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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2026-002 CLER ONT CITY OF CLERMONT e� ORDINANCE NO.2026-002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 32, STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES TO REMOVE THE EXPIRATION DATE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVERNERS ERROR, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS this Ordinance is enacted pursuant to §316.212, Fla. Stat., which prohibits operation of golf carts on any public street or road, unless the local government has designated a County Road, municipal road, or portion of a State Road,to be available for use of golf carts; and WHEREAS §316.212,Fla. Stat.,requires that the local government determine said road(s) to be safe for use of golf carts, and sets certain minimum requirements and limitations to the operation of golf carts on public roads; and WHEREAS the City of Clermont City Council has evaluated certain City maintained roads, or public easements which are being used as local roads, and has determined that its roads are safe for use of golf carts under the limitations contained herein and as set forth in the above- referenced statute; and WHEREAS the citizens in the areas subject to this Ordinance have shown an interest in the roads being designated for use by golf carts; and WHEREAS the City amended Chapter 32 of the City Code to permit the use of golf carts consistent with applicable Florida law, specifically implementing a new division in Chapter 32 of the City Code, Division 4, Sections 32-100 through 32-105; and WHEREAS Chapter 32-102 (g) had an expiration date of February 11, 2026, unless extended by City Council; and WHEREAS the City Council desires to remove the expiration date from this section of the code; and NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Clermont that Chapter 32 shall be amended as indicated in Section 2 below. SECTION 1: AUTHORITY The City Council of the City of Clermont has the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 163 and 166, Florida Statutes. 6' CLER ONT CITY OF CLERMONT ORDINANCE NO.2026-002 SECTION 2: Sec.32-102. Golf Cart Use. (a) Permitted Use. Golf carts may be operated on City of Clermont roads only. (b) Time. Golf carts may be operated on designated municipal roads between sunrise and sunset or between sunset and sunrise subject to the golf cart having equipment and features as stated in Section 32-102(c). (c) Safety Requirements. Golf carts operated on designated municipal roads between sunrise and sunset must be equipped with efficient brakes; reliable steering apparatus; safe tires; a rearview mirror; and red reflectorized warning devices in both the front and rear.However,golf carts operated on designated municipal roads between sunset and sunrise must be equipped with headlights, brake lights, turn signals, and a windshield. (d) Age and Identification Requirements. Golf carts may not be operated on any municipal roads by anyone under the age of 18 years who does not have a valid driver license, including a learner's license, or by anyone 18 years or older who does not have a valid form of government-issued photographic identification. (e) Florida Law. Golf carts must be operated in compliance with all applicable local and state traffic laws and the operator may be ticketed in the same manner as a motor vehicle operator under Florida Law. (f) Registration. Golf carts used on municipal roads shall be registered by the City as provided in Sec. 32-103. (g) Expiration. This golf cart Ordinance, 2026-002, will expire on February 10, 2029 unless extended by City Council. SECTION 3: CONFLICT All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: SEVERABILITY If any portion of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the invalidated portion shall be severed from the remainder of the Ordinance, and the remainder of the Ordinance shall continue in full force and effect as if enacted without the invalidated portion, except in cases where such continued validity of the remainder would clearly and without doubt contradict or frustrate the intent of the Ordinance as a whole. d' CLER ONT CITY OF CLERMONT ORDINANCE NO. 2026-002 SECTION 5: CODIFICATION The text of Section 2 of this Ordinance shall be codified as a part of the Clermont City Code. The codifier is authorized to make editorial changes not effecting the substance of this Ordinance by the substitution of"Article" for "Ordinance", "Section" for "Paragraph", or otherwise to take such editorial license. SECTION 6: ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR Regardless of whether such inclusion in the Code as described in Section 5 is accomplished, sections of the Ordinance may be re-numbered or re-lettered and the correction of typographical and/or scrivener's errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City Manager or designee, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or re-codified copy of same with the City Clerk. SECTION 7: PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be published as provided by law and it shall become law and shall take effect immediately upon its Second Reading and Final Passage. CSC' CITY OF CLERMONT CLE af ORDINANCE N0. 2026-002 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida on this 1 Oth day of February 2026. CITY OF CLERMONT ' t g - X f Tim Murry, yor ATTEST: Tracy Ackroyd Howe, MMC City Clerk Approved as to form and leg ity: ristian W. W gh, City Attorney