HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 20634COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 20634
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING SHARED MICROMOBILITY
DEVICES, AMENDING SECTION 3.005 OF THE EUGENE CODE,
1971, ADDING SECTIONS 3.570, 3.572 AND 3.574 TO THAT
CODE; AND AUTHORIZING A PILOT PROGRAM.
ADOPTED: July 13, 2020
SIGNED: July 20, 2020
PASSED: 7:1
REJECTED:
OPPOSED: Taylor
EFFECTIVE: AuguA20, 2020
ORDINANCE NO. 20634
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING SHARED MICROMOBILITY DEVICES,
AMENDING SECTION 3.005 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971, ADDING
SECTIONS 3.570, 3.572 AND 3.574 TO THAT CODE; AND AUTHORIZING A
PILOT PROGRAM.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3.005 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding the following
definitions to the "Licensed Businesses" section:
3.005 For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall mean:
Licensed Businesses
Shared Micromobility Devices:
Applicant. An entity that applies for a shared micromobility device license.
Person or business. Other than the City of Eugene, a public or private
corporation, public agency, individual, partnership, association, trust, firm, estate or
other private legal entity.
Shared micromobility device. A lightweight vehicle that:
(a) Is no more than 3 feet wide;
(b) Can be propelled by electric propulsion, human propulsion, or both;
(c) If being propelled by electricity, is capable of traveling at no more than
20 miles per hour; and
(d) Is made available for rent or public shared use in the public right-of-way.
Section 2. The following heading and Sections 3.570, 3.572 and 3.574 are added to the
Eugene Code, 1971, to provide as follows:
Shared Micromobility Devices
3.570 Shared Micromobilitv Devices — License Reauired
(1) No person or business may offer, in exchange for compensation, shared
micromobility devices within the corporate limits of the city without a valid
license for such activity.
(2) The city manager may issue a license to offer shared micromobility devices
upon finding that the applicant has met all requirements of this code and any
rules adopted under this chapter.
3.572 Shared Micromobility Devices — Rules and Fees. To implement the provisions of
sections 3.570, 3.572 and 3.574, the city manager may adopt administrative rules
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and impose fees pursuant to section 2.019 and 2.020 of this code. The rules and
fees may address such things as:
(1) The form and content of license applications;
(2) Insurance, safety and operating requirements;
(3) Company audits;
(4) Location restrictions;
(5) Number of permissible licensees and micromobility devices; and
(6) Conditions under which licenses expire or may be extended, revoked or
suspended.
3.574 Shared Micromobility Devices — Appeals. Unless a different procedure is
specified in another section of this chapter, any person aggrieved by an
administrative action taken pursuant to sections 3.570 or an administrative rule
adopted pursuant to EC 3.572 of this code may appeal the action within the time and
in the manner provided in section 2.021 of this code.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to establish a pilot program by issuing
no more than three shared micromobility device licensees during the first year of the shared
electric vehicle licensure program, after which time additional licenses may be granted
consistent with Chapter 3 of the Eugene Code, 1971, and the administrative rules and fees
adopted pursuant thereto.
Section 4. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the consent of the City Attorney,
is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein, or in other
provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added, amended or repealed herein.
Passed by the City Council this
131 day of July, 2020
City Recorder
Approved by the Mayor this
,2c) day of July, 2020
Mayor
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