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Cocoa Beach adopts e-bike ordinance after extended public debate, sets local limits and education push
Summary
The Cocoa Beach City Commission adopted Ordinance 1700 to regulate electric bicycles and similar devices in specified rights of way after extended public comment and staff edits; commissioners endorsed a redline version and emphasized education and enforcement, approving the measure 5-0.
The Cocoa Beach City Commission on a unanimous vote adopted Ordinance 1700, establishing local rules for electric bicycles and similar micro-mobility devices on specified rights of way and directing staff to continue education and enforcement efforts.
The ordinance, introduced as a red-line update to the city code (new section 22-2.5), limits the designated rights of way where the rules apply to a short list of corridors and sets behavioral rules intended to curb reckless riding. Police Chief West Mullins, who appeared as the staff representative on enforcement issues, told the panel the city must “decide where we wanna be on that spectrum” between…
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