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Roselle board directs staff to draft ordinance restricting high‑power off‑road motorcycles, sets age rules for e‑bikes
Summary
The Village of Roselle instructed staff to prepare an ordinance defining classes of electric bicycles, restricting motors over 750 watts from public property and setting age limits and enforcement mechanisms after a multi‑hour discussion led by the police chief.
The Village of Roselle Board on June 9 directed staff to prepare a formal ordinance that would add definitions for Class 1, 2 and 3 electric bicycles, prohibit off‑highway motorcycles and motors above 750 watts from public property, and set age and enforcement rules for low‑speed electric scooters and e‑bikes.
The measure matters because the board said a patchwork of local rules is causing enforcement problems, and trustees and police described unsafe behavior — especially by high‑powered off‑road motorcycles — that they said is already occurring on village streets and private property.
Chief of Police Rob Barreto presented the draft ordinance and walked the board through new definitions and restrictions. “We added definitions for class 1, 2, and 3 e bikes into the village code,” Barreto said, explaining that the draft…
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