[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Princeton 5-22-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bicycles and play vehicles — See Ch. 130.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 322.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 360.
Recreational vehicles — See Ch. 372.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also adopted provisions regarding the licensing of neighborhood electric (low-speed) vehicles (as Title 7, Ch. 14, Secs. 7-14-1 through 7-14-7); said provisions were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
The Code of the City of Princeton currently does not regulate low-speed vehicles. The Governor has signed into law Substitute Amendment 1 to 2005 Assembly Bill 851 creating § 349.26, Wis. Stats., which allows a municipality to allow persons to operate low-speed vehicles on local highways.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LOW-SPEED VEHICLE (LSV)
A. 
A self-propelled motor vehicle that has successfully completed the low-speed vehicle America test program conducted by the Federal Department of Energy and that conforms to the definition and requirements for low -speed vehicles as adopted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for "low-speed vehicles" under 49 CFR 571.3(b) and 571.500.
B. 
LSVs shall be four-wheeled and have a speed range of at least 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved surface and have a gross vehicle weight at rest of less than 2,500 pounds. "LSV" does not include a golf cart or all-terrain vehicle and shall have:
(1) 
Headlamps;
(2) 
Front and rear turn signals;
(3) 
Stop lamps;
(4) 
Reflex reflectors: one red on each side as far to the rear as practicable, and one red on the rear;
(5) 
An exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side and either an exterior mirror on the passenger side or an interior rearview mirror;
(6) 
Parking brake;
(7) 
A windshield that conforms to the requirements of the federal motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials (49 CFR 571.205);
(8) 
A vehicle identification number (VIN) that complies with federal law (49 CFR 565);
(9) 
A Type 1 or Type 2 seat-belt assembly conforming to 49 CFR 571.209, and Federal Motor Safety Standard No. 209, for each designated seating position; and
(10) 
Meets the general test conditions under 49 CFR 571.50056.
A person may operate a LSV on any City street that has a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less, subject to the following restrictions:
A. 
The person operating the low-speed vehicle must hold a valid Wisconsin operator's license or a valid operator's license from another state.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 10-6-3(b), regarding the licensing of neighborhood electric (low-speed) vehicles, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
Low-speed vehicles are not permitted on City parks or on City sidewalks.
C. 
Headlamps must be on during operation.
D. 
The operation of LSVs as permitted herein shall in all respects be in compliance with Chapter 360, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the City of Princeton.