The golf-cart friendly community designation involves an approval process consistent with Florida Statute 316.212. Before the designation, the County determined that golf carts may safely travel on the public roads within the community. According to Hillsborough County records, “Given the safety analysis performed by Hillsborough County in 2024, posted speed, volume of traffic, type of motor vehicles, road geometrics, width of road pavement and shoulders, sight distances and signage and pavement markers; golf carts may safely travel on the public roads within the community.” The following was also included in the County’s assessment:
- Golf cart operation should be limited to the hours between sunrise and sunset unless equipped with headlights, brake lights, turn signals, and a windshield.
- Golf carts may be operated pursuant to the requirements and limitations of Florida statutory law.
- The request is hereby approved to designate the streets within the development for use by golf carts. Signs are to be posted that golf carts must not go beyond the right-of-way limits of the abutting intersecting public roads. Also, appropriates signs are to be installed to inform road users that golf cart operations are allowed. The County Engineer’s approval is authorized by the Board of County Commissioners.
Information provided in August 2025 by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has been provided below. In addition to Golf Cart Rules and Regulations, information has been provided about Low-Speed Vehicles, converted Golf Carts, and ATVs. It is important that residents understand the difference.
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