Subject:
Title
Legislative Intent and Permission to Advertise an Ordinance Expanding Authorized Golf Cart Usage north and south of the Suntree Planned Unit Development (PUD).
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Fiscal Impact:
None.
Dept/Office:
District Commissioner 4 Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Statement of Legislative Intent set forth below, direct the County Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending Chapter 106, Article III, section 106-73 of the Brevard County Code of Ordinances accordingly and a business impact estimate, if required, direct Traffic Operations to prepare the appropriate traffic report, and authorize advertisement of the Board’s intent to consider such ordinance.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Section 316.212(1), Florida Statutes, has authorized counties to designate county streets/roads upon which golf carts can be safely operated. Currently, Chapter 106, Article III of the Brevard County Code of Ordinances regulates golf cart usage on county roads/streets and designates where golf cart usage is authorized. Specifically, Section 106-73(b)(4) allows golf carts to operate on streets/roads within the Suntree Planned Unit Development (Suntree PUD) as well as within certain subdivisions bordering the Suntree PUD. Citizens living near, but outside of, the Suntree PUD and the subdivisions adjacent to the Suntree PUD where golf carts are currently authorized, have requested that authorized golf cart usage be expanded to accommodate them.
This proposed ordinance would authorize golf cart usage on all roads/streets within the Sunrise, Coral Springs, Magnolia Springs and Holiday Springs at Suntree residential subdivisions. The Coral Springs and Sunrise residential subdivisions are located adjacent to the northern boundary of the Suntree PUD. The Magnolia Springs residential subdivision is adjacent to, and north of, the Coral Springs residential subdivision, and the Holiday Springs at Suntree residential subdivision is adjacent to and north of, the Magnolia Springs residential subdivision. Currently, golf cart usage is authorized on Pinehurst Avenue and North Pinehurst Avenue, from St. Andrews Boulevard up to Homewood Avenue, excepting where North Pinehurst
Avenue crosses Wickham Road, at which point golf carts can only cross at the designated pedestrian crossing. This proposed ordinance would expand authorized golf cart usage along North Pinehurst Avenue from Homewood Avenue north to Holiday Springs Road. In addition, this proposed ordinance would authorize golf cart usage on Holiday Springs Road, from Bronco Drive to Hill Avenue. These proposed changes are depicted in the attached MAP I.
Currently, golf cart usage is also authorized on St. Andrews Boulevard from the St. Andrews Isles residential subdivision up to, but not including, the intersection of St. Andrews Boulevard with Wickham Road. This proposed ordinance would expand authorized golf cart usage on St. Andrews Boulevard from the southwestern corner of the St. Andrews Isles residential subdivision south to Durksly Drive, as depicted in the attached Map II.
Pursuant to Florida Statutes, before designating public roads or streets for golf cart operation, the responsible local governmental entity must first determine that golf carts may safely travel on or cross the public road or street, considering factors including the speed, volume, and character of motor vehicle traffic using the road or street. The requested action provides direction to Traffic Operations to prepare a traffic report sufficient to enable the Board to make findings as to whether golf carts may safely travel on or cross the subject roads and streets.
In addition, currently, there is a scrivener’s error in section 106-173(a)(5) of the County Code which erroneously references section 316.121, Florida Statutes, when the correct reference is to section 316.212(7), Florida States. This proposed ordinance would also correct this scrivener’s error.
Statement of Legislative Intent: This proposed amendment would amend section 106-73 to expand authorized use of golf carts within the streets/roads of the Sunrise, Coral Springs, Magnolia Springs, and Holiday Springs at Suntree residential subdivisions, and on Holiday Springs Road, from Bronco Drive to Hill Avenue, and on North Pinehurst Avenue from Homewood Avenue to Holiday Springs Road, all of which are north of the Suntree PUD, and on St. Andrews Boulevard from the southwestern corner of St. Andrews Isles residential subdivision to Durskly Drive, which is south of the Suntree PUD. In addition, this proposed amendment would correct a scrivener’s error in section 106.73(5) to refer to the correct statute, which is section 316.212(7), Florida Statutes.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Please provide a copy of the Clerk to the Board’s Memorandum to the County Attorney and the Public Works Department Director.