Title:
Title
(Pass for Publication) Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 5.94.210 Regulating Pedicabs
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File ID: 2019-01651
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Review an Ordinance amending Section 5.94.210 of the Sacramento City Code relating to general pedicab operations; and 2) pass for publication the ordinance title per Sacramento City Charter Article III, section 32(c) for adoption on December 10, 2019.
Contact: Andrew Hart, Transportation Program Analyst, (916) 808-6725, Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Transportation Planning Manager (916) 808-5913; David Edrosolan, Interim City Traffic Engineer (916) 808-5974, Department of Public Works
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Presenter: None
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1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance (Redline)
3-Ordinance (Clean)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Pedicab operation in the City has increased in recent years (see Table 1 below). Staff have received complaints regarding pedicab devices on sidewalks. Operation of pedicabs is generally concentrated in the downtown core near event centers where there is also a high concentration of pedestrians. Per the California Vehicle Code (Section 467.5), pedicabs are classified as bicycles. City Code currently allows bicycles to operate on sidewalks. This allowance is extended to pedicabs by classification. This creates a potential conflict with pedestrians on the City's increasingly crowded sidewalks, particularly with pedestrians with disabilities. This ordinance amendment seeks to prohibit pedicab operation - both riding and parking - on sidewalks.
Table 1: Pedicab Business Permits by Year
YEAR
TOTAL PERMITTED PEDICABS IN OPERATION
2014|1010|2015
14
2016
17
2017
15
2018
27
2019
26
Pedicabs are defined in City Code as a bicycle that has three or more wheels that is capable of transporting passengers. The permitting program for pedicabs in the City began in 2014. Pedicabs can support City goals around sustainability and mobility such as reduction of auto...
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