Maryville city council members are not through asking staff to make changes in the proposed overhaul of the city ordinance regulating the operation of UTV's and golf carts on city streets.
Click the LISTEN button to hear comments from the October 12, 2026 Maryville city council meeting.
Monday's discussion (October 12) was a continuation of a subject that began in July.
The council voted Monday 5-0 against the staff proposal for three reasons.
The staff proposal called for restricting UTV operating hours between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. A council majority was interested in allowing UTV's to operate overnight for snow removal operations.
The staff proposal also called for UTV's to have a height limit. A council majority wants UTV owners to have the option of customizing their vehicles with larger tires and other options that would raise the manufacturer's original ride height or ground clearance by more than three inches.
The staff proposal allowed golf carts to operate at any time of the day or night. A council majority wants golf carts to operate only during daytime hours because they don't have lights and their maximum speed is 20 miles per hour.
Councilmembers also discussed the section of the proposal limiting golf carts to city streets with speed limits of 25 miles per hour or less. That would ban golf carts operating on Country Club Drive in front of the Maryville Country Club.
UTV's would be limited to a maximum operating speed of 30 miles per hour and would not be permitted on Maryville streets with speed limits above 35 miles per hour.
There was no council opposition to UTV's requiring a permit and golf carts not required to have a permit.
Most council members had no problem with the staff recommendation of an annual UTV registration and inspection fee of $75.
No opposition was expressed about proposed UTV violation penalties. A first time violation carries a minimum fine of $225 dollars. A second violation combines the fine with a 90 day permit suspension. A third violation carries the fine, the permit being revoked for one year, and a $250 dollar reapplication fee. And a fourth violation combines the fine with a permanent revocation of the permit.
And there was no council comment about a continued ban on ATV's and recreational off-highway vehicles on Maryville streets except where allowed by state law.
