City of Lapeer, MI Chapter 14 Vehicles and Traffic

[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Commission of the City of Lapeer as Ch. 14 of the 1978 General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 14-1 Uniform Traffic Code adopted.

A. Code adopted. The Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages as promulgated by the Director of Michigan Department of State Police pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCLA §§ 24.201 to 24.328, and made effective October 30, 2002, is hereby adopted by reference.

[Amended 10-29-2003]

B. References in code. References in the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages to a "governmental unit" shall mean the City of Lapeer.

[Amended 10-29-2003]

C. Purpose and availability. Purpose of the Uniform Traffic Code is to supplement the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code and provide for traffic administration and authority, the regulation of rights and duties of drivers and pedestrians; providing for regulations regarding parking and the operation of motor vehicles, bicycles, motorcycles, mopeds, and the others; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of the Uniform Traffic Code. A complete copy of the code is available to the public at the office of the City Clerk for inspection.

[Amended 10-29-2003]

D. Penalties. The penalties provided by the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships, and Villages are adopted by reference.

[Amended 10-29-2003]

E. Changes in code. The Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships, and Villages is hereby modified as indicated below:

[Amended 8-17-1978; 11-30-1988; 4-12-1989; 10-29-1997; 8-13-2003

Section 5.100 Driving or Congregating in City Parking Lot.
Section added to read:
(1)	No persons shall operate any motorized vehicle, or knowingly permit the same to be operated in any parking lot or parking area owned, operated or controlled by the City of Lapeer, unless the operator is undertaking to park and leave said vehicle or unless the operator is immediately undertaking to leave said parking lot or area after having been lawfully parked.
(2)	No operator of a motorized vehicle shall use a City parking lot or parking area as a shortcut or as an area in which to learn to drive.
(3)	No person shall use any City parking lot or parking area as an area in which to meet or in which to congregate between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(4)	A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
Section 5.97 School Buses; Overtaking, Meeting or Passing; Discharge of Passengers; Evidence of Violation; Penalties.
Section is amended to read:
(1)	The driver of a vehicle that overtakes or meets a school bus which has stopped and which is displaying two alternately flashing red lights located at the same level shall bring the vehicle to a full stop not less than 10 feet from the school bus and shall not proceed until the school bus resumes motion or the visual signals are no longer actuated. The driver of the school bus, before resuming motion, shall deactivate flashing lights, shall permit stopped traffic to proceed, and shall, when resuming motion, proceed in a manner that will allow congested traffic to disperse by keeping the bus as near to the right side of the road as can be done with safety.
(2)	Passengers who cross a road upon being discharged from a school bus shall cross in front of the stopped school bus.
(3)	At an intersection where traffic is controlled by an officer or a stop-and-go signal, a vehicle need not be brought to a full stop before passing a stopped school bus, but may proceed past the school bus at a speed not greater than is reasonable and proper, but not more than 10 miles an hour, and shall proceed with due caution for the safety of passengers being received or discharged from the school bus.
(4)	The driver of a vehicle who fails to stop for a school bus as required by Subsection (1) of this section, or who passes a school bus in violation of Subsection (1) or (3) of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(5)	The driver of a vehicle on a highway that has been divided into two roadways by leaving an intervening space, by a physical barrier, or by clearly indicated dividing sections constructed so as to impede vehicular traffic need not stop upon meeting a school bus which has stopped across the dividing space, barrier or section.
(6)	In a proceeding for a violation of Subsection (1) of this section, proof that the particular vehicle described in the citation, complaint, or warrant was in violation of Subsection (1) of this section, together with proof that the defendant named in the citation, complaint, or warrant was, at the time of the violation the registered owner of the vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the driver of the vehicle at the time of the violation.
(7)	Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (4) of this section, a person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
Section 6.28 Bicycles.
(A)	License tag required. No person shall ride or propel a bicycle on any street or public way in the City of Lapeer or upon any part thereof, without first having secured and attached to such bicycle a proper license tag as provided hereinafter. All bicycle licenses shall be affixed to the frame of the bicycle for which issued. License number and serial number shall correspond with the registration of said bicycle.
(B)	License application. Application for a license to own and operate a bicycle shall be made to the Traffic Division of the Police Department upon a form to be provided by the Department. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as listed on the City of Lapeer Fee Schedule to be paid in advance at the time of issuance of the license. The Chief of Police shall have authority to issue bicycle licenses subject to the provisions of this chapter. [Amended 9-22-2011]
(C)	Term of license. The license shall be valid for the life of the bicycle.
(D)	Mechanical condition. The Chief of Police shall have authority to inspect all bicycles for mechanical fitness, and shall have the authority to refuse to grant or to revoke the license of any bicycle found to be in unsafe mechanical condition.
(E)	Riding bicycles, skateboards, roller blades or motorized vehicles.
	(1)	No person shall ride a bicycle, skateboard or roller blades upon any sidewalk located within the street right-of-way on Nepessing Street between Monroe Street and Saginaw Street.
	(2)	No person shall ride a bicycle, skateboard, or roller blades upon any pedestrian mall area in the Central Business District.
	(3)	No motorized vehicles shall be ridden on the sidewalk in any area of the City at any time. No motorized vehicles shall be ridden on any pedestrian mall areas of the City at any time.
	(4)	No person shall ride a skateboard or roller blades upon any street or upon any parking lot located in the Central Business District.
	(5)	Except as provided in this subsection, no person shall ride a bicycle, skateboard, or roller blades upon the following streets, street rights-of- way, sidewalks, or public parking lots, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 8:00 p.m. Sunday during the annual Lapeer Days celebration:
		The area bounded by, and including Park Street on the North, Clay Street on the south, Mason Street on the west, and Saginaw Street on the east.
		A person may ride a bicycle, skateboard, or roller blades in the area described above when going directly to, coming directly from, or participating in a parade or other Lapeer Days event intended to include bicycles, skateboard, or roller blades.
(F)	Serial number. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the number of any bicycle frame. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any bicycle license; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the Police Department from stamping numbers on the frame of bicycles, on which no serial number can be found or on which said number is illegible or insufficient for identification purposes.
(G)	Penalty.
	(1)	A person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be responsible for a civil infraction.
	(2)	In addition to the penalty described in Subsecton G(1) above, a person violating any of the provisions of Subsection (E) above shall also be subject to having the skateboard, roller blades, or motorized vehicle immediately confiscated and impounded by the City Police for up to 10 days.
Section 8.26 Parking Dismantled or Partly Dismantled Motor Vehicles in Streets or Alleys Prohibited.
(A)	It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation to park upon the streets or alleys of the City of Lapeer any motor vehicle that has been dismantled or partly dismantled or that is in the process of being dismantled or torn down.
(B)	It is the intent of this section that the terms "dismantled" or "dismantling" shall be construed to mean the taking apart, or tearing down of any motor vehicle by the removal of any part or parts therefrom.
(C)	Any such motor vehicle so described in Subsection (A) of this section being parked on the streets or alleys of Lapeer is hereby declared to be a nuisance and it shall be the duty of any police officer of said City to abate such nuisance by removing the same from said street or alley, and said motor vehicle so removed shall be returned to the owner thereof only upon payment to the City Clerk by such owner of the expenses incurred by said City in removing same from street or alley.
Section 8.27 No Parking on Nepessing Street Between the Hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. [Amended 9-22-2011]
(A)	It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to park a motor vehicle upon Nepessing Street in the City of Lapeer between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless said motor vehicle is occupied by a person in charge of the power and control of said motor vehicle and capable of moving the same upon notice from any police officer of the City of Lapeer.
(B)	Any police officer of the City of Lapeer may impound any vehicle parked on Nepessing Street in violation of the terms of this chapter. [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Section 9.3 Penalties.
Any provision of this chapter which describes an act or omission which remains a misdemeanor under the terms of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code, being 1949 Public Act 300, as amended, shall be a misdemeanor under this chapter, punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. A violation of any other provision of this chapter not constituting a misdemeanor, as herein provided, shall be processed as a civil infraction, and any person determined to be responsible for a civil infraction may be ordered by judge, referee, or district court magistrate of competent jurisdiction to pay a civil fine of not more than $100 and costs in accordance with Section 907 of said Michigan Motor Vehicle Code (MCLA § 257.907; MSA § 9.2607).

§ 14-2 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor's Note: Fomer Sec. 14-2, Parking Violations Bureau, as amended 3-14-1984, 10-26-1988, 6-12-1996, 10-15-2003, and 9-22-2011, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 14-3 Public parking lots.

[Amended 5-1-1975]

A. Designation of downtown City parking lots. The following areas are hereby designated as downtown City parking lots:

Downtown City Parking Lots
Designation	Location
No. 1	Northeast corner of Clay Street and Court Street intersection
No. 2	End of Park Street on the East Side of Saginaw Street
No. 3	Between Nepessing and Park Streets and adjacent to Pine Street on the west
No. 4	Between Nepessing and Park Streets and adjacent to Pine Street on the east
No. 5	Between Nepessing Street on the North and Farmers Creek on the south, and between Saginaw and Court Streets
No. 6	Southwest corner of Clay and Cedar Streets with Clay Street on the north and the alley south of Clay Street on the south
No. 7	Between Fox Street and Cedar Street on the south side of Clay Street (City/county parking lot)
No. 8	Between Nepessing Street and Clay Streets and between Mason and Cedar Streets
No. 9	Between Nepessing and Park Streets and Between Mason and Court Streets
No. 10	Located immediately West of 407 Clay Street

B. Parking hours in downtown City parking lots. Except in those areas designated as "Downtown Resident Parking Areas" by an appropriate Traffic Control Order pursuant to Section 2.53(A) of the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships, and Villages, as amended from to time, there shall be parking for the general public in Downtown City Parking Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. of the following day, and there shall be no parking between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.[1]

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, Installation and location of parking meters in downtown City parking lots, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

C. Parking areas for downtown residents. Downtown City parking lots shall contain the number of spaces for downtown residents as the Lapeer City Commission shall from time to time determine by resolution in those locations which are designated in an appropriate traffic control order pursuant to Section 2.53(A) of the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages as amended from time to time.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]

D. Prohibition of parking of semitrailers. In order to preserve the surface of downtown parking lots from heavy loads and to assure an adequate supply of parking spaces, there shall be no parking of semitrailers in any downtown parking lots.

§ 14-4 Commuter parking lots.

[Amended 8-29-1984]

A. Designation of commuter parking lots. The following areas are designated as commuter parking lots:

Commuter Parking Lots
Designation	Location
No. 1	Lot located on Saginaw Street north of Genesee Street
No. 2	Lot located on South Main Street between the G.T.W.R.R. and Farmers Creek

B. Prohibition of parking of vehicles, trailers or semitrailers in excess of 20 feet in areas designated as commuter lots. In order to establish sufficient room for parking and vehicular mobility in areas designated as commuter lots there shall be no parking of any vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having a length in excess of 20 feet in any lot so designated.

§ 14-5 Distracted driving; civil infraction; electronic communication device usage.

[Added 2-6-2023[1]]

A. "Distracted Driving" means the following:

(1) The physical manipulation of any two-way wireless electronic communication device used for dialing numbers; or scrolling; or typing or entering multiple letters, numbers, symbols, or other text; or the sending, receiving, and reading of any nonvoice data in the device while the motor vehicle is in motion on any highway or street or place open to the general public within the City of Lapeer. As used in this subsection, a wireless two-way communication device does not include a global positioning or navigation system that is affixed to the motor vehicle.

(2) The physical manipulation or handling of any wireless entertainment or electronic communication device for the purpose of speaking into, or listening to voice data, while the motor vehicle is in motion on any highway or street or place open to the general public within the City of Lapeer; or

(3) Any action by the driver of a motor vehicle that diverts his or her attention resulting in the failure to use due care and caution in the safe operation of a motor vehicle while the vehicle is in motion on any highway or street or place open to the general public within the City of Lapeer. Such action can include, but is not limited to: eating, reading, writing, performing personal hygiene/grooming, physical interaction with pets, passengers, or unsecured cargo, any of which is done in a manner that prohibits the driver from maintaining direct physical control of the motor vehicle steering mechanism with at least one hand that is free of all other objects and used entirely to form a controlled grip on the steering mechanism.

B. A person shall not engage in distracted driving within the City of Lapeer. A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

C. This section does not apply to a person who is using an electronic communication device to do one or more of the following:

(1) Report a traffic accident, medical emergency or serious road hazard.

(2) Report a situation in which the person believes his or her personal safety is in jeopardy.

(3) Report or avert the perpetration or potential perpetration of a criminal act against the individual or another person.

(4) Carry out official duties as a police officer, law enforcement official, member of a paid or volunteer fire department, or operator of an emergency vehicle.

[1] Editor's Note: Former § 14.06, Safety belts and child restraint systems, was repealed 8-13-2003.

§ 14-6 Parking of trucks or buses.

[Amended 3-14-1990]

It shall be unlawful to park any truck or bus, except those actively providing a service, on any public street for more than three hours per day. For purposes of this section, "public street" means the portion of any street certified by the City in accordance with Public Act 51 of 1951, as amended.[1] "Truck" or "bus" shall mean any vehicle with a licensed empty weight of more than 5,500 pounds or any vehicle which exceeds 22 feet in length.

[1] Editor's Note: See MCLA § 247.651 et seq.

§ 14-7 Truck routes.

[Amended 3-14-1990]

A. The operation of any truck as defined in Public Act 300 of 1949, as amended,[1] is prohibited upon every street in the City except truck routes designated as such by Traffic Control Order. Provided, however, that no provision of this section shall prohibit:

(1) The operation of emergency vehicles upon any street in the City.

(2) The operation of trucks owned or operated by the City, other governmental agencies or contractors licensed to provide services to the City residents or to trucks engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of streets, street improvements, or utilities within the City.

(3) The operation of a truck upon any officially established detour in any case where such truck could lawfully be operated upon the street for which such detour is established.

(4) Any truck while engaged in one or more local pickups or deliveries from using such prohibited streets as may be reasonably necessary in so doing, provided that such truck shall upon completion of the last pickup or delivery, return by the shortest route to the nearest street upon which it is permitted to operate.

[1] Editor's Note: See MCLA § 257.1 et seq.

B. No truck operated in the City shall exceed the normal maximum axel load established by Public Act 300 of 1949, as amended.

C. During the months of March, April and May in each year, the maximum axle load allowable for trucks operating in the City shall be reduced by 35% from the normal maximum axle load. The City Manager may suspend the restrictions imposed by this section when conditions of the street, or the public health, safety, and welfare so warrant. The City Manager may impose the restricted loading requirements of this section on streets at any other time it is reasonably necessary to protect the street from damage.

D. It shall be the duty of any person driving or in charge of any truck operating upon any street in the City for which truck travel is limited or restricted, to proceed, upon the request of any police officer, to any public or private scale for the purpose of weighing the truck to determine whether the weight thereof is in excess of the weight limit permitted upon such street.

§ 14-8 Michigan Motor Vehicle Code adopted.

A. The Michigan Motor Vehicle Code, 1949 PA 300; MCLA §§ 257.1 to 257.923; MSA §§ 9.1801 to 9.2623, as amended, is hereby adopted by reference.

B. Referenced in Vehicle Code. References in the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code to "local authorities" shall mean the City of Lapeer.

C. The City of Lapeer adopts § 257.625(1)(c) of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code, 1949 PA 300, by reference and as subsequently amended, a violation of which is a misdemeanor punishable by one or more of the following:

[Added 11-7-2013]

(1) Community service of not more than 360 hours;

(2) Imprisonment for not more than 180 days;

(3) A fine of not less than $200 nor more than $700.

§ 14-9 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 2-28-2001; 11-7-2013]

The penalties provided by the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code are adopted by reference and will be enforced to the extent permitted by law.

§ 14-10 Anti-idling of diesel-fueled motors.

[Added 9-2-2014]

A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect, preserve and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City through the reduction, prevention and control of fuel emissions. It is the intent of this section to provide for the enforcement of standards to assure a reduction in fuel emissions which may be injurious to humans, plant life, animal life or property or which interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property or the conduct of business.

B. Application. Section 14-10 shall apply to all commercial motor vehicles and all covered farm vehicles, as those terms are defined in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 390.5 that are fueled by diesel fuel and are physically present within the City of Lapeer.

C. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BUS

Any motor vehicle designed, constructed and/or used for the transportation of passengers, including taxicabs.

EMERGENCY VEHICLE

Any of the following vehicles:

(1) An ambulance;

(2) State, federal, and municipal police vehicles;

(3) State, federal, and municipal Fire Department vehicles or fire patrol vehicles, including a fire suppression or fire vehicle operated by the Department of Natural Resources;

(4) A municipal-owned vehicle used in order to ensure the health, safety and welfare of City residences and visitors.

IDLING

The operation of the diesel-fueled engine of a vehicle that is running while the vehicle is not in motion.

D. Idle standard.

(1) No person shall cause, allow, grant or permit the engine of a diesel-fueled motor vehicle to idle for more than five consecutive minutes if the vehicle is not in motion.

(2) A vehicle subject to this section shall not operate a diesel-fueled auxiliary power system (APS) to power a heater, air conditioner, or any other equipment on that vehicle during sleeping or resting in a sleeper berth for greater than five minutes.

(3) Subsection D(1) of this section shall not apply to:

(a) Buses while discharging or picking up passengers;

(b) Motor vehicles remaining motionless because of traffic, an official traffic control device or signal, or the direction of a law enforcement officer;

(c) Motor vehicles whose primary and/or secondary power source is utilized in whole or in part for necessary and definitively prescribed mechanical operation other than propulsion, passenger compartment heating or air conditioning;

(d) Motor vehicles being inspected or waiting to be inspected by state, local, or federal safety inspector;

(e) Motor vehicles undergoing maintenance, servicing or repair when idling is necessary for said maintenance, servicing, or repair;

(f) Emergency vehicles;

(g) Motor vehicles engaged in the process of connection, detachment, or exchange of a trailer;

(h) Motor vehicles and buses operating defrosters, heaters or air conditioner or is installing equipment to prevent a safety and/or health. Buses are allowed to idle a maximum of 15 minutes in a sixty-minute period to maintain passenger comfort while non-driver passengers are on board.

(i) In the case of an armored vehicle, when a person is inside the vehicle to guard its contents or during the loading or unloading of the vehicle.

(j) Emergency vehicles idling while at a location of an emergency or training mode and not for the convenience of the vehicle operator.

(k) A vehicle idling due to mechanical difficulties over which the driver has no control; an officer or inspector enforcing this chapter may require documentation or receipt within a specified number of days in order for this conditional exemption to apply.

E. Noninterference with state or federal regulations. Nothing in this section is intended to limit or supersede motor vehicle guidelines set forth in accordance with federal and state regulations.

F. Enforcement.

(1) This section shall be enforced by the City Police Chief or person designated by the Police Chief, or any other person designated by the City Manager to enforce the provisions of this section.

(2) In addition to any remedies available at law, the City may bring an action for an injunction or other process against any person to restrain, prevent or abate any violation of this section.

(3) Each occurrence in violation of this section shall be deemed a separate offense.

G. Penalties. A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

H. Severability.

(1) If any portion of this section is determined to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severed from the regulations, and such determination shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the article.

(2) If the application of any provision of this section to a particular person or property is determined to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the application of said provision to any other property.

I. Effective date. Section 14-10 shall take immediate effect.

§ 14-11 Operation of golf carts on streets and roadways.

[Added 4-4-2022]

A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect, preserve and promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and guests of the City of Lapeer while operating or being a passenger of a golf cart upon the streets and roadways of the City of Lapeer, as provided for in the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code; MCLA § 257.657a.

B. Application. Section 14-11 shall apply to all golf carts as defined in MCLA § 257.657a(21) while operating on the streets or roadways within the City of Lapeer.

C. Definitions. As used in this section the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

GOLF CART

A vehicle designed for transportation while playing the game of golf.

OPERATOR

A person in actual physical control of the golf cart while in motion.

REAR-FACING SEATING

Manufacture original or aftermarket supplemental equipment designed and installed to allow for the seating of persons facing in the opposite direction of the operator.

SUNRISE and SUNSET

The time during any given day when the sun rises and/or sun sets as determined by the National Weather service.

TRAILER

A device designed or adopted as such to be towed by a primary golf cart.

VALID OPERATOR'S LICENSE

A current valid motor vehicle operator or chauffeur's license with the Michigan Secretary of State, another state or as defined within MCLA §§ 257.301 to 257.302a.

D. Operational and equipment requirements. A person may operate a golf cart on City of Lapeer streets and roadways in accordance with MCLA § 257.657a, with the following restrictions:

(1) A person shall not operate a golf cart upon any street or roadway unless he or she is at least 16 years old and has a current valid operator's license to operate a motor vehicle.

(2) A person operating a golf cart upon a street or roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable and exercise due care when passing a standing vehicle or a vehicle proceeding in the same direction.

(3) The operator shall adhere to all sections of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code that pertain to the operation of a motorized vehicle as outlined within the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code and the Uniform Traffic Code as adopted by the City of Lapeer within this chapter, including all signaling requirements as outlined in MCLA § 257.648.

(4) Safety.

(a) All golf carts operating upon the streets or roadways within the City of Lapeer shall have as a minimum the following safety equipment permanently installed upon the golf cart:

[1] Two headlamps.

[2] One-stop lamp.

[3] One taillamp.

[4] One exterior mirror driver's side or one interior rearview mirror.

[5] Parking brake.

[6] At least one red reflector on each side of the golf cart as far to rear of the golf cart as practical.

(b) An historic golf cart that would meet the requirements as outlined under MCLA § 257.20a for a historic vehicle, being over 25 years old and owned as a collector's item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades and similar uses, may be exempted from the headlamp, taillamp and mirror requirements of this section, as outlined in MCLA §§ 257.685, 257.686 and 257.708. A golf cart obtaining the designation of "historic golf cart" and as such being exempted from the headlamp, taillamp, mirror requirements shall only be operated upon the streets and roadways within the DDA district of downtown City of Lapeer.

(5) Headlamps and taillamps shall be actively on while the golf cart is operating upon the streets or roadways within the City.

(6) A person shall not operate a golf cart on a state trunk line (M24); however an operator may cross over a state trunk by utilizing the most direct line of crossing.

(7) A golf cart shall not be operated above 15 miles per hour on any City street or roadway.

(8) A golf cart shall not be operated upon any sidewalk constructed for the use of pedestrians or any specific area designated as a City park. Where a usable and designated path for golf carts is provided adjacent to the street or roadway, a person operating a golf cart may be required to use that path.

(9) A golf cart shall not be operated on any street or roadway with a speed limit of more than 30 miles per hour, except to cross a state trunk line or a street with a greater than 30 miles per hour speed limit.

(10) A golf cart shall not be operated on a street or roadway during the time period from 1/2 hour before sunset to 1/2 hour after sunrise.

(11) A golf cart shall not be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which the cart was designed for.

(12) Golf carts shall comply with all state laws and City ordinances in respect to parking.

(13) All off-road vehicles such as quads, three-wheelers, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), utility vehicles (UTV), multitrack or multiwheel drive vehicles, or similar vehicles that are not properly registered for roadway operations by the Michigan Secretary of State are prohibited.

(14) To reduce the possibility of being thrown from the golf cart during an evasive maneuver, passenger(s) under the age of 16 riding in a rear-facing seat shall be required to utilize a restraint device.

(15) Towing a trailer manufactured or modified for the transportation of additional passengers is prohibited.

(16) A golf cart shall not be operated during inclement weather events, such as snow or ice on the roadway.

(17) This section does not apply to a police officer in performance of his or her official duties.

E. Violations and penalties. A person who violates § 14.11 is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be subject to a civil fine or not more than $500.