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Katy staff to draft updated e-bike and e-scooter rules including 10 mph sidewalk limit and helmet requirement
Summary
Council heard a staff preview of proposed updates to the city’s motorized-scooter rules and separate proposals for e-bikes: staff recommended a 10 mph sidewalk limit, helmets, no earbuds and that higher-speed class 3 e-bikes be restricted to roadways. No ordinance was voted on.
At the March 18 workshop, City of Katy staff told the council they would update a 1999 motor-assisted scooter ordinance and propose separate rules for e-bikes and electric scooters.
Police Chief Will summarized state classifications for e-bikes and said staff would apply those distinctions locally. "Class 3 is up to 28 miles an hour," Chief Will said, and staff indicated class 3…
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