Each vehicle to be used in the horse-drawn vehicle business shall be inspected by the city designated agent prior to the issuance of any license. An inspection shall verify that the vehicle conforms with the safety requirements set out below. As a minimum standard and to be included in these regulations are the following:
(A) Vehicles will have no less than one and three-eighths inch spoke wheels with a rubber covering thick enough to protect the streets from damage and to keep noise to a minimum.
(B) All vehicles will be equipped with front lights on both sides that are capable of illuminating an object 100 feet in front of the carriage; turn signals on the front and the rear of the vehicle; flashing warning lights on the front and the rear of the vehicle; taillights; and brake lights.
(C) All vehicles will be equipped with hydraulic brakes on the rear axle of the vehicle and with a horn or other device capable of making an abrupt sound sufficiently loud to be heard under all ordinary traffic conditions.
(D) Each vehicle will be equipped with a device to catch horse manure from falling to the pavement.
(E) Each vehicle will be equipped with the slow-moving vehicle emblem required by the Commonwealth of Kentucky to be attached to the rear of the vehicle.
(F) No vehicle shall be wider than eight feet, including fenders, running boards, and safety mirrors and devices.
(G) All vehicles and carriages must be in safe working order upon presentation and shall pass inspection by the city Code Enforcement Officer.
(Ord. 3-2023, passed 5-1-2023) Penalty, see § 120.99