Committee clears technical change to let mopeds and scooters use motorcycle stalls; approves $325 shared‑moped permit

The committee approved a minor Transportation Code revision to permit motorized scooters and shared electric mopeds to park in designated motorcycle parking spaces and supported a related SFMTA permit program.

Andy Thornley of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said the change corrects a Division 1 infraction (parking in a motorcycle stall) so it matches longstanding agency practice of allowing mopeds and small scooters to use motorcycle stalls. He described a $325‑per‑vehicle annual permit for qualified shared electric moped operators that exempts those vehicles from select parking time limits, resident permit area restrictions and, in some cases, metered motorcycle fees.

Thornley said the fee was calculated to recover lost meter revenue and administrative and enforcement costs and that SFMTA will audit the cost basis as the program matures. He told the committee Scoot Networks was the only currently recognized shared electric moped operator and that SFMTA recorded roughly 570 permitted mopeds; staff estimated an initial planning projection of as many as 1,000 permits in a full year for revenue modeling.

Supervisors raised neighborhood concerns about device parking in residential areas and the potential loss of curb spaces for residents; Thornley said the permit creates a formal operating relationship that allows closer management and that the agency will consider adding motorcycle stalls where demand increases. No public speakers commented on this item; the committee moved the measure forward without objection.