(a) Through geofencing or similar technology, a provider shall reduce the speed of any motorized scooters and motorized bicycles in the provider’s fleet to eight miles per hour or less at the following locations:
(1) on the public walkways within Balboa Park;
(2) on the public walkways within Liberty Station NTC Park; and
(3) on the public walkways within Spanish Landing Park and Trail.
(b) Through geofencing or similar technology, a provider shall prevent any motorized scooters and motorized bicycles in the provider’s fleet from being locked, parked, or ending a ride, and shall reduce the speed of its motorized scooters and motorized bicycles to eight miles per hour on the public right-of-way within the Petco Ballpark Zone, as defined in Chapter 8, Article 3, Division 1 of this Code.
(c) To effectuate the ban on the operation of motorized transportation devices on the City’s boardwalks and bay walks pursuant to Municipal Code section 84.18, provider shall, through geofencing or similar technology, prevent any motorized scooters and motorized bicycles in the provider’s fleet from being locked, parked, or ending a ride, and shall reduce the speed of any motorized scooters and motorized bicycles in its fleet to a maximum of three miles per hour at the following locations:
(1) Martin Luther King Promenade, as defined in Chapter 8, Article 3, Division 1 of this Code;
(2) North and South Embarcadero pedestrian walk; and
(3) The pedestrian area on West Date Street east of India Street and west of Columbia Street, known as the Piazza della Famiglia;
(4) on the public walkway on Ocean Front Walk in Mission Beach, beginning at the South Mission Beach Jetty northward to the terminus of the public walkway at Ocean Boulevard at Law Street in Pacific Beach;
(5) on the public walkway on the west side of Mission Bay Park from San Diego Place (adjacent to the South Mission Beach Jetty) to Corona Oriente Road (terminus of Crown Point Park), known as Bayside Walk;
(6) on the public walkway on the east side of Mission Bay Park from De Anza Road southward to the South Shores Boat Launch and Park; and
(7) on the boardwalk from Avenida De La Playa (adjacent to La Jolla Shores) north to the terminus of La Jolla Shores Park at its northeast corner.
(d) Through geofencing or similar technology, a provider shall prevent any motorized scooters and motorized bicycles in the provider’s fleet from being operated, locked, parked, or ending a ride on a City sidewalk, except for shared use bikes or e-bikes that can lock to existing City bike racks. Providers shall reduce the speed of any motorized scooters and motorized bicycles in its fleet to three miles per hour on all City sidewalks, once such technology is commercially available and has been demonstrated by a provider that it can be implemented safely and effectively across its entire fleet. This speed reduction is intended to effectuate the prohibition of operating shared mobility devices on the sidewalks.
(e) The City Manager may adopt additional locations subject to geofencing or similar technology consistent with section 83.0308(a), section 83.0308(b), or section 83.0308(c).
(f) The City Manager may require operators, through geofencing or similar technology, to temporarily lock down and prevent the operation of shared mobility devices in a specific area during an emergency situation or within the perimeter of a permitted Special Event, as defined in Chapter 2, Article 2, Division 40 of this Code, when necessary to maintain public health and safety.
(g) When a rider operates a shared mobility device in the provider’s fleet within a location subject to geofencing, the provider shall notify the rider of the reduced speed limit and any other applicable conditions of this section.
(h) In instances where a geofencing zone overlays a Class IV protected bike lane or a Class II bike lane as defined in Section 890.4 of the California Street and Highways Code, the City Manager may exempt the protected bike lane from geofencing speed restrictions.
(i) Providers shall prevent shared mobility devices from being reserved or otherwise activated for rider use between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.