ORD NO 11-2014 CITY OF VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. I I -2014
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN OWNER OF A GOLF
CART TO OPERATE THE GOLF CART UPON CITY
STREETS FROM HIS OR HER RESIDENCE TO AND
FROM A GOLF COURSE; REPEALING ANY
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Arkansas Code Annotated §14-54-1410 provides that it shall be within the
municipal affairs and authority of any municipality in the State of Arkansas to
allow any owner of a golf cart to operate, under certain circumstances, a golf cart
upon the city streets of the municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Pursuant to A.C.A. §14-54-1410, golf carts may be operated by the owner upon
the city streets without such cart's being registered or licensed under the applicable
section of motor vehicle registration and licensing statutes and ordinances of the
city for the purpose of traveling to and from the owner's residence and a golf
course as set forth herein.
SECTION 2: It shall be unlawful to:
a. Operate a golf cart on any city street which is also designated as federal or
state highway or as a county road as set forth in A.C.A. § 14-54-1410;
b. To operate a golf cart on any city street for purposes other than driving directly
to or from the golf course and the owner's residence;
c. To operate a golf cart while under the age of sixteen years;
d. To operate a golf cart without having a valid operator's license in the owner's
possession at the time of operation of the golf cart;
e. To operate a golf cart other than during daylight hours;
f. To operate a golf cart in violation of any other federal, state or local ordinance,
statute, or law dealing with motorized vehicles except as permitted by this
section.
SECTION 3: Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed$500.00 per occurrence.
SECTION 4: The various provisions and parts of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be
severable, and, if any section or part of a section, or any provision or part of a
provision herein, is declared to be unconstitutional, inappropriate, or invalid by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or affect the
remainder of this Ordinance and to that extent the provisions hereto are declared to
be severable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did
pass, approve, and adopt, by a vote of 6 for and 0 against, the foregoing Ordinance at its
regular meeting held on the 21st day of July 2014.
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Robert D. Free :. \
Mayor
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Barbie Curtis 'andice 'Pretty
City Clerk/Treasurer City Attorney