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Council advances text amendment on low-speed vehicles and golf carts, sets $25 registration fee
Summary
The council voted to take up a text amendment regulating low-speed vehicles and golf carts, endorsing a $25 registration (including a $1 filing fee), an allowed operating speed up to 25 mph, and an August 1 effective date; staff will advertise the ordinance.
The Diamondhead City Council voted to take a previously tabled text amendment on low-speed vehicles and golf carts off the table and to proceed with the ordinance process, including publication and a scheduled effective date of Aug. 1.
City legal staff summarized the changes: a reduced registration fee of $25 that includes a $1 filing fee; staff explained registration is intended to remain with the vehicle so long as ownership does not change, while the city will issue decals that must be renewed annually (legal staff described the renewal as $24 plus the $1 filing fee). The legal summary also set 25 miles per hour as the upper speed threshold for low-speed vehicles and outlined enforcement, with an initial new violation cited as a $200 fine and escalating penalties for repeat offenses within one year.
The council conducted a roll call and recorded affirmative votes to move the amendment forward for advertisement and further consideration. Staff said the text change will be advertised as required and the ordinance’s Aug. 1 effective date gives additional lead time beyond the minimum notice period.
What’s next: the ordinance will be advertised for public review per statutory notice requirements; the council will consider final adoption at a later meeting following any required hearings and the statutorily prescribed wait period.
