§ 17-76. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Bicycle means every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels either of which is more than sixteen (16) inches in diameter or having three (3) wheels in contact with the ground any of which is more than sixteen (16) inches in diameter.

Electric bicycle means a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty watts and that meets the requirements of one of the following classes:

(a)

Class 1 electric bicycle means a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle or tricycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour.

(b)

Class 2 electric bicycle means a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with an electric motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle or tricycle and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle or tricycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour.

(c)

Class 3 electric bicycle means a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle or tricycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour.

Electric personal assistive mobility device means a self-balancing device with one wheel or two nontandem wheels and an electric propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the device to fifteen miles per hour or less and that is designed to transport only one person.

Owner means any person holding the legal title of a bicycle, electric bicycle, motorized bicycle, motorized skateboard, motorized play vehicle or stand-up electric mini-scooter or any person who is a lessee, conditional vendee or mortgagor of a bicycle, electric bicycle, motorized bicycle, motorized skateboard, motorized play vehicle or stand-up electric mini-scooter with a right to immediate possession.

Motorized bicycle means a motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with a helper motor that has a maximum piston displacement of forty-eight cubic centimeters or less, that may also be self-propelled and that is operated at speeds of less than twenty miles per hour.

Pedestrian through zone is the portion of the sidewalk used primarily by pedestrians for travel, accessing transit or buildings.

Skateboard means every device propelled by human power which any person may ride, having a deck and at least two (2) tandem wheels in contact with the ground.

Stand-up electric mini-scooter means a self-propelled device which has an electric motor, a deck on which a person may ride, at least two (2) tandem wheels in contact with the ground, handle bars, brakes and does not exceed 20 miles per hour and which is not otherwise defined in Arizona Revised Statutes Title 28, as amended, as a "motor vehicle," "motorcycle," or "motor-driven cycle."

(Code 1972, § 11-611; Ord. No. 2974, § 3, 12-16-96; Ord. No. 4372, § 1, 11-13-18)