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Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices

Kirkland, Washington Ordinance No. O-4779 (2022) established a six-month emergency moratorium on the acceptance of applications for, review of, or issuance of permits related to the use or storage of autonomous personal delivery devices (referred to as APDDs or 'hives'), and set a public-hearing date under applicable Washington state code provisions. It represents a municipal restriction adopted while a local regulatory framework was developed.

Jurisdiction: United States/Kirkland · Effective 2022-01-01

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Sources (1)

  1. MRSC — Kirkland Ordinance O-4779 · https://mrsc.org/stay-informed/mrsc-insight/september-2021/robot-delivery-devices-coming-soon · 2021-09-02

Status history

  • In effect · 2022-01-01 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 1.5b status-event pass)

    Kirkland, WA PDD moratorium (Ordinance O-4779); in effect. Baseline status event.

Common questions

What does Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices cover?
Kirkland, Washington Ordinance No. O-4779 (2022) established a six-month emergency moratorium on the acceptance of applications for, review of, or issuance of permits related to the use or storage of autonomous personal delivery devices (referred to as APDDs or 'hives'), and set a public-hearing date under applicable Washington state code provisions. It represents a municipal restriction adopted while a local regulatory framework was developed.
Where does Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices apply?
Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices is recorded as a operational_restriction applying in Kirkland on the DEPLOY registry.
When did Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices take effect?
Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices is recorded as effective January 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices still in effect?
Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices apply to?
Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices is recorded as applying to sidewalk robots on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices: Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle, Amazon Scout, Avride delivery robot, Beastro and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-05-31

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-05-31

Architectural position

Cohort: sidewalk

Sources by quality tier

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Kirkland, WA Ordinance O-4779: emergency moratorium on Personal Delivery Devices.

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