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Issaquah council adopts e-bike and e-motorcycle rules but removes parks director's unilateral ban for Class 1–2 e-bikes
Summary
Council approved two ordinances to define and regulate electric-assisted bicycles and e-motorcycles and modernize impound provisions, but amended the code to remove language that would have given the parks director authority to prohibit Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes on parks and some pedestrian ways.
Issaquah's City Council on Dec. 1 adopted two ordinances to regulate electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles and to modernize impoundment rules, but lawmakers amended the measure to remove language that would have given the Parks and Community Services Director authority to prohibit Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes on certain city parks and pathways.
Chief Schwann presented the administration's proposal: two ordinances—one creating a new chapter (10.48 IMC) to define e-motorcycles and e-bike classes and specify operation rules, and another updating Chapter 10.34 (abandoned and unauthorized vehicles) to allow impound and in-person pickup at the police station under defined circumstances. The…
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