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Arapahoe council adopts ordinance allowing utility vehicles and golf cars on city streets
Summary
The Arapahoe City Council on June 16 adopted Ordinance 2026-02 setting rules for utility vehicles and golf car operation on city streets, including sunrise–sunset operation, speed limits, insurance and child passenger safety requirements.
The Arapahoe City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-02 at its June 16 meeting, approving new rules that allow utility vehicles and golf cars on city streets under specified conditions. Councilmember Middagh moved to pass the ordinance and Councilmember Polston seconded; the roll call showed Ayes: Paulsen, Middagh, Polston, Kreutzer, with councilmembers tenBensel and Carpenter absent. The motion carried.
The ordinance amends Chapter 70 (Section 70.09) to define “golf car vehicle” and “utility vehicle” and to set operating rules. Utility vehicles may operate on city streets between sunrise and sunset and must comply with speed limits; golf car vehicles are limited to streets posted 35 mph or less and to a maximum speed of 20 mph. Both vehicle classes must display illuminated headlights/taillights if so equipped, and utility vehicles must carry a bicycle safety flag extending not less than five feet above ground level.
Operators must hold a valid operator’s license and maintain liability insurance; proof of coverage must be provided to a peace officer on request within five days. The ordinance also sets minimum insurance limits for golf cars: $25,000 per person, $50,000 per accident for bodily injury, and $25,000 for property damage. Highway-crossing rules restrict crossings to safe, approximately 90-degree angles, require drivers to stop and yield, and prohibit operation on controlled-access highways with more than two marked lanes.
The ordinance includes passenger and child-safety provisions: operators may not carry more passengers than the manufacturer’s seating capacity, and children up to eight years must be secured in child passenger restraint systems conforming to federal safety standards; additional requirements apply to children ages two through eighteen. Exceptions apply for authorized parades and exhibitions.
The ordinance takes effect after passage and publication as required by law. The clerk attested the ordinance and Mayor John Koller signed the approval.
