Number
071342
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. ZIELINSKI AND BAUMAN
Title
An ordinance allowing neighborhood electric vehicles to travel on certain city streets and directing use and purchase of these vehicles by the city to the greatest extent practicable.
Sections
101-51 cr
310-18.5 cr
Analysis
This ordinance allows neighborhood electric vehicles to travel on certain city streets. The ordinance also directs the city purchasing director and any other officer, agent, agency, committee, board or commission of the city to purchase and use these vehicles to the greatest extent practicable.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 101-51 of the code is created to read:
101-51. Use of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) on City Streets.
1. DEFINITION. “Neighborhood electric vehicle” means a self-propelled 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.
2. REQUIREMENTS. Neighborhood electric vehicles 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 at rest of less than 2,500 pounds. Neighborhood electric vehicle does not include an electric golf cart and shall have:
a. Headlamps.
b. Front and rear turn signals.
c. Stop lamps.
d. Reflex reflectors: one red on each side as far to the rear as practicable, and one red on the rear.
e. An exterior mirror mounted on the driver’s side and either an exterior mirror on the passenger side or an interior rearview mirror.
f. Parking brake.
g. Windshield that conforms to the requirements of the federal motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials as provided in CFR 571.205.
h. A vehicle identification number that complies with federal law as provided in 49 CFR 565.
i. A type 1 or type 2 seatbelt assembly conforming to 49 CFR 571.209, and federal motor safety standard No. 209, for each designated seating position.
j. Meets the general test conditions under 49 CFR 571.
3. LICENSE. Neighborhood electric vehicles shall be registered, titled and licensed by the state of Wisconsin.
4. PERMITTED USERS. To use an neighborhood electric vehicle on the streets of the city of Milwaukee, the operator shall have a valid Wisconsin driver’s license.
5. PERMITTED USE. A licensed individual may operate a neighborhood electric vehicle on those city streets having a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less, and headlamps must be on during operation.
6. OPERATION. The operation of neighborhood electric vehicles as permitted herein shall in all respects be in compliance with ch. 101.
Part 2. Section 310-18.5 of the code is created to read:
310-18.5. Purchase of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles.
To the greatest extent practicable, the city purchasing director and any other officer, agent, agency, committee, board or commission of the city shall make purchasing decisions that maximize the purchase and use of neighborhood electric vehicles.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
_________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date:_____________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
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Office of the City Attorney
Date:____________________
Requestor
Drafter
MET
1/11/08
LRB08021-1