Sec. 130-1. - 800 MHz IRCP fund surcharge.
Sec. 130-3. - Operation of trucks of over one ton weight.
Secs. 130-5—130-30. - Reserved.
Sec. 130-1. - 800 MHz IRCP fund surcharge.
(a)
Pursuant to F.S. § 316.655, in addition to any other penalties provided for violations of F.S. ch. 316 or F.S. ch. 318, there shall be assessed a $12.50 surcharge for each moving traffic violation committed in the county.
(b)
In addition to other disposition of penalties by county courts under F.S. § 318.21, or otherwise, the clerk of the circuit court of the county is hereby authorized and directed to collect these $12.50 surcharges, to convey all such collected funds monthly to the county, and to maintain month-to-month records of all surcharges collected.
(c)
All funds generated by each surcharge shall be used only to fund the county's participation in its 800 megahertz intergovernmental public services/emergency radio communications program, the same being a county-wide 800 MHz public safety trunked radio system approved by the communications division of the state department of general services.
(d)
All proceeds from each surcharge shall be deposited in a special revenue fund account to be called the "800 MHz IRCP Fund Account," which is the abbreviation for the "Collier County 800 Megahertz Intergovernmental Radio Communications Program Fund Account." Any commitment to encumber and/or spend any part of such funds shall require the expressed prior approval of the board of county commissioners.
(Ord. No. 93-65, § 1)
Cross reference— Courts, ch. 46; law enforcement, ch. 78.
(a)
Title and citation. This section shall be known and may be cited as the Collier County Speed Limits Ordinance.
(b)
Findings and purpose. The board of county commissioners finds that, pursuant to F.S. § 316.189, a number of resolutions have previously been adopted setting forth speed limits on county-maintained roads. The board further finds that there shall be a continuing need to enact and change speed limits throughout the county in accordance with changing needs and circumstances and in conformity with criteria promulgated by the state department of transportation. It is the purpose of this section to provide for the establishment and/or alteration of all of the speed limits for county-maintained roads, including the speed limits mentioned in Exhibit A to the ordinance from which this section was derived, by resolution of the board of county commissioners in order to provide for efficiency of administration and enforcement and to better serve the citizens of the county.
(c)
Establishment and alteration. The board of county commissioners hereby authorizes that all speed limits on county-maintained roads shall be established and/or altered by resolution of the board, including the speed limits enacted by this section and attached as Exhibit A. Said resolutions shall be filed with the clerk to the board of county commissioners in order to create a single, comprehensive codification of all speed limits on county-maintained roads.
(d)
Erection of signs. The board of county commissioners does hereby authorize and instruct the county transportation services division to erect the necessary and proper speed limit signs for all speed limits established and/or altered under the authority of this section, including the speed limits mentioned in Exhibit A. The board further directs that the erection of said signs shall be done in accordance with F.S. § 316.189(3), and any other applicable sections of F.S. ch. 316.
(e)
Enforcement. The county sheriff is hereby instructed and authorized to enforce all speed limits authorized by this section.
(Ord. No. 91-25, §§ 1—5)
State law reference— Speed generally, F.S. § 316.183 et seq.
Sec. 130-3. - Operation of trucks of over one ton weight.
(a)
No person shall operate any truck or other commercial vehicle with a rated capacity in excess of one ton upon any road or street in the county whenever such road or street is posted with signs prohibiting such operation, except as hereinafter provided.
(b)
No person shall operate any truck or other commercial vehicle with a rated capacity in excess of five tons upon the left lane of any multi-lane road or street in the county, except for passing or preparing to make a left turn, whenever such road or street is posted with signs prohibiting such operation, except as hereinafter provided.
(c)
The county administrator is authorized to determine those roads and streets upon which such vehicles are to be prohibited, and those roads and streets upon which such vehicles' operation in the left lane is restricted, and, with the approval of the board of county commissioners by resolution, shall cause signs to be posted giving notice thereof on the roads and streets so designated and on the roads and streets approaching the roads and streets so designated, where applicable.
(d)
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to the following:
(1)
The operation of emergency vehicles.
(2)
The operation of any vehicle owned or operated by a governmental agency, public utility or contractor while engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of roads, streets, utilities or structures along the roads and streets designated in accordance with this section.
(3)
The operation of garbage or trash trucks while actually engaged in the collecting of garbage or trash along the roads and streets designated in accordance with this section.
(4)
The operation of a vehicle upon any road or street where necessary to the conduct of business, provided that such vehicles shall enter such designated roads and streets at a safe intersection nearest the destination of the vehicle and shall proceed thereon no farther than the nearest intersection thereafter.
(e)
Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to prosecution in the manner prescribed by general law; and upon conviction, such person shall be subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both a fine and imprisonment as provided by general law.
(Ord. No. 83-35, §§ 1, 3; Ord. No. 03-19, § 1, 4-22-03)
(a)
The term "golf cart" is defined as stated in F.S. § 320.01, as a motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour.
(b)
Golf carts may be operated on those county roads and streets in Goodland, Florida located at least 125 feet west of Sunset Drive. This designation is in accordance with F.S. § 316.212.
(c)
In addition to the requirements of F.S. § 316.212, which are applicable to the operation of golf carts on the aforementioned designated roads and streets, the following restrictions shall also apply:
(1)
All persons operating golf carts subject to this ordinance must be a minimum of 16 years of age, hold a valid driver's license issued within the United States, and must be in possession of a valid identification card showing proof of age at all times while operating a golf cart on the designated public roads.
(2)
The number of occupants in any golf cart operated on the designated public streets and roads shall be restricted to the number of seats on the golf cart. No occupants of a golf cart shall stand at any time while the golf cart is in motion.
(3)
All golf carts operated under this ordinance shall be restricted to a maximum attainable speed of 20 miles per hour.
(4)
All golf carts operating subject to this ordinance must be equipped with efficient brakes, reliable steering, safe tires, a rearview mirror, and red reflectorized warning devices in both the front and rear at all times while operated on the designated roads and streets in Goodland, Florida.
(5)
With the exception of the Goodland residents' Christmas Holiday and Mardi Gras golf cart parades, golf carts may only be operated on the designated roads and streets during the hours between sunrise and sunset. Golf carts operating at night on those special occasions shall possess headlights, brake lights, turn signals and windshields.
(6)
Before golf carts may be operated under this section, the owners thereof must purchase and maintain liability insurance insuring against personal injury and damage to property of any nature relative to the operation of golf carts on the designated public roads and streets.
(d)
Violations of this section shall constitute a non-criminal infraction enforceable pursuant to the provisions of F.S. § 316.212(8).
(e)
The Collier County Transportation Division shall post signs along the designated roads and streets where golf cart operation is allowed advising motorists of the possible presence of golf cart traffic and alerting the public that the operation of such golf carts is subject to the various requirements of this section.
(Ord. No. 2006-57, § 1)