Sec. 24-100.  Snowmobiles, minibikes, golf carts, go-carts, gas- or electric-powered scooters, all-terrain vehicles and any off-road or other vehicle which cannot be registered for operation on streets, highways or roadways--prohibited on streets, highways or roadways.

 

(a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile upon any public street or highway within the corporate limits of the city; provided, however, that a snowmobile may be operated upon a public street or highway within the corporate limits of the city when, and at locations where, snow upon the roadway renders travel by motor vehicles impractical.

 

(b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to operate upon any roadway within the corporate limits of the city a minibike, golf cart, go-cart, gas- or electric-powered scooter, all-terrain vehicle or any off-road or other vehicle which cannot be registered for operation on any roadway, except as provided in this chapter.  This subsection shall not be applicable to scooters, power chairs or electric wheelchairs having more than two (2) wheels which are designed for and being utilized by individuals with limited mobility.

 

(c)    It shall be unlawful for any person to operate upon any publicly-owned parking lot or other publicly-owned property within the corporate limits of the city a minibike, golf cart, go-cart, gas- or electric-powered scooter, all-terrain vehicle or any off-road or other vehicle which cannot be registered for operation on any roadway unless operation of the minibike, golf cart, go-cart, gas- or electric-powered scooter, all-terrain vehicle or any off-road or other vehicle is expressly authorized or is otherwise provided for in this chapter.  This subsection shall not be applicable to scooters, power chairs or electric wheelchairs having more than two (2) wheels which are designed for and being utilized by individuals with limited mobility.

 

Source:  Ord. No. 3058, § 1(37), 3-1-82; Ord. No. 3116, § 1, 1-3-83; Ord. No. 4560 § 1, 10-15-01; Ord. No. 4761, § 3, 11-15-04; Ord. No. 4833, § 3, 10-3-05; Ord. No. 5229, § 1, 9-17-12; Ord. No. 5663, § 1, 5-18-2020;

Editor’s note--Ordinance No. 3058, § 1(37), enacted March 1, 1982, amended the Code by adding thereto provisions designated as § 24-111.  For classification purposes, said provisions are included herein as § 24-100.