Ordinance 586 Establishing Section 902.05 Subdivision 4 of the City Code of Ordinances, Establishing Regulations for the Christmas Lake Boat Landing and Adjacent Parking LotCITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 586
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SECTION 902.05, SUBDIVISION 4 OF THE CITY
CODE OF ORDINANCES, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE CHRISTMAS
LAKE BOAT LANDING AND ADJACENT PARKING LOT
The City Council of the City of Shorewood ordains as follows:
902.05, Subd. 4. Christmas Lake Boat Landing.
a. The Christmas Lake boat landing/public access and parking lot (the "Christmas Lake Landing" or
the "Landing") shall be considered a city recreation area, and subject to the general rules and
regulations of city park and recreation areas.
b. Boats launched from City property, including the Christmas Lake Landing must meet all
applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
c. No person shall leave, store, abandon, or otherwise cause to remain any fish house, shelter,
dark house, boat, trailer overnight in the Christmas Lake landing area, except as permitted in
Section f, or by permission from the City of Shorewood.
d. Parking is prohibited except in designated parking spaces, except during launching and removal
of the watercraft from the water, and except while watercraft or trailers are being inspected or
decontaminated for aquatic invasive species.
e. Vehicles may only enter the Christmas Lake landing area if there is a designated parking spot
then available in the landing area for the vehicle, or the vehicle and its trailer if the vehicle is
towing a trailer. Vehicles without a trailer must first park in a spot intended for vehicles without
trailers, if one is available, though they may park in a parking spot intended for vehicles with
trailers, if none are available.
f. All vehicles and trailers must park at the landing in a manner that does not obstruct the
equipment used to inspect or decontaminate watercraft or trailers for aquatic invasive species
or disrupt or make unreasonably difficult the ability to inspect or decontaminate watercraft or
trailers, or the ability to launch or retrieve watercraft. Nothing in this ordinance prevents or
limits the ability to use, store or leave at the Christmas Lake Landing trailers, mats or other
equipment used to inspect or decontaminate boats or trailers for aquatic invasive species at the
landing.
g. All bait disposed of at the Christmas Lake landing shall be disposed of in a manner that complies
with all State of Minnesota laws and regulations.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption and publication.
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Passed this day of , 2022.
ATTEST Jennifer Labadie, Mayor
Sandie Thone, City Clerk