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Pinellas Park updates golf‑cart rules to match state requirements, prohibits crossings on major roads
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 2026‑03 to align city golf‑cart rules with Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, permitting golf carts on city streets that meet state equipment and age rules and clarifying the city will not designate crossings on county or state roads; Council noted current law disallows crossings on US‑19 and other listed roads.
The Pinellas Park City Council on Feb. 10 adopted Ordinance 2026‑03, revising the city’s golf‑cart ordinance to align local rules with state law and to clarify where golf carts may operate.
Associate planner Brian Ellis told council the changes amend section 9‑1.113 to reflect that “golf carts may operate on public streets and roads under the city's jurisdiction” when they comply with Florida’s equipment and driver‑age requirements. Ellis said the ordinance ensures flexibility while maintaining public safety and clarifies that crossings of county and state roads are governed by the maintaining authority (FDOT or the county), not the city. He told the council the city was not designating crossings in the ordinance.
During questioning, council members noted that under current state and county practice there will be no crossings on US‑19, 66th Street, Park Boulevard (state roads) or 49th Street (a county road). Ellis confirmed that crossings across those major corridors are not allowed without the maintaining authority’s approval.
Council moved the ordinance at its second and final reading and it carried on the recorded vote. The ordinance updates Chapter 9 (Traffic) of the city code and is intended to reduce administrative burden from a fixed‑list approach and to provide clearer alignment with Chapter 316, Florida Statutes.
