(A) General prohibition. Except as specifically permitted herein or by applicable Indiana state statute, golf carts (as defined under I.C. 9-13-2-69.7) and off road vehicles (as defined under I.C. 14-8-2-185) may not be operated on public streets and highways, sidewalks, or public ways within the town.
(B) Exceptions.
(1) Agents, representatives, and employees of the town or the Clark Pleasant Community School Corporation (“CPCSC”) may operate golf carts and off road vehicles on public streets and highways within the town in strict compliance with the following:
(a) Golf carts and off road vehicles may be operated only in the ordinary course of business of the town or CPCSC or for town- or CPCSC-sponsored events.
(b) Golf carts and off road vehicles may be operated only by licensed drivers.
(c) Golf carts and off road vehicles may be operated only during daylight hours, unless equipped with working headlights and taillights.
(d) The number of passengers, in addition to the driver, of a golf cart or off road vehicle shall be limited by and to the original factory seating available. All passengers and drivers must be seated at all times. No passenger shall ride on the lap of any other passenger. And, in no event shall the number of passengers, plus the driver, of a golf cart or off road vehicle, at any time, exceed a total of four.
(e) Drivers of golf carts and off road vehicles shall operate them, at all times, in strict compliance with all other local traffic rules and regulations that apply to all other motor vehicles operated on the streets of the town.
(2) For purposes of this subchapter, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TOWN OR CPCSC shall include authorized third parties, their agents and employees, with whom the town or CPCSC has a contract or relationship to promote or advance the interests of the town, CPCSC, and/or their separate or common stakeholders.
(Ord. 2022-07, passed 7-6-2022)