CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City's traffic code; conforming the Seattle Municipal Code with changes in state law; amending Sections 11.14.055, 11.14.184, 11.14.333, 11.14.360, 11.14.710, 11.20.347, 11.22.070, 11.22.160, 11.22.200, 11.30.040, 11.31.050, 11.31.115, 11.40.220, 11.44.120, 11.53.020, 11.53.230, 11.56.140, 11.58.198, 11.58.272, 11.60.130, 11.72.040, 11.80.080, 11.82.360, and 11.82.560 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding new Sections 11.14.321 and 11.14.378 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 11.14.055 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124950, is amended as follows:
11.14.055 Bicycle and ((Electric-assisted)) electric-assisted bicycle
A. "Bicycle" means every device propelled solely by human power, or an electric-assisted bicycle, upon which a person or persons may ride, having two tandem wheels either of which is 16 inches or more in diameter, or three wheels, any one of which is more than 20 inches in diameter.
B. "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with two or three wheels, a saddle, fully operative pedals for human propulsion, and an electric motor. The electric-assisted bicycle's electric motor must have a power output of no more than ((1000)) 750 watts ((, be incapable of propelling the device at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour on level ground, and be incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when human power alone is used to propel the device beyond 20 miles per hour)). The electric-assisted bicycle must meet the requirements of one of the following three classifications:
1. "Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle" means an electric-assisted bicycle in which the motor provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour;
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