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City micro‑mobility rules clarified: no motorized wheels on natural surfaces, 15 mph limit on paved paths
Summary
Staff explained the recently adopted alternative motor-vehicle ordinance’s implications for parks: motorized devices are prohibited on natural-surface areas; use on paved sidewalks and residential streets is subject to a 15 mph limit and existing bicycle/vehicle rules.
Commissioners received an explanation Aug. 20 about how the city’s new alternative motor-vehicle ordinance applies in parks and on streets.
Staff said the ordinance, passed at a prior council meeting and now in force, bars motorized vehicles from park natural-surface areas and limits where micro-mobility devices may operate. The presentation emphasized that class 1 and 2 e-bikes and other allowed devices may be used on paved pathways and residential streets but must travel at or below a 15 miles-per-hour speed limit and must yield to pedestrians. Staff also said bicycles and e-bikes remain subject to the same traffic and helmet rules applicable elsewhere in the city and that tickets for violations may be issued to parents for minor children when appropriate.
In parks, staff said paved trails are the only park surfaces where motorized devices are allowed; unpaved or natural-surface trails are off-limits to wheeled motorized devices. The department is preparing an education campaign and graphics for the city newsletter and social media and will coordinate with schools and police on outreach.
Ending: Staff said the department will continue public education and enforcement coordination with the police department and other partners to reduce conflicts between pedestrians and wheeled devices.
