(1) “Highway,”
for the purpose of this chapter only, means the entire width between the boundary lines of every roadway publicly maintained by the State Department of Transportation or any county or city with funding from the motor vehicle fund. A highway is generally capable of travel by a conventional two-wheel drive passenger automobile during most of the year and in use by such vehicles.
(2) “Nonhighway road”
means any road owned or managed by a public agency, a primitive road, or any private road for which the owner has granted an easement for public use for which appropriations from the motor vehicle fund were not used for original construction or reconstruction in the last 25 years or for maintenance in the last four years.
(3) “Nonhighway vehicle”
means any motorized vehicle including an ORV when used for recreational purposes on nonhighway roads, trails, or a variety of other natural terrain. Nonhighway vehicle does not include any vehicle designed primarily for travel on, over, or in the water, snowmobiles, any military vehicles, or any vehicle eligible for a motor vehicle fuel tax exemption or rebate under Chapter 82.38 RCW while an exemption or rebate is claimed. This exemption includes but is not limited to farm, construction, and logging vehicles.
(4) “Off-road motorcycle”
means a motorcycle as defined in subsection (6) of this section that is labeled by the manufacturer’s statement or certificate or origin as intended for “off-road use only” or a similar message stamped into the frame of the motorcycle, contained in the owner’s manual, or affixed to any part of the motorcycle.
(5) “Off-road vehicle or ORV”
means a nonstreet registered vehicle when used for recreational purposes on nonhighway roads, trails, or a variety of other natural terrain. “Off-road vehicle” or “ORV” includes, but is not limited to, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, four-wheeled drive vehicles, and dune buggies.
(6) “Motorcycle” “Motorcycle”
means a motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels, not including any stabilizing conversion kits, on which the driver:
excludes a farm tractor, a power wheelchair, an electric personal assistive mobility device, a motorized foot scooter, an electric-assisted bicycle, and a moped.
(7) “Wheeled all-terrain vehicle”
means (a) any motorized nonhighway vehicle with handlebars that is 50 inches or less in width, has a seat height of at least 20 inches, weighs less than 1,500 pounds, and has four tires having a diameter of 30 inches or less, or (b) a utility-type vehicle designed for and capable of travel over designated roads that travels on four or more low-pressure tires of 20 psi or less, has a maximum width less than 74 inches, and satisfies at least one of the following: (i) has a minimum width of 50 inches; (ii) has a minimum weight of at least 900 pounds; or (iii) has a wheelbase of over 61 inches.
(Ord. 872, 2024)