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)