Ordinance 609 To Regulate Electric Bicycle UseORDINANCE 609
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD TO REGULATE ELECTRIC BICYCLE USE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD, MN, ORDAINS:
Chapter 614 is hereby added to the Shorewood City Code as follows:
CHAPTER 614
ELECTRIC BICYCLE REGULATION
614.01 PURPOSE.
The city has an interest in regulating the operation of electric bicycles within the city limits to
ensure the safety of its residents.
614.02 DEFINITION.
ELECTRIC BICYCLE. Electric Bicycles, which are commonly referred to as e-bikes, include Class 1
electric -assisted bicycles, Class 2 electric -assisted bicycles, and Class 3 electric -assisted bicycles
as defined in Minnesota Statute 169.011, subd 15a, 15b, and 15c, respectively. This chapter
does not prohibit the operation of any manual or motorized wheelchair, as defined by Minn.
Stat. 169.011, subd. 93, or electronic personal assistive mobility device, as defined in Minn.
Stat. 169.011, subd. 26.
614.03 ELECTRIC BIKE USAGE
Electric bicycles operated within the City shall comply with Minnesota State Statutes and the
following additional requirements:
Subd. 1. Any person under the age of 18 operating or riding on an electric bicycle shall
wear a helmet or other protective headgear approved for bicycle riding by the
United States Department of Transportation or the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI).
Subd. 2. No person shall operate an electric bike on natural or artificial turf, playfield,
playground, court, ice rink, natural area, or structure located in a designated
public park.
614.04 VIOLATIONS.
Any violation of the provisions hereof or of the statutes adopted by reference in § 610.01 is
violation of this chapter when it occurs within the city. Any person thus violating any provision
nfthis chapter shall beguilty ofapetty misdemeanor.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Shorewood, Minnesota, this 15th day of
October 2024.
Sandie Thone, City Clerk