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Planning
City Planner Licht
26 October 2020
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City Administrator/Finance Director Flaherty
3.8 — Snowmobile/ATV Ord,
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City staff recommends adoption of an ordinance clarifying provisions of the regulations for recreational
vehicles within the City and updating the designated areas map.
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Title 7, Chapter 3 of the City Code establishes regulations for operation of snowmobiles and recreational
vehicles within the City. These regulations were developed by a City Council advisory committee and
adopted by the City Council as part of the City Code.
The Public Safety Commission has discussed complaints made to the Wright County Sheriff's Office
regarding use of ATVs and golf carts upon City streets. Under Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, use of
ATVs, utility vehicles, and golf carts are prohibited because the City has not adopted provisions specifically
allowing them on City streets. WSCO Deputies believe that their interaction with individuals they deal with
that are operating these vehicles upon City streets may be more effective if the City Code stated that ATVs,
utility vehicles. and golf carts are not allowed to be operated on City streets.
The Public Safety Commission stated that they would discuss at a future meeting whether to recommend
that the City Council consider allowing recreational vehicle and special use vehicles to operate on City
streets. In the interim, City staff has drafted an update to Section 7-3-4 of the City Code to specifically
state that operation of recreational vehicles and special use vehicles is not allowed on City streets inside or
outside of the established Designated Areas, except for ATVs outside the Designated Area as allowed by
DNR rules.
The proposed ordinance also includes an update of the designated areas map to include more information
regarding the regulation of the Designated Area and adds the south 40 acres of the Harvest Run East
subdivision tothe Designated Area.
" Ordinance 2020'16
Motion to adopt Ordinance 2020-16 regarding regulation of recreational vehicle and special vehicles.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 7-3-1 of the City Code (Snowmobiles and Other Recreational
Vehicles - Definitions) is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-3-1: INTENT: It is the intent of this chapter to supplement Minnesota Statutes sections 84.81
through 84.88 and chapter 169 with respect to operation of snowmobiles, and Minnesota
Statutes sections 84,787 through 84.8045 and sections 84.92 through 84.928 with respect to
recreational motor vehicles and Minnesota Statutes 169.045 with respect to special vehicle use
on roadways.
Section 2. Section 7-3-2 of the City Code (Snowmobiles and Other Recreational
Vehicles - Definitions) is hereby amended to include the following definitions:
ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE: A motorized vehicle, includes a class 1 all -terrain vehicle defined by
Minnesota Statutes 84.92, Subd. 9 and class 2 all -terrain vehicle defined by Minnesota Statutes
84.92 Subd. 10, but not including a golf cart, mini -truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle
designed and used specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes,
with
A. Not less than three (3), but not more than six (6) low pressure or non -pneumatic tires;
B. A total dry weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds or less; and
C. A total width from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is sixty five (65) inches or
less.
NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE: An electrically powered motor vehicle that has three
or four wheels, and has a speed attainable in one mile of at least 20 miles per hour but not more
than 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface.
OFF -HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLE: A motorized, off -highway vehicle traveling on two (2) wheels
and having a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for
steering control, not including a vehicle that is registered under Minnesota Statutes chapter 168
for highway use if it is also used for off -highway operation on trails or unimproved terrain.
UTILITY TASK VEHICLE: A side -by -side, four-wheel drive, off -road vehicle that has four (4) or
six (6) wheels, is propelled by an internal combustion engine with a piston displacement
capacity of one thousand two hundred (1,200) cubic centimeters or less, and has a total dry
weight of one thousand eight hundred (1,800) but less than two thousand (2,600) pounds.
Section 2. Title 7-3-4 City Code (Snowmobiles and Other Recreational Vehicles -
Recreational Vehicles) is hereby repealed and amended to read as follows:
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OTHER THAN SNOWMOBILES:
A. Within Designated Areas:
1. Recreational motor vehicles as defined by this ChaDter, includina all -terrain
vehicles utilitv task vehicles neighborhood electric vehicles, motorized golf
carts, and off -road motorcycles, may not be operated in designated areas except
on Drivate DrODert with the owner's written Dermission between the hours of
eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00)=PX
B. Outside Designated Areas
1. — All terrain vehicles may be operated upon public rights-of-wav in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes 84.928.
2. ExceDt as Drovided bv Section 7-3-4. B. I of this ChaDter, recreational vehicles.
including utility task vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles — motorized golf
carts, and off -road motorcycles, may only be operated on private property with
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the owner's written permission between the hours of eight o'clock (899) A.M. and
ten o'clock (10:00) P.M.
C. Operation of recreational vehicles or special vehicles upon City streets as allowed by
this section shallrequire all equipmentspecified by_ Minnesota Statutes for the applicable
vehicle type.
Section 3. Title 7-3-5 City Code (Snowmobiles and Other Recreational Vehicles -
Exceptions) is hereby amended to add the following provision:
C. The City of Otsego may operate utility task vehicles upon all public rights-af-way in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes 169.045.
Section 4. Title 7-3-7 City Code (Snowmobile Designated Areas) is hereby amended to
read as following and revise the map of designated areas as shown on Exhibit A attached
hereto:
7-3-7: DESIGNATED AREAS:
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
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ALL IN FAVOR:
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Otsego this 26 th day of October,
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CITY OF OTSEGO
BY:
Jessica L. Stockamp, Mayor
Bethany Benting, Deputy City Clerk
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