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Derby council adopts ordinance banning UTVs, micro utility trucks from city streets
Summary
After more than an hour of public input and council discussion, Derby adopted an ordinance to amend the municipal code to disallow utility terrain vehicles and micro utility trucks on city streets; staff had presented two options and community surveys showed mixed opinion.
The Derby City Council on Jan. 14 adopted an ordinance amending the municipal code to prohibit utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) and micro utility trucks from operating on city streets, rejecting a staff proposal that would have allowed those vehicles under a city registration and equipment rules similar to golf carts.
Hannah Baker, assistant to the city manager, presented two options during a second reading: a ban (option 1) or a registration regime similar to the city’s 2023 golf-cart ordinance (option 2). Baker told the council that state statute prevents off-highway vehicles from being registered at the state level unless they are intended for operation on the highway, and that the city would therefore need a local registration system if it chose…
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