Definitions

As used in this article the following definitions apply:

Applicable state laws shall mean all general laws of the State of Florida relating to mobility devices and motorized scooters. This pilot program will operate in a manner consistent with and subject to applicable general laws of the state including, without limitation, F.S. §§ 316.003, 316.008, 316.2065, and 316.2128, and the entirety of F.S. ch. 316, the "Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law", as amended. The city in this article reserves all municipal home rule powers to impose more restrictive public safety, insurance, licensing, data sharing, parking, and similar requirements.

Application programming interface key (API Key) shall mean a code passed in by computer programs calling an application programming interface ("API") to identify the calling program, its developer, or its user to the web site.

Bicycle shall have the meaning ascribed to it in F.S. § 316.003, as amended.

Bicycle path (bike path) shall generally mean a bikeway separated from motorized traffic and dedicated to cycling or shared with pedestrians or other users, and additionally have the same meaning ascribed to it in F.S. § 316.003, as amended.

Bike lane shall mean a part of the road which is intended to be used in part by people riding bicycles.

License shall mean the document by which a privilege is granted by the city to authorize a person to operate a motorized scooter service within its corporate limits. Any license issued in accordance with this article shall be nonexclusive.

Micromobility device shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in F.S. § 316.003, as amended.

Motorized scooter(s) shall have the meaning ascribed to it in F.S. § 316.003, as amended. Motorized scooter(s) are further defined, in the context of this article, as a device, with an electric motor, designed to transport only one person, exclusively or in combination with the application of human power, which cannot attain a speed of more than 15 miles per hour in bike lanes or streets without the application of human power on a level surface; or more than seven miles per hour on any sidewalk, baywalk, or in parks.

Motorized scooter user shall mean a person driving a motorized scooter.

Motorized scooter service shall mean a system in which motorized scooters are made available for shared use to individuals on a short-term basis for a price or fee.

Operator shall mean an individual or company that has been issued a license pursuant to this article and/or pursuant to any appropriate procurement process, if approved by the city commission, as may be later determined by the city commission to be applicable, as outlined in chapter 18 of this Code.

Rebalance shall mean moving motorized scooters from an area of low demand to an area of high demand.

Sidewalk means that portion of the public right-of-way between the back of curb lines or the lateral lines of a non-driving lane separated by curb and the adjacent property lines, where a three-foot minimum clearance is available to pedestrians and intended for public use. There may also be a median strip or road verge (a strip of vegetation, grass or bushes or trees or a combination of these) either between the sidewalk and the roadway or between the sidewalk and the adjacent property line (also described as "right-of-way line" or "building baseline").

Sidewalk area includes bike lanes and bike path, as well as the sidewalk width perpendicular to the road times the sidewalk length along and parallel to the road.

Transit facility means a facility providing accommodations by public, private, or nonprofit entities for the conveyance of persons from one place to another by means of a transportation system, including but not limited to: bus terminal, railroad station, freight terminal, airport, helistop or seaport.

(Ord. No. 13795, § 2, 10-11-18; Ord. No. 13862, § 2, 9-26-19)