ORDINANCE NO. 2020-02
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EXISTING SECTION 5-1-2 OF THE TOWN CODE OF THE TOWN OF BAR NUNN
 
WHEREAS, Section 5-1-2 of the Town Code of the Town of Bar Nunn presently only addresses snowmobiles in the context of the operation of a motorized vehicle on sidewalks or walkways, providing:
 
5-1-2: SNOWMOBILES:
 
Any person operating a snowmobile on the streets or sidewalks of the town shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code
and;
WHEREAS, there exist a need to address the use of motorized vehicles other than snowmobiles on sidewalks or walkways; and
WHEREAS, the existing Section 5-1-2 also addresses the operation of snowmobiles on streets, and
WHEREAS, there exists a need for the provisions of the Town Code to be consistent as to the treatment of all unlicensed motorized vehicles that receive common use in other situation in which they are not required to be licensed; and
NOW, THEREFORE, Section 5-1-2 of the Town Code of the Town of Bar Nunn shall be amended to read as follows:
5-1-2: ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES AND SNOWMOBILES
No person shall operate an unlicensed All-Terrain Vehicle, unlicensed motorcycle, or any snowmobile upon the streets, sideways or walkways within town’s limits.
 
No person shall drive any vehicle except motorized wheelchairs other than by human power upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.
 
All Terrain Vehicle, motorcycle and snowmobile shall have their common and ordinary meaning as pertains to this Section.
 
Nothing in this Section shall be read to preclude maintenance vehicles and motorized maintenance equipment from being driven on or located upon walkways while being used or employed in their ordinary capacity by the Town of Bar Nunn or contractors or other authorized individuals or entities
in the ordinary scope of their work.
 
Violation of this section shall a misdemeanor and shall be fined as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code.
 
This ordinance shall become in full force and effect upon passage on third reading and publication.
PASSED ON 1st reading the 6th day of October, 2020
PASSED ON 2ND reading the 20th day of October, 2020
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED ON THIS 3rd day of November, 2020.
 
By:
                     
Patrick Ford
Town of Bar Nunn, Wyoming               
 
                                    
Robert Hoover, Council            Adam Willett, Council
 
                                    
Steven Clark, Council               Peter Boyer, Council
 
ATTEST:                  
      Carisa Hensley
      Town Clerk, Town of Bar Nunn, Wyoming