Micromobility permittee selection.
Winston-Salem Code of Ordinances § 78-373
in effectSec. 78-373. - Micromobility permittee selection.
(a) The city manager will establish a micromobility device permittee selection committee (the "committee"), which shall consist of city staff with appropriate knowledge and experience, and one or more representatives of the public, who are not employees of the city and have been appointed by the city manager.
(b) The committee shall review all applications and rank applicants, in accordance with objective criteria set forth in this article and in administrative regulations established pursuant hereto.
(c) Each qualified applicant shall be evaluated based upon objective criteria which shall include:
(1) An evaluation of the applicant's experience;
(2) The adequacy (in form and content) of the documentation the applicant provides in response to the requirements in section 78-372;
(3) The applicant's and its officers', owners', and principals' history of compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines, both within and without the city, and any violations thereof;
(4) The applicant's current operations, both within and without the city;
(5) The applicant's plans with respect to the elements identified in subsection 78-372(c)(8), including the applicant's public education strategy;
(6) The applicant's financial wherewithal and stability;
(7) The adequacy of applicant's insurance;
(8) The applicant's ability to begin operations in a timely manner; and
(9) Any other objective criteria established by administrative regulation.
(d) Each applicant shall be furnished with a copy of the committee's rankings relative to its application within five business days of the committee's completion of the rankings and provided an opportunity to submit written comments or objections to the committee's rankings within five business days of the applicant's receipt of the committee's rankings.
(e) The committee shall consider the applicant's comments or objections thereto, if any, and shall, thereafter, set forth, in writing, the reasons supporting their determination. The committee may request additional information from city staff, any applicant, or any other source that would assist in determining applicants' qualifications and ranking.
(f) The committee may grant a micromobility device permit to the two applicants ranked highest in each of the:
(1) Electric, stand-up scooter;
(2) Dockless bicycle; and
(3) New mode of dockless, shared transport categories.
However, if the committee determines in its sole discretion, per subsection 78-371(a), that the need or demand for micromobility devices exceeds the top-ranked permittees' ability/capacity to provide them, the committee may issue additional permits to other persons/entities capable of providing the additional devices.
(g) The city manager may impose, as part of any micromobility device permit the committee issues, any and all conditions necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, to mitigate adverse traffic impacts, to ensure accessibility of the public rights-of-way and the removal of obstructions therefrom, and to protect the public health, welfare, and safety. No person, business entity, and/or applicant shall fail to comply with such permit conditions.
(h) Once the city issues a micromobility permit, the selected permittee will be required to pay all fees required by section 78-379 and begin operations within 30 calendar days thereafter.
(i) The issuance by the city of a micromobility device permit and the execution by the permit holder and the city of an agreement shall, in no way, be construed as a joint venture or an employment or independent contractor relationship.
(Ord. No. 2019-7, § 1, 3-25-19; Ord. No. 2024-4, § I, 3-4-24)
Source: City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/winston-salem/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH78VEHI_ARTXIVMIDE_S78-373MIPESEFetched: 11/1/2026