preclude enforcement by other licensed peace officers. (Ord. 1207, 8-10-1998)

A. Use of Aircraft Declared a Hazard: The City Council finds and determines that there are no public waters (except Lake Owasso) within the City which may be used by aircraft without endangering the property and lives of other persons using the public waters. The City Council finds that all public waters in the City are small and heavily used for boating, fishing and swimming by residents and other people generally and that the use of aircraft on the same waters is a hazard to public safety. The City Council further finds that by prohibiting aircraft on the public waters, the public use of such waters is greatly increased and the number of persons able to use such waters is proportionately increased.
B. Aircraft Prohibited from Using Public Waters: No aircraft shall fly over any public waters (except Lake Owasso) at such a low altitude as to interfere with the existing use of the public waters for boating, bathing or other recreational uses of the waters. No aircraft shall land on public waters, other than Lake Owasso, except in the case of a forced landing. (Ord. 1187, 9-8-1997)