§ 106-73. Operation of golf carts.
(a)
The operation of any golf cart on county roads/streets/sidewalks/trails in the unincorporated area of the county is prohibited under the following conditions:
(1)
Operation between the hours of sunset and sunrise except as otherwise provided for herein.
(2)
Failure to equip a golf cart with efficient brakes, reliable steering apparatus, safe tires, a rearview mirror, and red reflectorized warning devices on both the front and rear of the golf cart when operated on roads/street, multi-use sidewalks and trails designated for golf cart use in accordance with this section. Failure to equip a gold cart operated by an unlicensed drive with an efficient horn.
(3)
Operation between the hours of sunset and sunrise unless the golf cart is equipped with functional headlights, brake lights, tum signals, and a windshield pursuant to F.S. § 316.212 (45)(2012) as well as the equipment specified in subsection (2) above.
(4)
Failure to, in accordance with F.S. § 316.217, (2012), operate a golf cart with lighted headlights when operated between the time of sunset to sunrise and/or during conditions of rain, smoke, or fog.
(5)
Operation of a golf cart by a person or operator who has not attained the age as stipulated in F.S. § 316.121.
(6)
In violation of state or county traffic regulations.
(7)
On bicycle paths, ped-ways, or sidewalks; however, golf carts may be operated up to a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour on multi-use sidewalks and trails, as defined in section 106-72 herein, designated for use by golf carts as provided for herein.
(8)
Transporting more passengers than the number of passengers which the golf cart was designed to carry or transporting any passenger who is not seated in a position intended by the golf cart manufacturer to carry a passenger.
(9)
Operation of a golf cart on any county road/street, sidewalk or trail in the unincorporated area which the county has not designated for the use or operation of golf carts, as provided for herein, is prohibited.
(b)
Golf carts operated in compliance with subsection (a) above, shall be allowed to operate upon the streets, roads, multi-use sidewalks and trails designated for operation as follows:
(1)
All roads/streets within the Sherwood Estates Subdivision.
a.
North Carpenter Road shall not be a designated road/street except that North Carpenter Road may be crossed at designated crossings.
(2)
There are no designated roads/streets in the Savannahs at Sykes Creek Subdivision, except that Savannahs Trail may be crossed at the designated crossing for golf carts located approximately 100 feet south of the entrance to the subdivision.
(3)
All roads/streets, multi-use sidewalks and paved trails permitting golf cart use as indicated by appropriate signage within the boundaries of the Viera Development of Regional Impact except in the drive lanes of the following roadways as set out in subsection a. through k. below:
a.
Murrell Road shall not be a designated road/street, except that Murrell Road may be crossed at any signalized intersection and at designated pedestrian crossings.
b.
Stadium Parkway shall not be a designated road/street, except that Stadium Parkway may be crossed at any signalized intersection and at designated pedestrian crossings.
c.
Tavistock Drive shall not be a designated road/street, except that Tavistock Drive may be crossed at designated pedestrian crossings.
d.
Judge Fran Jamieson Way shall not be a designated road/street, except that Judge Fran Jamieson Way may be crossed at any signalized intersection and at designated pedestrian crossings.
e.
Lake Andrew Drive shall not be a designated road/street, except that Lake Andrew Drive may be crossed at any signalized intersection and at designated pedestrian crossings.
f.
Viera Boulevard shall not be a designated road/street, except that Viera Boulevard may be crossed at any signalized intersection and at designated pedestrian crossings. Notwithstanding any other definitions of this chapter; no portion of a street, road, multi-use sidewalk or trail within the I-95/Viera Boulevard interchange shall be designated for golf cart usage.
g.
Wickham Road shall not be a designated road/street, except that Wickham Road may be crossed at any signalized intersection and at designated pedestrian crossings.
h.
Pineda Causeway Extension shall not be a designated road/street, except that Pineda Causeway Extension may be crossed at any signalized intersection and at designated pedestrian crossings.
i.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a golf cart shall not be operated upon any road/street within the Viera Development of Regional Impact (1) having a posted speed limit in excess of 30 miles per hour; or (2) identified by county as an arterial or collector roadway unless otherwise authorized by the county manager.
j.
A golf cart operated within the Viera Development of Regional Impact upon a road/street with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or less may, for the sole purpose of continuing travel along such road/street, be operated across an intersecting roadway with a posted speed limit in excess of 30 miles per hour but not exceeding 35 miles per hour, provided that such intersection is signalized. For crossing all other non-signalized intersections or at designated pedestrian crossings, the golf cart must utilize the designated crosswalk yielding to pedestrians and all handicapped/disabled mobility aids.
k.
Golf carts shall remain on designated interior park road ways unless otherwise authorized by the parks and recreation department pursuant to section 78-123.
(4)
Except as limited herein, all roads/streets and trails located within the Suntree Planned Unit Development (PUD) and within the Vizcaya, Sawgrass, Suntree Estates, and St. Andrews Isles residential subdivisions adjacent to the Suntree PUD.
a.
Jordan Blass Boulevard between St. Andrews Boulevard to the pedestrian crossing located on Jordan Blass Boulevard adjacent to the northwest corner of the Suntree Elementary school property shall be a designated road. Jordan Blass Boulevard east of the pedestrian crossing, located as described, to Wickham Road shall not be a designated road.
b.
Wickham Road shall not be a designated road/street, except that Wickham Road may be crossed at the designated pedestrian crossing located at Wickham Road and North Pinehurst Avenue.
(5)
All roads and streets within the Barefoot Bay subdivision, except as set out in subsection a. below:
a.
Micco Road shall not be a designated road/street, except that Micco Road may be crossed at designated pedestrian crossings located at the Micco Road and Sebastian Road and at Micco Road and East Drive.
b.
That part of Barefoot Boulevard located east of the Barefoot Bay subdivision to the intersection of Barefoot Boulevard and the driveway entrance to the shopping area at 7960 U.S. Highway 1, Sebastian, Florida, shall be a designated road/street.
(6)
Ron Beatty Boulevard, extending from Barefoot Boulevard south to Micco Road, shall be a designated road/street.
(Ord. No. 98-23, § 3, 4-21-98; Ord. No. 02-24, § 1, 5-21-02; Ord. No. 2009-13, § 1, 4-14-09; Ord. No. 09-38, § 1, 12-15-09; Ord. No. 2014-33, § 1, 11-21-14; Ord. No. 2016-22, § 1, 10-4-16)