The purpose of this article is to provide for the safe and effective use and parking of motor scooters in the City through the establishment of a parking permit system, and the establishment of use and operation regulations supplemental to those provided elsewhere in this chapter and Code. Without limiting the applicability of other provisions in this chapter and Code, the following provisions applicable to motor scooters are referenced: §§
92-28,
92-35,
92-121.
There is hereby established a parking permit system applicable
to the parking of motor scooters in the City of Rehoboth Beach. The
City Manager shall administer and enforce the provisions of this article.
For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall
be applicable unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary:
MOTOR SCOOTER
A vehicle having two tandem wheels and a step-through chassis
that is powered by a motor that is capable of propelling the device
without human propulsion. "Motor scooter" shall include any device
included within the definition of "moped," but shall not include any
device that is included within the definition of "motorized skateboard
or scooter," "motorized wheelchair," or "triped."
The City Manager shall designate certain areas within the City
as exclusively motor scooter parking areas. Each area designated as
a motor scooter parking area shall be posted with appropriate signage
advising the public of the necessity of obtaining a parking permit
pursuant to this article, as well as clearly identifying that the
area is strictly for motor scooter parking, as determined by the City
Manager.
A person may park a motor scooter, with or without a permit,
in a space regulated by a parking meter; however, displaying a permit
shall not relieve the owner from payment of the meter. More than one
motor scooter may be parked in a single space regulated by a parking
meter, but if the meter expires, all persons having parked a motor
scooter therein shall be in violation of the provisions of this chapter.