HomeMy WebLinkAbout098 - 08/15/2023 - REPEALING CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE VI, PARKING OF SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORORDINANCE NO.098,2023
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REPEALING CHAPTER 24,ARTICLE VI,PARKING OF
SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES,OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS,FC Moves is a department within the City’s Planning,Development,and
Transportation Service Area that exists to advance mobility solutions to increase walking,
bicycling,transit use,shared and environmentally sustainable modes;and
WHEREAS,in 2021,the City of Fort Collins and Colorado State University (CSU)selected
Spin as the sole provider of shared electric bikes and electric scooters in Fort Collins in a
competitive selection process;and
WHEREAS,Spin began operating in Fort Collins in 2021 on a one-year contract that is
renewable for up to five years total,and which has been renewed by the City and CSU two years in
a row;and
WHEREAS,during the first year of Spin operations,the City received complaints about
improperly parked Spin e-bikes and e-scooters,prompting FC Moves,in collaboration with a CSU
graduate student intern,to conduct a study of Spin parking behavior,collecting photos and
observations of over 400 Spin electric scooters and electric bikes;and
WHEREAS,the Spin parking study evaluated whether shared mobility devices were parked
in compliance with City regulations,namely Code Section 24-179,which specifically addresses the
parking of shared mobility devices;and
WHEREAS,the Spin parking study also evaluated whether the parked device blocked a
path or access,and whether the parked device blocked a path or access for individuals with
disabilities;and
WHEREAS,the Spin parking study found that eighty-seven percent (87%)of shared
mobility devices were not parked in compliance with City Code regulations and,for eighty-four
percent (84%)of devices that were not parked in compliance,there was no parking spot compliant
with Section 24 179 available nearby;and
WHEREAS,while collecting data for the Spin parking study,FC Moves staff noted that,
throughout most of the City,streets with unmetered,unmarked parking often are the best option to
park electric bikes and electric scooters;and
WHEREAS,using the data from the Spin parking study,FC Moves and Spin developed a
parking management program that includes creating designated parking areas on streets with
unmetered,unmarked parking,assessing penalties for improper parking,and educating riders on
better parking practices;and
WHEREAS,currently,the parking of personally owned electric scooters and shared
mobility devices (whether bicycles,electric bicycles,or electric scooters)is regulated by Section
24-179 of the City Code;however,the parking of personally owned bicycles and electric bicycles,
however,is regulated by Section 2108 of the Traffic Code;and
WHEREAS,upon recommendation of City staff,the City Council has determined that it is
in the best interests of the City to repeal Sections 24-178 and 24-179 of the City Code relating to
parking of shared mobility devices and to amend Sections 2002,2106,and 2108 of the Traffic Code
so that parking regulations for bicycles,electric bicycles,and electric scooters are the same
regardless of whether they are shared or personally owned devices;and
WHEREAS,by repealing Sections 24-178 and 24-179 of the City Code and amending the
Traffic Code as described,Spin shared mobility devices can be parked in designated zones on
streets,thereby providing more options for parking in compliance with City regulations,and with
the expectation that this also will reduce the number of parked shared mobility devices blocking
paths or access.
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 Chapter 24,Article VI —Parking of Shared Mobility Devices,
consisting of Section 24-178 and 24-179 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby deleted
in its entirety.
Section 3.That the City Attorney and the City Clerk are authorized to modify the
formatting and to make such other amendments to this Ordinance as necessary to facilitate the
publication in the Code of the City of Fort Collins;provided,however,that such modifications and
amendments shall not change the substance of the Code provisions.
AflEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 18th day of
July,2023,and to be presented for final passage on the 15th 3.
Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day ugust,~
AflEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk