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Carlsbad council introduces e-bike ordinance, sets age limit and bans e-bikes in two parks
Summary
The City Council introduced an ordinance aligning local rules with Assembly Bill 2234, setting a minimum age restriction that bars riders under 12 from operating certain e-bikes, authorizing limited seizure authority for juvenile devices posing immediate safety risks, and adopted a companion resolution prohibiting e-bike operation in Pine Avenue and Poinsettia Community Parks with a phased education-and-enforcement rollout.
The Carlsbad City Council on Feb. 10 introduced an ordinance to update city code on regulated mobility devices and adopted a companion resolution to prohibit e-bike operation in two community parks, advancing a phased education-and-enforcement plan tied to state law.
Lieutenant Jason Arnotti of the Carlsbad Police Department told the council the proposed amendments to Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 10.56 would modernize definitions and operational standards, implement the state pilot under Assembly Bill 2234 by setting a minimum age (riders under 12 may not operate a class 1 or class 2 e-bike), and add narrowly tailored seizure authority for juveniles only when a…
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