Council opens hearing on draft e‑bike and e‑scooter rules

The borough council opened a hearing on a draft ordinance to regulate e‑bikes and e‑scooters within the borough, the chair said. The hearing record was supplemented with two marked exhibits — a proof of publication and a filing at the Montgomery County Law Library — and the proposed ordinance was marked as Exhibit C2.

The speaker said the ordinance was drafted with assistance from the chief of police and the safety committee and incorporated several revisions before being advertised. The chair summarized key elements described in the draft: a stated minimum age requirement (the transcript states "over the age 16"), rules about the types of equipment and how they must be ridden, exceptions for minors, and enforcement by the police department with graduated offense levels and a monetary penalty referenced in the record. "E bikes and e scooters within the borough. So it it requires that people, to see over the age 16," the chair said. The transcript does not include detailed statutory language or a vote; the council marked the ordinance for deliberation.