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Aldermen propose code changes to allow e-bikes, ban ATVs and motor vehicles on multiuse trails

3717385 · April 8, 2025
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Council placed on first reading a code amendment to permit certain electric mobility devices on multiuse trails while prohibiting ATVs, golf carts and similar motor vehicles; staff said the change balances accessibility with pedestrian safety.

The Board of Aldermen placed on first reading an ordinance (bill 3655) amending Chapter 120 to regulate non-pedestrian traffic on Ozark’s multiuse trails. The proposal would explicitly allow electric bicycles, mobility scooters and electric scooters while prohibiting golf carts, motorized play vehicles, ATVs and other motor vehicles on the trail network.

Hayden Ponser, Ozark parks director, said the change responds to both an…

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