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Operators of UTVs must adhere to the following equipment requirements and restrictions while operating UTVs within the City limits:
1. Operators of UTVs within City limits must be 18 years of age or older and possess a valid driver's license.
2. A person shall not operate a UTV within the City limits unless the operator has proof of insurance complying with that required of an operator of a motor vehicle pursuant to applicable provisions of the Iowa Code, Rules and Regulations, including but not limited to Iowa Code §§ 321.20B and 321A.21
3. Owners of UTVs operated within City limits shall register their UTV with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and proof of such registration shall be displayed and provided, upon request, to any peace officer requesting it. Out-of-state UTV operators must display and provide appropriate proof of registration from their home state upon request by any peace officer.
4. A person shall not operate a UTV on any road, street, highway or interstate prohibited by the State of Iowa.
5. Operators of UTVs must adhere to noise restrictions set forth under Ankeny Code Chapter 44, Noise Control.
6. UTVs must display lighted headlamps and taillamps at all times while the vehicle is operated on City streets or highways.
7. UTVs must be equipped with:
A. Operational turn signal lamps with a manually operated switch controlled by the driver.
B. Properly operating speedometer and odometer calibrated in miles per hour and miles respectively and shall be fully illuminated when the headlamp(s) are activated.
C. Operational horn with a switch controlled by the driver.
D. Operational and adequate brakes to stop and hold the UTV in a stopped position.
E. Two operational headlamps and taillamps must be affixed to each side on the front and back of the UTV. Taillamps shall be red and include a stop lamp actuated by pressing the brake pedal. The use of light bars, spotlights, or decorative lights is not permitted while the UTV is being operated on City streets or highways.
F. Rear-facing mirror providing the operator with a clear view of the rear.
G. Department of Transportation rated tires which shall display the proper markings on the sidewall of the tire.
H. A system of seat belts, or a similar system, for restraining each occupant of the vehicle in the event of an accident.
I. A system of structural members designed to reduce the likelihood than an occupant would be crushed as the result of a rollover of the vehicle.
J. A muffler that shall limit engine noise to not more than 86 decibels, as measured on the "A" scale of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), incorporated, publications S1.4-1961, general purpose sound level meters, at a distance of 50 feet.
8. All occupants, except as noted below, must wear safety belts or safety harnesses which meet the definition of a safety belt or safety harness set forth by Iowa Code § 321.445 while the UTV is in motion.
A. Children under one year old and weighing less than 20 pounds must be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system while the UTV is motion.
B. Children ages one to six years must be secured in a child restraint system (safety seat or booster seat) while the UTV is in motion.
(1) A child restraint system is a specially designed seating system, including a belt positioning seat or booster seat which meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. The child restraint system must be used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, the child must be secured in the child restraint, and the child restraint must be properly secured to the UTV.
C. No animals will be transported in the cargo portion, bed or attached trailer of a UTV unless they are contained within an enclosure secured to the UTV.
9. No seat shall be used by more than one person at a time.
10. No person may ride on the lap of another.
11. The number of passengers in a UTV shall not exceed the number of factory-installed seats in the UTV.
12. No cargo, materials, supplies, or other items may be transported on UTVs without being properly restrained.
13. UTV operators shall not allow any person in the cargo portion, bed or on an attached trailer while the UTV is being operated.
14. UTV doors or nets must be closed during operation if so equipped.
15. UTV operators shall not operate a UTV equipped with metal studded tires and/or tire chains on or alongside any City street or highway.
16. No open containers of alcohol shall be allowed while the UTV is being operated.
17. Drivers may not operate a UTV under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotics or habit-forming drugs as prescribed under Iowa Code Chapter 321J.
18. No UTV will be operated in a careless or reckless manner so as to: endanger any person; cause injury or damage to person or property; create unnecessary skidding or sliding; or cause a wheel or wheels to lose traction or contact with the ground.
A person, after having received a visual or audible signal from a peace officer to come to a stop, shall not operate an ATV, snowmobile or UTV in willful or wanton disregard of the signal or interfere with or endanger the officer or any other person or vehicle, or increase speed or attempt to flee or elude the officer.
Whenever any ATV, snowmobile or UTV is involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to anyone or property damage amounting to $200 or more, either the owner, operator or someone acting on their behalf shall immediately notify a law enforcement officer and shall file an accident report within 48 hours in accordance with state law.
ATVs, snowmobiles, and UTVs owned by a government agency or subdivision thereof, and used in an official capacity, and UTVs used exclusively to conduct agricultural purposes in accordance with Iowa Code § 321.234A.1[a] are exempt from registration and the requirements of this chapter.
All violations of any provision(s) of Chapter 75 are hereby declared simple misdemeanors punishable by a fine of at least $100 plus surcharge and court costs and/or municipal infractions punishable by a penalty as listed in Chapter 4 of this Code of Ordinances. Violations may be charged as either a misdemeanor criminal offense or a municipal infraction at the sole discretion of the peace officer.
The city and the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or right-of-way of a public street or roadway and their agents and employees owe no duty of care to keep public lands, ditches, or land contiguous to a street or roadway under the control of the city safe for entry or use by persons operating an ATV, snowmobile or UTV, or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on the premises to persons entering for such purposes, except in the case of willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity. This section does not create a duty of care or grounds for liability on behalf of the city, or owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of public street or roadways and their agents and employees for injury to persons or property in the operation of an ATV, snowmobile or UTV in a ditch or on land contiguous to a street or roadway under the control of the city. The city, and the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of a public street or roadway and their agents and employees are not liable for the operation of an ATV, snowmobile or UTV.
(Chapter 75 - Ord. 2146 - Jul. 23 Supp.)