Chapter 9.50 GOLF CART ZONE

Chapter 9.50
GOLF CART ZONE

Sections:

9.50.030 Obedience to rules of the road/traffic control devices.

9.50.010 Golf carts – Defined.

“Golf cart” means a gas powered or electric powered four-wheeled vehicle originally designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting purposes, and has a speed attainable in one mile to not more than 20 miles per hour. A golf cart is not a nonhighway vehicle or off-road vehicle as defined in RCW 46.09.020. [Ord. 1050 § 1, 2010.]

9.50.020 Golf carts authorized.

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the operation of golf carts is hereby authorized upon the public roadways of the town of La Conner. [Ord. 1050 § 1, 2010.]

9.50.030 Obedience to rules of the road/traffic control devices.

Any person operating a golf cart upon the public roadways as authorized in this chapter shall be subject to all of the duties and obligations applicable to the operator of a motor vehicle as per the Washington model traffic ordinance (Chapter 308-330 WAC). [Ord. 1050 § 1, 2010.]

9.50.040 Additional requirements.

Any person operating a golf cart within the town of La Conner shall comply with the following:

(1) Vehicle Operator License. No person may operate a golf cart unless such person carries upon his or her person a valid Washington State vehicle operator’s license.

(2) Daylight Operation. No person may operate a golf cart at any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.

(3) Registration. A golf cart may not be operated without first being registered with the town of La Conner and the registration number conspicuously displayed upon the back of the golf cart.

(4) Violation – Penalty. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a civil infraction resulting in a $50.00 fine. [Ord. 1050 § 1, 2010.]

9.50.050 Golf cart registration.

All golf carts shall be registered with the town of La Conner prior to the operation upon the public roadways within the town of La Conner. The sole purpose of the registration is to identify the owners of the golf carts being operated as provided herein. Registration of a golf cart is not intended to and shall not operate to warrant or guarantee that the golf cart meets any particular standard or condition or that it may be safely operated upon the public roadways within the town of La Conner. Registration shall be made in the manner that follows:

(1) Application for a golf cart registration shall be made upon a form provided by the town of La Conner.

(2) A golf cart number will be registered to the applicant upon the approval of the completed application. The applicant shall apply the number to the registered golf cart in a clearly visible location. [Ord. 1171 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1050 § 1, 2010.]