[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Morrisonville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-18-2010 by Ord. No. 791 (Ch. 10.44 of the 1980 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any motorized off-highway device designed to travel primarily
off-highway, 50 inches or less in width, having a manufacturer's drive
weight of 1,500 pounds or less, traveling on three or more non-highway
tires, designed with a seat or saddle for operator use, and handle
bars or steering wheel for steering control, except equipment such
as lawn mowers (65 ILCS 5/1-101.8).
A lot which is located in the Village of Morrisonville, Christian
County, Illinois.
Any motorized device designed to travel primarily off-highway
on two wheels, having a seat or saddle for the use of the operator,
upon or by which any person, persons, or property may be transported
or drawn (625 ILCS 5/1-153.1).
The area on a lot used by an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway
motorcycle.
The use of off-highway motorcycles and/or all-terrain vehicles
shall be allowed on owner-occupied residential lots plus one adjoining
lot if owned by the owner of the lot where the residence exists.
The operation/use of an off-highway motorcycle and/or all-terrain
vehicle shall adhere to the following:
A.
An off-highway motorcycle and/or all-terrain vehicle must have a
federally approved spark arrestor, the noise emission may not exceed
99 decibels at a distance of 20 inches at idle and mufflers may not
be altered to increase motor noise, or have a cut out bypass, or similar
device.
B.
Only household members and immediate family members shall be allowed
to operate an off-highway motorcycle and/or all-terrain vehicle on
the property otherwise set forth herein. "Immediate family" is defined
for the purposes of this chapter as a household husband, household
wife, and natural, and/or adopted, children of the household parents.
D.
The operation/use of off-highway motorcycles and/or all-terrain vehicles
shall not be allowed on either primary or secondary septic sites.
E.
Any established riding area must be watered down before, during,
and after usage as needed to limit dust.
F.
No riding area shall be designed or operated to allow excessive standing
water. "Excessive standing water" is defined as standing water on
the riding area which exists more than 48 hours after the cessation
of rain provided that no raining takes place during the 48 hours.
The following uses are exempt from this chapter:
[Adopted 4-18-2018 by Ord. No. 867]
For the purpose of this article, the following words and terms
used in this article shall have the meanings respectively ascribed
to them in this section:
A vehicle specifically designed and intended for the purposes
of transporting one or more persons and their golf clubs or maintenance
equipment while engaged in the playing of golf, supervising the play
of golf, or maintaining the condition of the grounds on a public or
private golf course (625 ILCS 5/1-123.9). A golf cart is further defined
as a "non-highway" vehicle, as set forth in 625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1.
All those streets and roadways located within the corporate
boundaries of the Village of Morrisonville, Illinois, and under the
jurisdiction of the Village of Morrisonville, Christian County, Illinois.
The Village of Morrisonville, Christian County, Illinois.
No person shall ride, drive, or operate any golf cart on any
roadway or street located within corporate limits of the Village of
Morrisonville, Illinois, except as specifically set forth herein.
No golf cart shall be operated on the Village of Morrisonville
streets or roadways unless it is inspected and issued a permit from
the Village of Morrisonville. The Chief of Police, and/or his designee,
shall be in charge of the inspection. The golf cart being inspected
must meet the specifications as set forth in 625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1(e).
Those requirements are as follows:
A.
No non-highway vehicle (golf cart) may be operated on a roadway unless,
at a minimum, it has the following: Brakes, a steering apparatus,
tires, a rear view mirror, red reflectorized warning devices in the
front and rear, a slow moving emblem (as required of other vehicles
in 625 ILCS 5/12-709) on the rear of the non-highway vehicle golf
cart, a headlight that emits a white light visible from a distance
of 500 feet to the front, a tail lamp that emits a red light visible
from at least 100 feet from the rear, brake lights, and turn signals.
When operated on a street or roadway within the Village of Morrisonville,
the golf cart shall have its headlights and tail lamps lighted as
required by 625 ILCS 5/12-201, entitled "When Lighted Lamps are Required."
B.
The permit (sticker form) must be displayed openly on the front left
side fender of the golf cart. Anyone obtaining a golf cart permit
shall pay a fee per calendar year in an amount set from time to time
by the Board of Trustees.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a
golf cart on a roadway as otherwise set forth herein while under the
influence is subject to 625 ILCS 5/11-501 through 625 ILCS 5/11-502
of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
Every golf cart operated as authorized in this article shall
comply with any and all traffic regulations found in Chapter 625 ILCS
5/1-1 et seq.
Any person who operates a golf cart as otherwise set forth herein
shall be subject to the mandatory insurance requirements under Article
6 of Chapter 7 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/7-601 et seq.).
Golf carts shall only be allowed to be operated on those streets
and roadways located within the corporate jurisdiction of the Village
of Morrisonville and upon which the Village of Morrisonville has jurisdiction
of those streets and roadways.
This chapter shall not be deemed to authorize any other non-highway
vehicles as defined in 625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1, to be operated on any
street or roadways within the corporate boundaries of the Village
of Morrisonville upon which the Village of Morrisonville has jurisdiction.
[All-terrain vehicle, neighborhood vehicle, off-highway vehicle, utility
vehicles (UTV).]
The Street Superintendent shall cause appropriate signs to be
posted on those streets and roadways where golf carts are authorized
to be operated pursuant to this article and the state statute referenced
herein.
No person shall operate a golf cart upon any sidewalk located
within the jurisdictional limits of the Village of Morrisonville.
The operation of golf carts within the Village of Morrisonville, Christian
County, Illinois, will be allowed both in the daytime and after dark.
Golf carts as used in this section shall not make a direct crossing
upon or across any toll road, interstate highway, or controlled access
highway in the street. Notwithstanding the above, golf carts as stated
in this article shall be allowed to cross the state highway, municipal
street, county highway, or road district highway if the operator of
the golf cart makes a direct crossing provided:
A.
The crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90° to the
direction of the street, road, or highway and at a place where no
obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing; and
B.
The golf cart is brought to a complete stop before attempting a crossing;
and
C.
The operator of the golf cart yields the right-of-way to all pedestrians
and vehicular traffic which constitutes a hazard; and
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
When crossing a divided highway, the cross is made only at an intersection
of the highway with another public street, road, or highway.
No action by the Village of Morrisonville under this article
or 625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1 designates the operation of a golf cart as
an intended or permitted use of property with respect to Section 3-102
of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity
Act (745 ILCS 10/3-102).
A person may not operate a golf cart as otherwise set forth
in this article upon the street and roadways as otherwise set forth
herein unless he/she has a valid Illinois driver's license issued
in his/her name by the Illinois Secretary of State, or a valid out
of state driver's license issued in his/her name by the appropriate
department/agency of that state responsible for issuing driver's licenses.
Any person who violates any terms or provisions of this article
shall be subject to a fine, upon conviction, in an amount not less
than $75 nor more than $750 for each separate offense.
