HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 289ORDINANCE NO. 289
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 10.88 TO TITLE 10 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, REGULATING
THE OFF -ROAD USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
as follows:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 10.88 of Title 10 is hereby added to the Code of the
City of Palm Desert, California, to read as follows:
"TITLE 10"
CHAPTER 10.88. OFF -ROAD VEHICLES
Section 10.88.010. Prohibition. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on
lands belonging to or occupied by another without having in his immediate possession and,
upon request of a peace officer, displaying written permission from the owner of such
lands, his agent, or the person in lawful possession thereof; but this section shall not apply
to a person having lawful business with the owner.
Section 10.98.020. Exempt Locations. This ordinance shall not apply on
public or private lands expressly set apart for the use of motor vehicles by or wit
permission of the owner of such lands pursuant to any zoning permit or other permit or
licensing procedure authorized by law. This ordinance shall not apply upon any public
highway, street, road or alley within the limits of any city.
Section 10.88.030. Exempt Vehicles. This ordinance shall not apply to the
use of farm vehicles for agricultural purposes, vehicles being used for grading or
construction purposes, vehicles being used for governmental purposes, or golf carts being
used on golf courses.
Section 10.88.040. Government Property. Nothing in this ordinance shall be
deemed to interfere with the right of any government agency to regulate, prohibit or
permit the use of motor vehicles on property owned by it or under its control and under its
jurisdiction, nor to permit or authorize any trespass or nuisance.
Section 10.88.050. Penalty. A violation 8f this ordinance is a misdemeanor
and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment in the
County jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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SECTION 2: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the Desert Post, a newspaper
of general circulation printed, published and circulated in the City of Palm Desert and the
same shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this IIth day of March , 1982 by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Newbrander, Snyder & Wilson
NOES: None
ABSENT: McPherson & Pulugi
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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CITY OF PALM DESERT, CAL ORNIA