(A) Definitions.
(1) MEDIUM SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE means an electrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle, equipped with a roll cage or crushproof body design, that can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a paved level surface, is fully enclosed and has at least one door for entry, has a wheelbase of 40 inches or greater and a wheel diameter of ten inches or greater, and except with respect to maximum speed, otherwise meets or exceeds regulations in the 49 C.F.R. § 571.500, and successor requirements.
(2) NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE means an electrically powered motor vehicle that has four wheels, and has a speed attainable in one mile of at least 20 miles per hour, but not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface.
(B) City streets; operation prohibited. Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on city streets is prohibited except as provided in (C) below.
(C) Use; designated exclusive city streets. The City Council may, by resolution, designate exclusive city streets within its jurisdiction where the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles or medium-speed electric vehicles is permissible, provided that no street so designated has a speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
(D) Equipment and vehicle safety requirements. A neighborhood electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric vehicle may be operated on public streets and highways only if it meets all equipment and vehicle safety requirements in 49 C.F.R. § 571.500, as it may be amended from time to time.
(E) City staff; use. Authorized city staff may operate city owned neighborhood electric vehicles and medium-speed electric vehicles within the city on city streets, sidewalks, trails, rights-of-way, and public property when conducting city business.