CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to use of City right-of-way by free-floating scooters; amending Section 15.17.005 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adopting a Free-Floating Scooter Share Program Fee Schedule; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, in July 2018, City Council passed Ordinance 125634 adopting a free-floating bike share program and fee schedule by allowing private free-floating bike share companies to deploy free-floating bikes on sidewalks citywide; and
WHEREAS, the introduction of free-floating scooter share pilot programs has proliferated across the United States and the world; and
WHEREAS, Seattle is now designing a pilot permit program for free-floating scooter share; and
WHEREAS, no permit administrative fees exist to cover the expected costs of administering a free-floating scooter share pilot permit program and its program goals; and
WHEREAS, Section 15.04.074 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) authorizes and directs the Director of Transportation to prepare and recommend to the City Council fees applicable to street and sidewalk use permits commensurate with the cost of administering, reviewing, issuing, inspecting, and policing permits granted for the uses; and
WHEREAS, SMC Section 15.17.005 will be amended to reflect this new type of mobility and authorize vending; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 15.17.005 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 125946, is amended as follows:
15.17.005 Authorized vending in public places
No person shall vend to the public in a public place unless authorized below:
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D. The vendor is vending bicycles, other mobility devices, helmets, or other ((bike-share-related)) related merchandise that is made available for general public use and has been authorized by a separate permit.
Section 2. The Seattle Department of Transportation (Department) Free-Floating Scooter Share Program Fee Schedule is adopted as follows:
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Fee Type |
Fee Amount |
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Permit Issuance and Renewal |
$232 for issuance or $176 for renewal as specified in the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule or as subsequently amended |
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Permit Hourly Review and Inspection Rate |
$278 per hour of review as specified in the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule or as subsequently amended |
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Administrative Fee per year |
For vendors approved during the initial application period |
$150 per permitted scooter or other approved device |
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For vendors approved after the initial application period |
$150 per permitted scooter or other approved device, prorated by month |
Section 3. The Department is authorized to charge lower administrative fees if further analysis demonstrates to the Department that it can cover scooter share related costs for less than the fees authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance.
Section 4. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2020, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2020.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2020.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2020.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)