[Ord. No. 128, 7-20-1981]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful to operate or ride on any type of motorized vehicles, including minibicycles, motorcycles, go-carts, mopeds, and any other motorized vehicles on any nature trail, public wooded area, or designated walk provided solely for the use of pedestrians or pedestrians and bicycles, or any area designated "Bike Route," in the town, except any portion of a bike route which is located within the limits of the travelled portion of a public highway.
(b) 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be punished in accordance with section 1-9.
[Ord. No. 240, 3-4-2003]
(a) 
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the term "commercial motor vehicle" means "a vehicle defined in § 14-1(a)(11) of the General Statutes as a vehicle designed or used to transport passengers or property, except a vehicle used within one hundred fifty (150) miles of a farm in connection with the operation of such farm, fire fighting apparatus or other authorized emergency vehicles, or a recreational vehicle in private use, which (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand and one (26,001) pounds or more; (B) is designed to transport sixteen (16) or more passengers, including the driver or is designed to transport more than ten (10) passengers, including the drive, and used to transport students under the age of twenty-one (21) years to and from school; or (C) is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Part 172, Subpart F, as amended."
(b) 
Prohibition. No person shall operate any commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subsection (a), on Thrall Road between the intersection of Route 83 and Thrall Road and the intersection of Thrall Road and Dart Hill Road unless such person is engaged on a trip with a point of origin or point of destination located on Thrall Road, Watson Road, or Worcester Road.
(c) 
Finding. The town council finds that there is an adequate alternate route for commercial motor vehicles by using Route 83 and Dart Hill Road.
(d) 
Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to trucks and buses owned and operated by the Town of Vernon or any of its departments, or to trucks or buses owned and operated by the Vernon Board of Education, or to trucks and buses operated by private contractors for the benefit of the Town of Vernon or the Vernon Board of Education, nor to public transit vehicles.
(e) 
Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of this Section shall subject the violator to a fine of ninety-nine dollars ($99.00) for each offense.
(f) 
Duration. This section shall be effective for not more than ten (10) years from the date of adoption at which time, if the town council has not acted to renew the section, the section shall be deemed repealed.
(g) 
Severability. If any provision of this section or the application thereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this section, or the application of such terms and provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby; and each remaining term and provision hereof shall be deemed valid and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(h) 
Administration. The provisions of this Article shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any and all provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes, state codes, and regulations and ordinances of the Town of Vernon.