§ 401.152 E-Bike

   E-Bike or "electric bicycle" is a two (2) wheeled device that has handlebars, a seat, and pedals designed to be operated similar to a bicycle, and is powered by electricity. E-Bike or "electric bicycle" means a "class 1 electric bicycle", a "class 2 electric bicycle", or a "class 3 electric bicycle" and is further defined as follows:

   (a)   "Class 1 electric bicycle" means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty (750) watts that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour. (RC 4511.01(SSS))

   (b)   "Class 2 electric bicycle" means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty (750) watts that may provide assistance regardless of whether the rider is pedaling and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour. (RC 4511.01(TTT))

   (c)   "Class 3 electric bicycle" means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty (750) watts that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight (28) miles per hour. (RC 4511.01(UUU))

(Ord. No. 464-2019. Passed 6-3-19, eff. 7-5-197-5-19; Am. Ord. No. 396-2020. Passed 6-3-20, eff. 6-9-20)

§ 401.153 E-Scooter

   "E-Scooter" means a two (2) wheeled device that has handlebars, a floor board, designed to be stood upon when operating and is powered by electricity. The electricity is stored on board in a rechargeable battery.

(Ord. No. 464-2019. Passed 6-3-19, eff. 7-5-19; Am. Ord. No. 396-2020. Passed 6-3-20, eff. 6-9-20)

§ 401.16 Emergency Vehicle

   “Emergency vehicle” means emergency vehicles of municipal, township or county departments or public utility corporations when identified as such as required by law, the Ohio Director of Public Safety, or local authorities, and motor vehicles when commandeered by a police officer.

(RC 4511.01(D); Ord. No. 91-96. Passed 3-18-96, eff. 3-26-96)

§ 401.161 Explosives

   “Explosives” means any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is intended for the purpose of producing an explosion that contains any oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by a detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects, or of destroying life or limb. Manufactured articles shall not be held to be explosives when the individual units contain explosives in such limited quantities, of such nature, or in such packing, that it is impossible to procure a simultaneous or a destructive explosion of such units, to the injury of life, limb, or property by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by a detonator, such as fixed ammunition for small arms, firecrackers, or safety fuse matches.

(RC 4511.01(T); Ord. No. 188-16. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)

§ 401.17 Expressway

   “Expressway” means a divided arterial highway for through traffic with full or partial control of access with an excess of fifty percent (50%) of all crossroads separated in grade.

(RC 4511.01(ZZ); Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)

§ 401.171 Flammable Liquid

   “Flammable liquid” means any liquid that has a flash point of seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70°F), or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed cup test device.

(RC 4511.01(U); Ord. No. 188-16. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)

§ 401.18 Freeway

   “Freeway” means a divided multi-lane highway for through traffic with all crossroads separated in grade and with full control of access.

(RC 4511.01(YY); Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)