Title
An Ordinance amending Chapter 26, Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places, and Chapter 29, Traffic and Motor Vehicles, of the City Code of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, to provide for various devices and vehicles, certain user regulations and applicable service provider operations within the rights-of-ways and to amend the Schedule of Fees and Charges for the City of Lee's Summit to establish associated fees and charges for right of way use or infrastructure use related thereto. (PWC 11/08/21)
(First read by Council on November 16, 2021. Passed by unanimous vote.)
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Issue/Request:
Consideration and adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 26, Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places, and Chapter 29, Traffic and Motor Vehicles, of the City Code of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, to provide for various devices and vehicles, certain user regulations and applicable service provider operations within the rights-of-ways and to amend the Schedule of Fees and Charges for the City of Lee's Summit to establish associated fees and charges for right of way use or infrastructure use related thereto.
Key Issues:
· The City owns rights-of-ways and is responsible for the management and care of this finite resource. Chapter 26 of the City Code pertains to the City right-of-way management. Chapter 29 pertains to traffic within the right-of-way.
· Shared-mobility service providers such as BIRD, Zipp, LIME, Lyft, JUMP, Uber, and Spin, have expressed a desire to operate a shared mobility system generally consisting of electric scooters and/or electric bicycles in the City of Lee's Summit. The City Code, unless amended, does not allow such devices to operate in the right-of-way.
· The proposed Ordinance amends Chapter 26 of the City Code to allow shared mobility operations. Shared mobility system operators would need to obtain a license from the City to use the right-of-way and City infrastructure. The proposed Ordinance amends Chapter 29 to define...
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