Council advances golf‑cart ordinance with three‑year sunset for northeast quadrant

Council held a first reading of an ordinance that would permit certain low‑speed vehicles or licensed golf carts on designated municipal roads. Staff clarified prior code (section 32‑105) limits operation to a northeast quadrant (north of SR 50 and west of SR 27) and noted about 25 permits have been issued in the pilot. After discussion about permanence vs. a trial and concerns about parking/charging and municipal code alignment, council amended the measure to include a three‑year sunset to allow monitoring and to sync with the ongoing comprehensive plan and code rewrite. The motion to advance the ordinance with a three‑year sunset was approved (vote recorded 4–1).

Ending: Staff and legal will finalize ordinance language and administrative procedures and return for final adoption; council asked staff to consider parking/charging and downtown code coordination before final reading.