MAPLE LAKE TOWNSHIP
WRIGHT COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Adoption of
Ordinance No. 2024-1
ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE PLACEMENT OF
OBSTRUCTIONS
WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP’S RIGHT-OF-WAY
The Board of Supervisors for the Town of Maple Lake, Wright County, Minnesota, hereby ordains that on the 15th day of October, 2024, the Maple Lake Township Board of Supervisors adopted the above Ordinance. Due to the lengthy content of the Ordinance, a brief Summary follows:
Section 1. Authority. Identifies the authorities used in preparation of said Ordinance.
Section 2. Purpose. Identifies the purpose of the Ordinance.
Section 3. Definitions. Clarifies language used in the Ordinance.
Section 4 . Man-made Obstructions Prohibited in Public Right-of-Way. Identifies items prohibited in the Township’s road right-of-way.
Section 5. Violation. Identifies the consequences for violation(s) of this Ordinance.
Section 6. Removal of Man-made Obstructions. Provides for the removal by the Township of obstructions placed within the Township’s road right-of-way.
Section 7. Abutting Property Owner. Provides that abutting property owner is presumed responsible for any obstructions placed within the Township’s road right-of-way and for the cost of their removal.
Section 8. Separability. Validity of the remainder of the Ordinance should a provision be declared invalid.
Section 9. Repealer. Repeals any provisions of other Township ordinances that conflict with Ordinance.
Section 10. Effective date. Identifies the effective date of Ordinance.
Ordinance 2024-1, an “Ordinance Regulating the Placement of Obstructions within the Township’s Right-of-
Way” shall take effect and be in full force immediately following its adoption and upon publication. A copy of the Ordinance can be viewed by contacting the Town Clerk at 320-963-3927. An additional copy of the Ordinance will also be on file at the Maple Lake public library.
/s/ Tom Hackenmueller, Chairman
Maple Lake Township
ATTEST:
/s/ Esther Wenzel
Clerk, Maple Lake Township