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1 ORDINANCE NO. 3840 2 AN ORDINANCE licensing and regulating the operations of GO-KART TRACKS; providing for penalties for violation thereof. 3 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 4 SECTION 1: DEFINITION 5 (a) Go-Kart Track is a place used for the operation 6 of Go-Karts for public use and entertainment . 7 (b) Go-Kart is a motor propelled, four wheel vehicle of not more than four horsepower used for the purpose of driving. 8 SECTION 2 : It shall be unlawful for any person, firm 9 or corporation to operate a Go-Kart Track unless he shall have in full force and effect a license for such purpose issued by 10 the City of Everett . 11 SECTION 3: Each applicant for a license shall make application with the City Clerk upon forms prepared by the City 12 Clerk and shall pay a fee of $ 15'6:bb provided if the ap- plication is made after July 1st the fee shall be reduced fifty 13 percent for the balance of the year. All licenses shall expire on December 31st of each year. The license shall limit the 14 number of Go-Karts permitted on the track at any one time to a number equal to the number of parking spaces for standard motor 15 vehicles adjacent to and connected to the licensed premises divided by three. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to permit 16 the operation of Go-Karts on the licensed track in excess of the number for which the premises is licensed. 17 SECTION 4: (a) No Go-Kart shall be operated with a 18 horsepower in excess of four horsepower. 19 (b) All Go-Karts shall be controlled in such a manner that they shall not exceed the speed limit of 20 mph and no 20 Go-Kart shall be operated in excess of said speed. 21 (c) All Go-Karts shall be equipped with mufflers, to suppress noise, approved by the Chief of Police of the City of 22 Everett . The Chief of Police shall approve all mufflers which effectively control noise so as not to be offensive to surround- 23 ing property owners . 24 SECTION 5: (a) The Go-Kart track and premises shall be kept in a neat and clean condition. 25 (b) All lighting of a Go-Kart track shall be so con- 26 structed and operated as to prohibit lights from glaring on or across surrounding property. 27 (c) ' All areas of a Go-Kart track, except the areas 28 which shall be paved with concrete or asphalt concrete, shall be so surfaced s to prohibit dust from arising from its use . The 29 parking area&for standard motor vehicles shall be properly oiled or hard surfaced. 30 (d) Each Go-Kart track shall be surrounded by a chain 31 link fence of a minimum height of 4 feet . 32 (e) No Go-Kart track shall be operated after 11:00 P .M.