HomeMy WebLinkAbout5609-08.02.2021Prepared by Kelley Felchle, City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA
50703, (319) 291-4327.
ORDINANCE NO. 5609
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF WATERLOO
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SECTION 4,
OPERATING AREA, SUBSECTIONS A, C, D, AND L OF
SECTION 7, OPERATING REGULATIONS, AND
SUBSECTION A OF SECTION 8, RIDER REGULATIONS,
ALL OF CHAPTER 8, SHARED MOBILITY DEVICE
LICENSE, TITLE 3, BUSINESS LICENSE AND
REGULATION, AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW
SECTION 4, OPERATING AREA, SUBSECTIONS A, C, D,
AND L OF SECTION 7, OPERATING REGULATIONS, AND
SUBSECTION A OF SECTION 8, RIDER REGULATIONS,
ALL OF CHAPTER 8 SHARED MOBILITY DEVICE LICENSE,
TITLE 3, BUSINESS LICENSE AND REGULATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 4, Operating Area, of Chapter 8, Shared Mobility Device License,
Title 3, Business License and Regulation, is hereby repealed and a new Section 4, Operating Area,
of Chapter 8, Shared Mobility Device License, Title 3, Business License and Regulation, is enacted
in lieu thereof as follows:
3-8-4: OPERATING AREA:
The city may, by resolution, establish boundaries for operating shared mobility devices
and set maximum speed limits within those boundaries. Operators shall be required to
conduct business within this operating area. Licensee shall not operate within boundaries
established by a special event or events held on city property. Shared mobility devices
operating within the operating area shall be limited to a maximum speed fifteen (15)
miles per hour. It is unlawful to let, lease, or rent any shared mobility device in the
operating area which is not equipped with a device or governor limiting the maximum
speed to fifteen (15) miles per hour.
Section 2. That Subsections A, C, D, and L of Section 7, Operating Regulations, of
Chapter 8, Shared Mobility Device License, Title 3, Business License and Regulation, are hereby
repealed and new Subsections A, C, D, and L of Section 7, Operating Regulations, of Chapter 8,
Shared Mobility Device License, Title 3, Business License and Regulation are enacted in lieu
thereof as follows:
3-8-7: OPERATING REGULATIONS:
A. Except as otherwise provided herein, city shall regulate the operation of shared
mobility devices in a manner no more restrictive than its regulation of shared bicycles.
Licensees shall require all riders certify they are age eighteen (18) or older by providing a
state issued driver's license or state issued identification card to the licensee's mobile app
customer interface. Hours of operation shall be 4:00 a.m. to midnight.
C. Fleet Size/Caps: Licensees shall have a fleet size of up to one hundred fifty (150).
The City Council may allow licensees to increase their fleet size on a weekly/monthly
basis in the event that licensees provide data that supports increases in certain areas to
meet rider demand for service.
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D. Licensees shall maintain twenty four (24) hour customer service for customers to
report safety concerns, complaints, or to ask questions. Licensees shall maintain a
multilingual website, call center, and mobile app customer interface that is available
twenty four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. The aforementioned shall be
compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
L. A licensee shall only stage its shared mobility devices in areas approved by the city.
If a licensee desires to stage shared mobility devices in areas other than the public right-
of-way, the licensee must obtain the right to do so from the appropriate city department,
property owner, or public agency.
Section 3. That Subsection A of Section 8, Rider Regulations, of Chapter 8, Shared
Mobility Device License, Title 3, Business License and Regulation, is hereby repealed and a new
Subsection A of Section 8, Rider Regulations, of Chapter 8, Shared Mobility Device License,
Title 3, Business License and Regulation is enacted in lieu thereof as follows.
3-8-8: RIDER REGULATIONS:
A. Shared mobility devices shall only be ridden on streets, and where available, in bike
lanes and multi -use recreational trails.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective upon publication.
INTRODUCED: August 2, 2021
PASSED 1st CONSIDERATION: August 2, 2021
PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION: August 2, 2021
PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION: August 2, 2021
PASSED AND ADOPTED by this Council this 2nd day of August 2021.
ATTEST:
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Kelley Felchle, City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO.5609
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY
OF WATERLOO CODE OF ORDINAN-
CES BY REPEALING SECTION 4,
OPERATING AREA, SUBSECTIONS A,
C,D.AND L OF SECTION 7.OPERAT-
ING REGULATIONS.AND SUBSECTION
A OF SECTION 8, RIDER REGULA-
TIONS,ALL OF CHAPTER 8,SHARED
MOBILITY DEVICE LICENSE, TITLE 3,
BUSINESS LICENSE AND REGULA-
TION,AND ENACTING IN LIEU THERE-
OF A NEW SECTION 4, OPERATING
AREA, SUBSECTIONS A,C, D,AND L
• OF SECTION 7,OPERATING REGULA-
TIONS, AND SUBSECTION A OF
SECTION 8. RIDER REGULATIONS,
ALL OF CHAPTER 8 SHARED MOBILI-
TY DEVICE LICENSE, TITLE 3. BUSI-
NESS LICENSE AND REGULATION.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of
the City of Waterloo,Iowa,that the City of
Waterloo Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 1. That Section 4, Operating
•
• Area, of Chapter 8, Shared Mobility
Device License,Title 3,Business License
and Regulation,is hereby repealed and a
new Section 4, Operating Area, of
Chapter 8, Shared Mobility Device
License, Title 3, Business License and
Regulation,is enacted in lieu thereof as
follows:
• 3-8-4:OPERATING AREA:
The city may, by resolution, establish
• boundaries for operating shared mobility
devices and set maximum speed limits
within those boundaries. Operators shall
be required to conduct business within
this operating area. Licensee shall not
operate within boundaries established by
a special event or events held on city
property.Shared mobility devices operat-
• ing within the operating area shall be
limited to a maximum speed fifteen (15)
miles per hour.It is unlawful to let,lease,
or rent any shared mobility device in the
operating area which is not equipped with
a device or governor limiting the
maximum speed to fifteen(15)miles per
hour.
Section 2.That Subsections A,C,D,and
L of Section 7,Operating Regulations,of
Chapter 8, Shared Mobility Device
License, Title 3, Business License and
Regulation,are hereby repealed and new
Subsections A,C,D,and L of Section 7,
Operating Regulations, of Chapter 8,
Shared Mobility Device License,Title 3,
Business License and Regulation are
enacted in lieu thereof as follows:
3-8-7:OPERATING REGULATIONS:
A. Except as otherwise provided herein,
city shall regulate the operation of shared
mobility devices in a manner no more
• restrictive than its regulation of shared
•
bicycles.Licensees shall require all riders
certify they are age eighteen(18)or older
by providing a state issued driver's
license or state issued identification card
to the licensee's mobile app customer
interface.Hours of operation shall be 4:00
a.m.to midnight.
C.Fleet Size/Caps:Licensees shall have
a fleet size of up to one hundred fifty
(150). The City Council may allow
licensees to increase their fleet size on a
weekly/monthly basis in the event that
licensees provide data that supports
increases in certain areas to meet rider
demand for service.
D. Licensees shall maintain twenty tour
(24)hour customer service for customers
to report safety concerns,complaints,or
to ask questions. Licensees shalt main-
tain a multilingual website, call center,
and mobile app customer interface that is
available twenty tour (24) hours a day.
seven (7) days a week.The aforemen-
tioned shall be compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
L.A licensee shall only stage its shared
mobility devices in areas approved by the
city.If a licensee desires to stage shared
mobility devices in areas other than the
public right-of-way, the licensee must
obtain the right to do so from the
appropriate city department, property
owner,or public agency.
Section 3.That Subsection A of Section
8. Rider Regulations, of Chapter 8.
Shared Mobility Device License,Title 3,
Business License and Regulation, is
hereby repealed and a new Subsection A
of Section 8. Rider Regulations, of
Chapter 8, Shared Mobility Device
License, Title 3, Business License and
Regulation is enacted in lieu thereof as
follows.
3-8-8:RIDER REGULATIONS:
A. Shared mobility devices shall only be
ridden on streets.and where available,in
bike lanes and multi-use recreational
trails.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall
become effective upon publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of
August 2021.
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Attest:Kelley Felchle,City Clerk