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Council reviews state golf-cart law and local options; staff to prepare ordinance suggestions
Summary
After South Carolina changed state law governing neighborhood golf-cart operation, Conway staff outlined local choices—hours, permitted roads, night operation, and radius of operation—and council asked staff to prepare draft local ordinances and to pursue targeted speed-limit reductions with SCDOT in key corridors.
Conway City Council held a workshop discussion on June 16 about new state law that overhauled rules for neighborhood golf-cart operation and the local authority to regulate hours, routes and conditions of use.
Staff summarized the state law: operators must be 16 with a valid driver’s license; vehicles must be insured, permitted and registered with the DMV; children 11 and under must wear a seat belt while on a public street; golf carts are limited to roads with speed…
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