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ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 9A TO THE DULUTH CITY CODE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF SHARED ACTIVE MOBILITY SYSTEMS.
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BY PRESIDENT HOBBS:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Chapter 9A be added to the Duluth City Code and read as follows:
CHAPTER 9A
Shared Active Mobility Systems.
Sec. 9A-1. Definitions.
Device operating area. Device operating area means the right of way for all shared devices and trails where operation of a shared device is authorized by a license.
Customer. Customer means a person that rents or operates a shared device from a shared active mobility system licensee.
Impound. Impound means removal of a shared device to a storage facility or designated impoundment location by the city or a licensed city contractor in response to authorization from a police officer, parking monitor, or other city employee designated by the city clerk to act under this Chapter.
Rebalance. Rebalance means to move shared devices from one location to another, generally for the purpose of avoiding having too many devices in one location.
Shared active mobility system (SAMS). Shared active mobility system (SAMS) means a business that provides one or more shared devices for rental where, by design of the licensee, the shared devices are intended to be parked in a device operating area.
Shared device. Shared device means bicycle or motorized foot scooter rented by a licensee to customers through a SAMS.
Sec. 9A-2. License Required.
(a) No one shall conduct a SAMS in the city without a valid license. A license will be issued by the city clerk, or the city clerk's designee, if the application meets the requirements of this Chapter. Licenses will be effective for a period of one year and are renewable subject to the same standards of review as for the initial license.
(b) All SAMS licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year.
(c) A license does not grant exclusive rights to operate a SAMS in device operating areas.
(d) The license app...
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