§ 73.15. Findings and purpose.

(a)

The city council finds that the driving, riding, and use of motorcycles, motor bikes, minibikes, dirt bikes, trail bikes, dune buggies, motor scooters, jeeps, or other forms of off-highway motor vehicles on public and private property within the limits of the city is and can be the cause of noise and dust and of the destruction of plants, other ecological damage, and damage to landscaping and other personal and real property, which conduct adversely affects the comfort and privacy of occupants and residents of the city. Because the conduct may be intermittent, fleeting, moving, or caused by persons who are minors, the noise and public nuisance provisions of this Code, as well as other legal remedies, are inadequate to control the conduct and its adverse effects. The provisions of this subchapter relating to the regulations of motorcycles, motor bikes, minibikes, dirt bikes, trail bikes, dune buggies, motor scooters, jeeps, or other forms of off-highway motor vehicles are therefore necessary for the public welfare.

(b)

The city council declares that the purpose of this section is to exercise the general police power in order to protect the enjoyment and use of public and private property, to protect the rights of privacy, to preserve property and personal values, and to promote peace and quiet within the city by regulating the use of motorcycles, motor bikes, minibikes, dirt bikes, trail bikes, dune buggies, motor scooters, jeeps, or other forms of off-highway motor vehicles on public and private property within the city.

('78 Code, § 20-31; Ord. 80-21, passed 6-24-80)