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Mayor: NHV ordinance enforcement to begin; resident asks whether arm counts as turn signal
Summary
Mayor Rodney Buckley said the NHV ordinance will be enforced with verbal warnings followed by citations; resident Chris Trendle asked if holding an arm out qualifies as a turn signal, and Buckley said it would not meet the ordinance’s requirements and will be clarified at the next meeting.
At the Committee of the Whole meeting on April 7, 2025, Mayor Rodney Buckley told trustees that, with the Non-Highway Vehicle (NHV) ordinance adopted, village enforcement will begin. Buckley said enforcement will start with a verbal warning and proceed to citations if noncompliance continues.
During the open-floor public-comment period, resident Chris Trendle asked for clarification on whether extending an arm would qualify as a turn signal under the NHV ordinance. Mayor Buckley replied that an arm held out would not meet the ordinance requirements, which were based on the underlying state statute; he said the village will clarify the issue at the next meeting.
The exchange indicates the village intends to enforce the new ordinance but that some language needs practical clarification for enforcement officers and residents. The mayor’s comment tying the local ordinance to the state statute suggests the ordinance's signal requirements follow state law rather than an alternate local standard.
