(a) No person shall operate a non-highway vehicle upon any City street without obtaining a permit from the City Clerk as provided herein. Permits shall be granted for a period of one year and may be renewed on the second Wednesday of May. The cost of a permit is twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Insurance coverage is to be verified in effect by the City Clerk when renewing the permit.
(b) Every application for a permit shall be made on a form supplied by the City and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) Name of liability insurance carrier.
(3) The serial number, make, model and description of the non-highway vehicle.
(4) Signed waiver of liability by the applicant releasing the City from any and all claims resulting from the operation of their non-highway vehicle on roadways within the City.
(5) Photostatic copy of applicable liability insurance coverage card specifically for the non-highway vehicle to be operated on City streets.
(6) Such other information as the City may require.
(c) No permit shall be granted unless the following conditions are met:
(1) The non-highway vehicle must be inspected by the Chief of Police (or his or her designee) to ensure that the vehicle is safe to operate on City streets and is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) The handicapped applicant must submit a certificate signed by a physician, that the handicapped applicant is able to safely operate a non-highway vehicle on the roadways designated.
(3) The applicant must provide evidence of insurance in compliance with the provisions of Illinois Statutes regarding minimum liability insurance for passenger motor vehicles to be operated on the roads of the State.
(d) The City Council may suspend or revoke a permit granted hereunder upon a finding that the holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or if there is evidence that the permittee cannot safely operate the non-highway vehicle on the designated roadways.
(e) A permit shall be purely a personal privilege good for not to exceed one year after issuance unless sooner revoked, and shall not constitute property, nor shall it be subject to attachment, garnishment or execution, nor shall it be alienable or transferable, voluntarily or involuntarily, or subject to being encumbered or hypothecated. Such permit shall not descend by the laws of testate or intestate devolution, but it shall cease upon the death of the permittee.
(Ord. 2008-8-1. Passed 8-13-08; Ord. 2012-5-2. Passed 5-9-12; Ord. 2018-3-1. Passed 3-14-18; Ord. 2018-4-1. Passed 4-11-18.)