[Adopted 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-02 as Title 10, Ch. 3, of the 2003
Code]
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any street, highway
or alley within the City of Glenwood City in violation of the traffic
regulation provisions of §§ 346.04, 346.06, 346.11,
346.14(1), 346.18, 346.19, 346.20, 346.21, 346.26, 346.27, 346.33,
346.35, 346.37, 346.39, 346.40, 346.44, 346.46, 346.47, 346.48, 346.50(1)(b),
346.51, 346.52, 346.53, 346.54, 346.55, 346.87, 346.88, 346.89, 346.90,
346.91, 346.92(1) and 346.94(1) and (9), Wis. Stats.
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any public highway within the City at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour. No person shall operate a snowmobile on any trail designated in §
352-8 of this article at a speed in excess of the posted limit.
No person shall leave or allow a snowmobile owned or operated
by him to remain unattended on any public highway or public property
while the motor is running or with the starting key left in the ignition.
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any sidewalk, pedestrianway or upon the area between the sidewalk and the curbline of any street in the City, except as specifically authorized by §
352-8 or for the purpose of crossing to obtain immediate access to an authorized area of operation.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-4 of this Code, provided that no person shall forfeit an amount in excess of the maximum fine or forfeiture allowed in the Wisconsin Statutes for the same offense, and further provided that the penalty and forfeiture for parking violations on highways shall be the amount applicable to such violations by owners or operators of motor vehicles under Chapter
394, Vehicles and Traffic, of this Code.
[Adopted 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-02 as Title 10, Ch. 4, of the 2003
Code]
The provisions describing and defining regulations with respect
to all-terrain vehicles in the following enumerated subsections of
§ 23.33, Wis. Stats., and any future amendments or revisions,
are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this section as if
fully set forth herein. Any acts required to be performed by the following
statutory subsections or which are prohibited by such statutory subsections
are required to be performed by this section or are prohibited by
this section:
A. Section 23.33(1), Definitions [including Subsections
(a) through (n)].
B. Section
23.33(2), Registration.
C. Section 23.33(3), Rules of operation [including Subsections
(a) through (i)].
D. Section 23.33(4), Operation on or near highways [including Subsections
(a) through
(e)].
E. Section
23.33(5)(a) and (c), Age restrictions.
F. Section 23.33(6), Equipment requirements [including Subsections
(a) through
(e)].
G. Section 23.33(7), Accidents [including Subsections
(a) and
(b)].
[Amended 1-5-2009 by Ord.
No. 2009-01; 6-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-02]
A. Public property. The City of Glenwood City allows for the operation
of all-terrain vehicles upon all City roadways if the posted speed
limit is 35 miles per hour or less.
B. Statutory authority. This section is adopted as authorized by § 23.33(8)(b),
Wis. Stats. The applicable provisions of § 23.33, Wis. Stats.,
regulating all-terrain vehicle (ATV) operation are adopted.
C. Conditions. The following conditions shall apply to all operators
(and passengers):
(1) All ATV operators shall observe posted roadway speed limits.
(2) All ATV operators shall have liability insurance on their machine
and carry proof on their persons.
(3) All ATV operators shall ride single file.
(4) All ATVs shall yield to pedestrians and all other vehicular traffic.
(5) All ATV operators shall slow the vehicle to 10 miles per hour or
less when operating within 150 feet of a dwelling.
D. Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by any law enforcement
officer authorized to enforce the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
E. Penalties. Wisconsin all-terrain vehicle penalties as found in § 23.33(13)(a),
Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference.
F. Authorized vehicles. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
restrict the use or operation of authorized vehicles engaged in maintenance
or repair or other authorized purposes.