§ 13-2-334. REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRIC LOW-SPEED VEHICLE SERVICE.

(A)

The requirements of this section apply to operation of an electric low-speed vehicle and are in addition to traffic laws and other regulations applicable to motor vehicles.

(B)

An electric low-speed vehicle service may operate:

(1)

up to 24 hours a day, seven days per week;

(2)

on a route that uses the public roadways described in the operating authority; or

(3)

in other areas approved by the director for operation at the request of a permit holder.

(C)

An electric low-speed vehicle service may not operate on privately owned roadways or facilities.

(D)

An electric low-speed vehicle driver must:

(1)

comply with Section 13-2-55 ( Rest Periods for Drivers ); and

(2)

display current state vehicle registration and city safety inspection documentation within the electric low-speed vehicle.

(E)

An electric low-speed vehicle driver may not:

(1)

operate at a maximum speed greater than 25 miles per hour;

(2)

load or unload passengers or stop or stand:

(a)

at the curb or the edge of a roadway, except in legal parking areas; or

(b)

in a driveway, unless the driveway is signed and marked as a legal parking area;

(3)

operate in any manner, including loading or unloading passengers or stopping or standing, on a sidewalk or sidewalk area;

(4)

carry more passengers than the number of approved seatbelts installed in the vehicle, not to exceed a maximum of 6 passengers, excluding the driver;

(5)

tow a trailer; or

(6)

operate a vehicle on a roadway other than a roadway authorized by Section 13-2-287 ( Requirements of Electric Low-Speed Vehicle Service ).

(F)

An electric low-speed vehicle driver may:

(1)

display a company logo on both sides and on the rear of the electric low-speed vehicle;

(2)

display an advertisement on the electric low-speed vehicle in a manner approved by the department, provided that the advertisement may not obstruct the view of the driver, visibility of signs on the vehicle, vehicle lights, signal lights, or create any other hazard; and

(3)

refuse to convey a person requesting service only if:

(a)

the person requesting service is disorderly;

(b)

the person requesting service is engaged in unlawful conduct;

(c)

the driver has reason to believe that the safety of the driver or the electric low-speed vehicle is at risk; or

(d)

the person requesting service cannot present proof of ability to pay the fare.

(G)

A passenger must sit on a seat in the electric low-speed vehicle and not in any other place on or in the vehicle, including the lap of another passenger. If a passenger refuses to comply with this requirement, a driver must stop the electric low-speed vehicle and ask the passenger to exit.

(H)

The driver and all passengers of an electric low-speed vehicle must wear seatbelts while the vehicle is in motion.

Source: Ord. 20111020-053; Ord. 20120927-074; Ord. No. 20141106-054, Pt. 11, 11-17-14 .