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P.H. 2022-37: (PUBLIC HEARING 2ND READING)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 72, “BICYCLES,” BY CREATING SECTION 72.03, “MOTORIZED SCOOTERS AND MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES,” BY AMENDING CHAPTER 98, “PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 98.01, “DEFINITIONS,” AND SECTION 98.02, “PROHIBITED ACTS,” BY AMENDING CHAPTER 100, “STREETS AND SIDEWALKS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 100.35, “BUILDING OR OBSTRUCTION ON PUBLIC STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND RIGHT-OF-WAY SWALE AREAS; PEDESTRIAN MEDIAN SAFETY,” AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 131, “OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS AND PROPERTY,” BY AMENDING SECTION 131.21, “OPERATION OF MOTORIZED SCOOTERS,” TO MODIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORIZED SCOOTERS AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF MOTORIZED SCOOTERS TO CONFORM TO STATE STATUTE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: N/A)
FIRST READING: FEBRUARY 22, 2022
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(Staff Contact: Earl Bosworth)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
This amendment to the ordinance creates Section 72.03, which adds Motorized Scooters and Micro Mobility Devices to the City code and subjects them to the same operating requirements and regulations as bicycles. It also amends Chapter 98.02 Prohibited Acts, and 98.12, Municipal Fishing Pier, by prohibiting motorized scooters from operating on cultural and recreational facilities or on other public properties. The amendment further adds language to prohibit motorized scooters from being abandoned on or obstructing public streets, sidewalks and right-of-way swale areas, or private property without authorization from the property owner. It enables the City to retrieve and dispose of any abandoned property.
Origin of request for this action: City Manager’s Office
Fiscal impact and source of funding: N/A
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