Regulation of vehicles within parks

All persons in or on department managed lands shall follow all applicable vehicle laws. All applicable vehicle laws are enforceable within department managed lands. The following additional regulations shall also apply:

(a)

The speed limit in department managed lands is fifteen (15) m.p.h. unless otherwise posted.

(b)

Law enforcement officers and authorized park officials/personnel designated by the department shall direct traffic whenever needed within department managed lands in accordance with rules and regulations as may be set forth by the department.

(c)

All persons shall carefully observe and obey all traffic signs indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping, or parking and all other signs posted for proper control and the safeguarding of life and property as determined by the director or designee.

(d)

Any person driving, operating, controlling, or propelling any vehicle shall operate such vehicle only on designated paved or improved department managed land roads or driveways, except when otherwise directed by any law enforcement officer or authorized park personnel.

(e)

No driver or operator of any vehicle shall obstruct traffic or park or stop on any road or driveway except at places designated for parking or stopping or in the event of any emergency beyond the control of the driver or operator. At designated scenic vistas, a vehicle may be stopped for no more than fifteen (15) minutes in order for the occupants to view scenic features. No person may leave any vehicle standing or parked after dark without lights clearly visible for at least two hundred (200) feet upon said vehicle, except in legally established parking areas.

(f)

No person shall operate any vehicle, truck, commercial vehicle, or bus of any type on any restricted department managed land road without prior written approval from the director or designee. Trucks and buses used solely to transport persons to a department managed land may use non-restricted park roads and parking areas for ingress and egress in the same manner as provided for conventional passenger vehicles.

(g)

Any person who rides, drives, or propels any bicycle, tricycle, motorcycle, scooter, or similar vehicle, whether motor-propelled or self-propelled, shall do so only on roads designated for vehicular traffic or other areas designated for that specific class of vehicle. The director or designee may grant an exception to accommodate loading and unloading activities.

(h)

Any person who parks a vehicle shall do so only in areas or facilities designated for that particular type of vehicle, unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer or authorized park official/personnel to park in another area. Any vehicle parked in an unauthorized area may be towed away at the owner's expense.

(i)

Designated multi-purpose trails shall be used only by pedestrians, bicycles, skaters, and other non-motorized vehicles propelled by human power. Electric bicycles, segways, and wheelchairs that do not exceed fifteen (15) m.p.h. are permitted on designated multi-purpose trails unless otherwise posted.

(j)

No person shall tow another vehicle or wheeled device on park roads except when the towed vehicle is a legally valid recreational vehicle, horse trailer, or trailer for small boats, or when necessary to remove a disabled vehicle.

(k)

No person shall operate any vehicles for hire in any department managed land, except those which are authorized in writing by the director or designee and legally authorized to carry passengers for hire or for fare.

(l)

No person shall change any parts, perform maintenance, wash, repair, or grease any vehicle in or on any department managed land without prior written approval from the director or designee.

(m)

No driver of a vehicle using gasoline or any other explosive mixture as a source of power shall at any time fail to use a muffler or other sound-deadening device.

(n)

No person shall enter or exit from any department managed land in any vehicle except at entrances or exits established for such purpose by the department.

(Ord. No. 2009-125, § 104, 8-20-09; Ord. No. 2014-86, § 29, 9-18-2014)

Secs. 16-54—16-65. - Reserved.

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