Attachment 2
Amendments to Chula Vista Municipal Code
Chapters 10.08 and 5.67
Chapter 10.08
DEFINITIONS
[The following sections in Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 10.08 are added.]
10.08.101 Electric bicycle.
“Electric bicycle” shall have the same meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a), and means a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power.
A. A “Class 1 electric bicycle” or “low -speed pedal-assisted electric bic ycle” shall have the meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(1).
B. A “Class 2 electric bicycle” or “low-speed throttle-assisted electric bicycle” shall have the meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(2).
C. A “Class 3 electric bicycle” or “speed pedal -assisted electric bicycle” shall have the meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(3).
10.08.102 Electric Micromobility vehicle.
“Electric micromobility vehicle” means a lightweight, low-speed electric vehicle that is designed for individual transportation and is propelled wholly or partially by an electric motor. “Electric micromobility vehicle” includes, but is not limited to, electric bicycles, motorized scooters, electrically motorized boards, low-speed vehicles, and other similar vehicles, to the extent the City is authorized to regulate these devices under state law. “Electric micromobility vehicle” does not mean motorized bicycles or mopeds as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 406, electric motorcycles as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 400, or motor vehicles subject to registration and motor vehicle insurance requirements. “Electric micromobility vehicle” does not include any mobility devices operated by any disabled persons for mobility or similar uses.
10.08.103 Electrically motorized board.
“Electrically motorized board” means a wheeled device with a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding that is not greater than 60 inches deep and 18 inches wide, that is designed to transport only one person, and that has an electric propulsion system averaging less than 1,000 watts, the maximum speed of which, when powered solely by a propulsion system on a paved level surface, is no more than 20 miles per hour , but which may also be powered by human propulsion, as further defined in California Vehicle Code Section 313.5.
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10.08.125 Low-speed vehicle.
“Low-speed vehicle” means a motor vehicle that has four wheels, can attain speeds between 20 miles per hour and 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface, and that has a gross vehicle weight of less than 3,000 pounds, as further defined in California Vehicle Code Section 385.5(a). A “low-speed vehicle” does not mean a golf cart as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 345.
10.08.126 Motorized scooter.
“Motorized scooter” means any two-wheeled device that has handlebars, has either a floorboard that is designed to be stood upon when riding or a seat and footrests in place of the floorboard and is powered by an electric motor, as further defined in California Vehicle Code Section 407.5(a).
[Chapter 10.73, “Electric Micromobility Vehicles” is added as provided in the ordinance]
Chapter 5.67
5.67.020 Definitions
“Motorized Scooter” shall have the same meaning given to such term in Section 10.08.126 of this code.as “motorized scooter” under Section 407.5(a) of the California Vehicle Code. [all other definitions in Section 5.67.020 remain unchanged]
5.67.090 Prohibited areas of use.
A. No Person shall use, ride, or operate a bicycle, Electric bicycle, or electric-assist-bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district or upon any other sidewalk within the City which has been posted by the City Engineer with signs prohibiting such use, riding, or operation.
B. No Person shall use, ride, or operate a Scooter:
1. Upon a sidewalk.
2. Upon a roadway or highway without or outside of a striped bike lane (Class II facility) or bike boulevard (Class IV facility) where the posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour or greater.
In accordance with Section 21235(b) of the Vehicle Code, the City hereby authorizes the use and operation of motorized Scooters outside of a Class II or Class IV bikeway on a highway with a speed limit of up to 35 miles per hour. (Ord. 3450 § 1, 2019).