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Agoura Hills council backs ban on e-bikes on sidewalks and local parks, asks staff to draft ordinances
Summary
After a staff presentation and public comments about unsafe e-bike use, the Agoura Hills City Council directed staff to pursue a municipal code change (staff-preferred Option 3) that would prohibit riding e-bikes on city sidewalks and in local parks and return with enforcement, signage and education plans.
Agoura Hills City Council members agreed on a plan to restrict e-bikes from sidewalks and the city's neighborhood parks after residents described near-misses and repeated unsafe riding.
City staff, led by Amy Brink, director of community services, and Charmaine Yambao, director of public works and city engineer, outlined three policy paths: keep current law and emphasize education; amend the municipal code to define and penalize unsafe riding; or prohibit e-bikes on sidewalks and in parks. Traffic engineer Matt Stewart summarized state law and recent bills, including AB 875, which allows peace officers to confiscate modified or high-speed e-bikes used by people under 16, and noted differences among class 1, 2 and 3 e-bike…
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