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File #: 26-1797    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/11/2026 In control: Common Council
On agenda: 11/17/2026 Final action:
Title: Ordinance amending Chapters 11.50 and 11.51 and Sec. 11.40.450, and creating Sec. 11.40.460 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code related to electric bicycles, electric scooters, micromobility devices, and out-of-class electric vehicles (e-motos)
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Ordinance amending Chapters 11.50 and 11.51 and Sec. 11.40.450, and creating Sec. 11.40.460 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code related to electric bicycles, electric scooters, micromobility devices, and out-of-class electric vehicles (e-motos)

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The Common Council of the City of Wauwatosa do hereby ordain as follows:

Part I. Chapter 11.50 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code is hereby renamed “Electric Scooters, Electric Bicycles, and other Micromobility Devices”.

Part II. Section 11.50.020 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code is hereby renamed “Use of Electric Scooters, Electric Bicycles, and other Micromobility Devices”.

Part III. Section 11.50.030 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code is hereby renamed “Parking of Electric Scooters, Bicycles, or other Micromobility Devices”.

Part IV. Section 11.50.040 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code is hereby renamed “Impoundment of Dockless Micromobility Devices”.

Part V. Section 11.50.045 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code is hereby created and named “Minors and Parental Responsibility”.

Part VI. Section 11.50.010 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

11.50.010 Definitions

The following definitions apply to this chapter and to Chapter 11.51 - Dockless Micromobility Systems:

"Bicycle lane" means that portion of a roadway set aside by action of the common council for the exclusive use of bicycles, electric scooters, and other vehicles specified by the common council under the authority of Section 349.23, Wisconsin Statutes.
"Bicycle rack" means a stationary fixture affixed to the ground or other permanent location, to which a bicycle can be securely attached for purposes of short term parking and to which such bicycle may also be locked by the bicycle owner, if so desired.
“Docked micromobility device” means any micromobility device that is part of a docked micromobility system as defined in this section and is exempt from state registration under Chapter 341, Wisconsin Stat...

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