For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. The City of Indio.
GOLF CART. A motor vehicle having not less than three wheels in contact with the ground that is designed to be and is operated at not more than 25 miles per hour
and carries golf equipment, food/beverages for golfers, and one or more people, including a driver, and can be utilized on a golf course for play, service to golfers or maintenance.
GOLF CART CIRCULATION PLAN. The plan presented by city staff concurrent with this chapter's approval or such plan as may supersede same by determination of the Planning Commission. The golf cart circulation plan shall be a public record maintained by the City Clerk.
GOLF CART FACILITY. All travel ways, as designated by and located in the city within public right-of-way, that provide for golf cart travel. There shall be three categories of golf cart facilities:
(1) Class I golf cart paths provide an area separate from the roadway used by automobile traffic for shared one-way or two-way use by golf carts, bicycles and pedestrians.
(2) Class II golf cart lanes provide a striped lane for one-way golf cart and bicycle travel on a street or highway.
(3) Class III golf cart routes provide for shared use with automobile and bicycle traffic. Class III facilities are established by placing golf cart route signs along roadways with speed limits of 25 miles per hour or less in order to link them to Class I or Class II facilities.
GOLF CART OPERATOR. Any person that operates a golf cart within public right-of-way per this chapter.
GOLF CLUB. A public or private golf course owned by an institutional golf cart operator and located in its entirety on private or city-owned property with the sole exception of city street crossings identified in § 72.06.
INSTITUTIONAL GOLF CART. A golf cart owned by an institutional golf cart operator and operated exclusively within a golf club.
INSTITUTIONAL GOLF CART OPERATOR. Any entity, e.g., a company, corporation, homeowners' association, management association, etc., that owns and allows usage of golf carts at a golf club by persons who are playing golf, and are:
(1) Members of the entity in question, or
(2) Residents or guests of residents of a community related to the entity in question, or
(3) Otherwise affiliated with, paying fees to, or in receipt of consent from the entity in question to do so.
(Ord. 1583, passed 12-15-10)