HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2006-18CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-18
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XIII
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE
CONCERNING OPERATION AND REGULATION
OF MOTORIZED GOLF CARTS AND ATVS
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 1305.17 of the Plymouth City Code is amended to read:
1305.17. Operation and Regulation of Motorized Golf Carts and ATVs. Subdivision 1.
eration. Persons who are physically handicapped, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section
169.345, Subdivision 2, as amended, are authorized to operate motorized golf carts or ATVs on
designated roadways and City trails or portions thereof within the City.
Subd. 2. Permit Required. No person shall operate a motorized golf cart or ATV on a
street or trail without obtaining a permit provided herein.
Subd. 3. Application. Every application for a permit shall be made on a form supplied
by the City and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) The nature of the applicant's physical handicap.
(3) The roadways, trails or portions thereof on which the motorized golf cart or ATV
will be operated.
(4) The time of operation of the motorized golf cart or ATV.
(5) Such other information as the City may require.
Subd. 4. Permit Fee. The annual permit fee shall be as set forth in Chapter X of this
Code.
Subd. 5. Term of Permit. Permits shall be granted for a period of one year and may be
renewed annually.
Subd. 6. Conditions of Permit. No permit shall be granted unless the following
conditions are met:
(1) The applicant must demonstrate that he is a physically handicapped person as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 169.345, Subdivision 2, as amended.
(2) The applicant must submit a certificate signed by a physician that the applicant is
physically able to safely operate a motorized golf cart or ATV on the roadways or
trails designated, and a certificate from a drivers trainer instructor for the
handicapped that the person has the skills and training necessary to operate the
motorized golf cart or ATV safely.
(3) The applicant must provide evidence of insurance for liability coverage in the
amount of $50,000 because of bodily injury to one person in any one accident,
and $100,000 because of injury to two or more persons in any one accident, and
$25,000 because of injury or destruction of property to others in any one accident.
Subd. 7. Designation of Roadways and Trails. The Police Chief or his representative
shall designate City roadways or portions thereof upon which motorized golf carts and ATVs
will be permitted to operate. Signs shall be posted on such roadways to advise the public that the
use of motorized golf carts and ATVs is permitted thereon. The Park Director or the Director's
designee shall designate City trails or portions thereof upon which motorized golf carts and
ATVs will be permitted to operate. (Ord. 2001-08, 02/27/2001)
Subd. 8. Times of Operation. Motorized golf carts and ATVs may only be operated on
designated roadways and trails from sunrise to sunset. They shall not be operated in inclement
weather or when visibility is impaired by weather, smoke, fog or other conditions, or at any time
when there is insufficient light to clearly see persons and vehicles on the roadway at a distance of
500 feet.
Subd. 9. Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem. Motorized golf carts and ATVs shall display
the slow moving vehicle emblem provided for in Minnesota Statutes, Section 169.522, as
amended, when operated on designated roadways.
Subd. 10. Crossing Intersecting Hi ways. The operator of a motorized golf cart or
ATV may cross any street or highway intersecting a designated roadway or trail.
Subd. 11. Application of Traffic Laws. Every person operating a motorized golf cart or
ATV under permit on designated roadways has all the rights and duties applicable to the driver
of any other vehicle under the provisions of Chapter 169 of the Minnesota Statutes, as amended,
except when those provisions cannot reasonably be applied to motorized golf carts or ATVs and
except as otherwise specifically provided in Minnesota Statutes, Section 169.045, Subdivision 7,
as amended.
Subd. 12. Suspension or Revocation of Permits. The City Council may suspend or
revoke a permit granted hereunder upon a finding that the holder thereof has violated any of the
provisions of this Section or Chapter 169 of Minnesota Statutes, as amended, or if there is
evidence that the permittee cannot safely operate the motorized golf cart or ATV on the
designated roadways.
Subd. 13. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Subsection shall be
guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
(Ord. 96-24; 10/02/96)
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective following its passage and publication.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota this 27th day of June,
2006.
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andra R. Paulson, City Clerk