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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2026-14 ON SECOND AND FINAL READING.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2026-14 IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, AMENDING TITLE VII OF THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED “TRAFFIC CODE,” BY CREATING SECTION 71.07 ENTITLED “MICROMOBILITY”; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR MICROMOBILITY DEVICES; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. The City Commission of the City of Pembroke Pines (“City”) wishes to establish regulations for micromobility riders and electric bicycle riders operating within the City to protect the general welfare, health, and safety of the public.
2. Section 316.20655, Florida Statutes, provides electric bicycles with all the rights and duties applicable to the rider of a bicycle.
3. Section 316.20655, Florida Statutes, allows for local governments to adopt an ordinance governing the operation of electric bicycles on streets, highways, sidewalks, and sidewalk areas within their jurisdiction.
4. Section 316.2128, Florida Statutes, provides motorized scooters and micromobility devices with all the rights and duties applicable to the rider of a bicycle.
5. Section 316.2128, Florida Statutes, allows for local governments to adopt an ordinance governing the operation of micromobility and motorized scooters on streets, highways, sidewalks, and sidewalk areas within their jurisdiction.
6. The City Commission recognizes electric bicycles, micromobility devices, and motorized scooters have become an important and increasingly relied-upon form of transportation, providing residents an affordable, flexible, and accessible option.
7. The City Commission also recognizes the need to establish reasonable regulations for bicycle, electric bicycle, and micromobility users to improve the safety...
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