PEOSTA, Iowa — November 11, 2026 — Parents in Peosta could soon face steep fines, and their children’s electric bikes could end up in a city impound lot, under a proposed ordinance that would place broad new limits on e-bikes and motorized scooters across the city.

The Peosta City Council set a formal public hearing on the proposed ordinance for November 24, 2026, at its meeting on November 10, 2026. The hearing will give residents a chance to weigh in before the council takes further action on the measure.

Under the proposed rules, low-speed e-bikes, motorized scooters, and other micro-mobility devices would be banned entirely from the roadway on 10 heavily traveled streets in Peosta. The measure also introduces new operating limits, options for impounding devices, and parental liability for young riders.

The proposal comes as electric bikes and scooters have become more common on city streets, including among children and teenagers. The ordinance would put the responsibility for a young rider’s violations on parents, and it would give the city the ability to seize a device that is being ridden in violation of the rules.

The specific fine amounts in the proposed ordinance were not stated in the report, and the list of the 10 streets where riding in the roadway would be banned was also not stated. Both details remain pending until the city releases the full text of the proposed ordinance or the hearing notice.

The November 24, 2026, public hearing is the next step for the proposal. Residents who ride e-bikes or scooters, or whose children do, will have the opportunity to speak at the hearing before the council decides whether to move forward with the ordinance. The hearing notice, when the city releases it, should also carry the full text of the proposed ordinance, including the fine amounts and the list of the 10 streets covered by the roadway ban. Until then, riders in Peosta face uncertainty about which streets would be off limits and what a violation would cost.