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Council discusses kinks in new UTV inspection rule, considers alternatives to ASC-only requirement
Summary
After passage of an ordinance requiring ASC-certified mechanics for side-by-side UTV/golf-cart inspections, council members reported local shops lack required certification. Members discussed alternatives including dealer sign-off, prior certification windows, and garage-keeper insurance, and asked staff to compile a local list for review at the next meeting.
Council members raised problems enforcing a recently passed ordinance that requires an ASE/ASC certification (as stated in the transcript) for inspections of side-by-side UTV and similar vehicles. Following the ordinance’s passage, residents sought inspections but local shops lacked the required paperwork, creating a practical impediment to compliance.
Alderman Deus (who identified himself as ASC-certified) and other members argued the inspection is largely a basic safety check — lights, horn, windshield and wipers — and suggested that requiring ASC certification may be unnecessarily restrictive. Suggested alternatives included allowing dealers to sign off, accepting mechanics who held certification within a recent five-year window, requiring garage-keeper insurance as objective evidence of a legitimate business, or compiling a local list of qualified mechanics.
Council members agreed they could discuss the options further at a future meeting but cannot vote on ordinance changes without proper agendaing. Staff were asked to compile a list of local mechanics who could perform inspections and to return the item for formal consideration so the ordinance can be amended or clarified if necessary.
