Article 750
PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN CITY PARKS
AND UPON CITY PROPERTY
Sections:
750.02 Operation of motor vehicles prohibited.
750.03 Permits available for necessary use.
750.01 Definitions.
(A) "City parks" or "city property", for the purposes of this article, shall mean any and all real property owned by the City of Meadville or over or upon which the City of Meadville owns any right, right-of-way, or easement other than streets designated upon official city maps as public streets having been accepted by formal action of the city council of the City of Meadville as use for public thoroughfares.
(B) "Motor vehicle", for the purposes of this article, shall include any and all devices which employ internal combustion engines or electric motors and which carry or in any way transport one or more human beings whether or not such vehicles are licensed or permitted for use upon the streets and highways of the commonwealth. "Motor vehicles" shall be interpreted to include, but not be limited to, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, motorbikes, mopeds, ATVs, and snowmobiles. (Ord. 3054, 1983)
750.02 Operation of motor vehicles prohibited.
No person shall operate, permit or cause the operation of or participate in the operation of any motor vehicle upon or in any city parks or other city property as defined in this article. (Ord. 3054, 1983)
750.03 Permits available for necessary use.
Persons requiring the limited operation of motor vehicles within city parks or upon other city property for the conduct of necessary maintenance may obtain temporary and limited permits for such operation from the office of the chief of police upon showing good and reasonable need therefor. (Ord. 3054, 1983)
750.99 Penalty.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $300.00 together with all costs of prosecution. (Ord. 3054, 1983)