For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. The City of Scottville, Mason County.
DRIVER LICENSE. An operator's or chauffeur's license or permit issued to an individual by the Secretary of State under Chapter III of the Michigan Vehicle Code, 1949 P.A. 300, M.C.L.A. §§ 257.301 to 257.329, for that individual to operate a vehicle, whether or not conditions are attached to the license or permit.
MAINTAINED PORTION. That portion of a road improved, designated or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, including the gravel shoulder or paved shoulder of the road.
OPERATE. To ride in or on, and be in actual physical control of the operation of an ORV.
OPERATOR. A person who operates or is in actual physical control of the operation of an ORV.
ORV. A motor driven off road recreation vehicle capable of crosscountry travel without benefit of a road or trail, on or immediately over land, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. ORV or vehicle includes, but is not limited to, a multitrack or multiwheel drive vehicle, an ATV, a golf cart, a motorcycle or related two-wheel, three-wheel, or four-wheel vehicle, an amphibious machine, a ground effect air cushion vehicle, or other means of transportation deriving motive power from a source other than muscle or wind. ORV or vehicle does not include a registered snowmobile, a farm vehicle being used for farming, a vehicle used for military, fire, emergency, or law enforcement purposes, a vehicle owned and operated by a utility company or an oil or gas company when performing maintenance on its facilities or on property over which it has an easement, a construction or logging vehicle used in performance of its common function, or a registered aircraft.
ROAD. All public roads within the city.
SAFETY CERTIFICATE. A certificate issued pursuant to 1994 P.A. 451 as amended, M.C.L.A. § 324.81129, or a comparable ORV safety certificate issued under the authority of another state or a province of Canada.
VISUAL SUPERVISION. Direct observation of the operator with the unaided or normally corrected eye, where the observer is able to come to the immediate aid of the operator.
(Ord. 2015-1, passed 4-20-2015)