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City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Fasbender & City Councilmembers
From: City Administrator Dan Wietecha
Date: September 3, 2024
Item: Special Vehicles on City Streets
Committee Action Requested:
Direct whether to draft update to ordinance to allow adults to acquire a permit to operate special vehicles
on City streets.
Background Information:
State statute 169.045 Sec. 169.045 MN Statutes does allow the City to allow, prohibit, or otherwise
regulate special vehicles (including ATVs/UTVs) operating on City streets.
City ordinance allows use of certain golf carts, side-by-sides, and UTVs by disabled persons with a permit
issued under section 70.02 of the City Code: Hastings : Municipal Code (municipalcodeonline.com).
Please note that the permit requires an approved application, including proof of insurance and a
physician’s certificate. Additionally, the ordinance allows their use only during daylight hours and
prohibits use during inclement weather or poor visibility conditions. Permitted vehicles are required to
display a slow-moving vehicle emblem and a review mirror. Permits may be revoked, subject to appeal.
The City’s ordinance dates to 1991, and potential revisions have come up several times in the past,
including amendments approved in 2014 and 2015. As recently February 2020, the City Council
considered but did not approve allowing special vehicles by non-disabled persons.
In fall 2023, a resident similarly inquired about changing the ordinance to allow use by non-disabled
persons either on all City streets or on specifically designated routes (similar to snowmobiles, which
exit/enter the City). Public Safety Committee (Fox*, Haus, and Leifeld) met April 22 and July 8, 2024
and was generally supportive of the idea of amending section 70.02 of the City Code to allow adults to
acquire a permit to operate special vehicles on City streets.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable
Committee Discussion:
Meetings April 22 and July 8, 2024
Attachments:
City Code Section 70.02 Operation of Motorized Golf Carts, Four Wheel Side by Side All Terrain
Vehicles, and Utility Task Vehicles on City Streets
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