For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Motorized toy vehicle” means a coaster, scooter, any other alternatively fueled device or other motorized vehicle that is self propelled by a motor or engine and which is not otherwise defined in the Ohio Revised Code as a “motorcycle,” “motorized bicycle,” “motorized wheelchair,” or “electric personal assistive mobility device.” Motorized toy vehicle does not include vehicles powered by battery or capable of being propelled by human power designed solely for use as a play vehicle by a child that is not capable of reaching a maximum speed in excess of five (5) miles per hour.
(b) “Motorized skateboard”means a self-propelled device which has a motor or engine, a deck on which a person may ride and at least two wheels in contact with the ground and which is not otherwise defined in the Ohio Revised Code as a “motorcycle,” “motorized bicycle,” “motorized wheelchair,” or “electric personal assistive mobility device.”
(c) “Operator” means a person who operates or is in actual physical control of a motorized toy vehicle or a motorized skateboard upon a public roadway, sidewalk, right of way, park, bicycle path or any other public property used for the operation of motor vehicles.
(d) “Owner” means a person who holds the legal title to a motorized toy vehicle or motorized skateboard, or any person who is a lessee, conditional vendee or mortgagor of a motorized toy vehicle or motorized skateboard with a right to immediate possession.
(Ord. 04-066. Passed 2-9-04.)