ORDINANCE NO. 2026-4
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF VEHICLES UPON PUBLIC PROPERTY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF PROTECTION, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. OPERATION OF VEHICLES UPON DESIGNATED PUBLIC PROPERTY PROHIBITED: No person shall drive, ride, or otherwise operate a motorized or non-motorized vehicle upon any public property within the City of Protection, Kansas, that has been posted with signage giving notice that the operation of vehicles upon such property is prohibited.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS: The words and phrases listed below when used in this Article shall have the following meanings:
1. Motorized vehicle: any self-propelled or motor-assisted device used to transport or draw persons or property, including but not limited to: any automobile, truck, tractor, motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, recreational offroad vehicle, work site utility vehicle, motorized bicycles, motorized scooters, motorized skateboards, electric-assisted bicycles, electric-assisted scooter, electric-assisted skateboards, or any other motorized conveyances.
2. Non-motorized vehicle: any human-powered device used to transport or draw persons or property, including but not limited to: any bicycles, tricycles, pedal carts, scooters, skateboards, or any other human-powered conveyances.
SECTION 3. SUFFICIENT SIGNAGE: Posted signage meeting the following requirements shall be deemed sufficient to give notice that vehicle operation upon the designated property is prohibited.
1. The signage is posted in a manner and location reasonably likely to come to the attention of any person entering upon the property.
2. The signage reads “operation of motorized and non-motorized vehicles prohibited,” or substantially similar language.
3. The letters of the signage are not less than 2 inches tall and can reasonably be read from a distance of at least 15 feet.
SECTION 4. EXCEMPTIONS: it shall not be a violation of this ordinance for any employee, officer, volunteer, or agent of the entity owning or having control of such posted public property, or any other person(s) approved by such entity, to operate a vehicle upon such posted public property when expressly authorized by the entity owning or having control of such public property.
SECTION 5. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES: the violation of the provisions of this Ordinance is hereby declared unlawful. Any person in violation of this Ordinance shall be subject to the following penalties:
1. Each violation of this ordinance by the operation of a non-motorized vehicle or a motorized vehicle weighing less than 100 lbs. shall be deemed an infraction punishable with a fine of $30.
2. Each violation of this ordinance by the operation of a motorized vehicle weighing 100 lbs. or more shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable with penalties by a term of incarceration not to exceed Thirty (30) days and/or a fine in an amount not to exceed Five-hundred Dollars ($500).
SECTION 6. Repeal of CONFLICTING Ordinances: All other ordinances or parts of ordinances enacted prior to this ordinance in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 7. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication in the official City newspaper.
Passed, approved and adopted by the Governing Body of the City of Protection, Kansas, this 14 day of October, 2026.
/s/________________________________
Chris Brosius, Mayor
Attest: /s/ _______________________________
Jennifer Monroe, City Clerk
