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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 55761 262_20221220_ts24 Ordinance No. 5576 Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 22.04.220 (Bicycles and animals) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Prohibit the Use of Electric Bicycles in the City’s Parks Except as Permitted by Regulation. The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and declarations. A.California Vehicle Code section 21207.5 prohibits the use of motorized bicycles and Class 3 electric bicycles “on a bicycle path or trail, bikeway, bicycle lane established pursuant to Section 21207, equestrian trail, or hiking or recreational trail, unless it is within or adjacent to a roadway or unless the local authority or the governing body of a public agency having jurisdiction over the path or trail permits, by ordinance, that operation.” B.In 2022, the State of California approved AB 1909, which amended California Vehicle Code section 21207.5 to allow the use of Class 3 electric bicycles in the areas listed above unless an agency adopts an ordinance prohibiting such use. This amendment will be effective January 1, 2023. C.The City Council now desires to adopt this ordinance to ensure the City can retain its authority to prohibit the use of electric bicycles in certain park and open space areas as permitted by AB 1909 and California Vehicle Code section 21207.5 as amended. SECTION 2. Section 22.04.220 (Bicycles and animals) of Chapter 22.04 (Parks and Recreation Building Use and Regulations) of Title 22 (Parks) is hereby amended as follows (new text in underline, deleted text in strikethrough): 22.04.220 Bicycles and animals. (a) No person shall operate, drive or ride a bicycle, electric bicycle (e-bike), unicycle, skateboard, roller skates, scooter, jogging stroller or other coasting device (including electric coasting devices), horse or any other animal in a park or open space lands except on established paths or walkways, unless as expressly permitted to do so pursuant to park regulations. (b) Persons riding horses shall properly dispose of horse manure dropped from the animal they are riding by removing it to the side of the levee, trail or road. (c) No person shall operate or use a skateboard, roller skates, scooter, jogging stroller or other coasting device in open space lands except on the Renzel Trail and other paved off-road multi- use trails. SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without DocuSign Envelope ID: 6664B22B-FC86-41FB-AF0F-8721E7E84C21 2 262_20221220_ts24 regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 4. The Council finds that this project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under sections 15301 (Existing Facilities). SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-first date after the date of its adoption. INTRODUCED: February 27, 2023 PASSED: March 13, 2023 AYES: KOU, LAUING, STONE, VEENKER NOES: BURT, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, TANAKA ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: NOT PARTICIPATING: ATTEST: ____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager ____________________________ Director of Community Services DocuSign Envelope ID: 6664B22B-FC86-41FB-AF0F-8721E7E84C21 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 6664B22BFC8641FBAF0F8721E7E84C21 Status: Completed Subject: DocuSign: Ordinance 5576.pdf Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Vinhloc Nguyen AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Vinhloc.Nguyen@CityofPaloAlto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 3/14/2023 12:16:51 PM Holder: Vinhloc Nguyen Vinhloc.Nguyen@CityofPaloAlto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Tim Shimizu Tim.Shimizu@CityofPaloAlto.org Assistant City Attorney Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 73.170.170.41 Sent: 3/14/2023 12:26:55 PM Viewed: 3/14/2023 12:27:36 PM Signed: 3/14/2023 12:28:12 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Kristen O'Kane Kristen.O'Kane@CityofPaloAlto.org Assistant Director Community Services City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 3/14/2023 12:28:13 PM Viewed: 3/14/2023 12:49:46 PM Signed: 3/14/2023 12:49:54 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 3/14/2023 12:49:55 PM Viewed: 3/14/2023 5:03:11 PM Signed: 3/14/2023 5:03:16 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Lydia Kou Lydia.kou@cityofpaloalto.org Council Member Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 73.170.140.10 Sent: 3/14/2023 5:03:18 PM Viewed: 3/14/2023 5:13:27 PM Signed: 3/14/2023 5:14:54 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Lesley Milton Lesley.Milton@CityofPaloAlto.org City Clerk City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 3/14/2023 5:14:56 PM Viewed: 3/15/2023 9:46:54 AM Signed: 3/15/2023 9:47:00 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 3/14/2023 12:26:55 PM Certified Delivered Security Checked 3/15/2023 9:46:54 AM Signing Complete Security Checked 3/15/2023 9:47:00 AM Completed Security Checked 3/15/2023 9:47:00 AM Payment Events Status Timestamps