1131.37 SIDEWALKS AND TREE LAWNS.

   (a)   As used in this section:

      (1)   "Handicapped" means having lost the use of one or both legs, one or both arms, or any combination thereof, or so severely disabled as to be unable to move without the aid of a wheelchair or a motorized vehicle for the handicapped;

      (2)   "Motorized vehicle for the handicapped" means a motorized vehicle specially designed or adapted to transport a handicapped person, and shall include motorized wheelchairs, golf type carts or other similar type vehicles designed to carry no more than two persons.

   (b)   No person shall operate any vehicle over any sidewalk or tree lawn between the sidewalk and roadway, in any public street within this City, except to enter or leave a yard or lot at a driveway. This subsection shall not apply to bicycles, or to any motorized vehicle for the handicapped operated by a handicapped person.

   (c)   A handicapped person operating a motor vehicle for the handicapped over any sidewalk or tree lawn between the sidewalk and roadway shall yield the right of way to all other persons legally occupying the sidewalk or tree lawn.

   (d)   No person shall operate any vehicle upon any portion of a public street or public grounds which has not been paved or otherwise prepared for vehicular travel or marked off for the parking of vehicles. This section shall not apply to vehicles entering premises in conformity with a permit duly issued by the Director of Public Works.

(Ord. 81-67. Enacted 6-29-81.)