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City of Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo County
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Zoning Map New Laws (15) Index Notes (8)
[Traf. Code § 73A]
No snowmobile shall be operated within the City unless it is currently registered as required by state law.
[Traf. Code § 73A]
A. 
No person shall operate a snowmobile in the City:
(1) 
Unless it has at least one headlight, one taillight and adequate brakes capable of producing deceleration at 14 feet per second on level ground at a speed of 20 miles per hour.
(2) 
During the hours from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise without displaying a lighted headlight and a lighted taillight.
(3) 
Unless it is equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke.
[Traf. Code § 73A]
No person shall operate a snowmobile on the property of another unless he has in his immediate possession a signed statement allowing the use of such property from the owner or person in charge of such property.
[Traf. Code § 73A]
No person shall operate a snowmobile in any City park or golf course or on any other City-owned property, except that the City, in its discretion, may allow such operation for special events, when such permission is requested by a reputable organization or individual.
[Traf. Code § 73A]
A. 
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon the traveled portion of any public roadway, except as follows:
(1) 
Owners of properly registered snowmobiles may cross public streets or highways, with the exception of limited access highways and freeways.
(2) 
Snowmobiles may be operated on a street or highway during a period of emergency, when such emergency has been declared by the City.
[Traf. Code § 73A]
No person shall operate a snowmobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs, barbital or any derivative of barbital.
[Traf. Code § 73A]
No person shall operate a snowmobile at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper with due regard for conditions then existing.
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2035]
A. 
A person is prohibited from operating an ORV or other motorized vehicle that is not registered under the Code upon a public street except to cross a street, at a right angle for the limited purpose of getting from one area to another, if the operation can be done safely. The operator must bring the vehicle to a complete stop before proceeding across a street and must yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic. This section is not applicable to snowmobiles.
B. 
In a court action in this state, if competent evidence demonstrates that a vehicle that is permitted to operate on a street pursuant to the Code is in a collision on a street with an ORV that is not registered under the Code, the operator of the ORV involved in the collision is considered prima facie negligent.
C. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ATV
A vehicle with three or more wheels that is designed for off-road use, has low-pressure tires, has a seat designed to be straddled by the rider, and is powered by a 50cc to 1,000 cc gasoline engine or an engine of comparable size using other fuels.
CODE
The Michigan Vehicle Code, 1949 PA 300, as amended.[1]
OPERATE
To ride in or on, and be in actual physical control of the operation of, an ORV.
OPERATOR
An individual who operates or is in actual physical control of the operation of an ORV.
ORV
A motor-driven, off-road recreation vehicle capable of cross-country travel without benefit of a road or trail, on or immediately over land, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. A multitrack or multi-wheel-drive vehicle, a motorcycle or related two-wheel vehicle, a vehicle with three or more wheels, an amphibious machine, a ground-effect air-cushion vehicle, or other means of transportation may be an ORV. An ATV is an ORV. An ORV does not include a registered snowmobile, a farm vehicle being used for farming, a vehicle used for military, fire, emergency, or law enforcement purposes, a vehicle owned and operated by a utility company or an oil or gas company when performing maintenance on its facilities or on property over which it has an easement, or a construction or logging vehicle used in performance of its common function.
STREET
A street, avenue, boulevard, highway, road, lane, alley, or other public way intended for use by motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, and other legal users.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCLA § 257.1 et seq.
D. 
A person who violates this section is responsible for a municipal civil infraction punishable by a $200 civil fine and court costs.