Chapter XIV · Traffic

Article 5. Golf Carts

Sections 14-501 to 14-508 · 8 sections

14-501 Purpose.

This article is enacted for the purpose of establishing the scope of the permissible operation of Golf Carts within the corporate boundaries of McLouth, Kansas.

(Ord. 2012-08; Code 2012)

14-502 Authority.

The enactment of this article is expressly permitted by K.S.A. 8-15,108, which permits municipalities of the State of Kansas to authorize the operation of Golf Carts within municipal boundaries.

(Ord. 2012-08; Code 2012)

14-503 Definitions.

The following definitions apply to this article.

(a)City — means the City of McLouth, Kansas.

(b)Golf Cart — means a motor vehicle that has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, an unladen weight of not more than 1,800 pounds, is designed to be and is operated at not more than 25 miles per hour and is designed to carry not more than four persons including the driver.

(K.S.A. 8-1495; Ord. 2012-08; Code 2012)

14-504 Restrictions on use.

The operation of Golf Carts on the public highways of McLouth, Kansas is permitted, except that:

(a)Use is not permitted on highways with a speed limit of greater than 30 miles per hour, except that such vehicles may cross a roadway with a greater maximum speed limit in a perpendicular route after yielding to cross traffic.

(b)A person operating a Golf Cart must stay to the right of all traffic except when making turns.

(Ord. 2012-08; Code 2012)

14-505 Licensing requirements.

Any person operating a Golf Cart within the boundaries of the City must possess a valid driver’s license under the laws of this or any other state.

(Ord. 2012-08; Code 2012)

14-506 Insurance.

Any person operating a Golf Cart within the boundaries of the City must maintain in force a valid policy of insurance covering said Golf Cart in the manner set forth in K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq., and Standard Traffic Ordinance Section 200, including coverage for liability for damages for injury to person, property, or death.

(Ord. 2012-08; Code 2012)

14-507 Duty to abide by state and local traffic laws.

Except as otherwise provided herein, an operator of a Golf Cart is subject to the laws regulating vehicle traffic as set forth in K.S.A. 8-101 et seq., and the Standard Traffic Ordinance incorporated in Chapter XIV, Article 1 of the McLouth Municipal Code, including any punishments for violations thereof.

(Ord. 2012-08; Code 2012)

14-508 Violations of this article; penalties.

(a)Any person guilty of operating a Golf Cart on the public highways of the City in a manner not permitted in this article, shall, upon the first conviction, be fined in an amount not to exceed $250.

(b)Any person guilty of operating a Golf Cart on the public highways of the City in a manner not permitted in this article, shall, upon the second and all subsequent convictions, be fined in an amount not to exceed $1,000.

(Ord. 2012-08; Code 2012)