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Home My Public Portal AboutOrd. 494 - Warning Flags on Snowmobiles19. l ORDINANCE NO. 494 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SNOWMOBILES; AMENDING SECTION 5 -7 -4 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MCCALL, IDAHO, TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF WARNING FLAGS ON SNOWMOBILES; A°"END- ING SECTION 5 -7 -5 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MCCALL, IDAHO, MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE A SNOIATMOBILE IN VIOLATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC ORDINANCES OF THE CITY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MCCALL, IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 5 -7 -4 of the Village Code of McCall, Idaho, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5 -7 -4: EQUIPMENT: No snowmobile shall be operated in the City, unless it is equipped with the following: and (A) At least one ftet not more than two (2) headlamps sufficient to render clearly discernable persons and vehicles at a distance of two hundred fifty feet (250') ahead. (B) Tail lamps, which when lighted shall emit a red light plainly visible at a distance of two hundred fifty feet (2501) to the rear. (C) At least one brake which may he operated by hand or foot. (D) A muffler in good workina order and in constant oper- ation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoyina smoke; and no person shall use a muffler cut out, by -pass or similar device. Section 2. That Section 5 -7 -5 of the Village Code of McCall, Idaho, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5 -7 -5: REGULATIONS FOR OPERATION OF SNOP711OBILES: (A) It shall be unlawful to drive, operate or park a snowmobile on any sidewalk in the City. (B) It shall be unlawful to operate or park a snowmobile on any portion of the premises known as the McCall Golf Course. (C) It shall be unlawful to drive or operate a snowmobile within any posted hospital zone in the City. (D) ode 91z1all be eperatecR at a sgee4 in e "feels e€ Twenty j29} r-i +es per hear in the EityT It shall be unlawful to operate a snowmobile in violation of any motor vehicle traffic ordinance of the Citv of McCall. (E) No snowmobile shall carry passengers or weiahts in excess of the capacity recommended by the manufacturer thereof_. • (F) No sled, toboagan, trailer or any other device shall be twoed by a snowmobile except by means of a rigid tow bar connecting the same to such device. 4. (G) No person on skis shall be towed behind a snowmobile. (H) It shall be unlawful to drive or operate a snowmobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. i�E} All s ew er }les shall eexme to a €ill step at all sticeet `H I) I) All snowmobiles shall be operated only in single file on the extreme right hand side of the street. (K J_) operation of snowmobiles on the streets of the City shall be limited to ingress and egress to and from the City; that City streets are not to be used as a place of recreation for snowmobiles. (E K) No snowmobile shall he operated within the City limits after ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. except for the purpose of going directly to or from the place of residence of the operator of such snowmobile or to its place of storacre. (M I) No person shall operate a snowmobile carelessly and heedlessly, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property. Passed and approved this 2nd day of December, 1985. Mayor Attest: S� City Cler, j • CERTIFICATE OF RECORDING OFFICER STATE OF IDAHO ) ) ss COUNTY OF VALLEY) I, the undersigned, the duly appointed, qualified, City Clerk of McCall City, Idaho, do hereby certify the following: 1. That pursuant to the provisions of Section 50 -207, Idaho Code, I keep a correct journal of the proceedings of the Council of McCall City, Idaho, and that I am the statutory custodian of all laws, ordinances and resolutions of said City. 2. That the attached Ordinance No. �/9 is a true and correct copy of an ordinance passed at a regular meeting of the Council of McCall City held on 19 $S ,, and duly recorded in my office; and 3. That said regular meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance with law and to the extent required by law, due ,and proper notice of such meeting having been given; that a legal quorum was present throughout the meeting and that a legally sufficient number of members of the Council of McCall City voted in the proper manner and for the passage of said ordinance; and that all other requirements and proceedings incident to the proper adoption and passage of said ordinance have been duly fulfilled, carried out and observed; and that I am authorized to execute this certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand a�}d affixed the official seal of the City of McCall, Idaho, this � day of , 19 jS5- rthur J Schmidt, City Clerk (Seal of the City) e PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF IDAHO SS. County of Vallee _ Judy Brooks being duly sworn deposes and says, I am the bookkeever of the Star -News, a weekly newspaper published at McCall, in the County of Valley, State of Idaho; that said newspaper is in general circulation in the county of aforesaid and is a legal newspaper; that the Ordinance No. 494 , a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, was published in said newspaper once a week for one consecutive weeks in the regular and entire issue of every number thereof during the period and time of publication, and wos published in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement; and that publication of such notice began December 18 19 85and ended December 18 19 85 �2�, Subscribed and svkrn to efore me this the 18th day of December _19 85 Notary Public in and for the State of Idaho, residing at MCC&11 therein. ORDINANCE NO. 494 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SNOWMOBILES; AMENDING SEC- TION 5 -7-4 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF McCALL, IDAHO, TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF WARNING FLAGS ON SNOWMOBILES; AMENDING SEC- TION 5 -7 -5 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF McCALL, IDAHO, MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE A SNOWMOBILE IN VIOLATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC ORDINANCES OF THE CITY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Mc- CALL, IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 5 -7-4 of the Village Code of McCall, Idaho, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5 -7-4: EQUIPMENT: No snowmobile shall be operated in the City, unless it is equipped with the following: (A) At least one and not more than two (2) headlamps sufficient to render clearly discernable persons and vehicles at a distance of two hundred fifty feet (250') ahead. (B) Tail lamps, which when lighted shall emit a red light plainly visible at a distance of two hundred fifty feet (250') to the rear. (C) At least one brake which may be operated by hand or foot. (D) A muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent ex- cessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke; and no person shall use a muffler cut out, by -pass or similar device. Section 2. That Section 5 -7 -5 of the Village Code of McCall, Idaho, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5 -7 -5: REGULATIONS FOR OPERA- TION OF SNOWMOBILES: (A) It shall be unlawful to drive, operate or park a snowmobile on any sidewalk in the City. (B) It shall be unlawful to operate or Park a snowmobile on any portion of the premises known as the McCall Golf Course. (C) It shall be unlawful to drive or operate a snowmobile within any posted hospital zone in the City. (D) per -hens in- die -Eitp. It shall be unlawfu' to operate a snowmobile in violation of any motor vehicle traffic ordinance of the City of McCall. (E) No snowmobile shall carry passengers or weights in excess of the capacity recommended by the manufac- turer thereof. (F) No sled, toboggan, trailer or any other device shall be towed by a snowmobile except by means of a rigid tow bar connecting the same to such device. (G) No person on skis shall be towed behind a snowmobile. (H) It shall be unlawful to drive or operate a snowmobile while under the in- fluence of intoxicating liquor_ (1) Ali gnewmabiles shall so --1 *0 a F"11 stop at all sheet inteiseelienqT_ -3— 1) All snowmobiles shall be operated only in single file on the extreme right hand side of the street. {K-J) Operation of snowmbiles on the streets of the City shall be limited to in- gress and egress to and from the City; that City streets are not to be used as a place of recreation for snowmobiles. {4r K) No snowmobile shall be operated within the City limits after ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. except for the pur- pose of going directly to or from the place of residence of the operator of such snowmobile or to its place of storage. -RA-L)-No person shall operate a snowmobile carelessly and heedlessly, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner as to en- danger or be likely to endanger any per- son or property. Passed and approved this 2nd day of December, 1985. s /Clyde L. Archer Jr., Mayor Attest: Arthur J. Schmidt, City Clerk 12- 1i3 -1t i,` �/