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Buena Park limits e-bike use on sidewalks and in parks, adds minor exception and education-first enforcement
Summary
Responding to a county grand-jury recommendation, the council adopted an ordinance banning e-bikes on sidewalks and in parks, establishing a $100 infraction for unsafe operation and adding an exception allowing minors on sidewalks when operating 'reasonably safely'; council emphasized education and signage and approved the ordinance unanimously.
The City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance to regulate electric bicycles and similar devices on sidewalks, in parks and in other public spaces, with a narrowly tailored exception for minors.
City Attorney Christopher Cardanelli summarized the proposal as a response to an Orange County grand-jury recommendation and state law gaps governing sidewalk use.…
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