Danville Municipal Code § 4-19 Electric Bicycles and Motorized Scooters on Sidewalks

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings defined in this section:

Business district shall mean that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto (a) upon one side of which highway, for a distance of 600 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by buildings in use for business, or (b) upon both sides of which highway, collectively, for a distance of 300 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is so occupied (CVC Section 235).

Electric bicycle shall mean a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (CVC Section 312.5).

Electrically motorized board shall mean any wheeled device that has a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding that is not greater than 60 inches deep and 18 inches wide, is designed to transport only one person, and 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. The device may be designed to also be powered by human propulsion (CVC Section 313.5).

Motorized scooter shall mean 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 or other motor. This device may also be designed to be powered by human propulsion (CVC Section 407.5).

Sidewalk shall mean that portion of a highway, other than the roadway, set apart by curbs, barriers, markings or other delineation for pedestrian travel (CVC Section 555).

(Ord. 2024-07, § 1 (part))

Pursuant to the authority of Vehicle Code Sections 21206, 21967 and 21968, it shall be unlawful for any person to ride an electric bicycle, electrically motorized board or motorized scooter on a sidewalk within a business district in the Town of Danville.

(Ord. 2024-07, § 1 (part))