All-terrain vehicles shall not be operated on any public property, streets, highways, sidewalks, trails or bridges within the corporate limits of the city, except under the following circumstances and as permitted under § 72.093(A):
(A) The operation is incidental to the vehicle’s use for the purpose of surveying by a licensed engineer or land surveyor;
(B) The all-terrain vehicle is operated by an employee or agent of a public agency as defined in Iowa Code § 34.1 for the purpose of providing emergency services or rescue, including all-terrain vehicles operated by or with the approval of the Police Department or Fire Department or County Sheriff’s office;
(C) An all-terrain vehicle that is owned by the owner of land adjacent to a highway may be operated by the owner of the all-terrain vehicle, or by a member of the owner’s family, on the portion of the highway right-of-way that is between the shoulder of the roadway, or at least five feet from the edge of the roadway, and the owner’s property line;
(D) An employee or volunteer of the Police Department or Fire Department or County Sheriff’s office may operated all-terrain vehicles on the property of the political subdivision and on public sidewalks and trails as well as on streets and highways. Under this provision, all-terrain vehicles may be operated on sidewalks, trails and public property for maintenance and snow removal activities, public safety, emergency response and rescue; and
(E) Property owners or their agents may operate all-terrain vehicles on sidewalks adjacent to the property owner’s property for the purpose of removing snow and ice. When being used for the removal of snow and ice from a sidewalk, operation on city streets shall be limited to such incidental operation as is reasonably necessary in the snow removal operation. Individuals who operate all-terrain vehicles on sidewalks for snow removal shall possess a valid state driver’s license.
(Prior Code, § 7-14-2) (Ord. 619, passed 3-7-2005; Ord. 681, passed 1-19-2009; Ord. 748, passed 5-20-2013; Ord. 795, passed 1-18-2016; Ord. 855, passed 5-18-2020) Penalty, see § 72.999
Statutory reference:
Generally, see Iowa Code § 321.234A(1)(b), (1)(d) and (3)