Update and Correction
Gazebo Update. We recently learned that the County now requires a contractor with a commercial license (not simply residential) to perform the Gazebo construction. We are now in contact with several companies that have that credential and are requesting bids. We will let you know when we have selected a qualified bidder and an approximate completion date.
Corrected information concerning golf cart operations
Thanks to Brad Williams for providing this update.
15-Year-olds with a valid learner’s permit can drive carts by themselves. See updated County Ordinance below, approved by the County Commission in 2018.
Sec. 26-58. – Operating regulations.
(a) Any person who possesses a valid motor vehicle driver’s license may operate a motorized cart or low-speed motor vehicle on the recreation paths and authorized streets of the unincorporated portion of the county.
(b) Any person who possesses a valid motor vehicle learner’s permit and is at least 15 years of age may operate a motorized cart or low-speed motor vehicle on the recreation paths and authorized streets of the unincorporated portion of the county.
(c) No person less than 15 years of age shall be permitted to operate a motorized cart or low-speed motor vehicle on the recreation paths and authorized streets of the unincorporated portion of the county under any circumstances. Exception: Those persons who are 12 years of age or older may drive a motorized cart or low-speed motor vehicle on designated streets and paved recreation paths of the unincorporated portion of the county if they are accompanied in the front seat by a person at least 18 years of age who holds a valid motor vehicle driver’s license.
(d) All operators of motorized carts and low-speed motor vehicles shall abide by all traffic regulations applicable to vehicular traffic when using the recreation paths and authorized streets of the unincorporated portion of the county. Where recreation paths exist, they must be used in preference to parallel authorized streets.
(e) Motorized carts and low-speed motor vehicles shall not be operated on sidewalks at any time.
(f) Motorized carts and low-speed motor vehicles may be operated over authorized streets or recreation paths of the unincorporated portion of the county only during daylight hours, unless such motorized carts or low-speed motor vehicles are equipped with functional headlights and taillights.
(g) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any motorized cart or low-speed motor vehicle to operate, or permit the operation of, such cart over the recreation paths or authorized streets of the unincorporated portion of the county in violation of this article.
