The Township and other municipalities have established trailways.
Certain minimum rules of conduct are necessary for the best interests
of the community and citizens, and for the preservation of such natural
assets as may be located within the trailways.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any power-driven vehicle, sports equipment, motorized device
or remote-controlled vehicle, whether propelled by means of wheels, tracks, runners, skis, or
other means, whether or not eligible for licensing and registration
under the Michigan Vehicle Code.
TRAILWAYS LAND
Land owned by the Trailways Commission, as described in this
article.
This article shall apply to and be in effect for all lands located
within the Township owned by the Trailways Commission which was created
by an agreement between the City of Rochester, the Charter Township
of Avon and the Townships of Oakland and Orion dated December 23,
1981. Within the Township of Oakland, County of Oakland, and the State
of Michigan, said lands are described as those lands formerly owned
by the Penn Central Railroad and commonly known as the "Penn Central
Railroad Right-of-Way," traversing in a northwesterly-southeasterly
direction through Sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 28 and 33 of Oakland Township
(Parcels 10-18-503-007, 10-19-503-001, 10-20-503-009, 10-21-503-001,
10-28-503-012, 10-33-503-004) and which lands have the appearance
to persons using the trailways lands as being a trail or former railroad
right-of-way because of its setting or relationship with other properties,
or are arranged, delineated or posted in some way as to cause a person
thereon to be aware that he is on trailways land.
This article shall be enforceable by any deputy sheriff of the
County Sheriff's Department or any state police officer. Said
officers shall have the authority to issue and serve appearance citations
pursuant to Section 9f of Public Act No. 175 of 1927 (MCLA § 764.9f).
In addition, the Township Board may appoint a limited duty officer
who shall have authority to issue parking violation notices and complaints
for vehicles illegally parked.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, and upon a determination of responsibility shall be subject to a civil fine as set forth in Chapter
1, Article
I, Definitions, General Penalty, of the Code of the Charter Township of Oakland. In addition to ordering a person determined to be responsible for a municipal civil infraction to pay a civil fine, costs, damages and expenses, the Judge or Magistrate shall be authorized to issue any judgment, writ or order necessary to enforce or enjoin violation of this article.