(A) No golf cart may be operated on any street or highway in the city without first passing a safety inspection which will be conducted prior to the issuance of a city registration sticker. Furthermore, no registration sticker will be issued until the operator presents proof that the golf cart is fully insured, and the operator has a valid North Carolina driver’s license or recognized valid driver’s license from another state.
(B) To pass the safety inspection for the city and to obtain a special use permit, the golf cart must have the following:
(1) Headlights and tail lights if the operator plans to drive after dark;
(2) Rubber or equivalent tires;
(3) Adequate steering gear, brakes, emergency or parking brake, rear-view mirror, adequately fixed drivers seat;
(4) All other factory installed safety or mechanical systems, including checking for gasoline or propane leaks;
(5) Speed governor if gasoline powered; and
(6) Golf carts with “lift kits” may not be more than 22 inches high measured from floorboard of cart to the ground.
(Ord. passed - -; Ord. O-09-14, passed 11-6-2014)