HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1996-24CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 96-24
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XIII
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE CONCERNING
OPERATION AND REGULATION OF MOTORIZED GOLF CARTS
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 1305.17 of the Plymouth City Code is amended to provide:
1305.17. Operation and Regulation of Motorized Golf Carts and ATVs. Subdivision 1.
O erU ation. 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 or portions thereof within the City.
Subd. 2. Permit Required. No person shall operate a motorized golf cart or
ATV 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 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 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. The Director of Public Safety 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.
Subd. 8. Times of Operation. Motorized golf carts and ATVs may only be
operated on designated roadways 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 Highway. The operator of a motorized golf cart or
ATV may cross any street or highway intersecting a designated roadway.
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 AT on the
designated roadways.
Subd. 13. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Subsection
shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
ADOPTED this ,� n d day of CF1 d4 ke'r 1996, by the City Council of the
City of Plymouth.
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
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BY:
cel n Tierney, Mayor
ATTEST:
Laurie F. Ahrens, City Clerk