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ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE CREATING CHAPTER 11-11 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF LOW POWERED VEHICLES.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 11-11 is hereby created to read as follows:
Sec. 11-11-1 Definitions
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
Attended means a readily identifiable user is located within five feet of the low power vehicle
while it remains continuously unlocked or locked.
Motorized foot scooter has the meaning specified in Minnesota Statue Section 169.011 or
as amended.
Low power vehicle shall include: autocycles, e-bikes, mini-trucks, motor scooters, motorized
foot scooters, and neighborhood electric vehicles.
Low power vehicle sharing shall mean any rental or lending services that:
(1) Allows low power vehicle riders to temporarily use low power vehicles available from
a fleet in exchange for a fee or other form of direct or indirect compensation; and
(2) Encourages, allows, or is susceptible to low power vehicle vending, renting, or
lending from city maintained right-of-way or other city property.
Sec. 11-11-2 Use Restrictions
(a) The operation of each form of low power vehicle upon a public street, alley, highway,
sidewalk, or other public property in the city shall be governed by the corresponding
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 169.
Sec. 11-11-3 Attachment prohibited; exception
No person shall secure, attach or connect in any manner any low power vehicle to any tree,
parking meter post, street light post, traffic signal post or post sign; except as follows: low
power vehicles that are not part of a low power vehicle sharing operation shall be permitted
to be parked upon a sidewalk and to be temporarily attached to sign posts and bicycle racks.
When parked or attached as permitted, low power vehicles shall not impede the normal and
reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic.
Sec. 11-11-4 - Contract or license required.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no person shall engage in the
business of low power vehicle sharing from city maintained right of way or other city property
without a valid contract or license agreement with the city. As used in this chapter, the words
tract or agreement issued by city
administration, with formal approval by the city council.
(b) Any low power vehicle that is part of a low power vehicle sharing operation not authorized
by contract or license under this section shall be deemed an unpermitted low power vehicle.
Any person in possession of an unpermitted low power vehicle may ride such low power
vehicle into and through the city, subject to all applicable state and local laws and rules. All
unpermitted low power vehicles must be attended by the same user at all times while on city
maintained right of way or other city property.
Sec. 11-11-5 - Control of right-of-way.
Contracts or licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall not operate to transfer ownership
or control of the public right-of-way to low power vehicle sharing operators, or to any other
party.
Sec. 11-11-6 Penalty.
A violation of this chapter is a petty misdemeanor.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2020.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2020.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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