The following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall, for purposes of this article, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
Neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV).
A mode of transportation that is a self-propelled capable vehicle constructed in such a manner as to engage in the business of carrying passengers for hire that has successfully completed the neighborhood electric vehicle test program conducted by the Federal Department of Energy and that conforms to the definition and requirements for a maximum high speed of 35 miles per hour on a paved level surface and otherwise complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (49 C.F.R. section 571.3(b) and 571.500). The vehicle shall not be an electric golf cart.
NEV business.
Any person or business that operates a NEV or NEV’s for the purpose of transporting passengers for hire.
Pedicab.
A device upon which any person or persons may ride, propelled by human power or a motorized electric or gas powered engine through a belt, chain or gears, having two or more wheels and constructed in such a manner as to engage in the business of carrying passengers for hire that pulls, or to which is attached, a device designed to carry one or more persons.
Pedicab business.
Any person or business that operates a pedicab or pedicabs for the purpose of transporting passengers for hire.
(Ordinance 1900 adopted 10/8/12; Ordinance 2042 adopted 9/10/18)
No person may operate a pedicab business or a NEV business within the corporate limits of the Town.
(Ordinance 1900 adopted 10/8/12)
That, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be fined as provided in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(Ordinance 1900 adopted 10/8/12)