City and County of Denver - File #: 19-0784

• File #: 19-0784
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/29/2019
• In control: Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
• On agenda: 8/26/2019
• Final action: 8/26/2019
• Title: A bill for an ordinance concerning the operation of electric scooters in the city and county of Denver. Amends various sections of Chapter 54 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) concerning the operation of electric scooters in the City. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 8-6-19.
• Indexes: Zach Rothmier

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/28/2019	1	Mayor	signed
8/28/2019	1	Council President	signed
8/26/2019	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
8/19/2019	1	City Council	ordered published on first reading
8/6/2019	1	Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee	approved for filing	Pass

Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)

Date Submitted: 7-29-19

Requesting Agency: Public Works
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name: Jason Gallardo
Email Address: jason.gallardo@denvergov.org

Item Title & Description:
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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance concerning the operation of electric scooters in the city and county of Denver.
Amends various sections of Chapter 54 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) concerning the operation of electric scooters in the City. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 8-6-19.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
Denver Public Works (DPW) is currently operating a Dockless Mobility Vehicle Pilot Permit Program, which permits the commercial operation of dockless scooters and bicycles on city right-of-way. The pilot began in August 2018, and was a response to the unauthorized deployment of these vehicles in May 2018. At that time, city ordinance and Colorado state code defined dockless scooters as "toy vehicles," which relegated their use to sidewalks. Based on near-universal feedback that the vehicles were more appropriately operated in bike lanes or the road, City Council passed an ordinance in January defining the scooters as "Electric Mobility Scooters" and requiring them to be ridden in bike lanes or ...