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Committee considers removing word "bicycles" from parks code to avoid penalizing incidental use
Summary
A brief committee discussion considered striking “bicycles” from a parks ordinance to avoid penalizing innocent uses such as a child leaving a bike in a park.
During the Jan. 13 legislative committee meeting, members reviewed proposed edits to the Parks and Recreation ordinance and discussed striking the single word “bicycles” from a provision that could be interpreted to prohibit ordinary bicycle use in parks.
One committee member suggested removing the term because routine activities — for example a child riding across a driveway or leaving a bicycle on a playground — could unintentionally violate the text as written. The member noted the suggestion was intended to clarify the ordinance’s intent rather than to permit unsafe conduct; another member proposed limiting language instead to motorized bicycles if that was the intent.
Committee members agreed to the proposed change to the draft language and moved on to the next agenda item. No formal vote was recorded during the meeting.
Ending: The committee approved the wording change by consensus and proceeded to other business.
