[Ord. No. 2019-158, 3-18-2019]
GOLF CAR
Shall have the meaning set forth in Section 42-1-102 (39.5), C.R.S., as amended, and shall mean, unless the state statute is otherwise amended: A self-propelled vehicle not designed primarily for operation on roadways and that has:
(a) 
A design speed of less than twenty miles per hour;
(b) 
At least three wheels in contact with the ground;
(c) 
An empty weight of not more than one thousand three hundred pounds; and
(d) 
A carrying capacity of not more than four persons.
[Ord. No. 2019-158, 3-18-2019]
(a) 
No person shall operate a Golf Car on the roadway or a street within the Town, except as provided for in this Article.
(b) 
An operator of a Golf Car shall have been legally issued and possess a currently valid driver's license and be twenty one (21) years of age or older.
(c) 
Every Golf Car operating on a Town street or roadway as allowed herein shall be equipped, at a minimum, with the following equipment:
(1) 
Front headlamps;
(2) 
Front and rear turn signal lamps;
(3) 
Rear tail lamps and stop lamps;
(4) 
A rearview mirror or mirrors;
(5) 
A parking brake;
(6) 
A front windshield;
(7) 
Seat belts for each occupant;
(8) 
Two (2) rear reflectors as either part of the tail lamps or separately; and
(9) 
A slow moving vehicle sign, as provided for by state law, shall be attached on the rear of the Golf Car, and shall be visible in daylight and at night from all distances between six hundred feet (600') and one hundred feet (100') from the rear when directly in upper beam of headlamps.
(d) 
The number of persons allowed to travel in a Golf Car shall be limited to the number of seats in the Golf Car, in accordance with the design of the Golf Car, but in no event shall there be more than four (4) persons.
(e) 
Every child passenger in a Golf Car shall be secured in a child restraint device as required by state law for children riding as passengers in a motor vehicle.
(f) 
Golf Cars shall be restricted to operation on streets and roadways within the Town of Johnstown that have a speed limit of twenty-five (25) miles per hour or less; except that a Golf Car may be operated to directly cross a roadway, including State Highway 60, that has a speed limit greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour at an at grade crossing to continue traveling along a roadway with a speed limit equal to or less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Golf Cars shall not be operated on, or be permitted to cross, the Interstate 25 Frontage Road. If the owner of the Golf Car resides at a street address where operation of a Golf Car is not allowed due to this speed restriction, the owner shall be allowed to drive the shortest route to and from the owner's residence to a street where the Golf Car is allowed to operate.
(g) 
Golf Cars shall be restricted to operation on streets and roadways within the Town of Johnstown as provided for herein. Golf Cars shall not be allowed on Town paths or trails.
(h) 
An operator of a Golf Car must carry proof of complying insurance, as described in Section 8-86, at all times while operating the Golf Car on the Town streets or roadways.
(i) 
The Town permit sticker, as described in Section 8-87, must be visible at all times when the Golf Car is being operated on the Town streets or roadways.
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Prior to the operation of a Golf Car on a Town street or roadway as allowed herein, each owner shall obtain and carry a liability insurance policy for that Golf Car, which liability insurance policy shall provide coverage for all operators of the Golf Car, meeting the following minimum requirements:
(a) 
The liability insurance policy shall be issued by an insurance carrier authorized to do business in the state of Colorado;
(b) 
The liability insurance policy shall cover a Golf Car operating on public streets and roadways; and
(c) 
The liability insurance policy shall have coverage with a minimum sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for damages to property of others, a minimum sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for damages for or on account of bodily injury or death of one (1) person as a result of any one (1) accident, and, subject to such limit as to one (1) person, a minimum sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for or on account of bodily injury to or death of all persons as a result of any one (1) accident.
[Ord. No. 2019-158, 3-18-2019; Ord. No. 2020-191, 12-21-2020]
The Golf Car shall be inspected for safety and for the required equipment by the Johnstown Police Department every three (3) years and issued a Town permit sticker. The Golf Car owner must show proof of a current driver's license and complying insurance at the time of inspection and permitting. The permit fee shall be in the amount set forth by resolution of the Town Council in the Town Fee Schedule. A copy of the ordinance regulating the operation of Golf Cars on the Town streets and roadways and a copy of Johnstown Police Department Rules and Regulations, if any, shall be provided to the Golf Car owner at the time of inspection and permitting.
[Ord. No. 2019-158, 3-18-2019]
Every person operating a Golf Car in the Town shall be subject to all traffic laws adopted by the Town, and may be subject to the issuance of a summons and complaint for any such traffic violation. Upon conviction of any traffic violation, penalties established in Section 8-26 of this Chapter shall apply. A traffic ticket issued to any operator of a Golf Car shall be governed by the procedures set forth in this Chapter.
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Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Article, the Town, by and through its staff, employees, contractors or agents, shall be authorized and permitted to operate Golf Cars on Town paths, trails and areas within the parks, greenbelts, open spaces and recreation facilities for public safety, upkeep and maintenance purposes.