§ 11.76.010 — Definitions

11.76.010 - Definitions.

Where used in this chapter, the following words and terms are hereby defined and shall mean as indicated below: A. "Cart" means an electrically powered, one-passenger, three-wheel or four-wheel vehicle, adapted to or commonly used by persons who are disabled, for nonhighway or nonstreet transportation. To be considered a cart, the width of the vehicle shall be more than thirty inches wide, with a length of at least forty-eight inches, and powered by more than two twelve-volt standard automobile batteries. The cart shall possess the required safety equipment hereinafter set forth in this chapter. B. "Cart operator's permit" means a document issued, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, by the chief of police, which authorizes a disabled person to operate a cart on the sidewalks of the city, subject, however, to the provisions of this chapter and to the rules promulgated and prescribed by the chief of police relating to areas restricted to cart use, time of use, and special safety equipment required to be attached to or installed in the cart. C. "Chief of police" means the chief of police of the city or his duly authorized representative. D. "City" means the City of San José, a municipal corporation of the state of California. E. "Disabled person" means any human being who: 1. Has lost one or both feet or legs or the effective use thereof; or 2. Is so physically handicapped as to be unable to walk without the assistance of another person or a mechanical device; or 3. The physical act of walking subjects the person to abnormal pain; or 4. The physical effort involved in walking endangers the person's health or life; or 5. The act of walking has been so impaired as to render walking as a means of personal transportation impracticable. F. "Operator" means a disabled person who has been issued and holds a valid and current cart operator's permit which authorizes said person to operate a cart on and along the sidewalks of the city. G. "Sidewalk" means a public sidewalk located within the corporate boundaries of the city and owned by the city. H. "Sticker license" means a shaped piece of plastic or weather-resistant paper which can be easily affixed to the cart for the purpose of identifying the cart as being authorized for use on the sidewalks of the city. The information to be set forth thereon shall be prescribed by the chief of police.

(Prior code § 3811.)