Manhattan Beach Passes Ordinance To Ban 'Shared Mobility Devices'

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA – Manhattan Beach City Council approved an urgency ordinance prohibiting the use of "Shared Mobility Devices" within city limits on Tuesday. It's effective immediately.

The City defines a Shared Mobility Device as: "any wheeled device (other than an automobile or motorcycle) that is powered by a motor; is accessed by an on-demand portal (i.e. smartphone application, membership card or similar method); is operated by a private entity that owns, manages, and maintains devices for shared use by members of the public and is available to members of the public in unstaffed, self-service locations, except those locations which are designated by the City of Manhattan Beach."

It is now illegal to, park, leave standing, leave lying, abandon, or otherwise place a shared mobility device on public property or in the public's right of way anywhere within the City of Manhattan Beach. It's also now illegal to operate a shared mobility device in a public right-of-way or on public property anywhere within city limits.

The purpose of this ordinance is provide time for the City to develop a comprehensive set of regulations regulating such devices, while keeping pedestrians safe.

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