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Crestview council adopts downtown ban on e-bikes and scooters, keeps helmet requirement
Summary
The Crestview City Council approved Ordinance 2,009 on second reading to regulate electric bicycles and scooters, expanding a downtown prohibition and retaining a helmet requirement; a public speaker urged limiting helmets to riders under 16, citing Florida statute.
The Crestview City Council on Jan. 12 adopted Ordinance 2,009 on second reading, adding electric bicycles and similar micro-mobility devices to a downtown prohibition and creating a new code chapter for e-bikes and motorized scooters.
Staff told the council the ordinance aligns Crestview rules with countywide language and expands section 74-6 — which already bans skateboards and rollerblades from downtown sidewalks — to include electric variants. Staff asked the council to adopt…
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