[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Sauk City 8-30-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-4.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 318,
Vehicles, All-Terrain And Utility Terrain, adopted 6-14-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-3.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish all-terrain vehicle
routes in the Village and to regulate the operation of all-terrain
vehicles and utility-terrain vehicles within the Village limits. The
Village has specific authority to designate routes and adopt restrictions
on periods of use pursuant to § 23.33(8), Wis. Stats..
The statutory provisions in Chapters 23.33 and 340 to 348, Wis.
Stats., establishing definitions and regulations with respect to ATVs
and UTVs, and Ch. NR 64, Wis. Adm. Code are hereby adopted and by
reference made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein.
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, any act required to be
performed or prohibited by any statute or regulation incorporated
herein by reference is required or prohibited by this chapter. Any
future amendments, revisions, or modifications of the statutes or
regulations herein are made a part of this chapter in order to secure
uniform statewide regulation of ATVs and UTVs. Any terms used in this
chapter that are defined in § 23.33(1), Wis. Stats., shall
have the meaning proscribed by statute.
A.
All Village-maintained streets within the jurisdiction of the Village
of Sauk City are authorized as all -terrain vehicle routes except
as may be posted.
B.
Pursuant to § 23.33(11)(am) 4., Wis. Stats., State highways
60 & 78 from the north Village limits to U.S. Highway 12/Phillips
Blvd. within the territorial boundaries of the Village where the speed
limit is 35 miles per hour or less is authorized as an all-terrain
vehicle route.
C.
U.S. Highway 12 is not authorized as a UTV/ATV route.
The Village Public Works Department shall place signs as required
by law to designate all Village streets as all-terrain vehicle routes.
Route signs shall be provided by the Honey Creek ATV/UTV Club, LLC,
or their successor, with uniform all-terrain vehicle route signs in
accordance with Ch. NR, 64.12(7), Wis. Adm. Code.
A.
In addition to the state laws adopted herein by reference, the following
restrictions and rules shall apply to operation of and riding on ATVs
and UTVs within the limits of the Village of Sauk City:
(1)
The operation of ATVs and UTVs is restricted to the daily period
of one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset the
same day.
(2)
Operators shall observe the posted roadway speed limits and all other
applicable traffic regulations.
(3)
Operators shall always ride in a single file.
(4)
ATV/UTV headlamps and taillamps must be turned on at all times and
must have operational brake lights. ATV/UTVs also must confirm to
the § 23.33, Wis.Stats., regarding the color of headlamps
and taillamps. Auxiliary light bars must be turned off at all times.
(5)
UTV operators and passengers must wear seat belts at all times, and
if under the age of 18, operators and passengers must also wear a
minimum DOT standard ATV or motorcycle helmet with the chin strap
properly fastened as required by § 23.33, Wis. Stats.
(6)
ATV operators and passengers under the age of 18 must wear a minimum
DOT standard ATV or motorcycle helmet with the chin strap properly
fastened as required by § 23.33, Wis. Stats.
(7)
ATV/UTV operators cannot have a passenger riding in or on any part
of ATV/UTV that is not designed and not intended for use by passengers.
After market seating does not comply with the law. It must be manufactured
as a multiple passenger machine to be legal for passengers.
(8)
ATV/UTV operators shall possess a valid operator's license as
defined in § 340.01(41g), Wis. Stats., as may be amended.
(9)
Operators of ATV/UTVs must possess proof of current liability insurance
on the ATV/UTV and show such proof if requested by law enforcement.
(10)
ATV/UTV operators born after January 1, 1988, must have a valid
safety certificate and present that certificate if requested by law
enforcement.
(11)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an ATV or UTV
in such a manner as to cause, or disturb the peace, by excessive and
unnecessary acceleration, the tires of such vehicle to spin or emit
loud noises, to unnecessarily throw stones or gravel, or to cause
the wheels to leave the ground.
(12)
ATV/UTVs must have a current registration, which will include
a rear license plate.
(13)
No person may operate an ATV/UTV upon any sidewalk or pedestrian
way.
Violations shall incur the maximum penalties set forth in § 23.33(13),
Wis. Stats., as amended. This chapter may be enforced by any law enforcement
officer authorized to enforce the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person
or circumstance is held to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable by
a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall
not be affected and shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
The designation for the all-terrain vehicles routes herein shall
be effective for a trial period until August 31, 2023, whereupon the
Village's designation of the all-terrain vehicles routes shall
expire unless the Village Board passes an ordinance eliminating this
sunset clause.
