(A) Issuance of permits to handicapped to operate golf carts or four-wheeled, all-terrain vehicles authorized. The physically handicapped, as hereinafter defined, consistent with this section and all other laws and regulations appertaining, are authorized issuance of permits to operate a golf cart or four-wheeled, all-terrain vehicle on any public thoroughfare within the corporate limits of the city.
(B) Permits and applications therefor. No operation of golf cart or four-wheeled, all-terrain vehicles is authorized hereunder except by permit by persons having been issued permit pursuant hereto. Applications for permit shall elicit such information as applications for motor vehicle driver's license applications do, the applicant shall be accompanied by a current licensed physician's report indicating applicant to be physically able to .operate such vehicle(s) safely, and evidence of insurance complying with the provisions of M.S. § 65B.48(5), and shall relate to a single specific vehicle.
(C) Miscellaneous regulations. All permits issued pursuant to this section shall be issued for a period not to exceed one year and shall be annually renewable. Permits issued are subject to revocation at any time upon a showing that permittee can no longer safely operate the vehicle, the operation of which was authorized by permit issued pursuant to this section. Vehicles operated by permits issued pursuant hereto shall be operated only at times from sunrise to sunset and shall not be operated in inclement weather or when visibility is impaired by weather, smoke, fog or other visibility limiting circumstances where lighting is insufficient to clearly see persons and vehicles at 500 feet. All vehicles permitted to be operated pursuant to this section shall display slow-moving vehicle emblem pursuant to M.S. § 169.522.
(D) Administration; definition of handicapped persons.
(1) All applications for permits hereunder shall be made to and processed by the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and approved by the Chief of Police.
(b) For purposes of this section, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED shall mean any person who has sustained an amputation or material disability of either or both arms or legs, or who has been otherwise disabled in any manner, rendering it difficult or burdensome to walk. In the discretion of the Chief of Police, a person who is an applicant for a permit hereunder may be deemed HANDICAPPED if currently certified to be such by a licensed physician.
(E) General traffic regulations incorporated by reference. There are hereby incorporated by this reference, as if set out here at in full, all regulations specifically relating to vehicles described in this section and all other rules, regulations and laws of the State of Minnesota thereunto appertaining, Where the provisions of this section and any other regulations conflict, the more restrictive shall control. Should any provision of this section be rendered invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, all remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
(F) Penalties. Violations of this section are deemed misdemeanors and punishable upon conviction according to the laws of the State of Minnesota appertaining.
(Ord. 521, passed 5-29-18)