[Ord. No. 252, §1]
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business
shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire
alarm closer than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle
within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire
alarm.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire
department when laid down on any street, private driveway or streetcar
track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent
of the fire department official in command.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising
a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion
and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in
this chapter. This provision shall not apply at intersections where
traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or police officers.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as
near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable and shall
follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable and safe.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified
as such by the display upon the outside of each vehicle of a pennant
or other identifying insignia or by such other method as may be determined
and designated by the traffic division.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
No funeral, procession or parade containing two hundred or more
persons or fifty or more vehicles except the forces of the United
States army or navy, the military forces of this state and the forces
of the police and fire departments, shall occupy, march or proceed
along any street except in accordance with a permit issued by the
chief of police and such other regulations as are set forth herein
which may apply.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk
area except as a permanent or temporary driveway.
[Ord. No. 308, §1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle
upon and within a public park within the limits of the city except
upon the defined roadways thereof.
[Ord. No. 831, §1]
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle within
the city of Eureka to drive on to business property, including but
not limited to gas stations, parking lots, driveways and drive-throughs,
for the purpose of detouring around or avoiding an intersection.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such
movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering
with other traffic.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side
available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe
to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a
motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer
than necessary to load or unload passengers.
[Ord. No. 252, §1; Ord. No. 585, §§1, 2]
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent
and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry
any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless
such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which
event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if
designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to
the rear or side of the operator.
Every person operating or riding as a passenger on any motorcycle, as defined in section 13-1, upon any highway of this city, shall wear protective headgear at all times the vehicle is in motion. The protective headgear shall meet reasonable standards and specifications established by the state.
[Ord. No. 832, §1.; Ord. No. 2234 §1, 8-7-2012]
It shall be unlawful for any person who is a resident of Missouri
to:
(a)
Operate a motorcycle within the City of Eureka unless such person
has a valid operator's or chauffeur's license which shows that he
has successfully passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle
as prescribed by the Director of Revenue;
(b)
Authorize or knowingly permit a motorcycle owned by him or under
his control to be driven within the City of Eureka by any person who's
operator's or chauffeur's license does not indicate that the person
has passed the examination for the operation of a motorcycle or has
been issued an instruction permit therefore;
(c)
Operate a motorcycle with an instruction permit, or chauffeur's or
operator's license issued to another person.
(d)
Every person operating or riding as a passenger of any motorcycle
smaller than 50cc in size who is less than seventeen (17) years of
age shall wear protective headgear at all times the motorcycle is
in motion on a public roadway or on a private roadway when a traffic
regulation enforcement agreement is in effect. The protective headgear
shall meet reasonable standards and specifications as established
by the Director of Revenue for the State of Missouri.
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Every person operating or riding as a passenger of any motorcycle as defined in section 13-1, within the City of Eureka shall wear protective headgear at all times the vehicle is in motion. The protective headgear shall meet reasonable standards and specifications as established by the Director of Revenue for the State of Missouri.
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[Ord. No. 1080 §§1 — 2, 1-18-1994]
(a)
Every bicycle and motorized bicycle shall be equipped with a brake
or brakes which will enable its driver to stop the bicycle or motorized
bicycle within twenty-five (25) feet from a speed of ten (10) miles
per hour on dry, level, clean pavement.
(b)
Every bicycle and motorized bicycle when in use on a street or highway
during the period from one-half (½) hour after sunset to one-half
(½) before sunrise shall be equipped with the following:
(1)
A front-facing lamp on the front or carried by the rider which
shall emit a white light visible at night under normal atmospheric
conditions on a straight, level, unlighted roadway at five hundred
(500) feet.
(2)
A rear-facing red reflector, at least two (2) square inches
in reflective surface area, on the rear which shall be visible at
night under normal atmospheric conditions on a straight, level, unlighted
roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver under the lower beams of vehicle
headlights at six hundred (600) feet.
(3)
Essentially colorless or amber reflectors on both the front
and rear surfaces of all pedals. Each pedal reflector shall be recessed
below the plane of the pedal or reflector housing. Each reflector
shall be at least ninety one-hundredths square inches in projected
effective reflex area, and must be visible at night under normal atmospheric
conditions on a straight, level, unlighted roadway when viewed by
a vehicle driver under the lawful lower beams of vehicle headlights
at two hundred (200) feet; and
(4)
A side-facing essentially colorless or amber reflector visible
on each side of the wheel mounted on the wheel spokes of the front
wheel within three (3) inches of the inside of the wheel rim and a
side-facing essentially colorless or red reflector mounted on the
wheel spokes of the rear wheel within three (3) inches of the inside
of the wheel rim, or continuous retroreflective material on each side
of both tires which shall be at least three-sixteenths (3/16) of an
inch wide. All such reflectors or retroreflective tire sidewalls shall
be visible at night under normal atmospheric conditions on a straight,
level, unlighted roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver under the
lawful lower beams of vehicle headlights at three hundred (300) feet.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to motorized bicycles
which comply with National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration
regulations relating to reflectors on motorized bicycles.
(c)
Every person riding a bicycle or motorized bicycle upon a street
or highway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject
to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle as provided
by chapter 304, RSMo., except as to special regulations in sections
307.180 to 307.193 and except as to those provisions of chapter 304,
RSMo., which by their nature can have no application.
(1)
Every person operating a bicycle or motorized bicycle upon a
street or highway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway
as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle
or one proceeding in the same direction.
(2)
Wherever a usable path for bicycles practical for sustained
riding for transportation purposes has been officially designated
adjacent to a street or highway, bicycle riders shall use such path
and shall not use the street or highway.
(d)
Any person seventeen (17) years of age or older who violates any
provision of sections 307.180 to 307.193 is guilty of an infraction
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less
than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
Such an infraction does not constitute a crime and conviction shall
not give rise to any disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction
of a criminal offense. If any person under seventeen (17) years of
age violates any provision of sections 307.180 to 307.193 in the presence
of a peace officer possessing the duty and power of arrest for violation
of the general criminal laws of the state or for violation of ordinances
of counties or municipalities of the state, said officer may impound
the bicycle or motorized bicycle involved for a period not to exceed
five (5) days upon issuance of a receipt to the child riding it or
to its owner.
(e)
No person shall operate a motorized bicycle on any highway or street
in this state unless he has a valid operator's or chauffeur's license.
(1)
No motorized bicycle may be operated on any public thoroughfare
located within this state which has been designated as part of the
federal interstate highway system.
(2)
No person shall operate a motorized bicycle on any street or
highway in this state unless it is equipped in accordance with the
minimum requirements for construction and equipment of MOPEDS, Regulation
VESC-17, approved July, 1977, as promulgated by the Vehicle Equipment
Safety Commission, this state being a party thereto as provided in
section 307.250, RSMo., and the regulation is hereby approved as provided
in section 307.260, RSMo., and the regulation shall be published in
the code of state regulations.
(3)
No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business
district.
(4)
Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such
person shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give
audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
[Ord. No. 252, §1; Ord. No. 1646 §1, 9-17-2002]
No person riding upon any bicycle, motorized bicycle, coaster,
roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself
to any vehicle upon a roadway. Neither shall the driver of the vehicle
knowingly pull a rider behind a vehicle.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled
access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established
by public authority.
[Ord. No. 375, §1; Ord. No. 380, §§12; Ord.
No. 434, §1]
It shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, corporation,
or agent or employee thereof, to operate any railroad engine, locomotive,
train or car within the city limits at a speed in excess of fifty-five
miles per hour within one thousand feet of the first railroad-street
intersection upon entering the city; or to accelerate the speed of
such vehicle beyond fifty-five miles per hour until the engine, locomotive
or first car has passed the last intersection upon leaving the city.
In no event, except for bona fide emergencies and backing operations,
shall the speed of such vehicle be reduced to less than fifteen miles
per hour.
The city shall erect and maintain an appropriate sign on the
railroad right-of-way at a point one thousand feet east of the easternmost
railroad-street intersection and one thousand feet west of the westernmost
railroad-street intersection in the city reading as follows:
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"1,000 feet from intersection
Maximum speed 55 miles per hour
Minimum speed 15 miles per hour."
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[Ord. No. 252, §1; Ord. No. 375, §2]
It shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, corporation
or agent or employee thereof, to operate any railroad engine, locomotive,
train or car within the city limits so as to block any highway, street
or avenue for a period of time in excess of five minutes.
[Ord. No. 375, §3]
Any person, partnership, corporation or agent or employee thereof,
who shall violate or cause to be violated any of the foregoing speed
or blockage provisions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined at the rate of fifty dollars
per mile for each mile in excess of the twenty-five mile per hour
maximum speed, fifty dollars per mile for each mile less than the
fifteen mile per hour minimum speed, to a maximum fine in each instance
of not more than five hundred dollars and to a fine not to exceed
five hundred dollars for each instance of street or highway blockage,
and/or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months
for each such violation.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety
zone.
[Ord. No. 2146 §1, 11-9-2010; Ord. No. 2248 §1, 11-20-2012]
The following weight limits are imposed on the bridges enumerated
and described below:
(a)
The bridge located on O'Sullivan Avenue, parallel with Six Flags
Road, south of U.S. Highway 66 shall be restricted to vehicles licensed
for ten (10) tons.
[Ord. No. 2479, 3-19-2019]
(b)
All bridges located on Hunters Ford Road shall be restricted to vehicles
licensed for thirteen (13) tons for single-axle vehicles and twenty-three
and four-tenths (23.4) tons for multiple-axle vehicles. This provision
shall not apply to utility company vehicles.
[Ord. No. 358 §§1, 2; Ord. No. 535 §2; Ord. No. 1538 §1, 7-17-2001]
(a)
Except for the limited purpose of effecting occasional pick-up delivery
service, no vehicle licensed to haul in excess of thirty-six thousand
(36,000) pounds, except for public transportation vehicles, shall
be moved or operated on any street, thoroughfare or alley of the City,
other than on Allen Road, Main Street east of the Redi-Mix Plant to
Central Avenue, and thoroughfares maintained by the State.
(b)
Signs giving notice of the foregoing provisions shall be erected
and maintained by the City at all points of entrance for vehicular
traffic into the City.
[Ord. No. 828, §1]
It shall be unlawful for an operator of a motor vehicle within
the City of Eureka to allow more than three (3) adults to occupy the
front seat of the motor vehicle, except therefrom pickup trucks of
1/2 ton or larger. For purposes of this section, an adult shall be
defined as being at least sixteen years of age.
[Ord. No. 827, §1; Ord. No. 1640 §1, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 2048 §1, 6-17-2008]
(a)
It shall be unlawful to operate a three- or four-wheeled all-terrain
vehicle (ATV) on any roadway, street, City Park, City easements, City
right-of-way or highway within the City of Eureka except as follows:
(1)
All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity
for official use;
(2)
All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial
on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the
day of operation; and
(3)
All-terrain vehicles whose operators carry a special permit
issued by this City pursuant to Section 304.013, RSMo.
(b)
No person shall operate an off-road vehicle, as defined in Section
304.001, RSMo., within any stream or river in this City, except that
off-road vehicles may be operated within waterways which flow within
the boundaries of land which an off-road vehicle operator owns or
for agricultural purposes within the boundaries of land which an off-road
vehicle operator owns or has permission to be upon, or for the purpose
of fording such stream or river of this State at such road crossings
as are customary or part of the highway system.
(c)
It shall be unlawful to operate an all-terrain vehicle, go-cart,
dune buggy, motorcycle or dirt bike on private property within one
hundred (100) feet of another's residential property, unless such
is being operated for property maintenance purposes.
[Ord. No. 2377 § 1, 5-17-2016]
(d)
A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a street or highway
pursuant to an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid
license issued by a State authorizing such person to operate a motor
vehicle, but shall not be required to have passed an examination for
the operation of a motorcycle, and the vehicle shall be operated at
speeds of less than thirty (30) miles per hour. When operated on a
street or highway, an all-terrain vehicle shall have a bicycle safety
flag, which extends not less than seven (7) feet above the ground,
attached to the rear of the vehicle. The bicycle safety flag shall
be triangular in shape with an area of not less than thirty (30) square
inches and shall be day-glow in color.
(e)
No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
(1)
In a careless way as to endanger the person or property of another;
(2)
While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substances;
or
(3)
Without a securely fastened safety helmet on the head of an
individual who operates an all-terrain vehicle or who is being towed
or otherwise propelled by an all-terrain vehicle, unless the individual
is at least eight (8) years of age.
(f)
No operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes.
(g)
For purposes of this Section, an "all-terrain vehicle" shall be defined
as any motorized vehicle manufactured exclusively for off highway
use which is fifty (50) inches or less in width, with an unladen weight
of six hundred (600) pounds or less, traveling on three (3) or more
low pressure tires, with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator,
and handlebars for steering control.
(h)
A violation of this section shall be a class C misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 1162 §1, 5-2-1995]
The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more
closely than is reasonably safe and prudent, having due regard for
the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and the condition of
the roadway. This section shall in no manner affect Section 304.044
(RSMo.) relating to distance between trucks traveling on the highway.
[Ord. No. 1442 §3, 2-15-2000]
Legends Parkway shall be considered to have one (1) traffic
lane for each direction of travel, and it shall be unlawful to utilize
the bike path which parallels each traffic lane for purposes of passing
another vehicle.
[Ord. No. 1500 §1, 12-19-2000; Ord. No. 1609 §§1, 3, 5-21-2002; Ord.
No. 1698 §1, 6-3-2003]
(a)
Motor vehicles or trailers, including the weight of any load, weighing
in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds actual weight are hereby
prohibited from traveling or parking on the following roadways, unless
a valid trip permit has been issued by the City:
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Legends Parkway
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Legends View Drive
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Meramec View Drive
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Southern Hills Court
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Southern Hills Drive
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Spring Cove Court
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Stone Spring Court
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Stone Spring Drive
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Vista Glen Court
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Vista Hills Court
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The City of Eureka or its agent shall be authorized to use any
means available, including any weighing device or scale, to determine
the actual weight of any motor vehicle or trailer traveling or parking
on the aforementioned streets. The costs incurred for such weighing
operations, including personnel costs, shall be documented by the
City. Any person upon conviction of a violation of the provisions
of this Section shall pay a recoupment fee to the City for the costs
actually incurred by the City.
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(b)
Any person violating this provision shall upon conviction be punished
by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the first (1st)
offense. Second (2nd) and subsequent violations of this provision
shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than five
hundred dollars ($500.00).
(c)
Valid Trip Permits. Any vehicle or trailer in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds shall obtain a trip permit from the City prior to traveling or parking on any portion of Legends Parkway or the other private roads listed herein above in Subsection (a). Any such application for a trip permit shall include a deposit in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00), in addition to any other fees required, which shall be deposited into an interest-bearing account to be held by the City for use by the Legends Homeowners' Association for actual repairs to Legends Parkway.
[Ord. No. 1713 §1, 8-19-2003]
(a)
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles
proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations and exceptions
hereinafter stated:
(1)
The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding
in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance
and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely
clear of the overtaken vehicle; and
(2)
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted,
the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in
favor of the overtaking vehicle and shall not increase the speed of
such driver's vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
(b)
The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right
of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
(1)
When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left
turn;
(2)
Upon a City street with unobstructed pavement of sufficient
width for two (2) or more lines of vehicles in each direction;
(3)
Upon a one-way street;
(4)
Upon any highway within of the City with unobstructed pavement
of sufficient width and clearly marked for four (4) or more lines
of traffic. The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass another
vehicle upon the right only under the foregoing conditions when such
movement may be made in safety. In no event shall such movement be
made by driving off the paved or main traveled portion of the roadway.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not relieve the driver of
a slow-moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable
to the right-hand edge of the roadway.
(c)
Except when a roadway has been divided into three (3) traffic lanes,
no vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the centerline of a
highway or public road in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding
in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and
is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit
such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering
with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite
direction or any vehicle overtaken.
(d)
No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway
under the following conditions:
(1)
When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve of the
highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance
as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach
from the opposite direction;
(2)
When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred
(100) feet of any bridge, viaduct, tunnel or when approaching within
one hundred (100) feet of or at any intersection or railroad grade
crossing.
[Ord. No. 1713 §2, 8-19-2003]
(a)
The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely
than is reasonably safe and prudent, having due regard for the speed
of such vehicle and the traffic upon and the condition of the roadway.
Vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business or residence
district in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing other vehicles,
shall be so operated, except in a funeral procession or in a duly
authorized parade, so as to allow sufficient space between each such
vehicle or combination of vehicles as to enable any other vehicle
to overtake or pass such vehicles in safety. This Section shall in
no manner affect Section 304.044, RSMo., relating to distance between
trucks traveling on the highway.
[Ord. No. 2293 §1, 2-18-2014]
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person twenty-one
(21) years of age or younger operating a moving motor vehicle upon
the highways of this State shall, by means of a hand-held electronic
wireless communications device, send, read, or write a text message
or electronic message.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall
operate a commercial motor vehicle while using a hand-held mobile
telephone.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall
operate a commercial motor vehicle while using a wireless communications
device to send, read, or write a text message or electronic message.
(d)
(e)
Nothing in this Section shall be construed or interpreted as
prohibiting a person from making or taking part in a telephone call,
by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications device,
while operating a noncommercial motor vehicle upon the highways of
this State.
(f)
As used in this Section, "electronic message" means a self-contained
piece of digital communication that is designed or intended to be
transmitted between hand-held electronic wireless communication devices.
"Electronic message" includes, but is not limited to, electronic mail,
a text message, an instant message or a command or request to access
an Internet site.
(g)
As used in this Section, "hand-held electronic wireless communications
device" includes any hand-held cellular phone, Palm Pilot, Blackberry,
iPhone, Android or other mobile electronic device used to communicate
verbally or by text or electronic messaging, but shall not apply to
any device that is permanently embedded into the architecture and
design of the motor vehicle.
(h)
As used in this Section, "making or taking part in a telephone
call" means listening to or engaging in verbal communication through
a hand-held electronic wireless communication device.
(i)
As used in this Section, "send, read, or write a text message
or electronic message" means using a hand-held electronic wireless
telecommunications device to manually communicate with any person
by using an electronic message. Sending, reading, or writing a text
message or electronic message does not include reading, selecting,
or entering a phone number or name into a hand-held electronic wireless
communications device for the purpose of making a telephone call.
(j)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1)
The operator of a vehicle that is lawfully parked or stopped;
(2)
Any of the following while in the performance of their official
duties: a law enforcement officer; a member of a fire department;
or the operator of a public or private ambulance;
(3)
The use of factory-installed or aftermarket global positioning
systems (GPS) or wireless communications devices used to transmit
or receive data as part of a digital dispatch system;
(4)
The use of voice-operated technology;
(5)
The use of two-way radio transmitters or receivers by a licensee
of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service.
[Ord. No. 2344 §1, 8-18-2015; Ord.
No. 2499, 9-3-2019]
(a)
Low-Speed Vehicle Definition. The term "low-speed vehicle" means
the same as "low-speed vehicle" in § 304.029, RSMo., 2016
and 49 CFR, Section 571.3, as amended. A golf cart may be a low-speed
vehicle if properly equipped, but not all golf carts are low-speed
vehicles within the meaning of this section.
(b)
Low-Speed Vehicle - Operation on Streets Permitted.
(1)
A low-speed vehicle may be operated upon the streets of the
City of Eureka if it meets the requirements of this section. Every
person operating a low-speed vehicle shall be granted all the rights
and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of
any other motor vehicle, and shall use the highest degree of care
when operating such vehicle within the City of Eureka.
(2)
The operator of a low-speed vehicle shall observe all State,
county and City traffic laws and rules of the road, and shall not
operate a low-speed vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs
as provided by law.
(3)
A low-speed vehicle shall not be operated on a street or highway
with a posted speed limit greater than thirty (30) miles per hour,
with the exception of all the streets located within the Legends subdivision,
a golfing community. State and Federal highways within the City of
Eureka where the operation of low-speed vehicles are prohibited include
Fourth Street, Fifth Street, Fox Creek Road, South I-44 Outer Road
(entrance to Route 66 State Park), Highway 109 and Interstate 44.
(4)
A low-speed vehicle may cross a street or highway with a posted
speed limit greater than thirty (30) miles per hour. A low-speed vehicle
may not cross any State or Federal highway with a posted speed limit
higher than forty-five (45) miles per hour.
(5)
Low-speed vehicles shall not be operated within the boundaries
of any City park (other than designated parking areas), trail, sidewalk
or median.
(6)
No person shall operate a low-speed vehicle on a City street
for commercial purposes, including the transportation of clients,
customers or fare-paying passengers. A business may use a low-speed
vehicle for the transport of employees, volunteers and merchandise
during City-authorized events.
(7)
No low-speed vehicle shall be operated in excess of twenty (20)
miles per hour.
(c)
Low-Speed Vehicle Standards.
(1)
A low-speed vehicle shall:
a.
Meet the requirements of a low-speed vehicle contained in Chapter
304, RSMo.
b.
Be manufactured in compliance with the National Traffic Safety
Administration and comply with the standards in 49 CFR 571.500; and
be equipped with the following:
[1]
Two (2) headlamps;
[2]
Front and rear turn signals;
[3]
Two (2) stop taillights;
[4]
Reflex reflectors; one (1) red on each side as
far to the rear as practicable and one (1) red on the rear;
[5]
An exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side
and either an exterior mirror on the passenger side or an interior
rearview mirror;
[6]
A parking brake;
[7]
A windshield that conforms to the requirements
of the Federal motor vehicle safety standard of glazing materials
(49 CFR 571.205);
[8]
A serial number, manufacturer's code, or vehicle
identification number; and
[9]
A Type 1 or Type 2 seatbelt assembly conforming
to 49 CFR 571.209 and Federal Motor Vehicle Standard 209 for each
designated seating position.
(2)
Display a compliance sticker in the lower-left-hand portion
of the windshield after an inspection has been performed by the City
to verify the compliance with these standards. It shall be unlawful
to operate a low-speed vehicle on the City streets without a compliance
sticker. There shall be no cost to obtain the inspection or sticker.
(d)
Low-Speed Vehicle - Driver's License and Insurance Required.
Every operator of a low-speed vehicle shall:
(e)
Low-Speed Vehicle - Occupants and Use.
(1)
The maximum number of individuals who may be transported in
a low-speed vehicle is limited to the number of seat belts contained
in the vehicle.
(2)
It shall be unlawful to use a low-speed vehicle in any manner
not intended by the manufacturer, including towing or pulling other
objects (such as skateboards, etc.) or riding in an area not intended
for a passenger (such as golf bag areas).
(f)
Low-Speed Vehicle - Parking. Low-speed vehicles shall only be
parked in a designated parking space, and shall not be parked on sidewalks,
shoulders (unless designated as a parking space), grassy areas or
private property without the permission of the property owner.
(g)
Low-Speed Vehicle Provision Violation Penalty. Every person
convicted of a violation of any provision of these provisions shall
be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for
each violation.
[Ord. No. 2464, 11-6-2018]
(a)
Notwithstanding Section 302.020, Subsection 2, RSMo., a person
operating or riding in an autocycle is not required to wear protective
headgear.
(b)
No person shall operate an autocycle on any highway or street
in this State unless the person has a valid driver's license. The
operator of an autocycle, however, shall not be required to obtain
a motorcycle or motortricycle license or endorsement pursuant to Sections
302.010 to 302.340, RSMo..
