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Committee approves amended ordinance to allow commercial under‑speed vehicles with inspections and public‑safety controls
Summary
Lawmakers advanced an amended ordinance to permit business-operated under‑speed vehicles (commonly called golf carts) in Cleveland subject to annual inspections, limitations set by the public‑safety director, and an initial commercial-only rollout; staff will refine neighborhood notification and appeal procedures.
A Cleveland City Council committee approved an amended ordinance that allows commercial operation of under‑speed vehicles in public rights-of-way, subject to annual safety inspections and authority for the public‑safety director to set authorized service areas and special-event restrictions.
The ordinance (808-2025), as amended in committee, limits initial authorization to business use and requires annual safety inspections administered by the police bureau’s traffic division. Sergeant Schaeffer described the inspection workload as schedulable and noted the division uses certified commercial vehicle inspection officers; staff estimated a small inspection team for the program.
Administrative staff cited the Ohio Revised Code’s…
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