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Title 11 Amendment adopted 11-09-15ORDINANCE 2 d �5 ` t k 0 J Teton County, Idaho At a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, held on the I day of � 014e+`^- [- , 2015. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE USE OF NON -MOTORIZED PATHWAYS WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF TETON COUNTY, IDAHO: ADD THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE TO CHAPTER 2 OF TITLE 11, OF THE TETON COUNTY CODE 11-2-1 DEFINITIONS. The following words and terms in this ordinance are defined as follows: (a) "Bicycle" means a device propelled exclusively by human power upon which a person may ride, having two, three, or four wheels arranged in a tandem or tricycle fashion. (b) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle which is self-propelled including, but not limited to motorized scooters, all -terrain vehicles, automobiles, trucks, tractors, mopeds, snowmobiles, golf carts and Segway Personal Transporters. (c) "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle having a saddle or seat for use of a rider and designated to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor. (d) "Non -motorized pathway" shall mean any public way or easement operated and maintained or held by the County for bicycle and pedestrian use. (e) "Person" shall mean any person, or any firm, corporation (profit or nonprofit), or any association (incorporated or unincorporated), or any other type of business entity. (f) "Sign" shall have the same meaning as provided in the County Zoning Ordinance. (g) "Snowmobile" means a motor -driven vehicle designed for travel primarily on snow or ice of a type which utilizes sled -type runners or skis, or a revolving belt tread, or any combination of these or similar means of contact with the surface upon which it is operated. (h) "Vehicle" means a device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices moved exclusively by human power. (i) "Designated Easement" is a two (2') foot area that runs on either side of the paved non - motorized pathway. 11-2-2 PROHIBITION OF MOTOR VEHICLE USE. No person shall operate an automobile, truck, tractor, moped, snowmobile, motorcycle, four wheeler, or any other type of motor vehicle upon any non - motorized pathway within the County, except directly to enter or depart from adjacent property. Provided, however, this section shall not prohibit the use of pedestrian pathways by persons using power driven mobility devices as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. County employees or others authorized by the County to perform inspection, repair, or maintenance work, and persons providing emergency medical or veterinary services, in the performance of their official or professional duties shall be exempted as well. 11-2-3 SAFE BICYCLE OPERATION. All persons will travel in a consistent and predictable manner. No person shall operate a bicycle on a non -motorized pathway at a speed greater than what is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing. Any person operating a bicycle on a non -motorized pathway shall yield the right-of-way to motor vehicles that are crossing the non -motorized pathway, and also shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians who are using the non -motorized pathway. 11-2-4 COUNTY POLICIES REGULATING PATHWAY USE. The Board of County Commissioners may adopt policies for regulating the use of non -motorized pathways, consistent with the terms of this ordinance. Such policies may include provisions regulating the occurrence and scope of gatherings and events on, near or associated with a non -motorized pathway, including but not limited to a County Events Policy. Users of any non -motorized pathway located in the County shall: (a) Travel in a consistent and predicable manner. (b) Travel as near to the right side of the pathway as is safe, except as may be appropriate while preparing to make or making turning movements, or while over taking or passing another user traveling in the same direction. (c) Occupy only the right half of the non -motorized pathway, measured from the right side, so as not to impede the normal and reasonable movement of other pathway users. (d) Pass other users on the left and only when it can be done safely, returning to the right upon safely clearing the user being passed. (e) Give an audible warning signal (e.g. voice, bell, or mechanical or electrical signaling device), in sufficient time to allow response, before passing any user. (f) Remove themselves and any equipment off the non -motorized pathway when stopping, standing or parking. 11-2-5 DAMAGE. (a) No person shall willfully or maliciously, or wantonly destroy, injure, mutilate, deface, paint on, write on, alter, remove or otherwise damage or carry away a non -motorized pathway, on any part thereof, or any sign, pillar, fence, bench, trash container or part thereof, relating thereto. (b) At the County's option, the County may either repair the damage caused by a person who violates subsection (a), and such person shall be responsible for reimbursing the County for such repair work, or alternatively, the County may require the person who caused the damage to repair the non -motorized pathway to its prior state within ten (10) days of the date of the damage. All such repair work shall be performed to the County's satisfaction. 11-2-6 NON -MOTORIZED PATHWAY OBSTRUCTION. (a) PARKING. No person shall stop, stand or park or cause to be stopped, standing or parked, any vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, mobile home, motor home, camper, or boat or any other object upon a non - motorized pathway or the designated easement so as to obstruct the free passage of pedestrians, vehicles or other persons or conveyances. (b) DEBRIS. No person shall deposit or burn, or cause to be deposited or burned, any litter, or leaves, branches, grass, brush or other yard debris upon a non -motorized pathway, or deposit, or cause to be deposited, any earth, stone, sand, gravel, trash, rubbish, cans, bottles, broken glass, nails, garbage cans or any other objects or debris upon a non -motorized pathway or within the designated easement for the non -motorized pathway. (c) DEPOSIT OF ICE OR SNOW. No person, in removing snow, ice or slush from private property, or from public property under his or her control, such as a driveway, vehicle parking area or approach area, shall dump or deposit, or cause to be dumped or deposited, such snow, ice or slush, either temporarily or permanently, on any non -motorized pathway without the prior written permission of an authorized Victor County official. 11-2-7 ANIMALS. (a) Any person who owns or exercises any control over an animal shall, if the animal deposits any fecal matter on any non -motorized pathway or within the designated easement for the non -motorized pathway, immediately and completely remove such matter. This section shall not prohibit the presence of animals on non - motorized pathways. (b) Pets must be under the control of the owner at all times so as not to interfere with other pathway users. 11-2-8 VEGETATION. No person shall plant any trees, shrubs or other vegetation within the designated easement for the non -motorized pathway without first obtaining a permit or other written permission from the County. The County reserves the right to maintain trees and shrubs within the designated easement of the non - motorized pathway. 11-2-9 IRRIGATION. No person shall leave any garden hose, lawn sprinkler or other irrigation device or similar implement unattended when such hose, sprinkler, device or implement is in contact with or runs across or over the surface of a non -motorized pathway. No water or other outflow from such device shall encroach upon the surface of a non -motorized pathway. 11-2-10 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. (a) If any construction project on lands adjoining a non -motorized pathway results in damage to the non -motorized pathway, then all such damage shall be fully repaired and the non -motorized pathway shall be restored to its former condition within ten (10) days after the damage occurs, unless otherwise authorized by Victor County; provided, however, that if weather conditions prevent full restoration of the non -motorized pathway within such ten (10) day period, then the non -motorized pathway shall be temporarily patched and restored so as to permit reasonable use by bicycles, skaters and pedestrians, and full repair and restoration shall then be completed as soon as weather permits. (b) An occupancy permit shall not be granted under the County zoning ordinance or building code for any building or structure unless and until any non -motorized pathway damaged in connection with the construction of such building or structure has been fully repaired and restored to its former condition; provided, however, that if weather conditions then prevent full repair and restoration of the non -motorized pathway, an occupancy permit may be granted if (i) the non -motorized pathway has been temporarily patched and restored so as to permit safe and reasonable use by bicycles and pedestrians, and (ii) the County is provided with adequate financial security in the form of a cash deposit, letter of credit or performance bond, to guarantee full repair or restoration of the non -motorized pathway as soon as weather permits. (c) Repair of all damage, as required by this Section, shall be performed in compliance with trail standards set by the County Engineer. 11-2-11 CUTS OR OPENINGS IN SIDEWALK OR PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY. (a) All persons shall complete a Non -motorized Pathway Opening Permit if it is necessary to make a cut or opening in a non -motorized pathway. Such cut or opening shall not be made until a Non -motorized Pathway Opening Permit has been authorized in writing by the County. (b) If an emergency requires an immediate utility cut or opening to be made, the County Public Works Director shall be notified, the permit completed and the applicable fee paid on the next business day during which the County office is open. (c) When the work within a cut or opening is completed, the cut or opening shall be promptly compacted and restored as required in accordance with the trail standards set by the County Engineer. 11-2-12 SIGNS. (a) No person shall install, attach, suspend or in any other manner display any sign, banner, printed leaflet or similar object or above a non -motorized pathway, or within the designated easement for the non - motorized pathway, nor shall any person tape or affix any sign, banner, printed leaflet or similar object to a non - motorized pathway or within the designated easement for the non -motorized pathway without the prior written approval of the County Zoning Administrator or other County official authorized to grant such approval. (b) The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the County from installing and maintaining signs and markers pertaining to the non -motorized pathway or painting words or markings on the pathway if necessary for the proper use of the pathway or for public safety purposes. 11-2-13 EXEMPTION. This ordinance shall not apply to work being done by an authorized County official or employee on a non -motorized pathway and this ordinance shall not be construed to prohibit the County, or any officer, employee or agent thereof, from exercising all reasonable and necessary governmental powers with respect to the use, maintenance and repair of non -motorized pathways. 11-2-14 SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS. Any person or other entity who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance is guilty of an infraction as defined by Idaho law and is subject to a fine of eighty five dollars ($85.00) plus costs. A violator of this Ordinance shall also be subject to such additional sanctions, remedies, and judicial orders as are authorized under Idaho law. Each time a violation of this Ordinance exists constitutes a separate violation. 11-2-15 SEVERABILITY. This ordinance and the sections and subsections thereof are severable. If any portion of this ordinance is adjudged invalid, the remainder of the ordinance shall not be affected thereby, but shall remain in full force and effect. 11-2-16 CONFLICT. If any ordinances or parts of ordinances are in conflict with this ordinance this ordinance shall control. ADOPTED this 91" Day of November, 2015. Teton County Board of County Commissioners By: t1 ✓� Will Leake, Chair ATTEST: —�Aj, L_� May Lou Hansen, County Clerk