2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville

Policies - Horses:
1. Encourage and promote use of existing horse trails in Murphy Hanrehan Park
Reserve.
2. Encourage private facilities to provide horseback riding opportunities where
possible.
3. Prohibit horseback riding on trails unless otherwise designated.
4. Continue to use existing trails in Ritter Farm Park until such time they become
inconsistent with park development or established and approved policies.
Policies - Snowmobiles:
1. Allow snowmobile street use in the City in accordance with Title 6, Chapter 3 of
the Lakeville City Code until such time when snowmobile traffic becomes a
hazard to public safety and welfare.
2. Promote the use of the Dakota County snowmobile trails.
3. Monitor development along Dakota County snowmobile trails to identify potential
trail use conflicts with densely developed areas of the City.
4. In areas experiencing urban growth, promote new snowmobile route alignments
that maintain a degree of physical separation between the development areas
and the trail routes.
5. Encourage continued support of the City’s private snowmobile club in the
maintenance and upkeep of snowmobile trails and policing snowmobile use.
Policies - All Terrain Vehicles:
1. The use of motorized all terrain vehicles shall be prohibited in City parks and on
trails within the system.
Standards - Trail Maintenance and Operation:
1. Provide for the efficient maintenance and operation of clean, orderly, controlled,
safe and attractive trails, safeguarding the physical condition of trails from
deterioration or damage due to weather, vandalism and other natural or human
causes.
City of Lakeville, Minnesota
Chapter Five
2006 Comprehensive Parks, Trails, & Open Space Plan Page 100