(a)   Work-site utility vehicles may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys within the corporate limits of the city.

(b)   Work-site utility vehicle means any motor vehicle which is not less than 48 inches in width, has an overall length, including the bumper, of not more than 135 inches, has an unladen weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than 800 pounds and is equipped with four or more low pressure tires, a steering wheel and bench or bucket type seating allowing at least two people to sit side-by-side, and may be equipped with a bed or cargo box for hauling materials. Work-site utility vehicle does not include a micro utility truck or recreational off-highway vehicle.

(c)   No work-site utility vehicle shall be operated on any public highway, street, road or alley unless such vehicle shall comply with the equipment requirements under the provisions of article 17, chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.

(d)   Every person operating a work-site utility vehicle on the public highways, streets, roads and alleys of the city shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to a driver of a vehicle imposed by law.

(e)   A violation of this section shall be deemed an ordinance traffic infraction. Upon an entry of a plea of guilty or no contest or upon being convicted of such violation, the penalty imposed shall be a fine of not more than $500.

(Code 2014)

No person shall operate a work-site utility vehicle on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such person has a valid driver’s license. Violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Code 2014)

(a)   All-terrain vehicles and golf carts may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys within the corporate limits of the city.

(b)   All-terrain vehicles means any motorized non-highway vehicle 50 inches or less in width, having a dry weight of 1,500 pounds or less, traveling on three or more non-highway tires, and having a seat to be straddled by the operator. As used in this subsection, “non-highway tire” means any pneumatic tire six inches or more in width, designed for use on wheels with rim diameter of 14 inches or less.

(c)   Golf Cart means a motor vehicle that has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, an unladen weight of not more than 1,800 pounds, and is designed to be and is operated at not more than 25 miles per hour and is designed to carry not more than four persons, including the driver.

(d)   No all-terrain vehicles or golf carts shall be operated on any public highway, street, road or alley between sunset and sunrise unless equipped with lights as required for motorcycles.

(e)   Every person operating an all-terrain vehicle or golf cart on the public highways, streets, roads and alleys of the city shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to a driver of a vehicle imposed by law. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle or golf cart shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on an all-terrain vehicle or golf cart, unless such all-terrain vehicle or golf cart is designed to carry more than (1) person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the all-terrain vehicle or golf cart at the rear or side of the operator.

(f)   A person shall ride upon an all-terrain vehicle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the all-terrain vehicle.

(g)   No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents such person from keeping both hands on the handlebars.

(h)   No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the all-terrain vehicle or golf cart or the view of the operator.

(Code 2014)

(a)   All all-terrain vehicles and golf carts are entitled to full use of a lane, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any all-terrain vehicle and golf carts operated two (2) abreast in a single lane.

(b)   The operator of an all-terrain vehicle or golf cart shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.

(c)   No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle or golf cart between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.

(d)   All-terrain vehicles and golf carts shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane.

(e)   Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.

(Code 2014)

No person riding upon an all-terrain vehicle or golf cart shall attach himself, herself or the all-terrain vehicle or golf cart to any other vehicle on a roadway.

(Code 2014)

(a)   Any all-terrain vehicle or golf cart carrying a passenger shall be equipped with a seat and footrests for such passenger, brakes and brake lights.

(Code 2014; Ord. 515; Ord. 518)

A violation of any provision in sections 14-503 through 14-506 shall be deemed an ordinance traffic infraction. Upon an entry of a plea of guilty or no contest or upon being convicted of such violation, the penalty imposed shall be a fine of not more than $500.

(Code 2014)

No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle or golf cart on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such person has a valid driver’s license. Violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Code 2014)

Before operating any work site utility vehicle, all-terrain vehicle or golf cart on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city, the vehicle shall be registered with the police department and display a valid registration decal affixed and displayed in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle. The application shall be made upon forms provided by the city, and each application shall contain the name of the owner, the owner’s residence address or bona fide place of business, a brief description of the vehicle to be registered (including make, model and serial number, if applicable). Applications are valid from January 1st through December 31st and are not prorated. Proof of insurance shall be furnished at the time of application for registration. The annual registration fee for a work-site utility vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or golf cart shall be $25.00. The full amount of the registration fee shall be required regardless of the time of year that the application is made. The registration issued hereunder is not transferrable.

(a)   It is unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter such license during the time in which the same is operative.

(b)   The license issued hereunder is not transferrable. In the event of sale or other transfer of ownership of any vehicle, license shall expire and the license shall be removed by the owner. It is unlawful for any person other than the person to whom the license was originally issued to have the same in his possession.

(c)   In the event a license is lost or destroyed, the city clerk shall issue a new license in accordance with the provisions of the section for no additional fee.

(d)   It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1)   Operate, or for the owners thereof knowingly to permit the operation, upon a public street, road, highway, or alley within the corporate limits of the city any work-site utility vehicle, all-terrain vehicle or golf cart which is not registered and which does not have attached thereto and displayed thereon the license assigned thereto by the city for the current registration year.

(2)   Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or to have possession, any registration receipt, registration license, or registration decal knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been canceled, revoked, suspended or altered. A violation of this subsection (b) shall constitute an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 and forfeiture of the item. A mandatory court appearance shall be required of any person violating this subsection.

(3)   Lend to or knowingly permit the use by one not entitled thereto any registration receipt, registration license plate or registration decal issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof.

(4)   Remove, conceal, alter, mark or deface the license number plate, plates or decals, or any other mark of identification upon any work site utility vehicle, all-terrain vehicle or golf cart. Licenses shall be kept clean and placed as required by law so as to be plainly visible and legible.

(5)   Carry or display a registered number plate or plates or registration decal upon any work-site utility vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or golf cart not lawfully issued for such vehicle.

(6)   Except as otherwise may be provided herein, any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall for the first conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than $250.00; for a second such conviction within one year thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00; upon a third or subsequent conviction within one year after the first conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 and/or a jail term of not more than 30 days.

(Code 2014)