(A) Permits. No person shall operate a motorized golf cart, on streets, alleys, sidewalks, or other public property without obtaining a permit as provided herein.
(B) Every application for a permit shall be made on a form supplied by the city and shall contain all the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) The nature of the applicant's physical handicap, if any.
(3) Model name, make, and year and number of the motorized golf cart.
(4) Other information as the city may require.
(C) The permit fee shall be as set forth in the fee schedule pursuant to § 33.01 of this code, as it may be amended from time to time.
(D) Permits shall be granted for a period of three (3) years and may be renewed.
(E) No permit shall be granted or renewed unless the applicant provides evidence of insurance in compliance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes concerning insurance coverage for the golf cart.
(F) Motorized golf carts are permitted to operate only on city streets, not state or federal highways, except to cross at designated intersections.
(G) Motorized golf carts may only be operated on designated roadways from sunrise to sunset. They shall not be operated in inclement weather conditions or at any time when there is insufficient light to clearly see persons and vehicles on the roadway at a distance of five hundred (500) feet per M.S. § 169.045.
(H) Motorized golf carts shall display the slow-moving vehicle emblem provided for in M.S. § 169.045, as it may be amended from time to time, when operated on designated roadways.
(I) Motorized golf carts shall be equipped with a rear-view mirror to provide the driver with adequate vision from behind as required by M.S. § 169.70.
(J) The operator of a motorized golf cart may cross any street or highway intersecting a designated roadway.
(K) Every person operating a motorized golf cart under permit on designated roadways has all the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the provisions of M.S. Chapter 169, as it may be amended from time to time, except when these provisions cannot reasonably be applied to motorized golf carts and except as otherwise specifically provided in M.S. § 169.045, subd. 7, as it may be amended from time to time.
(L) The City Council may suspend or revoke a permit granted hereunder upon a finding that the holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this section or M.S. Chapter 169, as it may be amended from time to time, or if there is evidence that the permit holder cannot safely operate the motorized golf cart on the designated roadways.
(M) The number of occupants on the golf cart may not exceed the design occupant load.
(Ord. 477, passed 9-15-2020)