Residents ask Port Clinton to allow golf carts; law director says Ohio Revised Code limits options

Aug 26, 2026

Several residents urged the council to change local rules to allow modified golf carts on city streets; the law director said the city follows the Ohio Revised Code, which distinguishes factory-built low-speed vehicles from modified golf carts and precludes the latter unless the council passes a local ordinance.

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Residents at Tuesday’s Port Clinton City Council meeting urged the council to change local rules that currently bar many street-legal golf carts from city streets. A resident who said he had spent about $1,500 to outfit his cart with lights, turn signals, a windshield and seat belts asked how to legalize his vehicle after being stopped by the police.

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