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Alpine council workshop weighs ordinance to let golf carts and utility vehicles operate on city streets
Summary
At a special council workshop, speakers reviewed a draft ordinance to permit regulated golf carts and off-highway utility vehicles inside Alpine city limits, debated where such vehicles may travel (intersection crossings vs. driving on Loop/Highway 223), and considered permit fees, inspections and safety equipment requirements.
Alpine council members and staff spent a special workshop reviewing draft language that would let regulated golf carts and certain utility and recreational off-highway vehicles operate inside city limits while striking or limiting references to pocket bikes and other unregulated mini motorbikes. Speaker 1 opened the 4 p.m. session and said the goal was to establish operational rules, penalties and standard ordinance boilerplate including a $500 penalty provision for violations.
Supporters at the table urged the city to adopt state transportation-code definitions rather than write new local definitions. "I actually kinda support the whole project as long as it's regulated," Speaker 3 said, arguing that regulated access could help residents make short trips to groceries and other local errands. Participants agreed to remove or narrow references to "pocket bikes" and…
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