[Adopted 10-6-2004 as § 10-4-1 of the 2004 Code; amended in its entirety 7-5-2023 by Ord. No. 02-2023]
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The City Council of the City of Amery hereby adopts the following all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility terrain vehicle (UTV) article and routes for the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles as those terms are defined in § 23.33(1), Wis. Stats., upon the roadways listed in § 358-12.
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Following due consideration of the recreational value to connect trail opportunities and promoting various forms of transportation and weighted against possible dangers, public health, liability aspects, terrain involved, traffic density and history of automobile traffic, the routes have been created.
These routes are created pursuant to City authority as authorized § 23.33(8)(b) and (11), Wis. Stats. Further, § 23.33(11), Wis. Stats., authorizes the City to create ordinances to regulate ATVs and UTVs on trails or routes that are designated by the City.
This article designates all City streets within the corporate limits of the City as ATV and UTV vehicle routes, excluding the following roads:
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State Highway 46/Keller Avenue from the southern City limit to the northern City limit.
As a condition for the use of these routes, the following shall apply to all operators:
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Those provisions and requirements set forth in § 23.33, Wis. Stats., are hereby adopted by reference and in addition the conditions listed below are adopted.
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Speed limits: 20 miles per hour or as otherwise posted for automobile traffic, whichever is lower; 10 miles per hour when pedestrians are present.
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All ATVs and UTVs and their operators must be covered by liability insurance.
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All ATV and UTV operators shall ride single file on the right side of the road unless making a left turn.
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No person under the age of 18 may operate or ride on an ATV or UTV without wearing a helmet approved by the State of Wisconsin for that purpose.
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All operators are required to have headlamps (white light) and tail lamps (red light) turned on at all times.