Chapter 10.50
GOLF CART ZONE

Sections:

10.50.010    Golf carts – Defined.

10.50.020    Golf carts authorized.

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

10.50.040    Additional requirements.

10.50.050    Violation – Penalty.

10.50.010 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 of not more than 20 miles per hour. A golf cart is not a nonhighway vehicle or off-road vehicle as defined in RCW 46.04.365 and 46.09.310. (Ord. 031-17 § 1).

10.50.020 Golf carts authorized.

Subject to the provisions of this chapter and RCW 46.08.175, the operation of golf carts is hereby authorized upon the public roadways of the development commonly known as McCormick Woods as more fully designated and set forth on file with the city of Port Orchard (“McCormick Woods golf cart zone”). Golf carts are not permitted on nonmotorized nature or hiking trails within the McCormick Woods development, which is not part of the McCormick Woods golf cart zone. (Ord. 021-23 § 1; Ord. 031-17 § 1).

10.50.030 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). In addition, operation of a golf cart within the golf cart zone must take place within the main roadway, with the exception that operators may temporarily move to the shoulder, which is also used by pedestrian and bicycle traffic, to allow automobile traffic to pass. (Ord. 031-17 § 1).

10.50.040 Additional requirements.

Any person operating a golf cart within the McCormick Woods golf cart zone 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) Vehicle Type. A golf cart must be electric-powered to be operated within the golf cart zone. An exception is hereby made for gasoline-powered maintenance and operations carts operated by the McCormick Woods golf course.

(4) Equipment Requirements. A golf cart must meet the equipment requirements of Chapters 46.08 and 46.37 RCW and 49 CFR 571.500 for reflectors, seat belts and rear view mirrors.

(5) Insurance. No person may operate a golf cart unless the person is covered under a liability policy with liability limits of at least the amounts provided in RCW 46.29.090. (Ord. 031-17 § 1).

10.50.050 Violation – Penalty.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a civil infraction resulting in a $50.00 fine. (Ord. 031-17 § 1).