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Granite Falls council adopts ordinance regulating e-bikes and e-scooters
Summary
The City Council on April 15 adopted Ordinance No. 1073-2026, creating Chapter 10.44 of the municipal code to regulate electric-assisted bicycles and motorized foot scooters, including sidewalk limits, helmet requirements for riders under 18, trail rules, parking restrictions and a shared-micromobility permitting framework.
Granite Falls — The City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 1073-2026 on April 15, adding a new Chapter 10.44 to the Granite Falls Municipal Code to regulate electric-assisted bicycles and motorized foot scooters.
City Manager Jeff Balentine summarized the ordinance during the public hearing, saying it adopts state-linked definitions for a three-class e-bike system and for motorized foot scooters (citing RCW 46.04.169 and RCW 46.04.336), prohibits all e-bikes and e-scooters in the downtown commercial zone, allows Class 1 and Class 2 devices on other sidewalks at a maximum of 6 mph,…
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