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Colleyville City Council approved regulations to allow golf carts on neighborhood streets at the May 12 council meeting.
The motion passed 4-2 with Mayor Bobby Lindamood and Mayor Pro Tem Brandi Elder in opposition.
“I'm not a big government kind of guy, but there's a safety issue that I've got to be careful of,” Lindamood said.
What happened?
The ordinance allows golf carts on neighborhood roads with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less. When crossing multilane intersections, golf carts must do so at a four-way stop.
“The main reason is safety,” Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Scotty Richardson said. “In neighborhoods, roads are a little wider and most people get over to let traffic behind them pass.”
Lindamood brought up concerns that this would prohibit golf cart users in certain neighborhoods from leaving their neighborhood.
“If you get on the main roads, you’re upping the risk factor and you’re impeding traffic," council member Tim Raine said. “I don’t have any problems if they’re in their neighborhoods. I realize some neighborhoods are larger [or] smaller than others, and if somebody considers that limiting, [then] you chose to live there.”
One public commenter spoke in favor of allowing golf carts on streets, saying that he brought the issue to council after he realized golf carts weren’t legally permitted on neighborhood roads.
Another public commenter spoke against allowing golf carts on streets due to a high amount of accidents that could occur and put golf cart users at risk.
More details
The approved regulations state that golf carts:
If a golf cart operator were to break any of these rules, then they would be charged a fine of up to $500, per city documents.
The rules do not apply to carts driven exclusively on golf courses, within gated or private communities, by city personnel for official business, or as part of a city-authorized parade or festival.
