(A) Commercial delivery personnel may operate low-speed vehicles, golf carts, or utility vehicles, solely for the purpose of delivering express envelopes and packages; (a) only on roadway specifically designated for such use by the city; (b) after being issued a permit by the city; and (c) only if the low-speed vehicle, golf cart, or utility vehicle is operated in conformance with this subchapter.
(B) In order to be operated on such designated city streets, a golf cart, low speed vehicle or utility vehicle shall:
(1) Be issued a permit by the city as provided hereafter under § 71.63;
(2) Display a permit that identifies that the golf cart, low speed vehicle or utility vehicle is allowed to be operated on specific roadways within the city which permit shall be numbered and affixed to the lower left side (driver’s side) of the windshield of the vehicle;
(3) Be inspected by a certified inspector designated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office and certified through the Department of Vehicle Regulation to ensure that the golf cart, low speed vehicle or utility vehicle complies with the requirements of this section;
(4) Display a slow-moving vehicle emblem in compliance with KRS 189.820;
(5) Be insured in compliance with KRS 304.39-080 by the owner or operator, and the proof of insurance shall be inside the golf cart at all times of operation on a public roadway;
(6) Be operated only between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.;
(7) Be operated by a person with a valid operator’s license (an operator’s permit shall not suffice) in his or her possession; and
(8) Be operated without crossing a roadway at an intersection where the roadway being crossed has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
(C) Any person operating a golf cart, low speed vehicle or utility vehicle on a public roadway under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the traffic regulations of KRS Chapter 189, and any other applicable provisions of this code pertaining to the operation of vehicles upon city streets.
(Ord. 17-6, passed 10-24-17)