(A) No person shall operate an ATV, UTV, or golf cart on a city street without being 18 years of age and possessing a valid driver's license.
(B) No ATVs, UTVs or golf carts shall be operated or parked upon city sidewalks, trails, or other city land, unless clearly marked for ATV, UTV or golf cart use.
(C) No ATVs, UTVs, or golf carts shall be operated on private property without the express consent of the property owner.
(D) No ATVs, UTVs or golf carts shall be operated while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotics, or habit-forming drugs.
(Iowa Code § 321I.14(1c))
(E) No person shall operate an ATV, UTV, or golf cart in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner endangering the person or property of another or causing injury or damage to the same.
(Iowa Code § 321I.14(1b))
(F) No ATVs, UTVs, or golf carts shall be operated in violation of the traffic laws of the city and the state.
(G) No ATVs, UTVs, or golf carts shall carry more passengers than that for which the ATVs, UTVs or golf carts are designed.
(H) No person shall ride in a UTV unless seated in a designated seat and secured with a safety belt.
(I) No seat shall be used by more than one person at a time.
(J) No cargo, materials, supplies, or other items may be transported on ATVs, UTVs, or golf carts without being properly restrained.
(K) No ATV or UTV shall be operated without a lighted headlight and tail light from sunset to sunrise and at such other times when conditions provide insufficient lighting to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles at a distance of 500 feet ahead.
(Iowa Code § 321I.14(1d))
(L) No person shall leave an ATV, UTV, or golf cart unattended on public property while the motor is running or the keys are in the ignition switch.
(M) No person shall operate an ATV, UTV, or golf cart in a city park, except on roadways intended for regular vehicular traffic or on trails specifically designated for ATV, UTV and/or golf cart use, such as Riverview Drive or paved roadways inside Eagle Point Park. This restriction shall not apply in city parks during events wherein operation of ATVs, UTVs or golf carts are specially permitted.
(N) Proof of insurance as required in this chapter must be maintained during operation of all ATVs, UTVs or golf carts.
(Ord. 2662, passed 11-10-2020) Penalty, see § 10.99