A. Operation Of Class 1 ATVs: Operation of class 1 ATVs is not permitted in the city except for the following situations:
1. Law enforcement acting in an official capacity.
2. During city approved parades. Operation of class 1 ATVs are only allowed from two (2) hours prior to the start of the parade and must conclude two (2) hours after the conclusion. In addition, class 1 ATVs may only be used under this provision to directly assist with parade functions. General use is still prohibited.
3. Incidental to snow removal on property owned or occupied by the operator or owner of the class 1 ATV.
B. Operation Of Class 2 ATVs: In addition to the other requirements set forth in this chapter, operation of class 2 ATVs is permitted provided that any class 2 ATV:
1. Must be primarily designed for off road, rugged terrain and constitute what is customarily referred to by manufacturers as a class 2 ATV.
2. Must be operated at a rate of speed reasonable or proper under all surrounding circumstances and in no event, at a speed greater than twenty five (25) miles per hour, or the legal speed limit, whichever is less.
3. Must follow the traffic provisions of this code, except for those provisions relating to required equipment and those which by their nature have no application.
4. May not enter any intersection without yielding the right of way to any vehicles or pedestrians at the intersection, or so close to the intersection as to constitute an immediate hazard.
5. Is operated by an operator who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and has a driver's license that would allow operation of a motor vehicle in the state of Minnesota.
6. A person may operate a class 2 ATV while carrying up to the number of passengers for which the class 2 ATV was designed.
7. Is equipped with the following:
a. A rearview mirror or left and right side view mirrors, located so as to reflect to the operator a view of the roadway for a distance of at least two hundred feet (200') to the rear of the vehicle.
b. Standard mufflers as required by Minnesota rule 6102.0040, subpart 4, which are properly attached and in constant operation, and which reduce the noise of operation of the motor to the minimum necessary for operation. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, straight pipe or similar device on an ATV motor.
c. Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the ATV under normal operating conditions.
d. A safety or so called "dead man throttle" in operating condition. A safety or "dead man throttle" is defined as a device which, when pressure is removed from the engine accelerator or throttle, causes the motor to be disengaged from the driving track.
e. At least two (2) clear headlamps and two (2) red taillights. Such headlamps and taillights are to be lit at all times while operating class 2 ATVs.
The headlamps must have sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least one hundred feet (100') ahead during the hours of darkness under normal atmospheric conditions. Such headlights shall be aimed so that glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of an oncoming ATV or other motor vehicle operator. The taillights must have a minimum candlepower of sufficient intensity to exhibit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear during hours of darkness under normal atmospheric conditions.
f. Reflective material at least sixteen inches (16") square on each side, forward of the steering wheel, so as to reflect light at a ninety degree (90°) angle.
g. Seatbelts must be worn if provided on ATV. Seatbelts may not be removed or altered. (Ord. 914, 2-21-2012)