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Police chief says e‑bike enforcement limited to observed violations under existing ordinance
Summary
Police Chief Chris DiGiuseppi told the Board the city’s ordinance regulating motorized recreational vehicles — first adopted in 2006 and later updated for e‑bikes — allows enforcement only when officers observe a potential violation and can verify a device meets the prohibited‑vehicle definition.
Police Chief Chris DiGiuseppi briefed the Board of Aldermen on the city’s ordinance that regulates motorized recreational vehicles, including electric bicycles, at the June 15, 2026 work session.
Chief DiGiuseppi said the ordinance originated in 2006 to address concerns about mini‑motorcycles on public property and was later amended to cover electronic bicycles and similar devices. He told the Board that enforcement is limited to situations in which officers observe a potential violation and are able to verify that the device falls within the ordinance’s definition of a prohibited vehicle.
No ordinance changes or enforcement expansions were proposed during the session. The exchange was brief and served to clarify for aldermen how the existing rule is applied in practice rather than to initiate new policy action.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:57 p.m.
