No operator and/or owner shall operate a recreational vehicle, golf cart, or mini-truck on streets, alleys, sidewalks or other public property without obtaining a permit as provided herein. All permits will be verified by placing a decal in a clearly visible location on all recreational vehicles, golf carts, or mini-trucks. Each individual operator and/or owner of a recreational vehicle, golf cart, or mini-truck must apply for a permit, they are not transferrable.
Subd. 1. Application. Every application for a permit shall be made on a form supplied by the city and made to the City Clerk and shall contain all of the following information:
A. The name and address of the applicant.
B. The nature of the applicant's physical handicap, if any.
C. Model name, make, year and serial number of the recreational vehicle, motorized golf cart or mini-truck.
D. Current driver's license or reason for not having a current license.
E. Other information as the city may require.
Subd. 2. The annual permit fee shall be as set forth in the Resolution Establishing Fees and Charges, as that Resolution may be amended from time to time. The permit fee will not be prorated if issued after January 1 during any calendar year.
Subd. 3. Permits shall be granted for a period of three years and may be renewed annually January 1 to December 31.
Subd. 4. No permit shall be granted or renewed unless the following conditions are met:
A. The applicant must demonstrate that he or she currently holds or has held a valid Minnesota driver's license to operate a mini-truck.
B. The applicant may be required to submit a certificate signed by a physician that the applicant is able to safely operate a recreational vehicle on the roadways designated.
C. The applicant must provide evidence of insurance in compliance with the provisions of M.S. § 65B.48, subd. 5, as amended from time to time, concerning insurance coverage for the recreational vehicle, golf cart, or mini-truck.
D. The applicant has not had his or her driver's license revoked as the result of criminal proceedings.
Subd. 5. 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 section or M.S. Chapters 169 or 169A, as it may be amended from time to time, or if there is evidence that the permit holder cannot safely operate the all-terrain vehicle, motorized golf cart, or mini-truck on the designated roadways.
Subd. 6. The number of occupants on the recreational vehicle, motorized golf cart or mini-truck may not exceed the design occupant meaning.
Subd. 7. Exemption for emergency vehicles. The provisions of this section regulating the permitting of any recreational vehicle, golf cart, or mini-truck shall not apply to any authorized emergency vehicle of the emergency management department, police or fire department.
(Ord. 42, Fourth Series, passed 9-16-2014)