75.05 OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLES.
The operators of all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles shall comply with the following restrictions as to where all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles may be operated within the City:
All-terrain Vehicles Prohibited. All-terrain vehicles are prohibited from being operated within the City.
Streets. Off-road utility vehicles may be operated may be operated on the roadway portion of all streets within the corporate limits of the City with the exception of the following:
- Market Street
- Main Street
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321I.10[3])
3. Railroad Right-of-way. All-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles shall not be operated on an operating railroad right-of-way. An off-road utility vehicle may be driven directly across a railroad right-of-way only at an established crossing and notwithstanding any other provisions of law may, if necessary, use the improved portion of the established crossing after yielding to all oncoming traffic.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321I.14[1h])
- Parks and Other City Land. All-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles shall not be operated in any park, playground, cemetery or upon any other Cityowned property without the express permission of the City, except that a person may operate an off-road utility vehicle in accordance with this chapter at the City brush dump for the sole purpose of transporting brush and other vegetation which is allowed at the brush dump.
- Sidewalk or Parking. All-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles shall not be operated upon the public sidewalk or that portion of the street located between the curb line and the sidewalk or property line commonly referred to as the “parking” unless the off-road utility vehicle is actively engaged in snowremoval.
- Direct crossing. An off-road utility vehicle may make a direct crossing of street where operation is prohibited provided all of the following occur:
- The crossing is made at an angle of approximately ninety degrees to the direction of the street where operation is prohibited and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing.
- The off-road utility vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or main traveled way of the street.
- The driver yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic which constitutes an immediate hazard.
- The crossing is made from a street designed as a street where operation of off-road utility vehicles is allowed to a street designed as a street where operation of off-road utility vehicles is allowed.
(Code of Iowa, Section 321I.10[5])
7. Passengers. A person shall not operate an off-road utility vehicle with more persons on the vehicle than it was designed to carry.
(Code of Iowa, Section 321I.I[3a])