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ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION <br /> DEVICES AND MOTOR ASSISTED SCOOTER SALES; AMENDING <br /> SECTIONS 4.990, 5.010, AND 5.990 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; <br /> AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 4.979 AND 5.160 TO THAT CODE. <br /> <br /> THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. A new Section 4.979 is added to the Eugene Code, 1971, to provide: <br /> <br />4.979 Motor Assisted Scooter Sales. <br /> (1) It is unlawful for a merchant to sell a motor assisted scooter without <br /> making the following disclosures: <br /> (a) Motor assisted scooters cannot be operated at a speed greater <br /> than 15 mph. <br /> (b) You must be 16 years of age to operate a motor assisted <br /> scooter. <br /> (c) Anyone operating a motor assisted scooter must wear <br /> protective headgear. <br /> (d) Motor assisted scooters are prohibited on sidewalks. <br /> (e) Motor assisted scooters can be operated on streets only with <br /> speed limits of 25 mph or less or in a bicycle lane. <br /> (f) Motor assisted scooters are prohibited on all city owned off- <br /> street bicycle and pedestrian paths or trails. <br /> (2) A merchant who sells motor assisted scooters must post, in a <br /> prominent place at each location where motor assisted scooters are <br /> on display, a notice setting forth the above-listed restrictions on <br /> motor assisted scooter use and must provide a copy of such notice <br /> to each purchaser of a motor assisted scooter, either before or in <br /> connection with the purchase. <br /> (3) "Motor assisted scooter" means a vehicle that is designed to be <br /> operated on the ground with not more than three wheels; has <br /> handlebars and a foot support or a seat for the operator's use; can <br /> be propelled by motor or human propulsion; is equipped with a <br /> power source that is incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of <br /> greater than 24 miles per hour on level ground; and has a <br /> combustion engine power source with a piston or rotor displacement <br /> of 35 cubic centimeters or less regardless of the number of <br /> chambers in the power source or an electric power source that has a <br /> power output of not more than 1,000 watts. <br /> <br />Ordinance- 1 <br /> <br /> <br />