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Glendale council gives staff consensus on e‑bike, e‑scooter rules; ordinance to be drafted
Summary
At a Sept. 9 workshop, Glendale council members agreed on age tiers, helmet rules, sidewalk use, lighting and penalties for an e‑bike/e‑scooter ordinance and asked staff to draft a formal code change for a future voting meeting.
Glendale — The City Council on Sept. 9 gave staff consensus to draft an ordinance regulating electric bicycles and scooters, including age limits by vehicle class, a helmet requirement, sidewalk use rules and an escalating penalty structure, city staff and council members said at a workshop session.
Deputy City Manager Rick Saint John opened the discussion, saying the goal was to determine whether the council “even want[s] to adopt an ordinance” and that staff was “seeking council consensus today on the adoption of an electric bicycle [and] electric scooter ordinance.”
The council’s discussion focused on safety and enforceability. Council members agreed on different minimum ages for different device classes: class 3 e‑bikes (pedal‑assist capable of up to 28 mph) at 16 years old, class 1 and class 2 e‑bikes (top production speeds near 21 mph) at 14, and e‑scooters at 12. Vice Mayor Tomichoff and other council members said staff…
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