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County: Okaloosa   City: Crestview

Date Created: 12/07/25
Last updated:01/11/26

Crestview, FL to Consider Ordinance Regarding E-Bikes on Downtown Sidewalks
Staff from the County and many of the municipalities within the county participated in two workshops to iron out the regulatory language contained in this ordinance. A primary goal of these workshops was to ensure that the regulations across the county would be the same, to limit confusion regarding what rules applied each jurisdiction. As a result, Section 3 of the attached ordinance provides for a new Article IV in Chapter 74, which provides the same regulations that are being proposed within the other jurisdictions in the county. Section 4 of the proposed ordinance is unique to the template developed by the working group, but serves to specify that the use of scooters, in addition to the previously listed micromobility devices (skateboards, roller blades and skates) is prohibited on both streets and sidewalks in the downtown area. It also adds a prohibition on e-bikes, e-scooters, and other micromobility devices not specifically listed, on the sidewalks in the downtown area. This will prevent physical and visual deterioration of the recently completed main street streetscape project, and help reduce public safety issues related to the use of such devices on sidewalks intended for pedestrian travel.

Issue History

01/11/26  The Council will hold second reading at the 1/12/26 meeting.

12/07/25  The Council will hold first reading at the 12/08/25 meeting.

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