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Clayton adopts golf-cart ordinance for Glen Laurel; resident urges revisions
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 2025-12-07 allowing limited street use and a three-year registration program for golf carts in the Glen Laurel subdivision; resident Steven Anderson later testified that the ordinance contains inconsistent language and recommended in-person inspections and a longer trial period.
The Town of Clayton on Dec. 11 adopted Ordinance 2025-12-07, the town’s first golf-cart ordinance, which allows registered golf carts to operate on public streets within the Glen Laurel subdivision under a three-year registration and permitting system.
The chief presenting the ordinance said the town met with the Glen Laurel homeowners association and residents, and the program—expected to start in January 2026—will use reflective permit stickers tied to a registration database so officers can identify permitted carts. The chief described the stickers and said officers will take “appropriate action” if they observe an unpermitted cart.
The council moved and adopted the ordinance by voice vote.
During the public-comment period resident Steven Anderson opposed the ordinance and urged several changes. Anderson said the ordinance lacks stated objectives, uses inconsistent terminology (public roads/roadways/highways) and relies on owner attestation rather than in-person inspections to confirm equipment and speed limitations. He also flagged enforcement and penalty concerns, noting the ordinance lists a $50 violation fine while littering fines are $100, and suggested a trial period of one to three years and limiting the ordinance to Glen Laurel rather than opening it to other neighborhoods.
Quote: "I came this evening simply, to speak against, the golf cart ordinance that was previously approved," Anderson said. He recommended an in-person inspection and clearer equipment standards to address lift kits, tire sizes and battery changes that could raise top speeds.
Council members noted the ordinance was developed after meetings with the HOA and residents and described it as a local solution given limited state law on the specific issue. The ordinance’s enforcement, equipment standards and trial-length questions were raised during council discussion and public comment.
The council adopted Ordinance 2025-12-07 by voice vote; the town will implement the registration program and enforce permits as described by staff.
