CHAPTER 15-700. - USE OF PEDESTRIAN VEHICLES BY THE DISABLED.

15-701. - Definitions.#

Two (2) definitions are hereby added to the Tremonton City Traffic Code:

"Pedestrian Vehicle" means any self-propelled conveyance designed, manufactured, and intended for the exclusive use of persons with a physical disability, but the vehicle may not: (a)

Exceed forty-eight inches (48") in width;

(b)

Have an engine or motor with more than 300 cubic centimeters displacement or with more than 12 brake horsepower; and

(c)

Be capable of developing a speed in excess of thirty miles per hour (30 mph).

"Physical Disability" means any bodily impairment which precludes a person from walking or otherwise moving about as a pedestrian.

15-702. - Pedestrian Vehicles Exempt from Registration, Inspection, and License Requirements.#

A pedestrian vehicle operated by a physically disabled person is exempt from vehicle registration, inspection, and operator license requirements. Authority to operate a pedestrian vehicle on the public highways or sidewalks within the City is hereby granted, but the operation of the same shall be in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Utah State Commissioner of Public Safety and shall be subject to and operated in accordance with the rules and regulations contained in the Tremonton City Traffic Code relating to a bicycle, a moped, a motor vehicle, a motor-driven cycle, a motorcycle, and a motor vehicle except where specifically exempted from such compliance by the provisions of this or any other applicable ordinance, rule or regulation, and except where the imposition of said ordinances, rules and regulations would conflict with or invalidate the exceptions and privileges provided by this ordinance.

15-703. - Limitations on Restrictions.#

A physically disabled person may operate a pedestrian vehicle with a motor of not more than .5 brake horsepower capable of developing a speed of not more than eight miles per hour (8 mph) upon the sidewalk and in all places where pedestrians are allowed. No permit, license, registration, authority, application or restrictions may be required or imposed upon a physically disabled person operating a pedestrian vehicle under this ordinance, except as allowed herein.

15-704. - Separability.#

Should any section, clause or provision of this ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, in whole or in part, the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof.