City of Mapleton ORDINANCE NO. 480 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MAPLETON, IOWA BY AMENDING CHAPTER 75 RELATED TO OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLETON, IOWA: SECTION 1. SECTION AMENDED. Section 75.05, titled “Operation of All-Terrain Vehicles”, subsection 1, of the Mapleton City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 1. Streets. ATVs and off-road utility vehicles may be operated on streets of the City by persons at least eighteen (18) years of age possessing a valid Iowa operator’s license, in accordance with all applicable sections of the Code of Iowa, and except as prohibited in Section 75.07 of this chapter. The number of occupants shall not exceed the number of seats installed by the manufacturer in said vehicle. SECTION 2. SECTION AMENDED. Section 75.07, titled “Prohibited Streets”, of the Mapleton City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ATVs and off-road utility vehicles shall not be operated upon any City street which is a primary road extension through the City. However, ATVs and off-road utility vehicles may cross such a primary road extension. SECTION 3. SECTION AMENDED. Section 75.08, titled “Equipment”, of the Mapleton City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ATVs and off-road utility vehicles operated upon City streets shall be equipped with at least the following: 1. A safety flag, the top of which shall be a minimum of five (5) feet from ground level. 2. Adequate and operational brakes. 3. Headlights and taillights. 4. Muffler SECTION 4. SECTION AMENDED. Section 75.09, titled “Hours of Operation”, of the Mapleton City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ATVs and off-road utility vehicles may be operated on City streets only between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except for emergency situations, for loading or unloading from a transport trailer, or to perform snow removal activities. SECTION 5. SECTION AMENDED. Section 75.10, titled “Speed”, of the Mapleton City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ATVs and off-road utility vehicles shall not be operated on any City street at a speed in excess of the lesser of twenty-five (25) miles per hour or the posted speed limit. SECTION 6. SECTION AMENDED. Section 75.11, titled “Traffic Code”, of the Mapleton City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Any person operating an ATV or off-road utility vehicle shall adhere to all traffic signs, signals, rules, and regulations and shall obey the orders and direction of any law enforcement officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic. SECTION 7. REPEALER. The remainder of Chapter 75 shall remain the same. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 8. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof, not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 9. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. ***** Councilperson Benita Uhl introduced, caused to be read and moved the adoption of the foregoing ordinance. Councilperson Angie Sass seconded the motion to adopt the ordinance and moved that the Council dispense with the requirement that the ordinance be fully read on three different days. The Mayor then put the question on the motion to dispense with the three readings, and, upon the roll being called, the vote was: Ayes: Angie Sass, Joe Hogan, Benita Uhl Nayes: None Absent: Dian Bleil, Abby Koenigs The foregoing motion having passed by three-fourths votes of the Council, the Mayor then put the question on the adoption and enactment of the foregoing ordinance and upon the roll being called, the vote was: Ayes: Angie Sass, Joe Hogan, Benita Uhl Nayes: None Absent: Dian Bleil, Abby Koenigs WHEREUPON, the Mayor declared the foregoing ordinance duly enacted on September 13, 2023. Brent Streck, Mayor ATTEST: Karla Uhl, City Clerk I certify that the foregoing was published as Ordinance No. 480 on the 21st day of September, 2023. Karla Uhl, City Clerk MP9-21-23
