(A) This schedule will be in effect until December 31, 2022, during the time the Wayne National Forrest trails are open. The city authorizes the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on certain city streets; the following streets are declared to be ATV friendly:
(1) Hocking Parkway from Canal Street to SR 691;
(2) Canal Street from 691 to John Lloyd Evans Drive;
(3) John Lloyd Evans Drive to Dorr Run Road;
(4) Hocking Parkway from Canal Street to SR 691;
(5) Riverside Drive from Hocking Parkway to Wolfe Bennett Road; and
(6) Burr Oak Boulevard to Sylvania Avenue to Woodlane Drive.
(B) Licensed ATVs, per previous city ordinance, will still be allowed on all streets; non-licensed ATVs will be restricted to above listed streets.
(C) Non-licensed ATVs permitted to be on selected roadways from sunrise to sundown, seven days per week, unless a special event is organized with city approval, then hours can be extended.
(D) The city authorizes the use of ATVs on said city streets in accordance with the following regulations:
(1) All traffic laws apply, vehicles must be insured, ridden by licensed drivers 18 and older;
(2) All other state laws will apply;
(3) ATVs must be equipped with one rear view mirror;
(4) If a vehicle is not equipped with turn signals, ATV operators must use hand signals per R.C. § 4511.40;
(5) Vehicles must be equipped with a working rear brake light;
(6) ATV exhaust noise must meet the decibel level set forth in R.C. § 4519.20;
(7) Vehicles must be equipped with working horn; and
(8) Vehicles must not create excessive mud or dirt on city streets.
(Ord. 44-21, passed 7-12-2021)