The following regulations are hereby established for the operation and usage of golf carts on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, namely:
(A) Registration fee. All golf carts used and operated on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, shall be registered Annually with the town. The owner of such golf cart to be registered shall complete a registration form and pay the applicable fee for same. The initial/annual registration fee shall be the amount of $10.00. The registration, upon issuance, shall be valid for the calendar year period, with each registration issued expiring December 31, of each year. For purposes of the registration fee, the annual calendar year shall be the term of the registration, and the full amount of the fee shall be charged and collected.
(B) Insurance: proof of insurance; financing responsibility. All golf carts to be operated and used on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, shall be insured, with said proof of insurance to be provided to the Town with the initial and subsequent annual registrations. Insurance proof shall be maintained and kept in a golf cart at all times during any usage and operation of such golf cart.
(C) Slow moving vehicle emblem display. All golf carts registered for operation and usage on the public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, must display at all times a Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem and/or a red or amber flashing light. Further, all golf carts operated, or operating after dusk and before dawn, shall be equipped with headlights, taillights and turn signals in working order, at all times during such dusk and before dawn operation on town public streets, roads and alleys.
(D) Compliance with traffic law and town ordinances. All operators and users of a registered golf cart on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, shall comply with and follow state traffic Laws under the provisions of IC 9-21, et seq., as amended, and all applicable provisions of the Town Code as currently in effect, or as amended hereafter from time to time, pertaining to motor vehicle operation in the town.
(E) Places of operation. Usage and operation of golf carts shall be restricted to the public streets, roads and alleys in residential neighborhoods and communities in the town. Such golf carts shall operate and be used at a maximum speed limit of 25 mph. Exceeding a speed limit of 25 mph shall be violative of this subchapter and its regulations set forth. Further, no golf cart shall be used or operated on any public streets, roads and alleys within the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, in which the speed limit is more than 25 mph, or wherever the prohibition of the use of golf carts is posted.
(F) Occupancy. There shall be no usage or operation of a golf cart on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, with any more passengers, including operator, than designed for the golf cart to transport. An operator and/or passengers shall remain seated in the specific golf cart being used and operated at all times, and no extension of any body part outside the interior of the golf cart shall occur while the golf cart is being used and operated, in any way.
(Ord. 1280, passed 12-19-17; Am. Ord. 1391, passed 8-17-21) Penalty, see § 76.99