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Castle Dale council reinstates BMX track, orders signs and coordinates with sheriff after motorized trespass
Summary
Council voted to reinstate the BMX track as a non‑motorized facility and said it will work with the sheriff’s office to enforce state and city rules after residents reported motorcycles using the cemetery and park.
Castle Dale — The Castle Dale City Council voted Thursday to reinstate the BMX track as a BMX facility and to place signage prohibiting motorized vehicles, after residents reported motorcycles riding through the cemetery and damaging park property.
Council members said the city will coordinate with the Emery County Sheriff’s Office to enforce a city development-code provision regulating off‑highway vehicles and to rely on a recent state law clarifying when nonstreet vehicles may operate on public roads.
The vote followed public comments from neighbors who said motorcycles — including machines ridden by children as young as 4 or 5 — have been driven across cemetery grounds and through Charter Park, causing damage to irrigation equipment and the baseball infield. Mayor Brad Giles said the sheriff had visited earlier that day and would meet with the council soon to discuss enforcement.
Council members described existing legal tools. The city’s development code (section 3-5) addresses regulation of off‑highway vehicles; speakers also referenced the Utah Motor Vehicle Traffic Code change adopted by the state legislature in February 2025 and effective May 7, 2025, which the sheriff’s office will use when enforcing street operation and equipment requirements.
Residents told the council they had video evidence and asked for more signs at park entrances. Council member Joel Dorsch moved to “reinstate the BMX track as a BMX track” and to put signage back up; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Following the vote, council members and staff said they would contact the sheriff’s office to request on‑site enforcement, re‑install the “no motorized vehicles” signs at park and cemetery entrances, and notify residents where enforcement meetings will be held.
Council members also asked residents to call the sheriff when activity occurs so deputies can respond. The council did not adopt new ordinances at the meeting; members said a possible city ordinance adoption to mirror state law would be discussed at a later meeting.
