HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 23-024RESOLUTION NO. 23-024
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
WHEREAS, Mardi Gras Southeast Texas has requested permission from the
City of Beaumont to operate golf carts during the 2023 Mardi Gras Event; and,
WHEREAS, operation would be limited to Mardi Gras activities in and around the
Event Centre on City streets within the area; and,
WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Code, Sec. 551.404 states that a
governing body of a municipality may allow an operator to operate a golf cart on all or
part of a highway that is in the corporate boundaries of the municipality and has a
posted speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the citizens of
Beaumont to allow the limited and temporary use of golf carts on City streets
commencing on February 15, 2023 and ending on February 20, 2023 in conjunction
with Mardi Gras Southeast Texas; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are
hereby, in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the limited and temporary use of golf carts by Mardi Gras Southeast Texas
on City streets commencing on February 15, 2023 and ending February 20, 2023 in
conjunction with Mardi Gras Southeast Texas be and is hereby authorized.
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 24th day of
January, 2023.
- Mayor Robin Mouton -
TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD
CHAPTER 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND MOPEDS, GOLF CARTS, AND
OTHER LOW -POWERED VEHICLES
Sec. 551.404. OPERATION ON HIGHWAY AUTHORIZED BY
MUNICIPALITY OR CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In addition to the
operation authorized by Section 551.403, the governing body of a
municipality may allow an operator to operate a golf cart on all
or part of a highway that:
(1) is in the corporate boundaries of the
municipality; and
(2) has a posted speed limit of not more than 35
miles per hour.
(b) In addition to the operation authorized by Section
551.403, the commissioners court of a county described by
Subsection (c) may allow an operator to operate a golf cart on
all or part of a highway that:
(1) is located in the unincorporated area of the
county; and
hour.
(2) has a speed limit of not more than 35 miles per
(c) Subsection (b) applies only to a county that:
(1) borders or contains a portion of the Red River;
or
(2) borders the Gulf of Mexico and has a population
of less than 500,000.
Exhibit "A"
TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD
CHAPTER 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND MOPEDS, GOLF CARTS, AND
OTHER LOW -POWERED VEHICLES
Sec. 551.404. OPERATION ON HIGHWAY AUTHORIZED BY
MUNICIPALITY OR CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In addition to the
operation authorized by Section 551.403, the governing body of a
municipality may allow an operator to operate a golf cart on all
or part of a highway that:
(1) is in the corporate boundaries of the
municipality; and
(2) has a posted speed limit of not more than 35
miles per hour.
(b) In addition to the operation authorized by Section
551.403, the commissioners court of a county described by
Subsection (c) may allow an operator to operate a golf cart on
all or part of a highway that:
(1) is located in the unincorporated area of the
county; and
hour.
(2) has a speed limit of not more than 35 miles per
(c) Subsection (b) applies only to a county that:
(1) borders or contains a portion of the Red River;
or
(2) borders the Gulf of Mexico and has a population
of less than 500,000.