For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLE. A bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts, where such motor:
(1) Provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 20 miles per hour; or
(2) May be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 20 miles per hour; or
(3) Provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 28 miles per hour.
LOW-SPEED GAS BICYCLE. A two- or three-wheeled device with fully operable pedals and a gasoline motor of less than one horsepower, whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a motor while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 miles per hour.
(Ord. 2021-5444, passed 8-3-2021)