Posted on June 24, 2017
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI
North Judson may soon revisit its golf cart ordinance. Police Officer Frank Thomas told the town council Monday that residents are buying vehicles expecting to be able to register them as golf carts. But he said they’re clearly not what the ordinance envisioned. “The problem is over the years, even since 2012 when we put this into place, things have changed and we’re seeing more of these utility vehicles that are kind of lumped in with golf carts, and it’s gotten really, really gray,” he said.
For example, Thomas said he’s been asked to register Gator vehicles, but some are more golf-cart-like than others. “There’s so many variables,” he said. “Now one Gator maybe only goes 10 or 15 miles an hour. It’s very much like a golf cart. But then there’s another Gator that has 200 horsepower and goes 50 miles an hour. ‘Well, that guy’s got a Gator, and I want my Gator done,’ and so we’ve gotten into this kind of a pickle.”
Council President Wendy Hoppe said that when the council adopted the ordinance five years ago, members considered a provision that would define golf carts based on horsepower or engine size. However, it wasn’t included in the final version.
Town officials plan to look at other communities’ golf cart ordinances, to see how they’re handling the issue.
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