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Resident’s ADA request on golf-cart access prompts trustees to schedule fuller review
Summary
A resident requested a limited-route accommodation to use a golf cart for mobility; trustees and legal counsel discussed discretion, safety and ordinance language and agreed to add the item to April’s agenda for a formal review and potential action.
During visitor comments a resident asked the board to consider an ADA accommodation allowing a golf cart to be used on a limited route near his home. The resident said he has mobility challenges and cited discussions at the state level about allowing golf-carts on roads with speed limits at or below certain thresholds.
Trustees and legal counsel told the resident that ADA accommodation requests must be considered individually and that such approvals are discretionary: the village must examine safety, alternative options and whether the accommodation would be fundamentally different from existing use. Trustees discussed prior drafts of an ordinance (language considered previously included route limits and speed thresholds) and safety concerns raised by the sheriff’s office. Several trustees emphasized the need for patience and a thorough evaluation rather than an immediate decision.
The board did not take action at this meeting. Trustees directed staff to place the golf-cart/ADA accommodation topic on the April agenda so the board can receive a focused report, review legal analysis and consider options such as limited routes, permitting conditions, or an ordinance change.
Next steps: the board will discuss the matter at the April meeting, with legal counsel and any interested residents invited to provide documentation and proposed conditions.
