§ 92.15 DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the words and phrases used herein shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them under the Illinois Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act, ILCS Ch. 625, Act 40, § 1-1, et seq., as thereafter amended.
(Ord. 481, passed 2-18-80)
§ 92.16 SNOWMOBILE ROUTE DESIGNATIONS.
(A) It shall be unlawful to operate a snowmobile within the corporate limits of the city, except upon property owned by or upon which the owner has given express permission for such operation to the operator of that snowmobile, or upon the portions of the streets designated in a map of the city entitled “Snowmobile Route,” adopted by reference and made a part of this subchapter, which delineates certain streets as permissible for snowmobile traffic within the city limits, or upon any street which affords the most direct or safest course to the snowmobile route to or from the point where the snowmobile is housed, or to and from the point of entry or exit of the snowmobile to or from the city limits.
(B) The streets designated on the snowmobile route map as the east-west snowmobile route are as follows:
(1) High Street between the west city limits and Walnut Street;
(2) Walnut Street between East High Street and East Richardson Street; and
(3) East Richardson Street between Walnut Street and the east city limits.
(C) The street designated on the snowmobile route map as the north-south snowmobile route are as follows:
(1) Lincoln Street between the south city limits and East High Street;
(2) East and West High Street between Lincoln Street North William Street;
(3) North William Street between West High Street and Van Buren Street lying west of the Peoria and Eastern Railroad right-of-way;
(4) Van Buren Street between the Peoria and Eastern Railroad right-of-way and North John Street;
(5) North John Street between West Van Buren Street and the north city limits;
(6) That portion of the township road along the north side of section 28, township 21 north, range 5 east of the Third Principal Meridian, Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, between North John Street and the west city limits;
(7) Woodward Street between South Lincoln Street and Olive Street;
(8) Olive Street between Woodward Street and the west end of Olive Street; and
(9) The north and south alley between the west end of Olive Street and West Clinton Avenue.
(D) Any person who must deviate from the provisions of this subchapter because of an emergency involving danger to human life or health or property shall inform the police of this deviation and the reason why the deviation was necessary.
(Ord. 481, passed 2-18-80) Penalty, see § 92.99
§ 92.17 APPLICATION; JURISDICTION.
No portion of this subchapter shall preclude the state or its officers or agents from enforcing the Illinois Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 40, §§ 1-1 through 12-1, and all amendments hereafter made.
(Ord. 481, passed 2-18-80)
§ 92.18 ENFORCEMENT; INSPECTION.
(A) It is the duty of police officers to arrest any person detected in violation of any provisions of this subchapter.
(B) Duly authorized police officers may stop and inspect any snowmobile at any time for the purpose of determining if the provisions of this subchapter are being complied with. Every snowmobile upon being halted by an officer of law enforcement must stop immediately.
(C) It is unlawful for any person to resist or obstruct any peace officer in discharging his duties under this subchapter.
(Ord. 481, passed 2-18-80) Penalty, see § 92.99
§ 92.99 PENALTY.
(A) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in § 10.99.
(B) (1) Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of §§ 92.15 through 92.18 shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100. Each person is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of §§ 92.15 through 92.18 is committed, continued or permitted by any such person, and he is punishable accordingly.
(2) In addition to or in conjunction with the above penalty, the registration and identification number of any snowmobile which is operated in violation of the provisions of §§ 92.15 through 92.18 shall be revoked and terminated upon the second such violation within the space of one year, this revocation being for a period of one calendar year commencing on the date of the second violation.
(Ord. 481, passed 2-18-80)
