Chapter 5.70
STAND-UP ELECTRIC SCOOTER PROVIDERS

Sections:

5.70.010    Definitions.

5.70.015    Stand-up electric scooter provider license required.

5.70.020    City Manager’s authority.

5.70.025    Licenses.

5.70.030    Penalties.

5.70.010 Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) “City Manager” includes the City Manager’s designee.

(2) “Stand-up electric scooter” means a device weighing less than 150 pounds that:

(a) Is designed to be operated on the ground with not more than three wheels;

(b) Has handlebars and a foot support or seat for the operator’s use;

(c) Can be propelled by motor or human propulsion; and

(d) Is equipped with a power source that is incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of greater than 24 miles per hour on level ground and has a power output of not more than 1,000 watts.

(3) “Stand-up electric scooter provider” means a person who offers stand-up electric scooters for rental or other commercial use. (Ord. 1398, § 1, July 6, 2021.)

5.70.015 Stand-up electric scooter provider license required.

No person shall operate the business of a stand-up electric scooter provider in the City of Monmouth without first being licensed as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 1398, § 1, July 6, 2021.)

5.70.020 City Manager’s authority.

The City Manager has authority to:

(1) Issue licenses pursuant to MCC 5.70.025;

(2) Enforce all ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to stand-up electric scooter providers;

(3) Revoke or suspend licenses, or deny renewal of licenses, due to noncompliance with the ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to stand-up electric scooter providers; and

(4) Adopt rules for the regulation of stand-up electric scooter providers. (Ord. 1398, § 1, July 6, 2021.)

5.70.025 Licenses.

(1) A stand-up electric scooter provider may not operate in the City without first obtaining and thereafter maintaining a license under this section.

(2) The City Manager will not issue a license to a stand-up electric scooter provider unless:

(a) The applicant submits to the City Manager a completed license application.

(b) The applicant has paid all applicable license fees.

(c) The applicant has obtained and maintains insurance, and provides satisfactory proof thereof, for:

(i) Commercial general liability insurance coverage with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate;

(ii) Automobile insurance coverage with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate; and

(iii) If the applicant is a subject employer within the meaning of Oregon workers’ compensation law, workers’ compensation coverage not less than the statutory requirement under Oregon law.

(d) The applicant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City for all claims, including costs and attorney fees incurred in defense thereof, arising out of or in any way relating to the operation of stand-up electric scooters offered for rent by the applicant.

(3) Licenses are valid for the calendar year in which they are issued and the next succeeding calendar year, and must be renewed every two years.

(4) The license fee required under this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council, and shall be pro-rated if issued for less than a full calendar year. In addition to license application and renewal fees, the City Council may establish a fee payable for each ride completed. (Ord. 1398, § 1, July 6, 2021.)

5.70.030 Penalties.

Violation of any provision of this chapter and any rule adopted by the City Manager under MCC 5.70.020(4) is a class C misdemeanor. (Ord. 1398, § 1, July 6, 2021.)