Sacramento Municipal Code Art. II Shared-Rideable Business Permit

A. No person shall operate a shared-rideable business unless the person holds a valid shared-rideable business permit.

B. Shared-rideable business permits are the property of the city and are not transferable. (Ord. 2019-0007 § 1; Ord. 2018-0006 § 1)

A. An application for a shared-rideable business permit or its renewal shall be filed with the Department of Finance on a form prescribed by the city manager and shall include:

1. The applicant's true name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the true and fictitious name, address, and telephone number of the shared- rideable business.

2. Written evidence that the applicant is an owner or legal representative of the shared-rideable business.

3. The name, address, title, telephone number, and email address of a local point of contact.

4. The name, address, title, telephone number, and email address for the person responsible for managing parking citations issued to the shared-rideable business.

5. A copy of a valid business operations tax certificate issued pursuant to chapter 3.08.

6. Proof of compliance with the insurance requirements set forth in section 5.18.200.

7. A business plan demonstrating that the shared-rideable business will provide: shared-rideables available at an hourly rate or smaller intervals clearly communicated to the customer; shared-rideables on a seven day per-week basis; anonymized, aggregated data for trip records and shared-rideable availability to the city on a minimum of a monthly basis; an electronic payment system that complies with city and industry standards; a service area map in an ESRI shape-file and KML formats; an education and incentive plan to educate customers of the requirement to park at racks; a process for passing on parking citation fines to the customer who illegally parked a shared-rideable and a customer-appeal process; and a privacy policy to safeguard customer data.

8. A maintenance and repair plan demonstrating that the shared-rideable business will provide: routine maintenance and cleaning of shared-rideables; full-service maintenance for shared-rideables; and a method for customers to report issues with shared-rideables, including 24-hour customer service.

9. A right-of-way protection and rebalancing plan demonstrating that the shared- rideable business will ensure the right-of-way is unobstructed and shared- rideables are parked in approved locations, and shared-rideables are rebalanced to and from high use areas within peak operating hours and ensure compliance with section 5.18.220. The City may require the plan to include a plan for geofencing or otherwise designating, through the shared-rideable business's smartphone application, city-designated parking spaces, no-ride zones, speed zones, or areas where parking or riding restrictions may apply on a permanent or temporary basis.

10. A customer and community safety plan demonstrating that the shared-rideable business will educate customers and city residents about applicable local and state regulations, including how to safely and legally travel on the shared-rideable.

11. A community outreach plan and customer safety education plan demonstrating that the shared-rideable business will: educate customers on the prohibition against riding motorized scooters on sidewalks; and promote to city residents the use of, benefits of, and methods to access, shared-rideables. The plan must include a city-designated number of outreach events and digital education tools, such as mandatory informational videos, trip-end photos, or pop-up notifications to educate riders about proper parking and citations.

12. A geographic distribution plan and map demonstrating that no less than 20% of the shared-rideable business's permitted shared-rideables will be distributed to opportunity areas each morning.

13. An equity plan that includes a strategy to promote the availability and use of its shared-rideables citywide among low-income communities, and a discounted, low-income customer plan available to any customer who resides in housing managed by SHRA, receives a rent subsidy from SHRA, or qualifies for: CalFresh; the PG&E Cares program; SMUD's low-income program; or the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program.

14. A data sharing plan providing real-time and archival data, using MDS and GBFS, for the entire Sacramento shared-rideable fleet, the API key, and related data requirements outlined in the business permit application.

15. An acknowledgment that parking citation fees must be passed on to customers to accomplish the goal of educating customers and changing behavior.

16. Such other information and material as the city manager may require to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

17. A nonrefundable shared-rideable business permit application fee and shared-rideable monitoring fee. (Ord. 2021-0025 § 2; Ord. 2019-0007 § 1; Ord. 2018-0006 § 1)

A shared-rideable business permit is valid for one year, unless suspended or revoked sooner. A shared-rideable business permit may be renewed pursuant to section 5.18.150. (Ord. 2019-0007 § 1; Ord. 2018-0006 § 1)

A. The following fees are hereby established and imposed:

1. Shared-rideable business permit application fee.

2. Shared-rideable business permit renewal or fleet expansion application fee.

3. Shared-rideable monitoring fee to provide funding for the direct and indirect costs to monitor shared-rideables.

4. Shared-rideable parking and infrastructure fee to provide for the acquisition and installation of parking spaces and other required infrastructure. This fee will be paid monthly based on actual shared-rideable trips taken in the previous month.

5. Shared-rideable storage fee.

B. The amounts of the fees described in subsection A shall be established by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 2021-0025 § 3; Ord. 2019-0007 § 1; Ord. 2018-0006 § 1)

A. No shared-rideable business shall expand its fleet beyond the total permitted amount of shared-rideables until such expansion has been approved by the city manager.

B. An application to expand a shared-rideable business's fleet beyond the total permitted amount shall be filed with the department of finance on a form prescribed by the city manager.

C. Every application for expansion of a fleet shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fleet expansion application fee. Upon the approval of the application, a shared-rideable monitoring fee.

D. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this chapter, the city manager may limit the number of shared-rideables to be operated by the shared-rideable business or otherwise deny an application for expansion, based on the projected impact to city streets, sidewalks, paths, driveways, doorways, and other avenues of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. (Ord. 2021-0025 § 4; Ord. 2019-0007 § 1; Ord. 2018-0006 § 1)

A. The city will only issue shared-rideable permits to shared-rideable businesses that demonstrate the ability to meet the needs of the city and its residents. The city manager may adopt administrative procedures to implement the provisions of this chapter, including additional permit application standards and requirements, geographic restrictions, and maximum and minimum numbers of shared-rideables a shared- rideable business is permitted to operate based on the projected impact to city streets, sidewalks, paths, driveways, doorways, and other avenues of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

B. The city will not issue a shared-rideable business permit or fleet expansion permit until the director of public works has:

1. Physically inspected the applicant's shared-rideables to ensure compliance with this chapter and applicable state laws; provided, however, that the director of public works may accept proof of compliance with this chapter and the applicable state requirements for the shared-rideables in lieu of conducting an inspection;

2. Received a determination from the director of community development that the proposed shared-rideable business location and storage location, if within the city, complies with applicable zoning regulations and other applicable laws;

3. Confirmed that the shared-rideable business has paid the necessary fees, identified in section 5.18.130; and

4. Confirmed that there are no grounds for denial in accordance with section 5.18.170 and that the requirements of any administrative procedures have been met.

C. The city manager may impose any conditions on a shared-rideable permit or fleet expansion permit to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, mitigate traffic impacts, ensure accessibility of the public right-of-way and availability of public space for shared use, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare. No shared-rideable business shall violate the conditions imposed on its permit. (Ord. 2021-0025 § 5; Ord. 2019-0007 § 1; Ord. 2018-0006 § 1)

A. To renew a shared-rideable business permit, the shared-rideable business shall submit a business permit renewal application and pay the nonrefundable shared-rideable permit renewal fee, a shared-rideable monitoring fee, a shared-rideable meter revenue loss fee for each shared-rideable beyond the number of shared rideables authorized under the existing permit, and a shared-rideable parking and infrastructure fee deposit.

B. The renewal application shall be filed with the Department of Finance on a form prescribed by the city manager.

C. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this chapter, the city manager may limit the number of shared-rideables to be operated by the shared-rideable business or otherwise deny a renewal application, based on the projected impact to city streets, sidewalks, paths, driveways, doorways, and other avenues of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. (Ord. 2019-0007 § 1; Ord. 2018-0006 § 1)

The city manager may deny a shared-rideable business permit or fleet expansion permit on the following grounds:

A. The application is incomplete.

B. The applicant is in violation of any provision of this chapter or administrative procedures adopted by the city manager or, has been in violation of any provision of this chapter or administrative procedures adopted by the city manager under this chapter, within five years of the date the application was submitted.

C. The applicant is delinquent on any payment of money to the city, including any fees, fines, penalties, or taxes.

D. The applicant has had its shared-rideable business permit revoked within five years of the date the application was submitted.

E. The applicant's operation of a shared-rideable business would be a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. (Ord. 2019-0007 § 1; Ord. 2018-0006 § 1)