The following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. The term OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE (OHV) is used to describe all-terrain vehicles.
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATVS).
(1) CLASS 1 ATVS. Motorized flotation-tired vehicles with at least three but no more than six low pressure tires that have an engine displacement of less than 1,000 cubic centimeters and total dry weight of less than 1,000 pounds. (Dry weight is normally the weight of the vehicle without fluids.)
(2) CLASS 2 ATVS. Motorized flotation-tired vehicles with at least three, but no more than six, low pressure tires that have an engine displacement of less than 1,000 cubic centimeters and total dry weight of 1,000 to 1,800 pounds. (Dry weight is normally the weight of the vehicle without fluids.)
OPERATE. To ride in or on and have control of any vehicle.
OPERATOR. The person who operates or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
OWNER. A person, other than a lien holder, having a property interest in, or title to, an all-terrain vehicle, who is entitled to the use or possession thereof.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, or any body of persons, whether incorporated or not.
PUBLIC ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.
(1) The entire right-of-way of a roadway that is not privately owned, including the traveled portions, banks, ditches, shoulders, and medians. OHV riding may be permitted on grant in aid trails that include portions of the public road right-of-way when signed for that vehicle type.
(2) It is illegal to operate on the inside slope, shoulder, and roadway of state and county roads. Class 2 ATVs may be operated on the shoulder or extreme right side of county or township roads and city streets if not prohibited by the road authority or other local laws. Class 2 ATVs may not be operated on the shoulder of a state trunk highway.
(Ord. 75, passed - -2013)