HomeMy WebLinkAbout1610 Golf Carts on City Streets Amending City Code BILL NO: 2018-037 ORDINANCE NO: W
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE III RELATING TO OPERATION
OF GOLF CARTS ON CITY STREETS.
WHEREAS, Section 304.034, RSMo authorizes cities to permit golf carts to operate on
city streets; and
WHEREAS, Section 304.034, RSMo further provides that if a city does allow golf carts to
operate on city streets,the governing body may impose safety requirements, and
WHEREAS,the Board of Aldermen has determined that it is in the best interest of the City
to allow golf carts to operate City streets subject to certain reasonable safety requirements.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FOR THE
CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, as follows:
SECTION 1 —ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT. Section 300.010 of the City Code of the City
of Riverside, Missouri is hereby amended by the addition of the following definition(to be placed
in alphabetical order):
GOLF CART means a motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf
course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of twenty
miles per hour.
SECTION 2—ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT. Section 340.122 of the City Code of the City
of Riverside, Missouri is hereby added to read as follows:
340.122 Operation of Golf Carts on City Streets and Recreational Trails.
A. Notwithstanding any other City Code provision to the contrary, no person shall operate a
golf cart upon a street or highway under the City's jurisdiction, except as follows:
I. Golf carts owned and operated by a governmental entity for official use; or
2. Golf carts operated by a person possessing at least an Instruction Permit, but is not
required to pass an examination for the operation of a motorcycle.
B. Any person operating a golf cart pursuant to this Section shall abide by the following safety
requirements:
I. The golf cart shall be operated at a speed of less than 20 miles per hour.
2. The golf cart shall be equipped with adequate brakes.
3. A golf cart shall only be operated on City streets with a posted speed limit of
twenty-five (25)miles per hour or less.
4. Notwithstanding subsection 3, the golf cart shall not be operated on any State
highway, except to cross a portion of the State highway system which intersects a
City street. However,no golf cart shall cross any highway at an intersection where
the highway being crossed has a posted speed limit of more than forty-five (45)
miles per hour
5. The golf cart shall only be operated between the official hours of sunrise and sunset,
unless the golf cart is equipped with a lighted headlight, taillight, brake lights, and
turn signals. The headlight must be of a white light and be capable of illuminating
the road ahead at night to be observed at a distance of 500 feet. Taillights, brake
lights, and turn signals shall be red in color and shall be observable to a distance of
500 feet at night.
6. The golf cart shall not be operated to carry more people than it is designed to
transport.
7. Neither the operator nor any passenger shall stand on any portion of the golf cart
when it is in motion.
8. The golf cart shall not be operated in any careless or imprudent manner so as to
endanger any person or property of any person.
9. The operator of a golf cart shall not be under the influence of alcohol or controlled
substances, as those influence thresholds apply to the operation of a motor vehicle.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to authorize, order, consent or knowingly permit the
operation of a golf cart owned by him/her or under his/he control by any person,when such
person has no legal right to do so.
D. A violation of this Section shall be an ordinance violation.
SECTION 3 — EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and approval.
BE IT REMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED AND
APPROVED by a maiority of th Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the City
of Riverside this�1���day of 2018.
Ma r Kathleen L. Rose
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