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Date: September 30, 2005
Contact: Pat Dodds, Public Affairs Officer, (480) 312-2336
The Scottsdale City Council will consider several options for restricting or banning
motorized scooters, motorized skateboards and similar “play vehicles” on city
streets.
The council will discuss the issue at a work-study session beginning at 5 p.m. on Oct.
11 at City Hall, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
Public comment is limited at work-study sessions; the city is inviting residents to
comment on the proposals in writing or by calling prior to the meeting. E-mails can be
sent to feedback@scottsdaleaz.gov,
and should include “MPV” in the subject line. Residents may also call Reed
Kempton at (480) 312-7630 to comment.
The city staff will present three main options for discussion:
- No change in the current ordinance, which allows motorized skateboards on city streets
where speed limits are 25 miles per hour or less. Riders must be at least 14 and riders
under 18 must wear helmets and closed-toe shoes. The current ordinance requires written
permission to ride the vehicles on private property.
- Additional restrictions to the current ordinance, including a ban on riding the devices
before 8 a.m. and after 8 p.m., a ban on altering the vehicles to make them louder or
faster, and a clarification that the devices cannot be used on any city property other
than residential streets.
- A complete ban of the vehicles from all public streets.
Additional options may include extending a ban to private streets, making parents or
custodians liable for fines imposed on children and requiring merchants to provide copies
of the ordinance to customers purchasing the devices.
More information about the options is available at this Web address: www.scottsdaleaz.gov/council/Agendas/2005/Oct/101105/Item1.pdf
(pdf / 1.36 MB / 24 pgs)
The council discussed possible changes to the ordinance last spring. After an initial
study session, the council asked the staff to develop options for banning or further
restricting the vehicles.
The council will not take action on the issue Oct. 11. Any changes in the ordinance
will be brought back to the council at a later date for formal action.
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