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* LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO 17
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE USE OF HIGHWAYS
wtITHIN THE VILLAGE OF
SHOREWOOD,
INCORPORATING PROVliSIONS
OF THE STATE HIGHWAY
TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT
BY REFERENCE, AND
IMPOSING A PENALTY FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF
The Village Council of the Vil-
lage of Shorewood, Minnesota, do
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Highway Traffic
Regulation Act Incorporated by
Reference.
The regulatory provisions of
Minnesota Statutes 1945, Chapter
169, ~s amended by Laws 1947,
Laws 1949, Laws 1951, Laws 1953,
Laws 1955 and Laws 1957, are
hereby adopted as a traffic ordi-
nance regulating the use of high-
ways streets and alleys in the
village and are hereby incorporat-
ed and made a p.art of this ordi-
nance as completely as if set out
here in fUll.
SECTION 2. No Parking and
Limited Parking Zones.
The Village Council may, from
time to time, by motion or resolu-
tion designate portions of the
highways and streets within the
Village of Shorewood as nO park-
ing zones or limited parking zones
and shall cause such zones to be
marl{€d by appropriate signs. The
location of such signs limiting
parking shall be prima facia evi-
dence that the village council has
by proper resolution or motion
authorized the establishment of
such no parking or limited park-
ing zones. The council shall make
a determination of such no park-
ing zones or limited parking
zonfS on the basis of convenience
to the public and traffic hazards.
No person shall park any vehicle
in a no parking zone or any limit-
ed parking zone between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
for a longer period than is speci-
fied on the signs marking such
zones and any violation thereof
shall be a misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. Passing School Bus-
es.
The driver of a vehicle upon a
street or highway in the village,
upon meeting or overtaking from
either direction, any school bus
which has stopped on the high-
way for the purpose of receiving
or discharging any school child or
e
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children, shall stop the vehicle im-
mediately upon the extension of
a stop signal arm by the SChool
bus driver and shall remain stop-
ped until the school bus driver
retracts the stop signal arm, but
may then proceed with due cau-
tion for the safety of such chil-
dren.
SECTION 4. Drive,rs License -
Vehicle Ownership - License Re-
quired.
No person shall drive or op-
erate a motor vehicle upon any
st;eet or highway in the village
WIthout having in his possession
as required by Laws of the State
of Minnesota a valid drivers li-
cenSe or chauffeurs license. No
person shall drive or operate a
motor vehicle belonging to an-
other without the owner's consent.
No person shall drive or operate
a motor vehicle without having
thereon proper motor license
plates as required by the Laws of
the State of Minnesota.
SECTION 5. Penalty.
Any violation of the provisions
hereof or of the statutes adopted
by reference in Section 1 is a
violation of this ordinance when
it occurs within the Village of
Shorewood. Any person thus vio-
lating any provision of this ordi-
nance shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and shall be punished
by a fine of not to exceed $100.00
or by imprisonment in the county
jail not to exceed 90 days; but if
a minimum fine or imprisonment
is prescribed by the state high-
way traffic act for an offense,
such penalty shall apply to a per-
son convicted of the same offense
under this ordinance.
SECTION 6. Repeal.
Ordinance No. 1 of the Village
of Shorewood entitled "An Ord1-
nance Regulating the Use of High-
ways within the Village of Shore-
wood, Incorporating Provisions of
the State Highway Traffic Refer-
ence, and Imposing a Penalty for
the Violation thereof" is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 7. Effect.
This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage and
publication by Law.
Passed by the Village Council
of the Village of Shorewood this
11th day of March, 1958.
LESTER R. BADGER,
Mayor
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ATTEST:
Elsa 1. Wiltsey, Clerk
(Published in the Minnetonka
Record March 27, 1958)
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ORI>lNANCE NO. 18
AN OHDINANCE REGULATING THE INSTALLATION AND
CONSTRUCTION O~' INDIVIDUAL WATER SUPPLY AND
SEW AGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS IN THE VILLAGE OF
SHOREWOOD, COUNTY O~' HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA, AND
LICENSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN INSTALLATION AND
CONSTRUCTION OF INDIVIDUAL SEW AGE DISPOSAL
SYSTEMS
The Village Couneil of the Village of Shorewood do ordain:
Section J. This ordinance shall be known as the Shol'ewood In-
dividual Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Code and shaH be in
full force and effect from the date of its passage and publication.
Section 2. The Village Council shall appoint a water and sewage
Inspector or some other person, who shall be charged with tho ad.
ministration of this ordinance.
Section 3. Before proceeding with the installation, alteration,
repair, or extension of any Individual sewage disposal system in the
Vll1sll'e, of Shorewood, the owner 01' lessee thereof, or his pgent, shall
first obtain a permit from the Vl11age Council of the VlIIage of Shore-
wood or its designated employee charged with the administration of
this or~inance for the specific installation, alteration, repair, or ex.
tension; and, at the time of applying for said permit, he shall pay
a fee tllcrefor of $5.00. Such permits shall be valid for a period of
six mont,hs from date of issue.
Section 4. Applications for permits shall be made in wl'itinll' upon
printed blank. or forma furnished by and obtainable fl'om the wator
and IOwage In.peetol' and shall be signed by the applleant',
Section 6. Each application for a permit s,hall have thenon the
correct legal description of the propel'ty on which the proposcd in-
stallation, alteration, repair, or extension is to take place.
Seetion 6. Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by
Ii plat plan of the land showing the location of any proposed or exist-
ing buildings located on the property with respect to the boundary
lines of the property, and complete plans of the Pl'oposed disposal
facility with substantiating data, if necessary, attesting to the com-
pliance with the minimum standards of this ordinance. A complete
plan shall include the size and design of all parts of the disposaJ
facility to be installed, altered, repaired, or extended. The application
shall also show the present or proposed location of water supply
facilities, and woter supply piping, and the name of the person, firm,
or corporation who is to install the sewage disposal system, and such
further information &s may be required by the Village Council.
Section 7. The Village Council and the village sewer and watcr
inspector and other agents and employees of the Vilrage Council shall
be guided by the following enumerated standards in issuing permits
under this ordinance and shall reasonably follow and enforce the
same:,
1. No individual sewage disposal s)'stem shall be located so
that it is nearer to any source of water supply or any buried
water suction line than 50 feet or nearer to any lake, stream, or
body of water than 25 feet nor nearer to ,dwellings than 10 fcct.
2. Raw sewage or scptic tank effluent shall not be discharged
to the ground surface, abandoned wells, or bodies of surface
water.
3. Installations in low, swampy areas, 01' areas wllich may
bc subject to flooding shall not be acceptable.
4. In areas of high ground water table, the final disposal
unit shall be II tile field. Thu buttom of the tile lateral shall be
not less than 2 feet above the known or calculated high water
table.
. 6. Footing or roof drainage shall not enter any part of the
system.
6. Sewage disposal system shall consist of a house sewer
and septic tank system. Septic tank system_ shall consist of a
septic tank with effluent discharging into a subsurface disposal
lield or one or more seepage pits or a combination of the two.
All sanitary sewage including laundry wastes and basement floor
drainage shall be discharged, to the system through the .eptlc
tank.
7, Sewer Construction. No buried or concealed portion of
the house sewer, building drain, or branchcs thereof shall be
looated less than 20 feet from a well. The portion of any hCI\1"o
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less than 50 feet !tom a well shall be constructed of eemell~
asbestos or heavy cast iron water-tight soil pipe and be not less
than 4 incJ1cs in diameter, and those portions of house sewer,
building drain, or branches thereof more than 50 feet from a
well shall be not Jess than '6 inches in diameter and constructed
of cast iron, cement asbestos, or bituminized fiber pipe. All joints
shall be water tight. Construction of the line sJ1all be on grade
of not less than 1/8 inch per foot. The 10 feet of sewer immcdi-
ately preceding the septic tank shall not slope more than 14 inch
per foot. No \10. ells shall be permitted, and where the direction
of the sewcr is changed in excess of 221h 0, accessible clean-outs
sllall be provided.
8. Septic Tanks. The design shan be such as to provide
llccess for cleaning anll shall be located not less than 10 feet
from adjoining property lincs and 50 feet from any source of
domestic water supply. The capacity shall be based upon the
number of bedrooms contemplated in the dwelling served and
shall conform to the following table.
MINIMUM CAPACITIES FOR SEPTIC TANKS
Minimum liquid capacity
of tank in gallons
750
900
1,000
For each additional bedroom, add 250 gallons.
Garbage disposal units shall not be installed in any residence
unless the dwelling is served with a disposal system consisting
of at least two septic tanks, one of 700 gallons minimum capacity
and a second of 500 gallons minimum capacity together with 200
feet of drainage field.
The liquid depth of any septic tank or compartment shall not
be less than 30 inches, and a liquid depth greater than 61h feet
shall not be considered in determining tank capacity. Inside hori-
zontal dimensions of tanks or compartments shall not be less
than 24 inches. Intet and outlet connections of the tank and of
each compartment shall be submerged and baffled; and the inlet
baffle or submerged pipe shall extend at least 6 inches, but not
more than 20 per cent of the total hquid depth, below the liquid
surface and at least one inch above the crown of the inlet sewer.
The outlet baffle or submerged pipe and the baffles or submerged
pipes between compartments shall extend below the liquid sur-
face a distance approximately equal to 40 per cent of the liquid
depth and shall also extend above the liquid surface to provide
scum storage, which volume shall not be less than 20 per cent
of the total required liquid capacity. The inlet invert shall be
not less than 3' inches above the outlet invert. The construction
of the tank shall be such as to assure its being water tight and
shall be constructed of sound and durable material not subject to
excessive corosion or decay. It shall be so constructed as .to
provide necessary ventilation of the tank and disposal field. Ade-
quate aCcesS $hall be provided to each compartment of the tank.
9. Sub-surface disposal fields. The location of the disposal
field shall be in accordance with the minimum distances as set
out for the location of septic tanks except that minimum distance
from property lines my be reduced where proper drainage exists.
A distribution box of sufficient size to accomodate the necessary
tile field lateral lines shall be constructed at the head of each
dispoSllI field. Each tile field lateral line shan be connected sep-
arately to the distribution box and shall not be subdivided. The
invert of all outlets shall be level and the inlet invert shall be
at least one inch above the outlet inverts. The outlet inverts shall
be at least 4 inches above the distribution box floor for the pur-
pose of securing equal distribution of the septic tank effluent
through each tile lateral. In the event that septic tank effluent
is delivered to the distribution box by pump, a baffle wall shall
be installed in the distribution box. The baffle shall be secured
to the bottom of the box and shall extend vertically a distance
at least level with the crown of the inlet. The plane surface of
the baffle shall be perpendicular to the inlet flow lien.
10. a. All trenches in a disposal field shall be constructed
in accordance with the following minimum standards:
(1) Minimum number of lines per field .................................... 2
(2) Maximum length of individual liner;;' .................... 100 feet
Number of bedrooms
2 or Jess
3
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(3) Minimum bottom width of trench m....................... 18 inches
(4) Maximum depth of cover of tile lines ......m........... 36 inches
(5) Preferred depth of cover of tile lines .................... 18 inches
(6) Maximum uniform grade of tile lines .......... 6 inches per ft.
(7) Preferred uniform grade of tile lines 2 in. to 4 in. per 100 ft.
(8) Size and spacing of trenches ................ conform to Table II
(9) Minimum filter material under tile ........."m............ 6 inches
(10) Minimum filter material over tile .............................. 2 inches
TABLE II
SIZE AND MINIMUM SPACING REQUIREMENTS FOrt
DISPOSAL TRENCHES
Width of Tr; Depth of Tr. Effective absorption Minimum spacing
at bottom in area' in of lines in feet
in inches inches sq. ft. per lin. ft. center to centcr
18 min. 18 to 30 1.5 6
21 18 to 30 2.0 6
30 18 to 36 2.5 7.5
36 max. 24 to 36 3.0 9.0
b. Pipe used for the line between the septic tank and the dis-
tribution box and between the distribution box and the tile
\ laterals to the point where the laterals are separated six feet,
shall be vitrified clay, cement-asbestos, or cast-iron. Joints in
such pipe shall be watertight. Such water-tight sections laid
in the disposal field shall not be considered in determining thc
cffective absorption area.
c. I~ield tile used in the disposal field shall be not less than 5
inches in diameter and shall be laid with ~ inch open joints.
'(1) All open joints shall be protected, on top, by strips of
asphalt-treated building paper at least 10 inches long
and 3 to 6 inches wide or by other means acceptable
to the person responsible for the administration of this
ordinance.
(2) All bends used in the disposal field shall have one tight
joint at each end of the bend.
d. Filter material shall be crushed rock, crushed cinders or rock.
(1) Such material may vary from % to 2% inches in size.
(2) Stone shall be free of dust, sand or clay.
(3) The filter materials shall completely encase the tile.
e. Material used on top of the tile shall be sufficiently fine or
graded so as to prohibit filtering of backfill material iilto
the tile lines. '
f. Where it is necessary to fill an area for construction of tile
laterals, the bottom of the tile trenches shall extend not
than one foot into original soil.
11. Seepage Pits. The use of seepage pits is permitted for
disposal of septic tank effluent only when such use is indicated
by favorable condition of soil, ground water level, or topography
and when such use is specifically allowed by the Village Council
after a complete investigation of the facts in each system. Seepage
pits shall not be used in areas where shallow wells are used as a
source of water supply. Any permit issued by the Village Council,
its agents or employees, for the use of seepage pits shall carry
with it special requirements as designated by the Village Council
so as to protect the purity of the surrounding sources of water
supply.
Section 8. The village water and sewer inspector or other agents
or employees of the Village Council shall make such inspection or
inspections as are necessary to determine compliance with this or-
dinance. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant for the permit
to notify the water and sewer inspector not less than 48 hours in ad-
vance that the job is ready for inspection or re-inspection. It shall
he the duty of the owner or occupant of the property to give the
Village Council, its agents or employees, free access to the property
at reasonable times for the purpose of making such inspections. No
part of the sewage disposal system shall be covered until it has been
. inspected and passed by the water and sewer inspector. Upon satis-
factory completion and final inspection of the sewage disposal system,
the water and sewer inspector shall issue, to the applicant, a certificate
of approval.
If, upon inspection, the water and sewage inspector discovers
that any part of the sewage disposal system is not constructed in ac.
cordance. with the minimum standards provided for in this ordinance,
he shall give the applicant written notification describing the defects.
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The applicant shall pay an additional fee of $5.00 for each re-exami-
nation that is necessary. The applicant shall be responsible for the
correction or elimination of all defects, and no sewage disposal systems
shall be placed or replaced until all defects have been corrected or
eliminated.
Section 9. (n) If any type of installation, alteration, repair, or
extension of a sewage disposal system is desired to be used other
than as set forth in this ordinance, special approval of the Village
Council must be obtained before a permit for such installation, altera-
tion, repair or extension shall be issued. It shall be the responsibilty
of the applicant to present all matters pertaining to such installation
as may be required by the Village Council.
(b) Existing systems which do not meet the requirements of
this ordinance may be extended or repaired if the extension or repair
docs not bring the disposal system any closer than 50 feet to an exist-
ing well or in any way increase the health hazard.
Section 10. Individual water supplies or wells installed wibhin
the Village subsequent to the adoption of this ordinance shall be de-
signed and constructed in accordance with the following minimum
standards:
1. No well or buried suction line shall be located less than 15
feet from a property line. No well or buried suction line shall
be located at a point closer to sewer lines, septic tanks and
drain fields than is hereinbefore set out and provided. Pumps
and equipment shall be designed and installed to assure polu-
tion-proof and, where necessary, frost-proof installation. The
pump base shall be constructed so as to permit installation of
a water-tight mounting. A well seal shall be used.
2. No source of water supply shall be from any water-bearing
f.rmation less than 20 feet from the natural ground surface
nor from any deeper supply which may be p()lluted by con-
tamination entering through fissured, creviced, or geological
formations.
Section 11. Each person, firm, or corporation engaged in the
business of installing and constructing sewage disposal systems with-
in this village shall secure a license to carryon such occupation from
the village council and shall procure and post, with the village clerk,
a bond in the amount of $1,000.00 in favor of the village and the
public, conditioned upon the faithful performance of contracts before
doing any sewage construction work within the village. Such licensing
shall be renewable annually on or before December 31 and may be
revoked by the village council for cause. The license fee shall be $5.00.
Section ]2. It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or dis-
charge or allow or permit the dumping or discharging of any sewage
or septic tank effluent or any noxious or offensive fluid to the ground
surface, abandoned wells, or bodies of surface water located within
the Village of Shorewood.
Section 13. The objectives and purposes of this ordinance are to
assure an adequate supply of safe water and to provide an adequate
and safe method of sewage disposal and that the water supply and
sewage disposal systems shall be so located and constructed that a
water supply will not be contaminated by any existing or future sewage
disposal systems, and a sewage disposal system will not contaminate
any existing or future water supply. The village council shall have
the power to make adjustments in and exceptions to any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance in cases where the council finds there are
practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way of such
strict application. Any adjustments in and exceptions to any of tne
provisions of this ordinance which shall be granted by the Village
Council shall have attached to such grant such conditions and guaran-
tees as the council may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of
this ordinance.
Section 14. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $100.00
or imprisoned in the County jail for not to exceed 90 days. Each day
that any violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense.
Passed by the Village Council of the Village of Shorewood this
13th day of May, 1958.
LESTER R. BADGER, Ma)'or
ATTEST:
ELSA I. WILSEY, Village Clerk
(Published in the Minnetonka Rccord on May 22, 1958)
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* LEGAL NOTICE ! Section 8. Every penon violat.
ling the terms of such proclamation
ORDINANCE NO. t. ,Ihall be caUty of a misdemeanor
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING, llnd punishable by a fine of not
AND RESTRAINING THE more than '100.00 or imprisonment
RUNNING AT LARGE OF in the county jail for not more
DOGS ENDANGERING THE than nlnet, c1aya.
HEALTH AND WELFARE OF Section 7. Any dog which has
lrHE PUBLIC AND PROVIDING bitten a human being shall, upon
FOR SUMMARY DESTRUCTION swom, written complaint being
OF SUCH ANIMALS AND filed with the Village Clerk, which
IMPOSING A PENALTY FOR complaint shall set forth the name
VIOLATION OF SUCH of the dog, the name of the owner
REGULATION or custodian of such dog, if known,
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF the name of the perso~ bitten, and
OF THE VILLAGE OF SHORE. when and where. the. mcident took
WOOD DO ORDAIN: place, be forthWith Impoun~ed by
. t h", \'i1Jage constable or pohce of.
Rechon 1. It sh.all be the. du~y ficer for a period of at least ten
of the Health Officer of thIS vIl- .{, t a "eterinary hospital op-
. t" 'th ( a \ 5 a .. .
lal{c to Inves Iga.e, el .ar perso~- er~ted by a licensed veterinarian;
ally or throug~ su~rd~nate offl- the (!og shall not ue relee.lled to
cers u.nder. hiS . ~Irechon, when its owner or custodian until the
complaint m ~tlng shall. have Village Health Officer has certi-
been ';lade to hl~ or to. the VJlla~e fied the animal to be free from ra-
C.ouncll that rabies. eXIsts in thiS bies and until the owner or cus-
Vlllage,. and determm.e wheth~r or todian of such dog has pa'd the
not rabies does exist In the Village rosts of the confinement and costa
of Shorewood. of any veterinary tests made upon
Section ~. If, on such investiga- the animal. If the costs are not
tion, the Village Health Officer paid by the owner or custodian
determines that rabies does exist within five days following written
in the Village of Shorewood, the notice to such owner or custodian
Health Officpr shall thereupon that the dog is available for re-
make and file II proclamation set- lease then the Village constable
ting forth the fact of such in- or ~lice officer shall forthwith
vestigation and determination and destroy such dog. Any person who
also in the proclamation prohibit shan fail to deliver up to the vil-
the owner or custodian of any dog lage constable or police officer any
from permitting or allowing such dOlf which has bitten a human
dogs to be at large within the being and against which a sworn,
Village of Shorewood unless ef- written complaint has been filed
fectively muzzled so that it cannot shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
bite any other animal or penon., and punishable by a fine not to ex-
Section 3. Such proclamation, ceed '100.00 or imprisonment in
when issued, shall be filed with the County Jail for a period n~t
the Vlla~e Clerk, and it shall be to exceed ninety days. Each dar B
the duty of the VilIaj7;e Clerk to neglect or failure to comply WIth
forthwith publish a copy therof in the provisions of this section shall
Ple offidal legal newspaper of be deemed to be a separate of-
the Villa!!c and to post a copy of fense.
surh proclamation in thn'p public Section 8. Any dog that habitu-
rlac('!I within the viliage. l' he 8 'Iy worries, chases or molests
p!"ochrratioll shall he deem.'o{ ef- persons traveling' peaceahly on the
fc('tive ane! in full f,)I'cr fw day~ p'lblic road is hereby declared to
after puhlication and po~t '1,' ?t Ill' a public nuisance.
copies thereof nnd shall reT'll'l1i Section 9. Minnesota Statutes
in full force and ~ffect for. a le- 347.04, 347.05, :,47,06 and 347.07
ri.,d of time deslg'11atrd In tie are hereby incorporated and made
pl'oc'lamation hut not to e'l:cced a part of this ordinance as com-
six months. . pletely as if set out in full here-
Sf'rUon 4. It shall he unlawful '\'ith.
fOl' the owner or custodia~ "f any. Section 10. This odinance shall
dot:" to suffer <lr pernd, It td. h,' LaK:e effect from aTlli after its pas-
at lar",c either on the pr('mlS~S ";ll!(' and publication,
of the 0W:l('r "1' rl,ewherc \\lt~!'l Dated this 16th day of Septem-
thr Vilbi"!' ()f Sh,rt>wo"d dllrJng'
th" ti'11(, "h'h proclan'atiol' i, in 1)('1',
r{)rc(l unhh~s ~t:ch fing ~11all be
l'ffcdivcly muzzlpd sr- th:l t it can-
not bite any other animal or per-
son.
Section r>. It shall be lawful for
any police officer or constable of
this villnr,e to destroy any dog
running at large on the public
atreets or roads of this village
in violation of the provisions of
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LESTER R. BADGER,
Mayor of the Village of
Shorewood, Minnesota
ATTEST:
ELSA WILTSEY,
Village Clerk
(Published in the Minnetonka
Record September 26, 1968)
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ORDINANCE NO. 20
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
ORDINANCE NO. 5 RELATING
TO MISDEMEANORS AND
PRESCRIBING A PENALTY
FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
OF THE VILLAGE OF SHORE-
WOOD DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Section 12 of
Ordinance No. 5 of the Village of
Shorewood be amended to include
within it the following para-
graph, to-wit:
Every person who shall
hereafter fire off, discharge
or explode any gun, pistol or
fire arm within the limits of
the Village of Shorewood
without having in his pos-
session a permit therefor in
full force and effect, issued to
him by the Village COuncil of
the Village of Shorewootl, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
The Village Council is hereby
authorized to issue such a pe,r-
mit to such person or persons
as they deem suitable for a
period not to exceed three
months and upon such terms
and conditions as determined
by said Council; but, in no
event, shall a permit be is-
sued contrary to rules, regu-
lations or statutes of the State
of Minnesota or its adminis-
trative departments. The Vil-
lage Council may summarily
revoke such permit at any
time they deem the person
to whom it is issued unfit or
unsafe to exercise the privi-
leges therein granted.
Section 2. This ordinance shall
take effect from and after its pas-
sage and publication.
Passed by the Village Council of
the Village of Shorewood this
16th day of September, 1958.
LESTER R. BADGER,
Mayor of the Village of
Shorewood, Minnesota
ATTEST:
ELSA I. WILTSEY,
Village Clerk
(Published in the Minnetonka
(Record September 25, 1958)
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ORDINANCE NO. 21
AN ormINANcE PROVIDING
FOR CIVIL DEFENSE AND FOR
PROTECTION AND PROMOTION
OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH
AND WELFARE IN THE
VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD
DURING CIVIL DEFENSE
EMERGENCIES
The Village Council of the Vil-
lage of Shorewood do ordain:
SECTION 1. POLICY AND
PURPOSE. Subdivision 1. Because
of the existing and increasing pos-
sibility of the occurrence of disas-
ters of unprecedented size and de-
structiveness resulting from enemy
attack, sabotage, or other hostile
action, and from fire, flood, earth-
quake or other natural causes, and
in order to insure that preparation
of this village will be adequate to
deal vdth such disasters, and gen-
erally to provide for the common
defense and to protect the public
peace, health and safety, and to
preserve the lives and property of
the people of this village, it is
hereby found and declared to be
necessary:
(a) To establish a local civil
defense agency;
(b) To provide for the exercise
of the necessary powers during civ-
il defense emergencies;
(c) To provide for the render-
ing of mutual aid between this
village and other political subdi-
visions of this state and of other
states with the respect of carry-
ing out of civil defense functions.
Subdivision 2. It is further de-
clared to be the purpose of this
ordinance and the policy of the
village that all civil defense func-
tions of this city be coodinated to
the maximum extent practicable
with the comparable functions of
the federal government, of this
state, and of the other states and
localities, and of private agencies
of every type, to the end that the
most effective preparations and
use may be made of the nation's
manpower, resources and facilities
for dealing with any disaster that
may occur.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1. "Civil Defense"
means the preparation for and the
carrying out of all emergency func-
tions, other than functions for
which military forces are primarily
responsible, to prevent, minimize
and repair injury and damage re-
sulting from disasters caused by
enemy attack, sabotage or other
hostile action, and from fire, flood,
earthquake or other natural caus-
es. These functions include, with-
out limitation, fire-fighting servic-
es, police services, rescue, engin-
eering, air-raid warning services,
communications, I' a d i 0 log i c aI,
chemical, and other special wea-
pons defense, evacuation of per-
sons from stricken areas, emergen-
e
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cy welfare services, emergency
transportation, existing or proper-
ly assigned functions of plant pro"
tection, temporary restoration of
public utility services and other
functions related to civilian pro-
tection, together with all other ac-
tivities necessary or incidental to
preparation for the carrying out
of the foregoing functions.
Subdivision 2. "Civil Defense
Emergency" means an emergency
declared by the governor under
the Minnesota Civil Defense Act
of 1951, Laws 1951, Ch. 694, Sec.
301.
Subdivision 3. "Civil Defense
Forces" means any personnel em-
ployed by the village and any other
volunteer or paid member of the
local civil defense agency engaged
in carrying on civil defense func-
tions in accordance with the pro-
visions of this ordinance or any
rule or order thereunder.
SECTION 3. ESTABLISHMENT
OF CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY,
Subdivision 1. There is hereby cre-
ated within the village government
a civil defense agency, which shall
be under the supervision and con-
trol of a director of civil defense,
hereinafter called the director. The
director shall be appointed by the
village council for an indefinite
term and may be removed by it .at
any time. He shall serve without
salary, but shall be paid his neces-
sary expenses. The director shall
have direct responsibilty for the
organization, administration and
operation of the civIl defense agen-
cy, subject to the direction and COll-
trol of the council. The civil de-
fense agency shall beo:rganized in-
to such subdivisions and bureaus,
consistent with state and local civil
defense plans, as the director
deems necessary to provide for the
efficient performance of local civil
defense functions during a civil
defense emergency.
Subdivision 2. There is hereby
created within the civil defense
agency a civil defense advisory
committee, hereinafter called the
"committee". Members of the com-
mittee shall be appointed by the
village council to represent village
departments and other groups con-
cerned with civil defense. The may-
or shall be chairman and the direct-
or shall be the secretary of the
commHttee. The committee shall
advise the director and the village
council on all matters pertaining
to civil defense. Each member
shall serve without compensat'on
and shall hold office at the plea-
SUre of the village council.
SECTION 4. POWERS AND
DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.
Subdivision 1. The director, with
the consent of the village cQuncil
shall represent the village on any
regional or state organization for
civil defense. He shall develop pro-
posed mutual aid a,greements with
other political subdivisions withip.
or outside the state for recipro-
cal civil defense aid and assistance
in a civil defense emergency too
great to be dealt with unassisted,
and he shall present such agree-
ments to the council for its ac-
tion. Such arrangements shall be
consistent wit.h the state c:vil de-
fense plan and during a civil de-
fense emergency, it shall be the
duty of the civil defense agency
and civil defense forces to render
assistance in accordance with the
provisions of such mutual aid ar-
rangements. Any mutual aid ar-
rangement with a political sub-
division of another state shall be
subject to the approval of the gov-
ernor.
Subdivision 2. The director shall
make such studies and surveys of
the manpower, industries, re-
sources and facilities of the village
as he deems necessary to determine
their adequacy for civil defense
and to plan for their most efficient
use in time of a civil defense emer-
gency.
Subdivision 3. The director shall
prepare a comprehensive general
plan for the civil defense of the
village and shall present such plan
to the council for its approval.
When the council has approved the
plan by resolution, it shall be the
duty of all municipal agencies and
all civil defense forces of the vil-
lage to perform the duties and
functions assigned by the plan as
approved. The plan may be modi-
fied in like manner from time to
time. The director shall coordinate
the civil defense activities of the
village to the end that they shall
be consistent and fully integrated
with the civil defense plan of the
federal government and the stpte
and correlated with the civil de-
fense plans of other political sub-
divisions within the state.
Subdivision 4. In accordance
with th~ state and village defense
plan, the director shall institute
such training programs and pub-
lic information programs and shall
take all other preparatory steps,
including the partial or full mo-
bilization of civil defense forces
in advance of actual disaster, as
may be necessary to the prompt
and effective operation of the vil-
lage civil defense plan in time of
a civil defense emergency. He
may, from time to time, conduct
such practice air-raid alerts or
other defense exercises as he may
deem nececssary.
Subdivision 5. The director shall
utilize the personnel, services,
equipment, supplies and facilities
of the existing departments and
agencies of the village to maxi-
mum extent practicable. The of-
ficers and personnel of all such
departments and agencies shall, to
the maximum extent practicable,
co-operate with and extend such
services and facilities to the local
civil defense agency and to the
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governor upon request. The head defense and for communication I Subdivision 5. Personnel pro-
of each department and agency, in with other communities and cOt'trol cedures of the city or village ap-
eD-operation with and under the centers within the surrounding plicable to the regular employees
direction of the director, shall be area and with the federal and slate I shall not apply to volunteer civil
responsible for the planning anci agencic's coneerned. defen8e workers but shall apply to
programming of such civil defense :3clbc!ivisiun 11. During tlie first I,aid employc.es of the civil de-
activities as will involve the utJiz- :30 day,; of a civil defense eDler- fense agency.
ation of the facilities of each de- gency, if the iegislatlm. is in ses- S E C T ION 6. EMEEGE~CY
partment or agency. "ion "1' the governor has coupled REGULATIONS. Subdivision 1.
Subc~ivision 6. The director sh'1!1 h s c:edaration of the emergency Wnel1ever necessary to meet a dvil
in co-operation with existing vil- with a call for a special SeSSiJl1 defense emergency or to prepare
lage departments and agencies af- of the legislature, the dire2to.. for such an emergency for which
fected, organize, recruit and train may, when necessary to save life adequate regulations have not been
air-raid wardens, auxiliary p01Le, or property, rl2quire any person, adopted by the governor or the
auxiliary firemen, emergency med- pxcepl members of the federal or village council. the mayor may by
ieal personnel, and any other per- "tate military forces and officers proclamation promulgate regula-
sonnel that may be required on D of the state or any other political tions, consistent with applicable
volunteer basis to carry out th. subdiy;sion, to perform services for federal or state law or regulation
civil defense plans of the village the civil deiense purposes as he rc~specting: protection against air-
and state. To the extent that such directs, and he rua)' commandeer, raid alarms; the conduct of Dflr-
emergency personnel is recruited for the time beirlg, any motor ve- sons and the use of property dur,.
to augment a regular village de- hide, tools, appliances or any oth- ing alarms; t.he repair, mainten-
partment or agency for civil de- ()r property, subject to the own- ance and safe-guarding of essen-
fense emergency, it shall be as- er's right to just compensation thl public servicesj emergency
signed to such department or I1g- as provided by law. health, fire and safety regulations;
ency for purposes of administra- SECTION 5. GENERAL PRO- trial drills or practice periods re-
tion and command. The director VISIONS ON CIVIL DEFENSE quired for preliminary training;
may dismiss any civil defense vol- WORKEH~~. Subdivision 1. No and all other matters which are
unteer at any time and require person shacl be employed or asso- required to protect public safety,
him to surrender any equipment. ciated in c.ny capacity in the civ;1 health and welfare in civil defense
and identification furnished by the deienS(} agency who advocates or emergencies. No regulation gov-
village. has advocated a Challge by force erning observation of enemy air-
Subdivision 7. Consistent with or violation in the constitutional craft, air attacks, alarms or illum-
the civil defense plan, the director form of government of the United ination during air attacks shall be
shall provide and equip emergency States or in this state or in the adopted or take effect unless ap-
hospitals, casualty stations, am- overthrow o~ any government in proved by the state director of
bulances, canteens, evacuation cen- the United States by force or vio- civil defense.
tel'S and other facilities, or convey- lence, or who has been convicted Subdivision 2, Every proclama-
ances for the care of injured or of or is under indictment for in- tion of emergency regulations shall
homeless persons. formatioN. charging any subversive be in writing and signed by the
Subdivision 8. The director shall act against the United States. Each mayor, shall be dated shall refer
carry out all orders, rules and person who is appointed to serve to the particular civil defense
regulations issued by the govern- in the civil defense agency shall, emergency to which it pertains, if
or ,,;th reference to civil defense. before entering upon his duties, so limited, and shall be flIed in
Subdivision 9. The director shall take an oath in writing as pre. the office of the village clerk,
direct and coordinate the general sCflbed by the Minnesota Civil De- where a copy shall be kept posted
operations of all local civil defense fense Act of 1951, Section 40:3. and available for public inspec-
forces during a civil defense emer- and administered by a competent tion during business hours. No-
gency in conformity with control- authority. tiel' of the existence of such
ling regulations and instructions Subdivision 2. Civil defense vol- a re~!ation and its availabili-
of the state civil defense authori- unteers .shall be called into se:- ty for inspection at the clerk's
ties. The heads of the departments vice onl)" in case of a civil defense office shall be conspicuously post-
and agencies shall be governed b~' emergene}' for which the regular I ed at the front of the village hall
his orders in respect thereto. municipal forces ~r~ inadequat~ or or other headquarters of the vil-
Subdivision 10. Consistent w:th fer necessary tralIlll1g and prepa- lage and at such other places in
the civil defense plan, the director ration for such emergencies. All the affected area as the mayor
shall provide and equip at Borne volunteers shall serve without shall designate in the proclama-
suitable place a control center and, compensation. tion. Thereupon the regulation
if required by the state civil de- Subdivision 3. Each civil de- shall take effect immediately or
fense plan, an auxiliary control fense volunteer shall be provid~d at such later time as may be I!lpeci-
center to be used during a civil with such suitable insignia or oth- fied in the proclamation. By like
defense emergency as headquarters er identification as may be re- proclamation the mayor may modi-
for the directions and coordin'l:tiol1 quired by the director. Su:'h ident' - fy or rescind any such regulation.
of civil defense forces. He shall fication shall be in a form and Subdivision 3. The village Coun-
arrange for representation at the style ap!Jroved by the federal gov- cil may rescind any such regula-
control center by municipal de- emment. No volunteer shall ex- tion b~' resolution at any time.
partments and agencies, public ercise any authority of or over If not sooner rescinded, every Buch
utilities and other agencies author- i the persons or property of others regulation shaH expire at the end
ized by the federal or state I without his identifiea.tion. No per- of 30 days after its effective date
authorit)', to carry on civil i son except an a~tho~l~ed :volunteer or at the end of the civil defense
defense activities during a civil I shall use the IdentifIcation of a emergency to which it relates,
defense emergency. He shall volunteer or otherwise represent whichever occurs first. Any or-
arrange for the installation at himself to be an authorized vol- dinance, rule or regulation incon-
the control center of necessary unteer. sistent with an emergency regu-
facilities for communication with Subdivision 4. No civil defense lation promulgated by the mayor
and between heads of civil defense volunteer shall carry any firearm shall be suspended during the pe-
divisions, the stations and operat- while on duty except on written riod of time lIlld to the extent that
ing units of municipal services and order of the chief of the police. such conflict exists.
other agencies concerned with civil department. I SECTION 7. CIVIL DEFENSE
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AGENCY PROCEDURE. Subdi- governmental functions. The vil-
vision 1. There is hereby establish- lage, and, except in cases of willful
ed in the village treasury a special misconduct, its officers, agents,
fund to be know as the civil de- employees or representatives, while
fense fund. Into this fund shall complying 'with the Minnesota Civ-
be placed the proceeds of taxC's il Defense Act of 1951 or with
levied for civil defense, T'10ney this ordinance or any rule, regu-
tr";; l1s[erred from other funds, lation or order made thereunder.
vifts und other revenues of the shall not be liable for the death
civil defense a2'ency. From it shall of or any injury to persons or dam-
l't' made expenditures for the op- age to property as a result of
eration and maintenancce of the such activity. The provisions Qf
civil defense agency and other ag- this sectiQn shall not affect the
'nLi:,~' exp"nditures for civil de- right of any person to receive
fense. Regular accounting, dis- benefits to which he would other-
b~l rsement, purchasing, budgeting wise be entitled under this ordi-
and other financial procedures of nance or under the workmen's com-
the vi1;,ll('e shall apply to the civil pensation law, or under any pen-
defense fund insofar aspracti- sion law, nor the right of any
;:able; but budgeting requirements such person to receive any bene-
and other financial procedures fits or compensation under an:;
shall not apply to expenditures act of Congress.
from the fund during 1951 or in SECTION 10. PARTICIPATION
case when their application will IN LABOR DISPUTE OR POLI-
prevent compliance with terms TICS. The civil defense agency
and conditions of a federal or state shall not participate in any form
grant of money or property for of political activity, nor shall it
civil defense purposes. be employed directly or indirect-
Subdivision 2. The director shall, ly for political purposes, nor shall
D.S soon as possible after the end it be employed in a legitimate la-
of each fiscal year, prepare and bor dispute.
present to the village council for SECTION 11. PENALTY. Any
the information of the council and person who violates any provision
the public, a comprehensive report of this ordinance or any regula-
of the activities of the civil de- tion adopted thereunder relating
fense agency during the year. to acts, omissions or conduct other
SECTION 8. CONFORMITY than official acts of the village of-
AND COOPERA TION WIT II ficers or employees shall be guilty
FEDERAL AND STATE AU- of a misdemeanor and upon con-
THOFITY. Every officer and ag- \'iction shall be punished by a fine
ency of the village shall cooperate of not more than $100.00 or by im-
with federal and state authorities prisonment for not more than 90
and with authorized agencies en- days.
gaged in civil defense and emer- SEe T ION 12. EFFECTIVE
gency measures to the fullest pos- DATE. This ordinance. shall take
sible extent consistent with the. effect from and after Its passage
performance of their other duties. i and publication.
The provisions of this ordinance' Adopted by the Village Council
and of all regulations made there- of the Village of Shorewood, this
under shall be subject to all ap- 1Gth day of September, 1958.
plicable and controlling provisions LESTER BADGER,
of federal and state laws and of Mayor
regulations and orders issued A'ITEST:
thereunder and shall be deemed ELSA 1. WILTSEY
to be suspended and inoperative Clerk
so far as there is any conflict William F. Kelly
therewith. The village council may Village Attorney
appoint any qualified persons hold- (Published in the Minnetonka
ing a position in any agency Cl'e- Record October 9, 1958)
ated under federal or state au- .
thority for civil defense purposes
as a special policeman of the vil-
lage, with such police powers and
duties within the village incident
to the functions of his position,
not exceeding those of regular
policemen of the village, as may
be prescribed in the appointment.
Every such special policeman shall
be subject to the supervision and
control of the chief of police and
such other police officers of the
village as the chief may desig-
nate.
SECTION 9. CIVIL DEFENSE
A GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION.
A 11 functions hereunder and all
other activities relating to civil
defense are hereby declared to be
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· L.E(;AL. NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 22
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
ORDINANCE NO. 11 REGULAT-
ING THE SUBDIVISION OF
LAND IN THE VILLAGE OF
SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA
The Village Council of the Village
of Shorewood do ordain:
SECTION 1. That Section 4 of
Ordinance No. 11 of the Village of
Shorewood be amended by striking
and deleting, from said Section 4,
the following phrase:
"provided that in no event
shan there be a frontage of
less than 80 feet."
SECTION 2. This ordinance
shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed by the Village Council
of the Village of Shorewood this
14th day of October, 1958.
LESTER R. BADGER,
Mayor of Village of
Shorewood
ATTEST:
ELSA I. WILTSEY,
Village Clerk of Village
of Shorewood
(Published in the Minnetonka
Record November 6, 1958)
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