3.26.2026 EXHIBIT A SATV ROW LICENSE TERMS CONDITIONS.PDF

City of Tempe — Regular City Council Meeting (2026-03-26)

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Shared Active Transportation Vehicle 
Right-Of-Way Use License 
Terms and Conditions 
Definitions 
Shared active transportation vehicle (SATV): A commercially-rented coaster, scooter, bike, or any other mobile 
vehicle, excluding motor vehicles, with a self-containing locking mechanism that does not require locking to a 
bicycle rack, docking system or other structure. 
Operator: The Operator is the entity requesting and issued the right-of-way use license for SATVs. 
User: Operator’s customer who is legally responsible for the rental and proper use of the SATV. 
Staged: Placement of the SATV by the Operator at a location in the community. 
Parking surface: Concrete, asphalt, bricks or pavers. A parking surface does not include a parking space utilized 
by motor vehicles or any area of the street between face of curb and face of curb unless otherwise designated. 
Residential street: A street with a lawful speed limit of 25 mph or less. 
Section 1 – Safety 
Requirement 1.1: Any Operator issued a license for SATVs in Tempe shall meet all standards outlined in the Code 
of Federal Regulations under Title 16, Chapter II, Subchapter C, Part 1512. Additionally, the Operator shall meet 
the operation and safety standards outlined in Chapters 7 and 29 of the Tempe City Code and Title 28, Chapter 3 
of the Arizona Revised Statutes. 
Requirement 1.2: Operator shall have commercial general liability insurance, or the equivalent, and additional 
coverages that include the terms contained in the attached Right-of-Way Use Shared Active Transportation Vehicle 
License Insurance Requirements document. 
Requirement 1.3: Operator shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Tempe for all operations within 
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the City and require all Users to likewise agree to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Tempe. These 
indemnification requirements shall be limited by City’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as established by a 
court of competent jurisdiction. 
Requirement 1.4: Operator agrees to educate Users regarding laws applicable to operating a shared active 
transportation vehicle in Tempe and to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws including those 
outlined in Tempe City Code Chapter 7, Article V. 
Requirement 1.5: Operator shall include language in its terms and use agreement that educates Users on the laws 
applicable to operating a shared active transportation vehicle in Tempe. 
Requirement 1.6: Operator shall include language in its terms and use agreement to require all Users to park 
shared active transportation vehicles as outlined in Section 2 – Parking and Staging. 
Requirement 1.7: Operator is required to maintain the SATVs in good and functioning condition as specified in the 
Code of Federal Regulations under Title 16, Chapter II, Subchapter C, Part 1512 and ISO 43.150. Failure to do so 
may result in termination of the license. 
Section 2 – Parking and Staging 
Requirement 2.1: Operator shall stage all SATVs upright on a parking surface and facing the same direction. No 
more than ten SATVs, regardless of SATV operator, shall be staged in a grouping. Groups of ten SATVs should be 
separated by a distance of at least 150 feet. Users shall park SATVs upright on a parking surface. 
Requirement 2.2: In the downtown area, roughly bounded by Rural Rd, Apache Blvd, Mill Ave, University Dr, 
Farmer Ave, Loop 202, and Center Pkwy (per Appendix A), Operators shall only stage SATVs in marked 
corrals and no single Operator shall ever stage more than four SATVs per corral. No more than twelve 
SATVs total shall be in any corral longer than 24 hours. For example, if a corral has 15 SATVs for longer than 24 
hours, the Operator shall remove and rebalance any of their respective SATVs in excess of four. Additionally, no 
Operator shall have more than four SATVs in any corral longer than 48 hours. For example, if a single operator 
has six SATVs within a corral for longer than 48 hours, two SATVs must be picked-up and rebalanced elsewhere, 
and no additional SATVs may be staged at the corral, unless the total number of SATVs (regardless of last vehicle 
status) is less than four. The Operators shall geo-fence the downtown area in a manner that incentivizes 
Users to park SATVs in the designated corrals. 
Requirement 2.3: Operator shall stage, and Users shall park, SATVs so as not to block or impede pedestrian and 
wheelchair traffic in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A clear width of 48 inches on a 
walking surface must be accessible at all times. 
Requirement 2.4: Operator may stage up to three SATVs adjacent to or at a bus stop. Operator shall not stage 
SATVs directly under the shade canopies of transit shelter structures and must not stage so as to impede the 
minimum 96-inch clear width required for boarding accessible devices on transit vehicles at bus stops. 
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Requirement 2.5: Operator shall not stage SATVs in front of single-family residential properties on residential 
streets. 
Requirement 2.6: Operator shall inform Users how to properly park a SATV by using effective strategies outlined 
in the Operation Parking and Education Plan, Section 6, approved by the City. 
Requirement 2.7: This license is only valid for operations within the City of Tempe right-of-way. 
Requirement 2.8: Operator shall provide the City with a name, direct telephone number and email address of the 
local staff member responsible for staging SATVs. Operator shall notify the City immediately of any changes to 
the direct contact information. 
Requirement 2.9: Operator shall rebalance all SATVs every 24 hours, which shall include removing all SATVs from 
single-family residential and private property and all SATVs at dedicated corrals in excess of the maximum allowed 
capacity (Requirement 2.2) 
Requirement 2.10: Any staged or non-staged SATV parked in a location which causes a safety hazard, causes a 
nuisance for a business owner or resident, parked outside of a dedicated corral in the downtown geofence area, 
parked in a single location beyond the 24-hour restaging requirement, or is otherwise in violation of any of 
the SATV requirements will be relocated and the Operator will be charged a relocation fee. 
The relocation process is as follows: 
1.
The Operator is provided notice that relocation of the SATV will occur if no action taken by Operator
within two hours (for all non-safety violations). Relocation will be conducted immediately for any
vehicle causing a safety hazard.
2.
A work order is produced for relocation(s) with photo evidence supporting relocation.
3.
The Operator is informed of relocation site, as determined by the Program Administrator or designee,
and generates an invoice with a charge for each relocated SATV labeled “Enforcement Fee – Relocation.”
4.
Invoice is sent directly to Operator. Payment is due to the City within 30 calendar days of receipt of
invoice.
Requirement 2.11: SATVs may be staged in City parks excluding areas that impede the use of or access to park 
amenities or facilities. 
Requirement 2.12: The Operator shall notify the City within 30 calendar days of entering into an agreement with 
private property owners for staging or parking. 
Requirement 2.13: The Operator shall not stage SATVs and Users shall not park SATVs on multi-use paths within 
the City (as identified in Appendix B).
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Section 3 - Operations
Requirement 3.1: Operator shall have a 24-hour customer service phone number for Users and the public 
toreport safety concerns, mechanical problems, complaints, SATV removal requests or ask questions, and 
imprint the customer service phone number prominently on the exterior of each SATV. 
Requirement 3.2: At least 20 percent of the Operator’s SATV fleet must be staged south of Broadway Road in 
Tempe. 
Requirement 3.3: Every SATV shall have a serial number that is visible to the User on the SATV. 
Requirement 3.4: All SATVs shall be equipped with an on-board GPS device capable of providing real-time location 
data in accordance with the specifications described in Section 4 and may be subject to an audit by the City. 
Requirement 3.5: If the City incurs any costs for repair or maintenance of damaged public property caused by 
the User, Operator or Operator’s representatives, the Operator shall reimburse the City for such costs 
within 30 calendar days upon receiving written notice of the costs. 
Requirement 3.6: The City and/or Operator reserves the right to terminate this license at any time. Upon 
termination, the Operator’s entire fleet of SATVs shall be removed from City right-of-way. Decommissioning 
shall be completed within 30 calendar days unless the City agrees to a different time period. 
Requirement 3.7: The Program Administrator {or designee} may make changes to the terms and conditions 
of the license at any time. The Operator will be notified in writing and must comply with such changes within 
30 calendar days. 
Requirement 3.8: Any SATV rendered inoperable or unsafe shall not be put into service. Any SATV deemed 
inoperable or unsafe shall be removed from the right-of-way within two hours and shall be repaired before 
returning to revenue service. 
Requirement 3.9: Operator shall be solely responsible for all maintenance of the SATV. 
Requirement 3.10: Operator shall not have paid or non-profit advertising on the SATVs. 
Requirement 3.11: Subcontracting, subleasing, sublicensing or any type of assignment of the rights granted in 
this license is strictly prohibited. Any subcontracting, subleasing, sublicensing or any type of assignment of the 
rights granted in this license shall be by operation of law, null and void and shall immediately terminate this 
license without prior notice to the Operator. 
Requirement 3.12: Operator shall have the capability to Geo-Fence “no SATV parking” areas at the request of the 
City within 24 hours. 
Section 4 – Data Sharing 
Requirement 4.1: Operator shall provide the City with real-time information for the entire SATV fleet including 
type and quantity of SATVs through a documented application program interface (API) and on-board GPS devices 
on all SATVs (e.g., not customer phones). Operator must provide a URL for both a “Production” API as well as a 
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“Staging” API with demonstration data. The Operator is directly responsible for providing the API key to the City 
and shall not refer the City to another subsidiary or parent company representative for API access. The API’s URL 
shall be submitted at time of license application.  
Data Sharing API’s must be compatible with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) Mobility Data 
Specification (MDS), which is detailed at https://github.com/CityOfLosAngeles/mobility-data-specification. Any 
MDS compatible API must expose data where: 
•
The trip starts in the City of Tempe, or
•
The trip ends in the City of Tempe, or
•
GPS telemetry data shows the trip passing through the City of Tempe, or
•
A crow-flies path between trip start and trip end intersects the City of Tempe, and
•
Must also provide a link to Operator’s open General Bicycles Share Feed Specification (GBFS) feed.
The API shall include the following information in real time for every SATV operated in the City: 
1.
Staging polygon locations
2.
User’s trip origin and destination point locations
3.
User’s route of travel
4.
SATV serial number
5.
Type of SATV
Requirement 4.2: Operator shall provide the City with historic information that also meets the content and 
location requirements of Requirement 4.1. 
Requirement 4.3: Real-time SATV location data shall be provided via a publicly accessible API in General Bicycles 
Share Feed Specification (GBFS) format, which is detailed at https://github.com/NABSA/gbfs. Required files 
include: 
•
gbfs.json
•
system_information.json
•
Free_bicycle_status.json
Requirement 4.4: Operator will provide the following SATV availability: 
Field name 
Format 
GPS Coordinate 
X,Y 
Availability duration 
Minutes 
Availability start date 
MM, DD, YYYY 
Availability start time 
HH:MM:SS (00:00:00 – 23:59:59) 
Requirement 4.5: In order to accurately convey SATV locations, use patterns, and other information, all SATVs 
must ping at a minimum every 90 seconds while in use.  
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Requirement 4.6: By the 15th day of each month, Operator will provide the City with a report regarding the previous 
month that specifies by SATV type: 
•
Maximum number of SATVs in service during any 24-hour period within the month.
•
Total number of SATVs out of service (damaged) during the month.
•
Aggregated system usage – total unique users, total miles ridden, total number of rentals and average
rental duration – during the month, in an Excel format.
•
Comprehensive report of SATV distribution and travel routes and GPS-based natural movement in heat
map jpg formats.
•
Comprehensive report of customer comments/complaints in Word format.
•
Comprehensive report of safety incidents including location and cause of incident in an Excel spreadsheet
format.
•
Comprehensive report of SATV staging activities during any 24-hour period within the month, in Word
format.
Section 5 – Fees 
Requirement 5.1: Operator shall pay an annual fee to cover application review, license issuance and monitoring, 
and data analysis and planning. The license becomes effective upon written approval of the Program 
Administrator {or designee}. 
Requirement 5.2: Operator shall pay a vehicle relocation fee for SATV relocation activities as described in 
Requirement 2.10. 
Requirement 5.3: Operator shall pay a right-of-way use fee per SATV per day based on the maximum number of 
SATVs in the City of Tempe during any 24-hour period for that month. Invoicing will be generated monthly 
and will be based on data obtained from the Operator’s monthly report as described in Requirement 4.5 or on daily 
spot counts conducted by the City, whichever amount is higher. 
SATV fees can be found in the Tempe City Code: Appendix A – Schedule of Fees and Charges (Encroachments, 
Abandonments, and Other Activities in the Public Right-Of-Way – Category 4, Item 9). 
Section 6 – Application 
Requirement 6.1:  Prior to licensing, Operators should be in good standing with the City of Tempe. 
Requirement 6.2:  Operators with corporate affiliations to existing license-holders with the City of Tempe are 
ineligible to apply for or be issued a license from the City.  An Operator is considered to have a corporate 
affiliation with another Operator if it is a subsidiary, an affiliate, under common ownership or control, or if it has 
any other corporate relationship with another Operator that the Program Administrator deems a corporate 
affiliation in its sole discretion. 
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Requirement 6.3:  Operators shall submit an annual application for the license to the City. Applications must 
include the items below: 
a.
Completed annual right-of-way use license application for SATVs. By signing the application, the Operator
agrees to terms and conditions set forth in the license and accompanying documents.
b.
Proof of right-of-way use SATV license requirements insurance.
c.
Signed release of liability, assumption of risk and indemnification agreement SATV document for the
Operator.
d.
Proof that the release of liability, assumption of risk and indemnification agreement for the SATV of the
User is included in the Operator’s use agreement.
e.
Images and description of SATVs.
f.
An SATV Operation and Parking Education Plan indicating actions the Operator will undertake to educate
Users on the proper locations to ride, safe riding recommendations, how to properly park the SATV,
encouraging good parking and usage, and deterring poor parking and usage.
g.
Operation and Parking Education Plan must include a staging map indicating the anticipated service area
and times of operation. Any changes to staging areas and staging times must be provided with a 30-day
notice to the Program Administrator {or designee}.
h.
Operator is required to provide in-app instructions about proper parking of the SATV and are required to
affix a sign or message screen on the SATV indicating the legal areas for parking.
i.
Operator is required to communicate any incentives and/or disincentives for illegally parked SATVs.
j.
The Operation and Parking Education Plan must be approved by the Program Administrator {or designee}
before license is issued.
k.
Payment for application, license issuance and monitoring, data analysis and planning fee. Operator will be
invoiced a relocation fee for each SATV relocated by City staff and a right-of-way use fee per SATV per day
at the end of each month for the maximum number of SATVs staged in the City of Tempe the previous
month. Checks should be made payable to City of Tempe. Checks will only be cashed if a license is issued
Requirement 6.4:  The Program Administrator may deny a license application or pause approval of a license 
application if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the licensing of another Operator will negatively impact use of 
the City’s right-of-way.

Appendix A 
Downtown Geofence Area 
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Yellow Boundary = Geo-fence Area 
Green Circle= Designated Corral 
235 ft 
200 ft 
230 ft

M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Tempe Bikeway Map/Mapa de Carriles-Bici
N
Bicycle Lane
A portion of a roadway designated for preferential or 
exclusive use of bicycles and defined by pavement 
markings, curbs, signs or other traffic-control devices (see 
symbol). Bicycle lanes are a minimum of four feet wide.
Línea de Bicicleta
Una porción del camino designada para el uso preferencial o 
exclusivo de bicicletas y definida mediante marcas en el 
pavimento, bordillos, señales u otros aparatos de control de 
tráfico (vea el símbolo). Los carriles para bicicletas tienen un 
ancho mínimo de cuatro pies (1.2 metros). 
Multi-Use Path
A paved facility physically separate from the roadway and 
automobile traffic designated solely for bicycles (both 
human powered and non-human powered), mobility devices, 
shared active transportation vehicles, horses, skateboards 
(both human powered and non-human powered), and 
pedestrians. Multi-Use paths are a minimum of 10 feet wide.
Camino de Muchas Funcionamientos
Una instalación pavimentada físicamente separada de la calle 
y del tráfico automovilístico, designada únicamente para 
bicicletas (tanto de propulsión humana como no humana), 
aparatos de movilidad, vehículos compartidos de transporte 
activo, caballos, patinetas (de propulsión humana y no 
humana) y peatones. Los caminos multiuso tienen un ancho 
mínimo de 10 pies (3 metros). 
Bicycle & Pedestrian Crossing
At grade or grade-separated crossing accessible to bicyclists 
and pedestrians.
Cruce para bicicletas y peatones 
Cruce al mismo nivel o con separación de niveles accesible 
para ciclistas y peatones.  
M  
Metro Stops/Paradas de Metro 
Priest Dr/Washington St
Center Pkwy/Washington St
Mill Ave/Third St
Veterans Wy/College Ave
University Dr/Rural Rd
Dorsey Ln/Apache Blvd
McClintock Dr/Apache Blvd
Smith-Martin/Apache Blvd
Price-101 Fwy/Apache Blvd
S  
Streetcar Stops/Parada de streetcar 
Dorsey/Apache Blvd
Rural/Apache Blvd
Paseo Del Saber/Apache Blvd
College Ave/Apache Blvd
11th St/Mill Ave
9th St/Mill Ave
6th St/Mill Ave
3rd St/Mill Ave
University Dr/Ash Ave
5th St/Ash Ave
3rd St/Ash Ave
Tempe Beach Park/Rio Salado Pkwy
Hayden Ferry/Rio Salado Pkwy
Marina Heights/Rio Salado Pkwy
0
BIKEiT
BIKEiT is the name of Tempe’s bike boulevard system. Bike 
boulevards are off-street pathways and streets with low-
motorized traffic volumes/speeds and designed to provide 
bicycle travel. BIKEiT connects neighborhoods to major 
destinations, employment centers and activity centers while 
enhancing access and comfort for bicyclists.
BIKEiT es el nombre del sistema de bulevares para bicicletas 
de Tempe. Los bulevares para bicicletas son caminos fuera 
de la vía, así como calles con volúmenes bajos o bajas 
velocidades de tráfico motorizado, diseñados para facilitar 
el transporte en bicicleta. BIKEiT conecta vecindarios 
con destinos principales, centros de empleo y centros de 
actividad, mientras mejora el acceso y la comodidad para 
los ciclistas. 
B  
Brake
HB  
Handle Bars
P
Pedal
S
Spoke
Legend/Leyenda Del Mapa
Schools/Escuelas
1 
Aguilar
2 
Arredondo
3 
Broadmor
4 
Bustoz
5 
Carminati
6 
Connolly Middle
7 
Curry
8 
Evans
9 
Fees Middle
10 
Fuller
11 
Getz
12 
 Geneva Epps  
Mosley Middle
13 
Holdeman
14 
Joseph P. Spracale
15 
Cecil Shamley
16 
McKemy Middle
17 
Meyer
18 
Rover
19 
Scales
20 Thew
21 
Wood
22  Kyrene de la Mariposa
23 Kyrene de los Niños
24 Kyrene del Norte
25 Kyrene Middle
26 C.I. Waggoner
27  Kyrene de las Manitas
28 Tempe High
29 McClintock High
30  Marcos de Niza High 
31 
Corona del Sol High
32 Kyrene del Cielo
33 Ward
Chandler
Mesa
Scottsdale
Phoenix
Appendix B
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