Jun. 8—CANNON BEACH — In an try to get forward of electric scooter rental firms, the City Council agreed Tuesday evening to pursue an ordinance prohibiting scooters on metropolis streets.
The City Council is anticipated to evaluate an ordinance in early July. People would nonetheless be allowed to experience private motorized automobiles.
Some metropolis leaders and residents raised issues about the potential of electric scooter rentals whereas drafting the town’s transportation system plan. Project leaders really useful the City Council think about a prohibition, noting that the town is proscribed in stopping firms from coming.
City Manager Bruce St. Denis stated some firms have reached out to the town displaying curiosity and asking for guidelines relating to electric scooter rentals.
He stated there are some insurance policies the town can select to prohibit scooters, however he really useful making the rule as clear as potential, including that it may at all times be reversed.
“Right now, we think the city would be in the best position, if you’re not going to consider it, just to have an ordinance that prohibits,” St. Denis stated.
The metropolis supervisor shared an ordinance adopted in Destin, Florida, which he stated banned electric scooters after they turned problematic.
City Councilor Robin Risley additionally raised issues about Segway rentals.
“I just was driving in Seaside today, and somebody just went whipping through on the road and I thought, ‘Wow, they can really go fast,'” Risley stated.
St. Denis stated he would come with a generic time period that covers Segway rentals within the draft ordinance.
Last yr, Astoria was approached by electric scooter firm Bird a couple of potential pilot program, which the City Council unanimously rejected.
Electric scooters are usually not allowed on the Astoria Riverwalk or on sidewalks. If an organization had been to carry scooters to Astoria, they might have to work with the town to designate no-ride zones.
In April, the Long Beach City Council in Washington state rejected a trial provide from Bird to carry electric scooters to the town.