10.01.135.8 Unlawful Operation of a Work-Site Utility Vehicle.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a work-site utility vehicle:
(1) On any interstate highway, federal highway, or State highway; or
(2) Within the corporate limits of the City of Olathe unless authorized by the City.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, work-site utility vehicles may be operated to cross a federal highway or State highway.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1) of this section, persons engaged in agricultural purposes may operate a work-site utility vehicle on a federal highway or State highway under the following conditions:
(1) The operator of the work-site utility vehicle must be a licensed driver and be operating within the restrictions of the operator’s license;
(2) The federal highway or State highway must have a posted speed limit of sixty-five (65) miles per hour or less;
(3) The operator of the work-site utility vehicle must operate the work-site utility vehicle as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, except when making or preparing to make a left turn; and
(4) The purpose of the trip using the work-site utility vehicle must be for agricultural purposes.
(d) No work-site utility vehicle shall be operated on any public highway, street, or road between sunset and sunrise unless equipped with lights as required by law for motorcycles. (Ord. 23-18 § 9, 2023.)
Code reviser’s note: Ord. 23-18 repealed and reenacted former Section 10.01.114.5 as 10.01.135.8.