HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5301 Establishing a License Fee for Commercial Shared Micromobility Businesses Operating on the Public Right of WayVersion April 2020
RESOLUTION 5301
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, ESTABLISHING A LICENSE FEE FOR COMMERCIAL SHARED
MICROMOBILITY BUSINESSES OPERATING ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OF
THE CITY OF BOZEMAN.
WHEREAS, the City has the authority to license by ordinance all industries and impose
penalties for failure to comply with such license requirements pursuant to 7-14-4101, MCA; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted Ordinance 2072 establishing license requirements and fees
for commercial shared micromobility businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, as follows:
Section 1
To defray the costs and expense of staff working with commercial micromobility
businesses and downtown partners to determine safe, useable and unobtrusive parking solutions
for micromobility in the downtown area; to defray the costs and expense of installing, relocating
and maintaining micromobility parking areas; and to defray the costs and expense of parking
enforcement and retrieval of errant micromobility vehicles by city staff, a commercial shared
micromobility business license fee under BMC Section 36.01.130 shall be an annual fee of
$300.00.
Section 2
This fee shall be in full force and effect thirty days from the passage and adoption of this
Resolution, to coincide with the effective date of Ordinance 2072. The fee of $300.00 shall be in
full force and effect for commercial shared micromobility business licenses issued in calendar year
2021 and 2022. The fees will offset the costs of materials and installation of micromobility parking
areas throughout downtown.
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Section 3
Fees may be administratively adjusted thereafter if costs and expenses to the City in
collaborating with micromobility businesses to manage parking and related issues increase. Fees
may be increased no more than 5% a year.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, at a regular session thereof held on the 27th day of April, 2021.
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CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS
Mayor
ATTEST:
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MIKE MAAS
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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GREG SULLIVAN
City Attorney
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