6-5-1: DEFINITIONS:
ELECTRIC BICYCLE: A bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty (750) watts.
TYPE 1 ELECTRIC BICYCLE OR LOW-SPEED PEDAL-ASSISTED ELECTRIC BICYCLE: A bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.
TYPE 2 ELECTRIC BICYCLE OR LOW-SPEED THROTTLE-ASSISTED ELECTRIC BICYCLE: A bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.
TYPE 3 ELECTRIC BICYCLE OR SPEED PEDAL-ASSISTED ELECTRIC BICYCLE: A bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty eight (28) miles per hour, and equipped with a speedometer. (Ord. 17-21, 7-17-2017)