It is unlawful to operate a vehicle of any kind upon a street of the City without a State vehicle license as may be required by law or to fail to display the State vehicle license as may be required by law, except under the following conditions:
A. All-Terrain Vehicles Allowed During Daytime: All-terrain vehicles owned by the City may be operated on City streets and operated by City employees during daytime hours only.
B. Daytime Hours Defined: "Daytime hours" shall be defined as from sunrise to sunset.
C. All-Terrain Vehicles Prohibited As Motor Vehicles: All- terrain vehicles owned by the City are prohibited from being registered as motor vehicles. (Ord. 443, 8-17-1999)
D. Golf Carts Not Owned By City: It is unlawful to operate upon a City street any golf cart that is not owned by the City of Grove, Oklahoma, except under the following conditions:
1. Golf carts not owned by the City of Grove may operate only on City streets, alleys or trails established by the City and designated on the official golf cart map, which is on file in the City. Criteria established to designate streets as golf cart routes includes the following:
a. Only streets in subdivisions that have private, public and/or community lake access or streets abutting a golf course will be considered for designation as an approved route on the official Golf Cart Route Map.
b. Golf cart routes shall be marked with appropriate signage to alert the traveling public.
c. The speed limit on golf cart routes shall not exceed twenty (20) mph.
d. Golf cart routes shall be prohibited from being on any State or Federal highway. (Ord. 771, 3-19-2019)
2. Additional City streets, alleys and trails, may be added to the official golf cart map and designated for operation of golf carts not owned by the City by a majority approval of the City of Grove Mayor and Council.
3. Designated streets for operation of golf carts not owned by the City of Grove shall be marked with appropriate signage designated by the City and designed to alert the traveling public that golf cart operation is permitted.
4. Golf carts not owned by the City of Grove shall be operated on designated areas only during daytime hours, more specifically no more than thirty (30) minutes prior to sunrise or thirty (30) minutes after sunset.
5. Golf carts not owned by the City of Grove are prohibited from being registered as a motor vehicle.
6. It shall be an offense for any person to travel on a golf cart not owned by the City of Grove upon any street, alley or location not specifically designated on the official golf cart map, which is on file in the City.
7. Every person operating a golf cart not owned by the City of Grove shall be granted all rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this State and the traffic provisions of this Code applicable to the driver of a vehicle.
8. Any person operating a golf cart not owned by the City of Grove upon a designated City street, alley or trail shall obey the instructions of official traffic control signals, signs and other control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
9. No person operating a golf cart not owned by the City of Grove shall ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat affixed thereto.
10. Every person operating a golf cart not owned by the city of Grove upon a designated city street, alley or trail shall ride as near to the right hand side of the street as practicable, and shall not pass any vehicles being operated in the same direction of traffic.
11. Every person driving a golf cart not owned by the city of Grove on a designated city street, alley or trail shall ride only one abreast.
12. No person operating a golf cart not owned by the city of Grove upon a designated city street, alley or trail shall engage in a speed contest or race.
13. No person shall operate a golf cart not owned by the city of Grove upon a designated city street, alley or trail at a speed greater than the posted speed limit.
14. The operator of a golf cart not owned by the city of Grove shall yield the right of way to all pedestrians and vehicles approaching or traveling along the designated city street, alley or trail.
15. No person shall operate a golf cart not owned by the city of Grove on a designated city street, alley or trail without having in his/her possession at all times, an unrevoked and unsuspended operator's or chauffeur's license as required by the laws of the state of Oklahoma, unless such person is specifically exempted from such laws by any provisions contained in this chapter or federal or state law or regulation. (Ord. 554, 5-6-2008)