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Orange Beach council debates tightening rules for rental golf carts, flags and e-bike safety
Summary
Council members and rental operators debated amendments to close a delivery-and-rental loophole, require uniform markings for rental carts, and step up enforcement; operators raised practical concerns about flag size, attachment and garage clearance while tech solutions such as geofencing were proposed.
Council members spent the longest portion of their March 3 committee meeting focusing on a perceived loophole in the city's golf-cart rental rules that allows out-of-city companies to deliver rental carts and boats into Orange Beach without local licensing or tax remittance.
City staff and the council said the change under consideration would prohibit delivery by companies that do not hold an Orange Beach business license and would authorize citations for violations. "Right now we don't have a requirement that anyone have a license to deliver an item to the city," said Jamie, the city attorney, explaining the ambiguity in the rental ordinance and outlining proposed language to close it.
Council members emphasized enforcement tools. One member argued that a uniform visible identifier…
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