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Chesapeake Beach council rejects ordinance to allow bicycles on boardwalk
Summary
After a public hearing and council debate, the Town Council voted down Ordinance O‑26‑1, which would have amended Chapter 196 to permit bicycle riding on the boardwalk under specified conditions. The motion failed 4‑to‑(remaining votes), and the town will keep the current prohibition while separate e‑bike and motorized‑vehicle rules remain addressed elsewhere.
A majority of the Chesapeake Beach Town Council voted on Feb. 19 to reject Ordinance O‑26‑1, a proposed change to town code intended to allow bicycles and certain pneumatic‑wheeled recreational conveyances on the town boardwalk under defined conditions.
The proposal began with a public hearing early in the meeting. “What the ordinance does basically is it allows bicycles on the boardwalk when they were previously prohibited,” said Laura, the council committee member who sponsored the draft, explaining that…
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