(a) A Golf Cart may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads, and alleys (streets and roads) within the corporate limits of the City between the hours of sunrise to sunset subject to the provisions of this article, except that, a Golf Cart that is in compliance with the lighting requirements for motorcycles as defined in K.S.A. 18-180 et seq. and having a properly mounted slow-moving vehicle emblem as required by K.S.A. 8-1717 may be operated at any time of day or night under K.S.A. 8-15,108(c). Specifically, Golf Carts must have headlamps that comply with K.S.A. 18-1801; tail lamps that comply with that comply with K.S.A. 18-1802; reflectors that comply with K.S.A. 18-1803; stop lamps and turn signals that comply with K.S.A. 18-1804; and multiple-beam road-lighting equipment that comply with K.S.A. 18-1805.
(b) No Golf Cart may be operated on Highway 54 (Mary Street) or Highway 75 (Fry Street).
(c) No Golf Cart may be operated on public property.
(d) No Golf Cart may be operated on private property without first obtaining the permission of the property owner.
(e) All Golf Carts shall have headlights which shall be operational and on while being operated.
(f) All Golf Carts shall be required to have insurance coverage in accordance with the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act (K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq.).
(Ord. 1039; Code 2021; Ord. 1171)
(a) Golf Cart means a motor vehicle that has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, an unladen weight of not more than 1,800 pounds, is designed to be and is operated at not more than 25 miles per hour and is designed to carry not more than four persons including the driver.
(Ord. 1039; Code 2021)
City officials or their designees in the performance of official duties are permitted to operate Golf Carts upon City property at any time.
(Ord. 1039; Code 2021)
(a) All Golf Carts before they can be operated within the City shall be registered with the City, and each registration must be renewed annually on or before January 31 of each year
(b) Application for registration of a Golf Cart shall be made by the owner in Office of the City Clerk. The application shall be made upon forms provided by the City.
(c) The annual registration fee for a Golf Cart shall be $20.00 annually.
(d) At the time of registration of a Golf Cart, each Golf Cart shall receive from the City a reflective sticker that shall be prominently displayed on the right (R) rear of the Golf Cart. It is unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any registration sticker during the sticker’s current applicable year.
(e) Registrations and permits are non-transferable and the registration fee is not pro-rated.
(f) At the time of the registration of all Golf Carts, it shall be required that the owner provide proof that the personal property taxes have been paid on the Golf Cart for the current year and that the Golf Cart is insured.
(Ord. 1039; Code 2021)
Every person operating a Golf Cart upon the streets and roads within the corporate limits of the City shall be subject to all the laws applicable to a driver of a motor vehicle as specified in the Standard Traffic Ordinances and Yates Center Municipal Code and amendments thereto, including penalties. However, nothing herein shall require Golf Carts to be equipped with any of the equipment required to be installed in or on motor vehicles, except as specifically required in this article.
(Ord. 1039; Code 2021)
The maximum number of occupants in a Golf Cart shall be no more than four (4) and shall otherwise be limited to the number of persons for whom individual seating is installed or provided in such vehicle. The operator and all occupants shall be seated in such vehicle and no part of the body of the operator or occupant shall extend outside the perimeter of the Golf Cart while it is in motion.
(Ord. 1039; Code 2021)
If the Owner/Operator of a Golf Cart is convicted of two (2) violations under this article in any twelve (12) month period, the permit to operate his Golf Cart for the remainder of the calendar year following the second conviction shall be revoked.
(Ord. 1039; Code 2021)
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be punished upon conviction by a fine as set out in Ordinance No. 997 or as that Ordinance may be amended from time to time. For a conviction of a violation for which no specific fine has been established under Ordinance No. 997, the fine shall be a minimum of $75.00 and a maximum of $500.00.
(Ord. 1039; Code 2021)