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Bluffton council workshop examines caps, safety rules for tour companies and Segways
Summary
At a Feb. 11 workshop the Bluffton Town Council reviewed proposed amendments to Chapter 7 of the town code governing tour companies, discussing caps on operators, vehicle classes (animal-drawn, motorized, nonmotorized, pedicabs), hours of operation, safety standards and whether to require annual re-certification or permits.
Bluffton Town Council members and staff spent more than an hour Feb. 11 discussing proposed changes to Chapter 7 of the town code that would revise how tour companies operate in town, including vehicle classifications, caps on operators and new safety requirements.
Natalie (staff member) introduced the draft ordinance and said it divides tours into four types — animal-drawn carriages, motorized vehicles (buses, mopeds, golf carts, Segways), nonmotorized tours (walking, bicycles, pedicabs) and pedicabs limited to Old Town — and would require a business license and a Bluffton history class for operators. “All of the types of tour companies, or tour types do require business license,” Natalie said. “Some of them do have a cap. So animal drawn vehicles have a cap of two companies and only two carriages permitted at one time.”
Council members focused on three recurrent…
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