# Regulation .08 Deployment.

Current through 2026-01-20. Source: COBRA Register Volume 04, Issue 02. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## Regulation .08 Deployment.

Balt., Md., COBRA § 14.02.01.08 (2026)

A. In General.

  (1) A permit holder shall ensure that a dockless vehicle is deployed in compliance with City Code Article 31, § 38-19, Unlawful Parking.

  (2) A permit holder shall provide an account for its mobile application to the Department so that Department employees can access a dockless vehicle for free for the purposes of:

    (a) Education;

    (b) A routine vehicle inspection; or

    (c) Vehicle repositioning.

  (3) A permit holder shall apply speed geo-fencing to a dockless vehicle by using a speed governor to establish a City-wide speed limit of 15 mph except for:

    (a) In a reduced speed zone as defined in the Department’s MDS Policy API where speeds are limited to eight mph; and

    (b) In a no ride zone as defined in the Department’s MDS Policy API where a dockless vehicle is limited to a speed of no more than three mph.

B. Deployment District Requirements.

  (1) On each day of service, a permit holder shall deploy to each deployment district:

    (a) A minimum of 5 percent of their fleet; and

    (b) A maximum of 25 percent of their fleet.

  (2) Compliance.
The Department shall:

    (a) Evaluate daily compliance with the requirements in <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|B.|(1)">§B(1) of this regulation</cite> based on at least one hour of compliance between 5:00 a.m. and 9:0 a.m.; and

    (b) Notify a permit holder in violation of the requirements in <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|B.|(1)">§B(1) of this regulation</cite> via a compliance score notification.

  (3) A permit holder shall redistribute their fleet within three hours of receipt of a compliance score notification from the Department.

C. Equitable Deployment Requirements.

  (1) A permit holder shall deploy a minimum of three dockless vehicles per day to each equity zone.

  (2) Compliance.
The Department shall:

    (a) Evaluate daily compliance based on at least one hour of compliance between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m; and

    (b) Notify a permit holder of in violation of <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|C.|(1)">§C(1)</cite><cite data-path="14.02.01.08|C.|(2)">-(2)</cite> of <cite data-path="14.02.01.08">this regulation</cite> via a compliance score notification.

D. Prohibitions.

  (1) A permit holder may not deploy a dockless vehicle:

    (a) Outside of a parking corral on a block face that contains an official parking corral designated by the Department, except as provided in <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|D.|(2)">§D(2) of this regulation</cite>;

    (b) In a quantity greater than ten per block face, except as allowed by the Department to accommodate a special event;

    (c) On a block face which contains the front entrance to a K-8 school;

    (d) In a tree pit or otherwise landscaped area;

    (e) In front of a property with an approved non-deployment request in accordance with <cite data-path="14.02.01.08|E.">§E of this regulation</cite>; or

    (f) In a location the Department has notified the permit holder that they may not deploy to, beginning 48 hours after the notification.

  (2) If a parking corral is full, a permit holder may deploy a dockless vehicle on a block face outside of the parking corral.

  (3) Unless a permit holder receives approval from the Department, a permit holder may not designate a public street in Baltimore City as a:

    (a) No parking zone;

    (b) Reduced speed zone; or

    (c) No ride zone.

E. Non-Deployment Requests.

  (1) A property owner or manager may submit a non-deployment request in writing to the Department for an area adjacent to their property.

  (2) The Department shall notify a permit holder:

    (a) Of an approved non-deployment request; and

    (b) That an approved non-deployment request will begin 48-hours after notification.

F. Severe Weather and Emergencies.

  (1) If 24-hour advanced notice is provided, the Department may:

    (a) Suspend the requirements of <cite data-path="14.02.01.08">this regulation</cite>; or

    (b) Require the removal of:

      (i) An entire fleet; or

      (ii) A portion of a fleet in a defined geographic location.

  (2) The Department may require a permit holder to remove a dockless vehicle from:

    (a) An evacuation route prior to an emergency snow event; and

    (b) A low-lying area prior to an emergency flooding event.

G. Special Events.
The Department may suspend the requirements of <cite data-path="14.02.01.08">this regulation</cite> during a special event.

H. Temporary Exemptions from Deployment Regulations.

  (1) A permit holder may apply for a temporary exemption from the deployment requirements in <cite data-path="14.02.01">this chapter</cite>.

  (2) A permit holder shall include a plan for communicating operational changes to affected users and the public within the application for temporary exemption.

  (3) The Department shall review applications for temporary exemption:

    (a) Within 24 hours for an application based on an immediate safety concern; and

    (b) Within five business days for other exemption requests.

I. Alternative Deployment Locations.

  (1) A permit holder shall obtain permission to deploy a dockless vehicle to an alternative deployment location from:

    (a) The Department;

    (b) A private property owner; or

    (c) Another City agency.

  (2) A permit holder shall communicate the permission to deploy a dockless vehicle in an alternative deployment location via:

    (a) Signage approved by the entity granting permission; or

    (b) A mobile or web application.