[Added 4-8-1987]
A. 
The private roads and streets in the subdivision known as "Shawneeland" shall be designated as highways for law enforcement purposes only.
B. 
Certification of road signs and speed limits by private licensed professional engineers using criteria developed by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner shall be permitted, and, for law enforcement purposes, such certification shall have the same effect as if certified by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner.
[Added 8-22-2007]
[Added 12-13-1995]
Whenever any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or combination or part of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is found blocking, impeding or immobilized on any roadway within the Shawneeland Sanitary District of Frederick County, by weather conditions, emergency situations or otherwise, the Manager of the Shawneeland Sanitary District, or his agent, may remove such vehicle or have such vehicle removed to a storage area for safekeeping and shall report the removal to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and to the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or other vehicle as promptly as possible. Before obtaining the possession of the property, the owner thereof shall pay to the parties entitled thereto all costs incidental to its removal and/or storage.
[Added 10-13-1993; amended 6-13-2007]
A. 
The private roads and streets in the subdivision known as "The Summit" shall be designated as highways for law enforcement purposes only.
B. 
Certification of road signs and speed limits by private licensed professional engineers using criteria developed by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner shall be permitted, and, for law enforcement purposes, such certification shall have the same effect as if certified by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner.
[Added 6-11-2025]
Unless otherwise set forth in this article, "Golf cart," "utility vehicle" and "highway" shall all be defined pursuant to § 46.2-100 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, for the purposes of this article as follows:
GOLF CART
A self-propelled vehicle that is designed to transport persons playing golf and their equipment on a golf course.
HIGHWAY
As used in this article, the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic in the County of Frederick, including the streets and alleys, and for law enforcement purposes, the entire width between all the boundary lines of all private roads or private streets that have been specifically designated highways by an ordinance adopted by the governing body of the County of Frederick in which such private roads or streets are located and the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place used for purposes of vehicular travel on any property owned, leased or controlled by the United States government and located in the commonwealth.
UTILITY VEHICLE
A motor vehicle that is designed for off-road use, powered by an engine of no more than 25 horsepower and does not exceed a speed of 25 miles per hour, and used for general maintenance, security, agricultural or horticultural purposes. ("Utility vehicle" does not include all-terrain vehicles as defined in § 46.2-100 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, riding lawn mowers or any other vehicle whose definition is included in said section.)
[Added 6-11-2025]
A. 
No person shall operate a golf cart or utility vehicle on any public or private highway specifically designated a highway in the County of Frederick, subject to the following exceptions.
B. 
Golf carts shall be allowed only on private highways that have been specifically designated highways by an ordinance adopted by the governing body of the County of Frederick, and all such use shall be subject to the following:
(1) 
A golf cart may only be operated on designated private highways where the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour or less. A golf cart may cross a highway at an intersection controlled by a traffic light or conspicuously marked as a golf cart crossing by signs posted by the Virginia Department of Transportation if the highway has a posted speed limit of no more than 35 miles per hour.
(2) 
No person shall operate any golf cart on any designated private highway unless he/she has in his/her possession a valid driver's license.
(3) 
Every golf cart, whenever operated on a designated private highway, shall display a slow-moving-vehicle emblem in conformity with § 46.2-1081 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended.
(4) 
Golf carts shall be operated upon designated private highways only between sunrise and sunset unless equipped with such lights as are required by Article 3 of § 46.2- 1010, et seq. of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, for different classes of vehicles.
(5) 
The limitations set forth above shall not apply to golf carts and utility vehicles being operated as follows:
(a) 
To the extent necessary for local government employees operating only upon highways located within the locality to fulfill governmental purposes, provided that the golf cart or utility vehicle is being operated on highways with speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less.
(6) 
The driver and passengers of a golf cart shall not, at any time, exceed the maximum number for which the golf cart or utility vehicle is designed.
(7) 
Golf carts shall not be operated subsequent to modifications to increase their capacity for speed.
(8) 
Communities that have been authorized to allow golf carts on designated private highways will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of any signs pertaining to the operation of golf carts.
(9) 
The governing body of any community (HOA, POA, etc.) may impose additional restrictions, limitations and requirements on the operations of golf carts on designated private highways within its boundaries, provided that the restrictions, limitations or requirements imposed are no less stringent than those contained in this article. In the event that such provision conflicts with any provision of this article, the provision of this article shall be controlling.
(10) 
Golf carts shall be allowed in the following designated areas:
(11) 
Within the boundaries of the Lake Holiday Community — The Summit.
[Added 6-11-2025]
A violation of any provision of this article of the Frederick County Ordinances shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable pursuant to the provisions of § 18.2-11 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended.