(a) The City Council may from time to time define areas, in the interest of preserving public health and safety or avoiding traffic congestion, in which low-speed electric public passenger vehicles shall not be operated. Any ordinance defining such areas shall be codified as an amendment to this section.
(b) No low-speed electric public passenger vehicle shall be operated Monday through Friday, except on holidays as defined in Section 9-4-010, between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on public ways under the jurisdiction of the City in the area bounded in the north and west by Chicago River, on the east by Lake Michigan, and on the south by Ida B. Wells Drive.
(c) No low-speed electric public passenger vehicle shall be operated on Michigan Avenue and State Street from Ida B. Wells Drive to Oak Street.
(d) Low-speed electric public passenger vehicles shall be permitted only upon streets and alleys which are subject to a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or less. It shall be unlawful to operate low-speed electric public passenger vehicles upon any street in the City where the posted speed limit is more than 30 miles per hour. Provided, however, such vehicles may cross any street which has a posted speed limit of more than 30 miles per hour at an intersection controlled by a traffic light or a stop sign.
(e) For purposes of this section, the term "low-speed electric public passenger vehicle" shall have the meaning ascribed to this term in Section 9-114-010.
(Added Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 3)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-24-20, p. 15498, § 1, repealed former § 9-48-040, which pertained to horse-drawn carriages – left turns – loading and unloading passengers.