A pedicab ordinance enacted by the City Council in October is one step closer to enforcement. City officials have completed the distribution of 250 restricted-zone decals to pedicab owners and operators, said Lt. Tim Saelens of the San Diego Police Department’s Traffic Division. Effective March 19, pedicab owners or operators doing business in any of the four restricted zones, which include downtown, Mission Beach/Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and La Jolla, will be required to display the official decal. City officials will issue written warnings to violators during a 30-day grace period that began March 19, Saelens said. After the grace period, any owner or operator without a decal will be subject to a citation, according to a police officials. The area encompassing the Ocean Beach zone is bordered by the south curb line of Voltaire Street between the Pacific Ocean and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, the east curb line of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard between Voltaire Street and Narragansett Avenue, and the north curb line of Narragansett Avenue between Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and the Pacific Ocean, according to the San Diego Municipal Code. Saelens said the city began exploring issues involving pedicabs several years ago when a group of business owners, residents and pedicab owners approached the city with a variety of concerns, including safety hazards, traffic congestion and accidents attributed to the pedicabs. Saelens said pedicab owners and operators had also complained there were too many bicycles operating in the area and the increased competition made it difficult to make money in pedicab operations. In addition to limiting the number of pedicabs allowed to operate in restricted zones, the ordinance also establishes rules governing mandatory use of seatbelts, parking areas, passenger seating requirements, exterior markings and lighting, and posting of fare schedules.