(A) No permit shall be granted or renewed unless the following conditions are met:
(1) The applicant must demonstrate that he or she currently holds or has held a valid Minnesota driver's license. The applicant may be required to submit a certificate signed by a physician that the applicant is able to safely operate a motorized golf cart, utility task vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or mini-truck on the roadways so designated.
(2) The applicant must provide evidence of insurance in compliance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes concerning insurance coverage for the golf cart, utility task vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or mini-truck.
(3) The applicant has not had his or her driver's license revoked as the result of criminal proceedings.
(B) Motorized golf carts, utility task vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and mini-trucks are permitted to operate only on city streets, not state or federal highways, except to cross at designated intersections.
(C) Motorized golf carts, utility task vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and mini-trucks 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 500 feet.
(D) Motorized golf carts shall display the slow-moving emblem provided for in M.S. § 169.045, as it may be amended from time to time, when operated on designated roadways.
(E) Motorized golf carts, utility task vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and mini-trucks shall be equipped with a rear-view mirror to provide the driver with adequate vision from behind as required by M.S. § 169.70.
(F) The operator of a motorized golf cart, utility task vehicle, all-terrain vehicle or mini-truck may cross any street or highway intersecting a designated roadway.
(G) Every person operating a motorized golf cart, a utility task vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle, or a mini-truck 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. Ch. 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.
(H) The City Council may suspend or revoke a permit granted hereunder upon a finding that the holder has violated any of the provisions of this section or M.S. Ch. 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, utility task vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or mini-truck on the designated roadways.
(I) The number of occupants on the golf cart, utility task vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or mini-truck may not exceed the design occupant load.
(Ord. 2, Second Series, passed 1-9-24)