HomeMy WebLinkAbout083 - 07/02/2019 - AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO PARKING OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERSORDINANCE NO. 083, 2019
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS RELATING TO PARKING OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS
WHEREAS, technology continues to create emerging forms of conveyances that have a
direct impact on City sidewalks,.streets, roadways and other infrastructure;and
WHEREAS, the City must balance the interest of users of these new vehicles and
conveyances with the safe and efficient use of City sidewalks, streets; roadways and other
infrastructure by pedestrians and existing conveyances and vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City previously adopted Ordinance No. 028, NO, adding City Code
Sections 24=178 and 24-.179;which directs where a shared mobility device may park on City streets
and sidewalks and,
WHEREAS subsequent to the passage of Ordinance No. 028, 2019, the Colorado
Legislature passed House Bill 19-1221, which amends Colorado's Uniform Motor Vehicle Law to
add a definition for the term "electric scooter" and sets forth provisions relating to the operation
of electric:scooters on streets and highways; and
WHEREAS,the City Council wishes to regulate the parking of electric scooters consistent
with the parking of shared mobility devices to further promote the public health, safety and
welfare.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2.That Section 24-178 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to add the following definition, in alphabetical order:-
Sec. 24-178.-Definitions
Electric scooter shall mean a device weighing less than one hundred(100)pounds with handlebars
and an electric motor that is powered by an electric motor and that has a maximum speed of twenty
20)miles per hour on a paved level surface when powered solely by the electric motion. Electric
scooter does not include an electrical assisted bicycle, electric personal assistance mobility device
EPAMD), motorcycle, or low-power scooter.
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Section 3. That Section 24-179 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec.24-119. - Parking of shared mobility devices and electric scooters.
a) No person shall park, nor direct another to park, a shared mobility device or an electric
scooter in any manner contrary to any law or contrary to any provision of this Article.
b) A user shall park shared mobility devices or an electric scooter upright on hard surfaces in
the parkway, beside a bicycle rack, or in another area specifically designated for shared mobility
device and electric scooter parking:
c) A user may not park shared mobility devices or an electric scooter in such a manner as to
block the pedestrian zone area of the sidewalk, any fire hydrant, call box or other emergency
facility, bus bench, or utility pole.
d) A user may not park shared mobility devices or an electric scooter in a manner that impedes
or interferes with the reasonable use of any commercial window display, sign display, or access to
or from any building.
e) A user may not park shared mobility devices or an electric scooter in a manner that impedes
or interferes with the reasonable use of any bicycle rack or newsrack, or parkway that requires
pedestrian access, including, but not limited to, benches, parking pay stations, and transit
information signs.
f) A user may not park shared mobility devices or an electric scooter on blocks without
sidewalks or in on-street parking spaces except in a designated shared mobility device or an electric
scooter parking area.
g) A user may not park shared mobility devices or an electric scooter in the parkway directly
adjacent to or within the following areas:
1) Transit Zones, including, but not limited to, bus stops, shelters, passenger waiting
areas, bus layover and staging zones, except at existing bicycle racks;
2) Loading zones;
3) Disabled parking zones;
4) Curb ramps;
5) Entryways; or
6) Driveways.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first,reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
June, A.D. 2019,and to be presented for final passage on the 2nd day, of July, A.D.2019.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 2nd day of July, A.D,.2019.
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