(a) Utility Terrain Vehicles (hereafter UTVs) means any motor vehicle which is not less than 48 inches in width, has an unladen weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than 800 pounds and is equipped with four or more nonhighway tires, a steering wheel and bench or bucket-type seating allowing at least two people to sit side-by-side, and may be equipped with a bed or cargo box for hauling materials. “UTV” does not include a micro utility truck.
(b) Golf cart means a motor vehicle that has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, an unladen weight of not more than 1,800 pounds, is designed to be operated at not more than 25 miles per hour and is designed to carry not more than four persons, including the driver.
(Ord. 1343; Ord. 1381)
(a) Golf carts and UTVs may be operated upon the public streets, roads, and alleys within the corporate limits of the city except that golf carts and UTVs may not be operated on the public highways except as provided for in this section.
(b) Golf carts and UTVs may only be operated to cross Highway 47 (St. John Street) and Highway 7 (Summit Street).
(c) No golf cart or UTV shall be operated on any street or road between sunset and sunrise unless equipped with lights.
(Ord. 1343; Ord. 1381)
(a) No person shall operate a golf cart or UTV on any street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such person has a valid driver's license.
(b) A UTV capable of speeds in excess of 25 mph shall comply with the equipment requirements under the provisions of Article 17, chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. Additional required equipment includes:
(1) Rollover protective structures.
(c) A UTV incapable of speeds in excess of 25 mph shall comply with the following equipment requirements:
(1) Tail lamps
(2) Head lamps
(3) Reflectors (rear)
(4) Stop lamps
(5) Mirror: left side of vehicle
(6) Mirror: right side or inside center
(7) Horns and Warning Devices
(8) Safety belts and shoulder harnesses
(9) Mufflers and noise suppressing system as set forth in K.S.A. 8-1739
(10) 4 or more low-pressure or non-pneumatic tires
(11) Steering wheel as originally manufactured
(12) Width of not less than 48 inches as originally manufactured
(13) An overall length, including the bumper, of not more than 160 inches
(14) Foot controlled throttle/braking except handicapped
(15) Rollover protective structures, excluding lower speed UTVs which may have been manufactured without such rollover protection.
(d) Every owner of a golf cart or UTV shall provide liability coverage in accordance with section 200 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, and the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(e) All provisions of Section 200 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, including penalty provisions, shall be applicable to all owners and operators of golf carts and UTVs.
(f) It shall be illegal to operate a golf cart or UTV on any street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such vehicle displays a slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the vehicle. For the purpose of this section, “slow-moving vehicle emblem” has the same meaning as contained in K.S.A. 8-1717 and amendments thereto.
(g) The slow-moving vehicle emblem shall be mounted and displayed in compliance with K.S.A. 8-1717 and amendments thereto.
(h) A violation of this section shall be deemed an ordinance traffic infraction. Upon an entry of a plea of guilty or no contest or upon being convicted of such violation, the penalty imposed shall be in accordance with Section 201 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, or such other similar provision as the city may then have in effect.
(Ord. 1343; Ord. 1381)
(a) Before operation of any UTV on any street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city and each calendar year thereafter, the vehicle shall be registered with the City of Girard and display a valid registration decal affixed and displayed in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle. The registration fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per calendar year, payable in advance to the City of Girard. The full amount of the registration fee shall be required regardless of the time of year that the application is made.
(1) City, Crawford County and USD 248 owned UTVs are exempt from $50.00 fee but must be inspected and display a valid decal.
(b) Before operation of any golf cart on any street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city and each calendar year thereafter, the vehicle shall be registered with the City of Girard and display a valid registration decal affixed and displayed in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle. The registration fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per calendar year, payable in advance to the City of Girard. The full amount of the registration fee shall be required regardless of the time of year that the application is made.
(1) City, Crawford County and USD 248 owned UTVs are exempt from $10.00 fee but must be inspected and display a valid decal.
(c) Unless the State of Kansas requires all golf carts and/or UTVs to be registered with the state, all golf carts and/or UTVs shall prominently display a valid registration decal issued by the City of Girard allowing the operation of that particular vehicle within the City limits. Said registration decal shall be issued by the City of Girard after inspection by the City to ensure that all equipment, license, age and insurance requirements of this article are met and upon the payment of fee. Said permit shall expire December 31st of each year.
(d) Application for registration of a golf cart or UTV shall be made by the owner, or owner's agent, in the office of the City of Girard. The application shall be made upon forms provided by the City.
(e) Before an inspection is done on any golf cart or UTV to be registered with the City of Girard, proof of title registration or bill of sale must be provided. If no proof of ownership can be provided the City of Girard will not consider the golf cart or UTV for inspection.
(f) Prior to the issuance of the registration decal, each applicant for a golf cart or UTV permit shall first present such vehicle for an official inspection. GOLF CARTS AND UTVs MUST MEET ALL THE SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE FOR REGISTRATION. If, upon inspection such vehicle is found to be in safe mechanical condition, and upon completion of the registration application, establishing proof of insurance, age and licensure and payment of the fees herein provided, a decal shall be issued to the owner who shall attach it to the vehicle. The decal shall be displayed in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle. The decal number on the application will be recorded and then filed with the police department.
(g) It is unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter such decal during the time in which the same is operative.
(h) The decal issued hereunder is not transferable. In the event of sale or other transfer of ownership of any vehicle license under the provisions of this section, the existing license and the right to use the numbered license shall expire, and the license shall be removed by the owner. It is unlawful for any person other than the person to whom the license was originally issued to have the same in his possession.
(i) In the event a license is lost or destroyed, the City of Girard, upon proper showing by the registrant and the payment of ten dollars ($10.00) shall issue a new decal in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(j) It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit the operation, upon a public street, road, highway, alley within the corporate limits of the city any golf cart or UTV which is not registered and which does not have attached thereto and displayed thereon the decal assigned thereto by the city of or the current registration year.
(2) Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or to have in possession, any registration receipt, registration license or decal knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been canceled, revoked, expired, suspended or altered.
(3) Lend to or knowingly permit the use by one not entitled thereto any registration receipt or registration decal issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof.
(4) Remove, conceal, alter, mark or deface the decal number or any other mark of identification upon any special purpose vehicle. Decals shall be clean and placed as required by law so as to be plainly visible and legible.
(5) Carry or display a registration decal upon any golf cart or UTV not lawfully issued for such vehicle.
(6) Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section, shall for the first conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than $50.00; for a second such conviction within one year thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00; upon the third or subsequent conviction within one year after the first conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00.
(Ord. 1343; Ord. 1381)
In the event of a conflict between any of the individual provisions of this Article and the laws of the State of Kansas, the laws of the State of Kansas will supersede.
(Ord. 1343; Ord. 1381)
Section 114.2, 114.4 and 114.5 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, as adopted by reference is hereby repealed.
(Ord. 1343; Ord. 1381)