Hermosa Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.44 Shared On-Demand Personal Mobility Devices

Contents:

10.44.010 Purpose.

10.44.020 Definitions.

10.44.030 General requirements.

10.44.040 Violations.

10.44.050 Applicability of traffic regulations, beach and Strand regulations.

The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit shared on-demand personal mobility devices from being placed in the public right-of-way or on public property, operated in the public right-of-way, or offered for use anywhere in the city until such regulations may be adopted so as to address potential nuisance conditions and safety concerns related to the operation of shared on-demand personal mobility devices. (Ord. 20-1418 §2, 2020; Ord. 20-1408 §2 (part), 2020: Ord. 18-1387 §4 (part), 2018)

Shared on-demand personal mobility device operator ("operator") shall mean an individual or a public, private, or nonprofit entity that manages shared on-demand personal mobility devices.

Shared on-demand personal mobility devices shall mean any wheeled device that has handlebars, and is designed to be either powered by an electric motor or other power source, or to be powered by human propulsion, that is accessed via an on-demand portal, whether through a smart-phone, access code, I.D. card, or similar method, and is operated by a public, private, or nonprofit entity that owns, manages, maintains and insures devices for shared use by members, which are available to members in unstaffed, self-service locations. (Ord. 20-1418 §2, 2020; Ord. 20-1408 §2 (part), 2020: Ord. 18-1387 §4 (part), 2018)

It is unlawful to provide, place, offer for use or operate a shared on-demand personal mobility device, or to operate as a shared on-demand personal mobility device operator, in any street or public right-of-way, or other public place within the city in which the public has the right of travel.

1. Any enforcement officer, as that term is defined in Chapter 1.10, is hereby authorized to impound the shared on-demand personal mobility devices of any person or shared on-demand personal mobility device operator violating the provisions of this chapter. Equipment shall be subject to an impound fee established by city council resolution.
2. The city manager may promulgate regulations for the notification to the operator and return of the devices to the operator and as may otherwise be necessary to implement the purpose of this chapter. (Ord. 20-1418 §2, 2020; Ord. 20-1408 §2 (part), 2020: Ord. 18-1387 §4 (part), 2018)

A violation of this chapter is subject to the administrative penalty provisions of Chapter 1.10. Where the violation is of a continuing nature, each day or portion thereof wherein the violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct violation. It is a violation of this chapter to knowingly make a false statement in any application for a license or permit or in any report required under this chapter. (Ord. 20-1418 §2, 2020; Ord. 20-1408 §2 (part), 2020: Ord. 18-1387 §4 (part), 2018)

Every person riding a shared on-demand personal mobility device in the city shall be subject to all of the applicable duties of the driver of a vehicle by Title 10 of this Code, Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 10.12, Traffic Rules, and the operator of wheeled devices by Title 12 of this Code, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places, Chapter 12.20, Sections 12.20.220 and 12.20.230. (Ord. 20-1418 §2, 2020; Ord. 20-1408 §2 (part), 2020: Ord. 18-1387 §4 (part), 2018)