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Council tables proposed sidewalk ban on scooters, hoverboards and other wheeled devices
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 sidewalks in the central business district.
Staff explained the draft would extend existing sidewalk restrictions to include scooters, hoverboards, skateboards, motorized devices and one-wheels in the CP (central business) zone. Council members raised practical questions about enforcement and whether the language would unintentionally prohibit strollers or impede short-distance transportation by residents using e-bikes or one-wheel devices on streets. One council member urged staff to review ordinance language used by other cities and return with tweaks.
After discussion, council members agreed to postpone action and bring the ordinance back next month with revised language to address enforceability and exceptions; there was no final vote on the ordinance at the meeting.
