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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Chapter 16A.65
Section 16A.65.010
 

Title 16A Transportation

Chapter 16A.65 Use of City-Authorized Utility Vehicles on Public Property

Section 16A.65.010 Definitions

The following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. “Authorized Use” means the use of a utility vehicle that is city-owned or authorized and by someone who is authorized to operate the vehicle for a purpose described in SMC 16A.65.020.
  1. “Authorized Personnel” means persons authorized to operate utility vehicles on public property and includes designated employees of the police and parks departments as well as agents of any other public or entity designated by, or contracting with, the City for the maintenance of public properties.
  1. “Incidental Use” means very limited use of the utility vehicle on city streets, including entering the roadway, crossing a street, and otherwise traveling on a public right of way for the brief period necessary to access public property and, where authorized, to plow snow and ice from crosswalks.
  1. “Public Property” means city parks, trails, conservation lands, natural areas, properties owned by the city or used for city business, public parking lots and public sidewalks within the city limits. Public property does not include public streets, roads or highways.
  1. “City-Authorized Utility Vehicle” means a small motorized four-wheel off road vehicle owned or authorized by the City and used to carry out specific tasks, such as those related to park security, law enforcement or emergency management. Utility vehicles do not include golf carts, motorized personal transportation devices, bicycles or other non-motorized vehicles as defined in SMC 16A.61.787(E).
  1. “Unauthorized Use” means the use of a utility vehicle that is not owned or authorized by the City, or the use of a utility vehicle by a person who is not authorized to operate it on public property within the city limits.

Date Passed: Monday, June 3, 2019

Effective Date: Saturday, July 13, 2019

ORD C35774 Section 1