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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE <br />SURFACE USE OF LONG LAKE SlSilff <br />Section 1. Purpose, Intent, and Application. <br />As authorized by Minnesota Statutes 86B.201, 86B.205, and 459.20, as now in <br />effect and is hereafter amended, this ordinance is enacted for the purpose and with the intent to <br />control and regulate the use of the waters of Long Lake in Hennepin County, cities of Long <br />Lake and Orono, Minnesota, said bodies of water being located entirely within the boundaries <br />of the cities of Long Lake and Orono, to promote its fullest use and enjoyment by the public in <br />general and the citizens of Long Lake and Orono in particular; to insure safety for persons and <br />property in connection with the use of said waters; to promote the general health, safety and <br />welfare of the citizens of Long Lake and Orono, Minnesota. <br />Section 2. Definitions. <br />"Personal watercraft" means a watercraft less than 14 feet in length which uses <br />a motor powering a water jet pump, as its primary source of motive power and which is <br />designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling on, rather than the conventional <br />manner of sitting or standing inside, the watercraft. <br />Section 2. Maximum Speeds. <br />No person shall operate a watercraft on the Lake at a speed greater than is <br />reasonable and prudent under the conditions and with regard to the actual and potential hazards <br />then existing. In every event speed shall be so restricted as may be necessary to avoid colliding <br />with any person, watercraft or structure in or upon the Lake which is in compliance with legal <br />requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care. No watercraft may be operated on the