HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1174ORDINANCE NO. 1174
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 10.76 RELATED
TO GOLF CARTS
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California does hereby ordain
as follows:
Section 1. That Section 10.76.020 be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Golf cart" means an electric powered motor vehicle having not less than four
wheels in contact with the ground and an unladen weight of less than three thousand
pounds which is designed to be and is operated at not more than twenty-five miles per
hour and is designed to carry not more than six persons, including the driver."
Section 2. That Subparagraph j. of Subparagraph 4. of Section 10.76.100 be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"j. Seat belts for the driver and for all passengers;"
Section 3. That Subparagraph 5. of Subparagraph B. of Section 10.76.110 be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"5. A maximum of six persons may ride in the golf cart and may only ride in
the main passenger compartment equipped with safety belts. The driver and all
passengers must wear safety belts at all times that the golf cart is being operated on
public streets."
Section 4. The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, is hereby
directed to publish this ordinance in the Desert Sun, a newspaper of general circulation,
published and circulated in the City of Palm Desert, California, and shall be in full force
and effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
ORDINANCE NO. 1174
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Palm Desert City Council this
11 th day of December, 2008, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
BENSON, FERGUSON, KELLY, and SPIEGEL
NOES:
NONE
ABSENT:
FINERTY
ABSTAIN: NONE
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ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASS -N, CITY CLE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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