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Independence council reviews updates to off-road vehicle code to allow street-legal utility vehicles
Summary
Council reviewed proposed amendments to the city's motorized non-car ordinance to allow certain modified all-terrain and utility vehicles on local streets if they meet safety equipment and traffic rules; enforcement on parks and unauthorized areas remains prohibited.
Councilmembers reviewed a proposed ordinance to update the city’s code on non–pickup motorized vehicles, clarifying when all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles may be street legal.
Councilmember McCandless framed the change as a modernization and clarification of the existing code: the amendments would identify vehicle equipment requirements — such as turn signals — and explicitly require operators to obey traffic laws when using public roadways.
"This is simply allowing those vehicles on the road to follow the rules of the road," said an assistant…
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