9.06.134 Motorized foot scooters, and electric bikes.
A. It is unlawful for any person to operate a motorized foot scooter or e-bike in any park, except (1) upon such areas designated on signs posted by the parks department as open to such operation and (2) upon such areas authorized for use by motor vehicles, such as parking lots.
B. Any person operating a motorized foot scooter shall comply with the requirements of (1) Chapter 46.80 EMC; (2) all signs posted by parks department; and (3) this chapter, including without limitation EMC 9.06.130.
C. Any person operating an e-bike shall comply with the following:
1. Every e-bike shall be equipped with a brake that will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, e-bike riders shall have the same rights and duties as operators of bicycles.
3. At all times, e-bike riders shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and human-powered devices and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian or human-powered device.
4. All e-bike riders shall comply with all signs posted by the parks department.
5. All e-bike riders shall comply with the requirements of this chapter, including without limitation EMC 9.06.130
D. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have committed a traffic infraction. In lieu of the penalty described in the preceding sentence, any Everett park ranger may utilize the following penalty provisions for a person under sixteen years of age found operating a motorized foot scooter or e-bike in a park in violation of this section:
1. The ranger may take custody of the device. If the ranger does not impound the device, the ranger may release it only to an adult.
2. The ranger must provide the violator with a written notice setting forth the procedure for reclaiming the device.
3. The procedure for reclaiming the device shall be promulgated by the parks director.
4. Only the parent or legal guardian of a violator or an adult owner can reclaim a motorized foot scooter or other e-bike impounded pursuant to this section.
5. A fifty-dollar fee for costs of impound and administrative processing shall be paid to the city clerk prior to the release of any property impounded under this alternative penalty.
6. Any unclaimed devices may be disposed of in accordance with state law.
E. The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any provision of this section.
F. The regulations of this section shall not apply to any vehicle used by a disabled person in accordance with Chapter 46.19 RCW.
G. “Motorized foot scooter” means a device with two or three wheels that has handlebars, a floorboard that can be stood upon while riding, and is powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor that has a maximum speed of no greater than twenty miles per hour on level ground. For the purposes of this definition, a motor-driven cycle, a moped, an electric-assisted bicycle, or a motorcycle is not a motorized foot scooter.
H. “E-bike” means an electric-assisted bicycle or tricycle that has a maximum speed of no greater than twenty miles per hour on level ground. (Ord. 3891-22 § 3, 2022.)