HomeMy WebLinkAbout0533 ORDINANCE NO. 533
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7 OF THE
LAKEVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING. THE USE OF
MOTORIZED GOLF CARTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE ORDAINS:
SECTION L Title 7, Chapter 8 of the Lakeville. City Code is amended by adding
Section 7-8-5 to read:
7-8-5: MOTORIZED GOLF CARTS.
A. Permit. Motorized golf carts may be operated on bike paths, designated streets,
and designated bike lanes by permit issued by the Lakeville Police Department
subject to the requirements of this section.
B. Permits may only be issued to physically disabled persons as defined by' Minn.
Stat. § 169.345,. Subd. (2) who have a physician's or chiropractor's statement
certifying that the person is a physically disabled person within the meaning of the
statute and that the person is able to safely .operate a motorized golfcart on bike
paths..Permits shall. be issued for a one year period. A permit may be revoked at
.any time if there is evidence that the permittee cannot safety operate the motorized
golf cart. The permit may be revoked following a hearing conducted by the Police
Chief or his or her designee following written notice to the permittee.. The Police
Chiefmay suspend the permit prior to the hearing if public safety would otherwise
be endangered.
C. .Times of Operation. Motorized golf carts may only be operated on bike paths,
designated streets, and bike lanes from sunrise to sunset. They shall not be
operated in inclement weather or when visibility is impaired by weather, smoke,
or other conditions, or at any time when there is insufficient light to clearly see
persons on the bike paths or designated streets at a distance of 500 feet.
D. Slow-moving Vehicle Emblem. Motorized golf carts shall display the slow-
moving vehicle emblem provided for in Minn. Stat. § 169.522 and an orange or
blaze pennant extending at least five (5) feet above the bumper of the golf cart
when operated on bike paths and. designated- streets.
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E. Insurance. Every permit holder shall. have in possession at all times while
operating a motorized golf cart and shall produce on demand of a police officer
proof of insurance as specified in Minn. Stat. § 169.791.
F. Crossing Intersecting Streets. The operator, under permit, of a motorized golf cart
may cross any street at an intersection.
G. Application of Traffic Laws. Every person operating a motorized golf cart under
permit on bike paths, designated streets, and bike lanes has all the rights and duties
applicable to the driver of any. other vehicle under the provisions of Minn. Stat.
Chapter 169, except when .those provisions cannot reasonably be applied to
motorized golf carts.
H. Non-application. of Certain Laws. The provisions of Minn. Stat. Chapter 171 are
not applicable to persons operating motorized. golf carts under permit on bike
paths, designated streets, and bike lanes pursuant to this section. Except for the
requirements of Minn. Stat. § 169.70, the provisions of Minn. Stat. Chapter 169
relating to equipment on vehicles is not .applicable to motorized golf carts
operating under permit.
I. Designation of Streets. and Bike Lanes. The permit issued pursuant to this section
shall .designate the local streets and bike lanes upon which the motorized golf cart
may be operated.
SECTION 2. Title 7, Chapter 8 of the Lakeville City Code is amended by
amending Section 7-8-3, subparagraphs B and C to read:..
B. Bike Lanes: Except as provided in Section 7-8-5, vehicles are prohibited from
using a designated bike lane except in an emergency, when. disabled, or when.
necessary to:
1. Make a permissible left, right, or U turn;
2. Pick up or discharge passengers or goods; or
3. Park.
C. Bike Paths: Except as provided in Section 7-8-5, all vehicles are prohibited from
using a designated bike path.
SECTION 3. This. ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
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ADOPTED this 17th .day of .October , 1994, by the City Council of the
.City of Lakeville.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY:
Dua R. Zaun, M o
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Charlene Fried~ges, C' y Clerk
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PUBLIC NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 533
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7 OF THE
LAKEVILLE. CITY CODE CONCERNING THE
USE OF MOTORIZED GOLF CARTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAKEVILLE ORDAINS:
fiRCTION 1. Title 7, Chapter 8 of the Lakeville
City Code is amended by adding
Section 7-8-5 to read:
7-8-5: MOTORIZED GOLF CARTS.
A. Permit. Motorized golf carts may be operated on
bike paths, designated streets, and designated
bike lanes by permit issued by the Lakeville
Police Department subject to the requirements
of this section.
B. Permits may only be issued to physically disabled
persons as defined by Minn. Stat. § 169.345,
Subd. (2) who have a physician's or chiropractor's
statement certifying that the person is a physi-
cally disabled person within the meaning of the
statute and that the person is able to safely
operate a motorized golf cart on bike paths.
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Richard M. Sherman , being duly sworn,
on oath says that he/she is the publisher
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publisher of the newspaper known as
Lakeville Life & Times, and has full know-
ledge of the facts which are stated below:
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amended.
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24thday of October , 1994; and
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Subscribed and sworn to before me on
this 25th day of October
Notary Public
, 1994.
BARBARA J. GROSBERG
NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA
SCOTT COUNTY
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