After months of edits, Barnesville adopts mobile-cart ordinance regulating low-speed vehicles

After repeated review and edits over several months, Barnesville’s council adopted Mobile Cart Ordinance No. 626 on Aug. 3. The ordinance had been introduced earlier in April and was the subject of multiple work-session discussions about permitted streets, safety features, registration, festival exemptions and whether to require seat belts.

Councilmembers debated whether to delay adoption while staff finalized permit procedures and enforcement, and at one meeting (July 6) the council tabled the ordinance for additional revisions. The council ultimately adopted the ordinance after a second reading, directing staff to publish permit forms and prepare police inspection and registration procedures. During the July/August discussion, council members also considered lowering certain city speed limits to 35 mph to improve compatibility with permitted carts.