In order to maintain the general peace and welfare of the Village and to prevent severe traffic congestion, the num her of golf carts available to rent shall be limited as follows:
(a) The Village shall issue no more than 865 golf cart vehicle registrations per calendar year to golf cart business license holders located in the Village pursuant to Section 858.01. The Village shall issue no more than 865 golf cart vehicle registrations per calendar year to golf cart business license holders located in Put-in-Bay Township pursuant to Section 858.01.
(b) A person, firm or corporation who, pursuant to Section 858.01, held a vehicle license for any golf cart in 2023, and holds a valid golf cart business license for 2024, shall be issued no more golf cart vehicle licenses per year pursuant to Section 858.01 than the number of golf cart licenses the person, firm or corporation held during 2023.
(c) A person, firm or corporation to whom division (b) of this section does not apply, shall be issued such number of golf cart vehicle licenses in 2024 as is approved by Council, not to exceed the number of golf carts the person, firm, or corporation owned and had registered pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4503 in 2023 and provided those golf cart vehicle licenses do not exceed the total number of golf cart licenses permitted per calendar year in division (a) above. An applicant for a golf cart business license subject to this section shall bear the burden of proving the number of golf carts registered pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4503 as required by division (c) by providing copies of said registrations when submitting their application for a golf cart business license pursuant to Section 858.05.
(d) Notwithstanding the nontransferable vehicle license limitation in section 858.01(a), no person, firm, or corporation shall transfer a golf cart vehicle registration license except:
(1) Subject to the approval of Council, a person, firm, or corporation may apply to transfer a golf cart vehicle registration license to another person, firm or corporation who holds a golf cart business license.
(Ord. 1430-24. Passed 3-12-24; Ord. 1440-24. Passed 5-14-24.)