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PUBLIC HEARING - SHARED SCOOTER SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
BACKGROUND: In 1996 and 2001, the City Council adopted ordinances 3249 and 3516, respectively prohibiting skating activities and scooters on sidewalks and streets within the specified downtown area, the specified Railroad Square area, in shopping centers and other specified areas of public property.
The project includes an amendment to the Santa Rosa Health and Safety Code Chapter 9-22 to allow for the shared scooter system pilot program approved by the City Council on December 14, 2021. The operations of the shared scooter system pilot program would be consistent with state law.
In summary the revisions to City Code Chapter 9-22 include:
• Adding a sub-section exempting scooters from prohibition during the pilot program to operate on public streets, public alleys, and public gutters - 9-22.020 (D) Prohibition. These devices will still be prohibited on sidewalks per the existing ordinance; and
• Broadening s...
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Code sections:
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15183 - Consistent with Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning, 15301 - Existing Facilities
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