(a) No golf carts shall be permitted to travel on any City street where the speed limit is greater than twenty-five miles per hour. Golf carts will be permitted to cross intersections with higher speeds, so long as they remain on a street that has a posted speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour or less.
(b) Occupants of golf carts shall be seated at all times on the seat of the golf cart buckled by the seat belt when the golf cart is on and in motion. Standing on any portion of the golf cart while it is in motion is prohibited.
(c) Any child who falls under the child restraint criteria set by Ohio Revised Code 4511.81 is prohibited from being a passenger in a golf cart operated on any City street, right-of-way, or public area in the City of Brookville.
(d) No person shall operate a golf cart on sidewalks.
(e) Golf carts shall be operated in compliance with Ohio Revised Code Section 4513.03, which requires display of lighted lights and illuminating devices as required by sections 4513.04 to 4513.57 of the Revised Code during all the following times:
(1) The time from sunset to sunrise;
(2) At any other time when, due to insufficient natural light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons, vehicles, and substantial objects on the highway are not discernable at a distance of one thousand feet ahead;
(3) At any time when the windshield wipers are in use because of precipitation on the windshield.
(f) Golf carts must be operated in accord with all State of Ohio traffic laws in addition to the applicable sections of the City of Brookville Codified Ordinances.
(g) The provision of this section may be waived during a limited period of special events for which the operators of golf carts have received prior approval for the use of golf carts from the City's Chief of Police or designee.
(Ord. 2020-07. Passed 11-3-20.)