Chapter 9 — REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY

No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle, motorcycle, minibike, trail bike, dune buggy, motor scooter, motordriven cycle, jeep, or other form of powered transportation upon any public property which is not held open to the public for vehicular use and which is not subject to the provisions of the Vehicle Code of the state, except for emergency vehicles, the vehicles of governmental agencies and public utilities, and the vehicles of persons holding a written permit from the Council or Police Chief.

('61 Code, § 3-9.01) (Ord. 284 C.S., passed 12-7-77)

No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, minibike, trail bike, dune buggy, motor scooter, jeep, or other form of powered transportation upon the private property of another which is not held open to the public for vehicular use and which is not subject to the Vehicle Code of the state, except for emergency vehicles, the vehicles of governmental agencies or public utilities, and to persons or vehicles driving upon such property with the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of such property and the members of the owner's family, employees and agents of the owner, or lessees, or members of their families. No operator of any vehicle described in this section shall operate such vehicle within 100 feet of any dwelling, school, church, or assembly hall not owned by the operator without having in his or her possession the signed, written consent of the owner of such dwelling, church, school, or assembly hall or his or her agent. ('61 Code, § 3-9.02) (Ord. 284 C.S., passed 12-7-77)

No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle described in §§ 3-9.01 and 3-9.02 of this chapter on any vacant lot, parking lot, vacant property, public property, or acreage within the city in such a manner as to disturb the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or person by noise, dust, smoke, fumes, or other causes arising out of the operation of such vehicle.

('61 Code, § 3-9.03) (Ord. 284 C.S., passed 12-7-77)

No person shall start or run the motor of or drive any self-propelled vehicle described in §§ 3-9.01 and 3-9.02 of this chapter upon any public or private property unless such vehicle is then equipped and functioning with all the noise inhibitors necessary for it to be then lawfully driven upon a public highway in the city. No such muffler system or noise inhibitor shall be equipped with a cutout or bypass system or similar device. All such vehicles shall also be equipped with a spark arrestor of sufficient size to effectively eliminate the possibility of a fire. ('61 Code, § 3-9.04) (Ord. 284 C.S., passed 12-7-77)