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    COPY COUNTY OF LAPEER ‘OFF ROAD VEHICLE ORDINANCE ‘An ordinance adopted to authorize and regulate the operation of OFF ROAD VEHICLE'S by the County of Lapeer Board of Commissioners on May 6, 2014. By adopting sald ‘ordinance In ts entirety for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, and general Welfare of the Inhabitants of Lapeer County; and for the purpose of authorizing and ‘egulating the operation of offroad vehicles (ORV) on roads th Lapeer County, forthe ‘purpose of providing penalties for the violation thereof, and forthe dstbution of public funds resuitng fom those penalties pursuant to 2011 PA 107, MCL 32481131. “THE COUNTY OF LAPEER ORDAINS: Section 4. As used inthis ordinance, the folowing definitions shall ply: 2) "County" means the County of Lapeer. "Driver license” means an operator's or chauffur's teense oF permit issued to an Individual by the Secretary of State under chapter TI ofthe Michigan Vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.301 to 257.329, for tht individual to ‘operate a vehicle, whether’ or not conditions are attached to the license or permit. 1 "Operate" means to ide nor on, and be In actual pysical control ofthe ‘operation of an ORV. <6) "Operator” means a parson who operates oF I n actual physical control of the operation of an ORV. .) "ORV" means a motor driven off road recreation vehicle capable of cross county travel without benefit of @ road or tral, on oF immediately ovr land, sow, ce, marsh, swampland, or other natural terran. ORV or vehi Includes, But not liited to, a mulBtrack or multi whee! dive vehi, an ATV, a motorcycle oF related 2-wheel, 3whee!, or 4-whee! vehicle, an ‘amphibious machine, a ground effect ai cushion vehicle or other means of transportation deriving motive power ffom a source other then muscle or Wind. ORV oF vehide does not include a registered snowmobile, a fam ‘ehicle Being used for farming, a vehicle used fer mitay, fe, emergency, or law enforcement purpnses, 2 vehicle owned and operated by a utity fampany oF an oll of gas company when performing maintenance on its faclities or on property over which Ic has an easement, @ constuction or logging vehicle used in perfecmance of ts common function, ora registred aircraft. 1) "Road" means a county primary road or county local road as described In sedtion 5 of 951 PA 1951, MCL 247.655, COPY 9) "Road Commission" means the Board oF County Road Commissioners for the County of Lapeer. hy "Street means a cty oF vilage major street or vilage local street as descriped in section 9 of 1954 PA 51, MCL 247.659. 1) "Township" means an individual township within the County of Lapeer. 3) "Township board" means a boitd of trustees of any township within the County of Lapeer. Section 2, An ORV may be operated on the far right ofthe maintained portion of a road within the County with these exceptions: 2) Inthe ever that alter the Road Commision has designated as CLOSED, or in the event a Township has adopted an Ordinance which CLOSED and poste, certain road(s) to ORV use, pursuant to MCL 324.84131(4), ‘operation otherwise permitted under thls Ordinance shall not be ‘considered authorized, with respect to such closed roads). 'b) This Ordinance Is nat inne to authorize the operation of an ORV on a road, street or highway wich is under Jursdction of a municipality, nor upon a State or Federal Trunkline Highway within the County. An ORV may NOT be operated upon -24 (commonly kiown as Lapeer Road), M-53-(commonly known as VanDyke Road), 1-69, oF H-90. ‘This Ordnance fs nt intondes to authorize the operation ofan ORV ona street or oad in plated residential subdivision, however alowing Ingress and egress toa destination or fist Secondary road is permited, unless potted in subsection 2 abv. <4) This Ordinance is ot intended to authorize the operation of an ORV ona fet rod or highwy whi under ure oy or Vlage ‘Section 3. The Road Commission may cose no more than 30% of the total near niles of roads in the Caunty to protect the environment or Ff the operation of ORVS pose a partcuar and demonstrable treat to publ safety. The Road Commission may ‘at close & munepal street to ORVs opened under MCL. 324,01131 subsection 5. Section 4, An ORV may not be operated on the road surface, roadway, shoulder or right-of way of any state or federal highway inthe County. Section 5. Except as set forth herein or otherwise provided by law, an ORV meeting al of the fllowing conltons may be operated ori a road or street in the County: COPY 8) Ata speed of no more than 25 miles per hour or a lower posted ORV speed Tint. by By a person not less than 16 years of age, as long as any such person isin possession of avald ceiver Hence 6) With the flow of traf.

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