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(First Reading) AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES IN THE CITY OF FOLEY
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WHEREAS, in recent years the number and type of personal mobility devices, many with electric-driven power assistance, has increased dramatically; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Foley finds that the unsafe operation of bicycles and personal mobility devices on public property, and on portions of private property open to the public for pedestrian and bicycle travel, poses a significant risk to the health, safety and welfare of persons, pedestrians, motorists, and children throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, it is wise, necessary, and expedient to implement reasonable regulations on the operation and use of bicycles and personal mobility devices pursuant to the City's police power to protect the public health, safety, and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOLEY, ALABAMA, WHILE IN REGULAR SESSION ON THE 16th DAY OF November, 2026, as follows:
Section 1. That this Ordinance shall be codified in the Foley Code of Ordinances under Chapter 15, Article I by adding Section 15-23 to read as follows: Sec. 15-23 - Operation of Bicycles and Mobility Devices in the City of Foley.
(a) Policy Statement. This section is adopted pursuant to the City’s police power to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and to better promote the safe use and operation of mobility devices, to prevent vehicular and pedestrian conflicts with mobility device users, to prevent hazards to public safety caused by mobility device users, and to enhance pedestrian and motorist safety.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein:
ABANDONED means a regulated mobility device that has been left unattended on public property or on private property without consent of the owner for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, or that has been ...
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