(a) An ORV may be operated under this chapter on all city streets except as otherwise prohibited or limited in this chapter.
(b) An ORV may not be operated on sidewalks.
(c) An ORV may not be operated on the road surface, roadway, shoulder or right-of-way of any State or Federal highway, including M-52 and the old section of M-78 (Lansing Road) from M-52 to the Clinton County line.
(d) A person operating an ORV on a designated city street may cross an excluded road as described in paragraph (b) of this section for the sole purpose of continuing travel on the designated city street. The crossing of the excluded road shall only be performed if the operation can be done safely and only at a right angle. The operator shall bring the vehicle to a complete stop before proceeding across the excluded road and shall yield the right-of-way to any approaching traffic.
(e) Pursuant to MCL 324.81131(4), and only if necessary to protect the environment or if the operation of ORVs poses a particular and demonstrable threat to public safety, the city may adopt an ordinance to close any streets or roads within the boundaries of the city to the operation of ORVs otherwise permitted by this chapter.
(Ord. 364. Passed 8-4-22.)