(A) In order to operate a motorized golf cart on a city street, the golf cart shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem as provided for in M.S. § 169.522, as it may be amended from time to time. The motorized golf cart must be equipped with a rearview mirror.
(B) The operator of a golf cart is required to have insurance for the use of the cart and provide proof of that insurance if requested by law enforcement.
(C) (1) Golf carts can be operated on roadways, other than what is stated herein, from the hours of sunrise to sunset, unless equipped with original equipment headlights, taillights and rear-facing brake lights.
(2) They are not to be operated in inclement weather, or any time when visibility is impaired by weather, smoke fog or other conditions, or at any time when there is insufficient visibility to clearly see persons and vehicles on the roadway at a distance of 500 feet.
(D) Golf carts cannot be operated in excess speeds of ten mph.
(E) The operator of a motorized golf cart shall have, in his or her possession, the permit any time the motorized golf cart is being operated on a city street. The Council shall set the fee for the permit annually by resolution.
(F) A permit may be revoked at any time if there is evidence that the permittee cannot safely operate a motorized golf cart, the permittee has lost his or her driving privileges in the state or the permittee has been convicted of two or more violations of this subchapter in a period of one year.
(G) A person aggrieved by the revocation of their license may appeal such action to the City Council. The applicant must file a written notice of the appeal to the Police Department. This notice of appeal must be made within five days of the notice of revocation. The City Council will then determine, at its next scheduled hearing, if an action was warranted. All parties will be notified by mail of the time of the hearing.
(H) All operators of motorized golf carts must have a valid driver’s license.
(Ord. 7, passed 5-5-2014; Ord. 2018-01, passed 3-12-2018) Penalty, see § 10.99