Sec. 804.1502. - Definitions.

For purpose of this Section, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Applicant means a person or entity who is requesting that a Road be designated as either a Designated Road or a Prohibited Road, or for a sidewalk to be designated as a Golf Cart Path. (b) Application means a request for a Road to be designated as either a Designated Road or a Prohibited Road, or for a sidewalk to be designated as a Golf Cart Path. (c) Authorized Utility Vehicle means a Golf Cart or LSV of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Division, Jacksonville Sherriff's Office vehicles, and such ambulances and Utility Vehicles of other City departments, public service corporations operated by private corporations, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Department of Health, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the Florida Department of Corrections as are designated or authorized. (d) City means the City of Jacksonville, Florida. (e) City Council mean the City Council for the City of Jacksonville, Florida. (f) City Traffic Engineer shall mean that official designated or recognized to be performing as a professional traffic engineer of the City. (g) Designated Road means a Road, or portion thereof, that, consistent with this Section, has received approval from the City for the use of Golf Cart. Designated Road shall include Roads currently in existence or Roads planned for construction. (h) Golf Cart is defined as, "A motor vehicle designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour. (i) Golf Cart Path means a shared-use pathway which may be used by pedestrians, roller-bladers/skaters, runners, bicyclists, and golf carts. (j) Low-Speed Vehicle or LSV means any four-wheeled vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour, including, but not limited to, neighborhood electric vehicles. LSVs must comply with the safety standards in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500 and F.S. § 316.2122. (k) Prohibited Road means a Road, or portion thereof, on which, consistent with this Section, the City has specifically prohibited the use of Golf Carts or LSVs. However, no road shall allow Golf Carts unless so designated by this Chapter, or pursuant to previous ordinances. (l) Road means, as consistent with Chapter 748 , Ordinance Code, a way open to travel by the public, including, but not limited to, a street, highway, or alley. The term includes associated sidewalks, the roadbed, the right-of-way, and all culverts, drains, sluices, ditches, water storage areas, waterways, embankments, slopes, retaining walls, bridges, tunnels, and viaducts necessary for the maintenance of travel and all ferries used in connection therewith. (m) Sidewalk means a paved area intended primarily for use by pedestrians. (Ord. 2018-266-E , § 1)