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Council tables proposed sidewalk ban on scooters, hoverboards and other wheeled devices
Black Mountain Town Council · November 11, 2025
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Summary
The council discussed an ordinance to add section 47-165 prohibiting wheeled vehicles (scooters, hoverboards, skateboards, 1-wheels, etc.) on central-business sidewalks but tabled the item to refine language after concerns about strollers, enforceability and transportation impacts.
The Black Mountain Town Council debated a proposed amendment to town code chapter 47 (traffic and vehicles) to add a new section — referenced in the meeting as 47-165 — that would make it unlawful to operate wheeled vehicles other than bicycles and skates on…
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