10.01.135.7 Unlawful Operation of a Golf Cart.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a golf cart on any street or highway within the corporate limits of the City of Olathe unless:
(1) The speed limit on such street is thirty (30) miles per hour or less;
(2) The golf cart is operated during the hours between sunrise and sunset, unless equipped with:
(a) Lights, as required by State and local law for motorcycles, except that electric turn signals and multiple-beam road lighting equipment shall not be required; and
(b) A properly mounted slow-moving vehicle emblem as required by K.S.A 8-1717 and amendments thereto;
(3) The operator of the golf cart has a valid driver’s license;
(4) The owner maintains insurance for the golf cart that includes coverage for operation on public roads and meets the minimum insurance requirements for motor vehicles as set forth in K.S.A. 40-3107.
(B) Golf carts shall not be operated in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a golf cart:
(1) On any interstate highway, federal highway, or State highway; or
(2) On any sidewalk, jogging path, trail, or any location normally used for pedestrian traffic.
(D) The number of occupants allowed on a golf cart shall be limited to the number of seats factory installed. Bench seats shall be limited to three (3) people.
(E) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit a golf cart from crossing a street or highway.
(F) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the operation of any golf cart in the course of authorized duties on behalf of any governmental entity.
(G) The operation of a golf cart is authorized within the City on private property with the consent of the property owner. (Ord. 23-18 § 8, 2023.)
Code reviser’s note: Ord. 23-18 repealed and reenacted former Section 10.01.114.4 as 10.01.135.7.