GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
S 1
SENATE BILL 563
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Short Title: Regulation of Golf Carts by Local Governments. |
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Sponsors: |
Senators Davis; Goss, Hartsell, Jenkins, Jones, Malone, McKissick, Stein, Stevens, Swindell, and Weinstein. |
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Referred to: |
State and Local Government. |
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March 12, 2009
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow all units of local government to regulate golf carts.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 160A‑300.5(c) is repealed.
SECTION 2. Section 1(a) of S.L. 2001‑132 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.(a) With the exception of any
provisions prohibiting or regulating the operation of private golf carts, theThe
provisions of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes relating to the use of the
highways of the State and the operation of motor vehicles are applicable to the
streets, roadways, and alleys on the properties owned by or under the control
of the West Side Landowners Association, Inc., or the members of the West Side
Landowners Association, Inc. For purposes of this act, streets, roadways, and
alleys in the Seven Lakes West Community shall have the same meaning as
highways and public vehicular areas pursuant to G.S. 20‑4.01."
SECTION 3. Section 6 of S.L. 2001‑356 is repealed.
SECTION 4. Section 3 of Chapter 33 of the 1995 Session Laws, as amended by Section 2 of S.L. 2002‑82, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3. This act shall not be construed as in
any way interfering with the ownership and control of the streets, roadways,
and alleys of the Seven Lakes Landowners Association, Inc., or its members as
is now vested by law in that association or its members. The speed limits
within the Seven Lakes Community shall be the same as those in effect at the
time of ratification of this act. Any proposed change in the speed limit shall
be submitted to and approved by the Moore County Board of Commissioners.
Pursuant to G.S. 20‑141, the Moore County Board of Commissioners may
authorize by ordinance higher or lower speeds. Notwithstanding the
provisions of G.S. 20‑50 and G.S. 20‑54, the Moore County
Board of Commissioners may, by ordinance, regulate the operation of electric
golf carts on streets and roads within the confines of the Seven Lakes
Community as recommended by the Directors of the Seven Lakes Landowners
Association, Inc. By ordinance, the Moore County Board of Commissioners may
require the registration of golf carts, specify the persons authorized to
operate golf carts, and specify required equipment, load limits, and the hours
and methods of operation of the golf carts."
SECTION 5. Section 1 of S.L. 2003‑124, as amended by S.L. 2004‑58, S.L. 2007‑204, and S.L. 2007‑259, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 20‑50
and G.S. 20‑54, the Towns of Beech Mountain, North Topsail Beach,
and Seven Devils, and the City of Conover may, by ordinance, regulate the
operation of golf carts and utility vehicles on any public street or
road within the City or Town. By ordinance, the City or Town may require the
registration of golf carts and utility vehicles, specify the persons
authorized to operate golf carts and utility vehicles, and specify
required equipment, load limits, and the hours and methods of operation of the golf
carts and utility vehicles."
SECTION 6. Section 1 of S.L. 2004‑38 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1. With the exception of any
provisions prohibiting or regulating the operation of private golf carts, theThe
provisions of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes relating to the use of the
highways of the State and the operation of motor vehicles are applicable to the
streets, roadways, and alleys on the properties owned by or under the control
of the Lake Toxaway Property Owners' Association, Inc., or the members of the
Lake Toxaway Property Owners' Association, Inc. For purposes of this act,
streets, roadways, and alleys in the Lake Toxaway Community shall have the same
meaning as highways and public vehicular areas pursuant to G.S. 20‑4.01."
SECTION 7. Section 1 of S.L. 2005‑11, as amended by S.L. 2007‑18, is repealed.
SECTION 8. Section 3 of S.L. 2005‑11, as amended by S.L. 2006‑149, S.L. 2006‑152, and S.L. 2007‑18, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act applies only
to the Towns of Benson, Bladenboro, Chadbourn, Clarkton, Elizabethtown, Four
Oaks, Rose Hill and Tabor City. Section 2 of thisThis act applies
only to Moore County."
SECTION 9. S.L. 2005‑58 is repealed.
SECTION 10. Section 9.4 of the Charter for the Town of Cary, as enacted by Section 1 of S.L. 2005‑117, is repealed.
SECTION 11. Section 5.2 of the Charter for the Town of Whispering Pines, as enacted by S.L. 2008‑105, is repealed.
SECTION 12. This act becomes effective October 1, 2009.