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)