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AGENDA ITEM Item No.: 20 Date: November 13, 2017 Item Description: #17-3985 — City of Orono Text Amendment Personal Watercraft Regulations on Long Lake Presenter: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Agenda Planning Department Development Director Section: Report 1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to consider an ordinance that would repeal restrictions on Long Lake, and replace with regulations consistent with state statute and the City of Long Lake. 2. Background. On October 9', 2017, the City Council directed staff to draft an ordinance repealing regulations applied to personal watercraft use on Long Lake to make them consistent with recent (September 2017) amendments made by the City of Long Lake. Long Lake lake includes two jurisdictions, the Cities of Orono and Long Lake. Enforcement is primarily conducted by Hennepin County Water patrol. There is a clear benefit of having consistent regulations across the water body. The draft ordinance repeals the existing regulation and replaces it with language consistent with the city of long lake and incorporated state statute rules and regulations by reference. 3. Differences. The main differences unique to the Long Lake lake regulations involved hours and speed of personal watercraft: 4. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommends approval of the ordinance as drafted. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion to adopt the ordinance as drafted. Exhibits Exhibit A. Draft Ordinance Exhibit B. Long Lakes Ordinances Chapter III Exhibit C. Existing Ordinances showing changes. References Exhibit A. State Statute 86B Exhibit B. LMCD Code of Ordinances Prepared By: J. Barnhart Reviewed By: -Sb)R Approved By: -TV Rules regulating Personal Watercraft Existing State Statute LMCD Proposed Hours 6 pm or sunset, which ever One hour One hour One hour occurs first and 8 am next day before sunset before sunset before sunset and 9:30 am and 9:30 am and 9:30 am Speed 40 mph daytime, 15 mph No wake within No wake within No wake within nighttime, no wake within 150 of shore 150 of shore 150 of shore 150 of swimmer, moored raft of watercraft, shoreline, dock, or pier. 4. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommends approval of the ordinance as drafted. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion to adopt the ordinance as drafted. Exhibits Exhibit A. Draft Ordinance Exhibit B. Long Lakes Ordinances Chapter III Exhibit C. Existing Ordinances showing changes. References Exhibit A. State Statute 86B Exhibit B. LMCD Code of Ordinances Prepared By: J. Barnhart Reviewed By: -Sb)R Approved By: -TV