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Sunny Isles Beach staff to draft ordinance after commissioners press for rules on delivery robots
Summary
City staff told the commission that state law gives personal delivery devices pedestrian-like rights, limiting outright bans; commissioners directed staff to draft an ordinance next month with registration, lighting/flagging, idle-time and insurance requirements, and possible speed and operating-hour limits.
The commission spent an extended discussion on personal mobile delivery devices after residents reported numerous devices operating in the right-of-way.
The code director explained that Florida law (statute 316.2071, as cited in the briefing) authorizes personal delivery devices and affords them rights similar to pedestrians, which limits municipalities’ ability to ban them outright. Staff said…
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