(a) 
Except as provided herein, golf carts may not be operated upon public streets, roads, and alleys within the corporate limits of the City of Nickerson.
(b) 
Golf Cart means a motor vehicle that has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, an unladen weight of not more than 1,800 pounds, is designed to be operated at not more than 25 miles per hour and is designed to carry not more than four persons, including a driver.
(c) 
Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this article, golf carts may be operated on the streets, roads, and alleys within the corporate limits, except they may not be operated on any part of a street that is also State Hwy K-96 which includes the following areas:
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Nickerson St – between the intersections of Railroad Ave. and Ave. H.
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Ave. H – between the intersections of Nickerson St. and Burr St
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West 82nd Ave. to the City Limits (West Side) or any other street or roadway having a speed limit in excess of 30 miles per hour; however, golf carts may cross the above-stated streets.
(d) 
(Reserved)
(e) 
Prior to operation of golf carts on the streets, roads, and alleys of the city, all golf carts must obtain proper registration from the city clerk and pay the applicable one time registration fee of $15.00. The application shall be made to the city clerk upon forms provided by the city and each application shall contain the name of the owner, the owner's residence address, or bona fide place of business, a brief description of the vehicle to be registered (including make, model and serial number, if applicable). Proof of insurance, as required in subsection (g) of this section, shall be furnished at the time of application for registration. Prior to issuance of such registration, the police department or code enforcement officer shall inspect the golf cart to assure that it is equipped with sufficient brakes, head lights, tail and brake lights, rearview mirror, and a display of "slow moving vehicle" affixed to the back of the golf cart as required by Kansas law. The license issued hereunder shall be nontransferable. Should the golf cart pass inspection, a registration sticker will be issued and shall be affixed to the golf cart.
(f) 
The operator of the golf cart must have in his possession during operation a valid Kansas driver's license.
(g) 
Every operator of a golf cart shall provide proof of liability insurance in accordance with the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities then in effect, and amendments thereto, and the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(h) 
No golf cart shall carry more than two (2) occupants per bench seat and in any event no more than four (4) passengers, including the driver. Further, the operator shall not carry any person nor shall any person ride in a position that will interfere with the operation of the golf cart.
(i) 
A golf cart shall not be operated nor parked upon any sidewalk within the City.
(j) 
Every person operating a golf cart on the streets, roads, and alleys of the City shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations governing the operation of motor vehicles within the City, and all restrictions on the operation of golf carts as set forth in the ordinance. Should any conflict exist between the laws regulating motor vehicles and the specific requirements of golf carts as set forth herein, the terms of this ordinance shall prevail.
(Code 2014; Ord. 2011-10; Ord. 2016-05)
(a) 
It shall be lawful for any person holding a valid driver's license to drive or operate a work-site utility vehicle, as defined herein, upon the public highways, streets, roads, and alleys within the corporate limits of Nickerson, Kansas. Every person operating a work-site utility vehicle on a public highway, street, road, and alley of the city shall be subject to all the duties and requirements applicable to a driver of a motor vehicle imposed by the Standard Traffic Ordinance and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8, Article 17, of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
(b) 
"Work-site utility vehicle"
means any motor vehicle which is not less than 48 inches in width, has an overall length, including the bumper, of not more than 160 inches, has an unladen weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than 1,500 pounds, can exceed 40 miles per hour as originally manufactured and is manufactured with a metal cab.
(c) 
Every operator of a work-site utility vehicle shall carry liability insurance in accordance with the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities then in effect, and amendments thereto, and the Kanas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(d) 
No person under 18 years of age shall operate or ride upon a work-site utility vehicle unless wearing a helmet which complies with the minimum guidelines established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 for helmets designed for use by motorcyclists and other motor vehicle users.
(e) 
No work-site utility vehicle shall carry more occupants than manufactured to hold. Further, any work-site utility vehicle carrying a passenger shall be equipped with a seat and footrest for such passenger.
(Ord. 2020-04; Code 2014; Ord. 2011-10)
(a) 
As used in this section, "all-terrain vehicle" means any authorized non-highway vehicle 55 inches or less in width, having a dry weight of 1,000 pounds or less, traveling on three or more non-highway tires, and having a seat to be straddled by the operator. As used in this section, "non-highway tire" means any pneumatic tire six inches or more in width, designed for use on wheels with rim diameter of 14 inches or less.
(b) 
It shall be lawful for any person holding a valid driver's license to drive or operate an all-terrain vehicle, as defined by subsection (a) of this section, upon the public highways, streets, roads, and alleys within the corporate limits of Nickerson, Kansas; provided, however, that no all-terrain vehicle shall be operated on any state highway. Every person operating an all-terrain vehicle as permitted herein shall be subject to all the duties and requirements applicable to a driver of a motor vehicle imposed by the Standard Traffic Ordinance then in effect and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8, Article 17, of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. The operator of the all-terrain vehicle must have in their possession a valid Kansas driver's license during operation of an all-terrain vehicle.
(c) 
Every operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry liability insurance in accordance with the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities then in effect, and amendments thereto, and the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(d) 
No person under 18 years of age shall operate or ride upon an all-terrain vehicle unless wearing a helmet which complies with the minimum guidelines established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 for helmets designed for use by motorcyclists and other motor vehicle users.
(e) 
No all-terrain vehicle shall be operated within the City as provided herein between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. No all-terrain vehicles may be operated between sunset and sunrise unless equipped with operational headlights, brake lights and tail lights, and said lights are in operation.
(f) 
A person operating an all-terrain vehicle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on an all-terrain vehicle unless such all-terrain vehicle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons. No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the all-terrain vehicle or the view of the operator.
(g) 
A person shall ride upon an all-terrain vehicle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the all-terrain vehicle.
(h) 
No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents such person from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
(Ord. 2024-04)