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Commission opens discussion on limited city golf‑cart rules; staff to return with neighborhood‑by‑neighborhood options
Summary
Following passage of Senate Bill 63 at the state level, the commission requested more analysis before allowing street‑legal golf carts or special‑purpose vehicles; staff and police recommended limiting any pilot to 25 mph streets or neighborhood‑designated streets and excluding greenway trails; staff will return with maps and petition process.
Paducah commissioners on Aug. 12 discussed whether to permit street‑legal golf carts or “special purpose vehicles” within city limits after state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 63 allowing local governments to opt in.
City staff explained two separate state regimes: existing KRS provisions that let cities authorize street‑legal golf carts (which must meet headlamp, turn‑signal, mirror and slow‑moving‑vehicle requirements) and the new SB 63 section that allows special‑purpose vehicles (ATVs, UTVs,…
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