Sponsor
Aldermen Helding and Wisneski
Title
Ordinance No. 05-08
To create Sec. 94-21 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin relating to Traffic and Vehicles - Neighborhood Electric Vehicles.
The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
Part 1:
Sec. 94-21 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby created to read as follows:
“94-21. Neighborhood Electric Vehicles.
(a) Definitions. A neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) means a self-propelled electrically-powered motor vehicle that has successfully completed the neighborhood electric vehicle America test program conducted by the federal department of energy and that conforms to the definition and requirements for low-speed vehicles, as adopted in the federal motor vehicle safety standards for “low-speed vehicles” under 49 CFR 571.3(b) and 571.500. Electric golf carts are not included within the foregoing definition.
A neighborhood electric vehicle shall be 4-wheeled and have a speed range of at least 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved surface and have a gross vehicle weight of less than 2,500 pounds. Neighborhood electric vehicles shall have all of the following specifications:
(1) Headlamps;
(2) Front and rear turn signals;
(3) Stop lamps;
(4) Reflex reflectors; one red on each side as far to the rear as practicable and one red on the rear;
(5) An exterior mirror mounted on the driver’s side and either an exterior mirror on the passenger side or an interior rearview mirror;
(6) Parking brake;
(7) A windshield that conforms to the requirements of the federal motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials (49 CFR 571.205);
(8) A vehicle identification number (VIN) that complies with federal law as provided in 949 CFR 565;
(9) A type 1 or type 2 seatbelt assembly conforming to 49 CFR 571.209 and federal motor vehicle standard no. 209 for each designated seating position; and
(10) Meets the general test conditions under 49...
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