Chapter 12
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE AND OPERATION

Sections:

10-12.101.   Definitions.

10-12.102.   Applicability.

10-12.103.   Activities on the banks and bed of Cache Creek.

10-12.104.   Prohibition of operation on county property.

10-12.105.   Restriction on operation on private property.

10-12.106.   Safety.

10-12.107.   Penalties.

Sec. 10-12.101. Definitions.

   For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the definitions and meanings set forth below (whether the term is capitalized or not):

   (a)   "Highway" shall have the meaning set forth in section 360 of the California Highway Code, and shall include any road, street, way, or place, including the entire width of the right-of-way of any County road, upon which vehicular travel by the public is permitted.

   (b)   "Off-Highway Vehicle" shall have the meaning set forth in section 38006 of the California Vehicle Code, and shall include motorcycles designed for off-road use, sand buggies, dune buggies, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), jeeps, go-carts, and other similar vehicles.

   (c)   "Motor Vehicle" shall have the meaning set forth in section 415 of the California Vehicle Code.

   (d)   "Cache Creek" shall refer to the bed and banks of the waterway from the Lake/Yolo County line to the Creek's terminus in the Cache Creek Settling Basin.

   (e)   "Public Land" shall refer to areas, other than a highway, that are open and accessible to the public, except private lands under the immediate control of the owner or his or her agent where permission is required and has been granted to operate a motor vehicle.

(§ 2, Ord. 1465, eff. February 25, 2016, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1537, eff. August 26, 2021, and by § 2, Ord. 1548, eff. March 24, 2022)

Sec. 10-12.102. Applicability.

   This chapter shall not apply to the proper and legal operation of an off-highway vehicle on a highway or within any area, trail, or route specifically designated or authorized by a state or federal government agency for use by off-highway vehicles.

(§ 2, Ord. 1465, eff. February 25, 2016, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1537, eff. August 26, 2021, and by § 2, Ord. 1548, eff. March 24, 2022)

Sec. 10-12.103. Activities on the banks and bed of Cache Creek.

   (a)   Except as may be authorized pursuant to sections 10-12.104(b), no person shall operate a motor vehicle or off-highway vehicle on the banks or bed of Cache Creek. Notice of this prohibition shall be posted at legal public access points to Cache Creek.

   (b)   The prohibition of subsection (a) shall not apply to the operation of a motor vehicle for the purpose of launching watercraft in appropriately designated areas, to the reasonable use of motor vehicles or off-highway vehicles by rafting concessionaires authorized by the County to operate along Cache Creek, or to ingress and egress in response to emergency medical, fire, riparian restoration conducted with a valid permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife under the direction of the County, or other law enforcement, health, and safety situations that require the use of motor vehicles or off-highway vehicles.

   (c)   No person may possess or consume alcoholic beverages on the banks or bed of Cache Creek.

(§ 2, Ord. 1465, eff. February 25, 2016, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1537, eff. August 26, 2021, and by § 2, Ord. 1548, eff. March 24, 2022)