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6-6-1: - PURPOSE:#
This chapter is for the purpose of adopting, in part, the Utah off-highway vehicle act, title 41, chapter 22, Utah Code Annotated (1953), as amended, and designating Riverdale City roads, streets or highways open for off highway vehicles and establishing rules and regulations thereto. Off highway vehicles, as hereinafter defined, and subject to the restrictions and requirements of this chapter, may be operated within the limits of the boundaries of the city of Riverdale, as follows.
(Ord. 788, 9-20-2011)
6-6-2: - DEFINITIONS:#
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
ALL-TERRAIN TYPE I VEHICLE: Any motor vehicle fifty two inches (52") or less in width having an unladen dry weight of eight hundred (800) pounds or less, traveling on three (3) or more low pressure tires, having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator or designed for or capable of travel over unimproved roads.
ALL-TERRAIN TYPE II VEHICLE: Any other motor vehicle not defined herein as an "all-terrain type I vehicle" designed for or capable of travel over unimproved terrain. This term does not include golf carts, any vehicle designed to carry a disabled person, any vehicle not specifically designed for recreational use, or farm tractors as defined under section 41-1a-102 of the Utah code.
OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE (OHV): All all-terrain type I and type II vehicles, but shall not include snowmobiles and motorcycles.
(Ord. 788, 9-20-2011)
6-6-3: - REGULATIONS:#
Any person operating an off highway vehicle must: A.
Possess a valid operator's license and is subject to all the provisions of title 41, chapter 6 of the Utah Code Annotated (1953), as amended.
B.
Except when making a left hand turn, operate the street legal all-terrain vehicle on the extreme right hand side of the roadway.
C.
Not exceed the lesser of:
1.
The posted speed limit; or
2.
Any speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the existing conditions.
D.
Unless exempted under section 41-22-9 of the Utah code, not operate and may not give another person permission to operate, any off highway vehicle on any public land, trail, street, or highway within the city of Riverdale unless the off highway vehicle has been registered in accordance with the requirements of title 41, chapter 22 of the Utah code.
E.
Be equipped with all of the items listed in Utah code 41-6a-1509(3).
F.
For a person under the age of eighteen (18), may not operate or ride on an all-terrain type I vehicle on any public land, trail, street, or highway within the city of Riverdale, unless the person is wearing properly fitted and fastened, United States department of transportation safety rated protective headgear designed for motorized vehicle use.
1.
The owner of an off highway vehicle or any other person may not give permission to a person who is under the age of eighteen (18) years to operate or ride on an off highway vehicle in violation of this subsection F.
(Ord. 788, 9-20-2011)
6-6-4: - RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATELY OWNED LAND:#
A.
No person shall operate or accompany a person operating an off highway vehicle upon privately owned land of any other person, firm or corporation without permission from the owner or person in charge.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person operating or accompanying a person operating an off highway vehicle to refuse to immediately leave private land upon request of the owner or person in charge of such land.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to tear down, mutilate, or destroy any sign, signboards, or other notice which regulates trespassing for purposes of operating an off highway vehicle on privately owned land, or to tear down, deface, or destroy any fence or other enclosure or any gate or bars belonging to any such fence or enclosure.
(Ord. 788, 9-20-2011)
6-6-5: - PROHIBITED USES:#
No person may operate an off highway vehicle in connection with acts of vandalism, harassment of wildlife or domestic animals, burglaries or other crimes, or damage to the environment which includes excessive pollution of air, water, or land, abuse of the land, trail, park, watershed, impairment of or damage to plant or animal life, or excessive mechanical noise.
(Ord. 788, 9-20-2011)
6-6-6: - DESIGNATION OF ROUTES:#
A.
Within the city of Riverdale, any city street, highway or road, under the jurisdiction of Riverdale City, and dedicated for the travel of full sized motor vehicles, shall be approved as OHV routes as allowed by Utah code 41-22-10.5, unless such road is an interstate freeway or a limited access highway as defined in Utah code section 41-6a-102.
B.
OHVs shall not be operated on shoulders of the roads, sidewalks or in ditches.
(Ord. 788, 9-20-2011)
6-6-7: - EXCEPTIONS:#
None of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person when an emergency exists or when the operation is directed by a peace officer or public authority.
(Ord. 788, 9-20-2011)
6-6-8: - PENALTY:#
Penalties for a violation of this chapter shall be punishable as a class C misdemeanor and subject to a penalty in accordance with section 1-4-1 of this code.
(Ord. 788, 9-20-2011)