Chapter XIV · Traffic

Article 3. Micro-Utility Trucks

Sections 14-301 to 14-308 · 8 sections

14-301 Operation of micro-utility trucks.

(a)Micro-Utility Trucks may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys with.in the corporate limits of the City; provided, however, that no Micro-Utility Truck may be operated upon any public highway, street, road and alley with a posted speed limit in excess of 35 miles per hour. No Micro-Utility Truck shall be operated on any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit a golf cart or utility terrain vehicle from crossing a federal or state highway or a street or highway with a posted speed limit greater than 35 miles per hour.

(b)No Micro-Utility Truck shall be operated on any public highway, street, road or alley between sunset and sunrise.

(c)Every person operating a Micro-Utility Truck on the public highways, streets, roads and alleys of the City shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to a driver of a vehicle imposed by law.

(Ord. 2113; Code 2019)

14-302 Same; valid driver’s license required; penalty.

No person shall operate a Micro-Utility Truck on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such person has a valid driver’s license. Violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 2113; Code 2019)

14-303 Same; definitions.

Micro-Utility Truck — 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.

(Ord. 2113; Code 2019)

14-304 Same; penalty.

Unless specifically provided for herein, a violation of this article shall be deemed an ordinance traffic infraction. Upon an entry of a plea of guilty or no contest or upon being convicted of such violation, the penalty imposed shall be in accordance with Section 201, of the Council Grove Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, or such other similar provision as the City may then have in effect.

(Ord. 2113; Code 2019)

14-305 Same; display of slow-moving vehicle emblem.

(a)It shall be illegal to operate a Micro-Utility Truck on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the City unless such vehicle displays a slow moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the vehicle.

(b)For the purpose of this section, “slow-moving vehicle emblem” has the same meaning as contained in K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto.

(c)The slow-moving vehicle emblem shall be mounted and displayed in compliance with K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto.

(Ord. 2113; Code 2019)

14-306 Same; insurance required; penalty.

(a)Every owner of a golf cart or utility terrain vehicle shall provide liability coverage in accordance with Section 200 of the Council Grove Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, and the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101, et seq., and amendments thereto.

(b)All provisions of Section 200 of the Council Grove Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, including penalty provisions, shall be applicable to all owners and operators of Micro-Utility Trucks.

(Ord. 2113; Code 2019)

14-307 Same; registration and license; fee; application.

Before operating any Micro-Utility Truck on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the City, the vehicle shall be registered with the police department and display a valid registration decal affixed and displayed in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle. The application shall be made 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 Section 14-306 shall be furnished at the time of application for registration. The annual registration fee for a Micro-Utility Truck shall be $50.00. The full amount of the license fee shall be required regardless of the time of year that the application is made. The license issued hereunder shall be nontransferable.

(Ord. 2113; Code 2019)

14-308 Operation on sidewalks prohibited.

No micro-utility truck shall be operated on the sidewalks within the City.

(Ord. 2113; Code 2019)