Ordinance changes will apply to both illegal and legal devices, behavior, safety
The Folsom City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to advance the first reading of an ordinance aimed at curbing dangerous e-bike and e-conveyances. use in city parks and on trails, advancing new regulations that would impose higher fines, restrict riding in recreational areas and give police additional enforcement tools. The ordinance must return for a second reading and final adoption before becoming law, with that step expected in roughly two weeks.
Ordinance No. 1380, which would repeal and reenact Chapter 10.40 of the Folsom Municipal Code, combines several provisions that had been debated across two prior council meetings. The revised measure addresses everything from speeding and reckless riding to parental responsibility, modifications to electric bicycles and the authority to prohibit e-bikes in individual parks where safety concerns have become persistent.
The presentation was a joint effort by the Folsom Police Department and Parks and Recreation Department. Commander Andrew Bates, who presented for the Police Department, said the ordinance merges earlier revisions with Parks and Recreation’s updated rules for Class I bike trails, while establishing a broader framework for regulating electric bicycles, scooters and other electric conveyances throughout the city…