The city of Ann Arbor has confiscated nearly two dozen Bird scooters for violating a city ordinance, an official said.

The scooters are being stored at a public works facility and the tech company has been asked to come collect them.

The scooters were "improperly" parked on bicycle lanes, city streets or on sidewalks, said Lisa Wondrash, a spokeswoman for Ann Arbor. Wondrash said the scooters' very essence violated a city ordinance saying motorized vehicles cannot be used on sidewalks or impede public right-of-way.

According to the ordinance, it is unlawful to ride a Bird scooter on the sidewalk or bike lane, but the vehicles can be ridden on the road closest to the right curb. Scooters also cannot be parked on roads, sidewalks or bike paths and must be clear from driveways, access ramps and fire hydrants, said Wondrash.

Hence the collection of nearly two dozen scooters, which were promptly stored in a locked trailer, Twitter user @jhritz discovered.

So where can you park a Bird?

"That is a question for Bird Scooter to answer," said Wondrash.

The Bird website still lists Ann Arbor as one of the cities where scooters can be located, but residents have taken to social media to question their recent absence from the city.

If anything, Ann Arbor is late to the dock-less scooter brigade.

Several other cities have dealt with the repercussions after Bird has dumped scooters on their streets.

In a rather big blow, San Francisco recently awarded permits to two smaller scooter start-ups, Scoot and Skip, instead of Bird and Lime, which both have executives with connections to ride-sharing apps Uber and Lyft. The two companies both dumped their scooters on sidewalks without permission, ultimately doing them in according to The Verge.

Could Bird face a similar fate in Ann Arbor?

Unlikely: The city is currently in talks with Bird about a licensing agreement, said Wondrash.

Despite Ann Arbor's disdain for scooters parked basically anywhere on public property, the scooters seem to be well-liked in Detroit, but maybe because Bird notified the city beforehand.

Mark de la Vergne, Detroit's chief of mobility innovation, told the Free Press in August the reception has been "overwhelmingly positive."

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