For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE or ATV. Motorized vehicle with not less than three and not more than six non-highway tires that is limited in engine displacement to less than 1,000 cubic centimeters and in total dry weight to less than 1,200 pounds and that has a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control. This definition of ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE shall not include off-road motorcycles.
(Iowa Code § 321I.1(1))
GOLF CART. A three or four wheeled recreational vehicle specifically designed and manufactured for use in the transportation of persons in the sport of golf on a golf course, as distinguished from ATVs and UTVs, as defined herein.
OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLE or UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE or UTV. A motorized vehicle with not less than four and not more than eight non-highway tires or rubberized tracks that has a seat that is of bucket or bench design, not intended to be straddled by the operator, and a steering wheel or control levers for control. OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLE includes the following vehicles:
(1) Off-road utility vehicle-type 1. An OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLE with a total dry weight of 1,200 pounds or less and a width of 50 inches or less;
(2) Off-road utility vehicle-type 2. An OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLE, other than off-road utility vehicle-type 1, with a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less, and a width of 65 inches or less;
(3) Off-road utility vehicle-type 3. An OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLE with a total dry weight of more than 2,000 pounds or a width of more than 65 inches, or both.
(Iowa Code § 321I.1(17))
(Ord. 2662, passed 11-10-2020; Ord. 2708, passed 9-27-2022)