For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AGRICULTURAL USE. Use in connection with the production, cultivation, care, harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of agricultural products, as defined by Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.002, as it currently exists or as amended.
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE. A self-propelled vehicle that is:
(1) Equipped with a seat or seats for use of the rider and a passenger, if designed to transport a passenger;
(2) Designed to propel itself with three or more tires in contact with the ground;
(3) Designed by the manufacturer for use off a public highway;
(4) Not designed by the manufacturer primarily for farming or lawn care; and
(5) Not more than 50 inches wide.
DAYTIME. The period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset.
DRIVER. The person driving and having physical control over the golf cart or off-highway vehicle.
DRIVER'S LICENSE. The authorization issued by a state for the operation of a motor vehicle. The term includes:
(1) A temporary license or instruction permit; and
(2) An occupational license.
GOLF CART. A motor vehicle designed by the manufacturer primarily for use on a golf course.
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE. A recreational off-highway vehicle or a utility vehicle.
OWNER. The person holding title to the golf cart or off-highway vehicle.
PARK or PARKING. The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
PARKING AREA. Areas accessible to the public by motor vehicular traffic and which are designated for temporary parking of vehicles, usually in places referred to as parking lots.
PERMIT HOLDER. The person to whom a golf cart or off-highway vehicle permit has been issued.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY. Any road, street, way, thoroughfare, right-of-way or bridge within the corporate limits of the city that is used for vehicles, that is not privately owned or controlled, and over which the city, the county, the state or the United States government has jurisdiction.
PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. Any employee or officer of a governmental law enforcement agency or the City of Lindsay or its department(s).
PUBLIC STREET. The public roadways of the City of Lindsay by whatever name, e.g. road, alley, avenue, highway, route, boulevard, etc. within the corporate boundaries of Lindsay that:
(1) Has a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less;
(2) Provides for no more than one lane of vehicular traffic per direction;
(3) Is not designated as part of either the state or federal highway system.
REGISTRATION PERMIT. A privilege granted, upon compliance with the terms of this chapter, to legally operate a golf cart or off-highway vehicle upon a public street or roadway within the corporate boundaries of the City of Lindsay during the period when granted.
REGISTRATION PERMIT DECAL. A certificate for attachment to a golf cart or off-highway vehicle carrying a serial number corresponding to the number of the registration permit for such golf cart or off-highway vehicle and showing the month and calendar year the permit shall expire.
REGISTRATION PERMIT FEE. The administrative charge imposed as specified in this chapter for the granting of a registration permit and the issuance of a registration permit decal for a golf cart or off-highway vehicle.
RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE. A vehicle that is:
(1) Equipped with a seat or seats for the use of the ride and a passenger or passengers, if the vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger or passengers;
(2) Designed to propel itself with four or more tires in contact with the ground;
(3) Designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use by the operator only; and
(4) Not designed by the manufacturer primarily for farming or lawn care.
SIDEWALK. The portion of a street that is between a curb or lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property line and intended for pedestrian use.
SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE EMBLEM. A triangular emblem that conforms to standards and specifications adopted by the Director of the Texas Department of Transportation under Tex. Transportation Code § 547.104 and is displayed in accordance with Tex. Transportation Code § 547.703.
TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE. The Code as it currently exists or as it may be amended.
TRAFFIC WAY. Any land way open to the public as a matter of right or custom for moving persons or property from one place to another. The traffic way includes all property, both improved and unimproved, between the property lines of a roadway system.
UTILITY VEHICLE. A self-propelled vehicle that is not a golf cart or lawn mower and is:
(1) Equipped with side-by-side seating for the use of the operator and a passenger;
(2) Designed to propel itself with at least four tires in contact with the ground;
(3) Designed by the manufacturer for use off a public highway; and
(4) Designed by the manufacturer primarily for utility work and not for recreational purposes.
VEHICLE. A device in or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a public highway, other than a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
(Ord. 0120-2, passed 2-10-2020)