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File #: 130118    Version: 0
Type: Ordinance Status: In Committee
File created: 5/21/2013 In control: PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action:
Effective date:    
Title: An ordinance relating to the operation of utility terrain vehicles on sidewalks.
Sponsors: ALD. COGGS
Attachments: 1. Hearing Notice List
Number
130118
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. COGGS
Title
An ordinance relating to the operation of utility terrain vehicles on sidewalks.
Sections
101-35 cr
Analysis
This ordinance permits the operation of a utility terrain vehicle on a public sidewalk when such operation is related to the conduct of property maintenance activities, including but not limited to landscaping, lawn mowing, litter or graffiti removal, or snow or ice removal. Under state statutes, a “utility terrain vehicle” is defined as either of the following:

1. A motor-driven device that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on July 1, 2012, that is not a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck, or tracked vehicle, that is designed to be used primarily off of a highway, and that has, and was originally manufactured with, all of the following:

23.33(1)(ng)1.a. a. A net weight of less than 2,000 pounds.

23.33(1)(ng)1.b. b. Four or more low-pressure tires.

23.33(1)(ng)1.c. c. A cargo box installed by the manufacturer.

23.33(1)(ng)1.d. d. A steering wheel.

23.33(1)(ng)1.e. e. A tail light.

23.33(1)(ng)1.f. f. A brake light.

23.33(1)(ng)1.g. g. Two headlights.

23.33(1)(ng)1.h. h. A width of not more than 65 inches.

23.33(1)(ng)1.i. i. Seats for at least 2 occupants, all of which seating is designed not ...

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