Bicycles

Sacramento City Code tit. 10, ch. 10.76, art. I

in effect

Sacramento City Code § 10.76.010 Riding bicycles on sidewalks.

10.76.010 Riding bicycles on sidewalks. A. No person shall ride a bicycle on a sidewalk where a sign is posted indicating that bicycling is prohibited. The city manager shall designate sidewalks where such signs are posted upon a finding that: 1. The sidewalk abuts a road that is designated a "Low Stress Bikeway" using the criteria for the Facility Selection Guidelines in the City of Sacramento Bicycle Master Plan; and 2. There is either a demonstrated or probable conflict between pedestrians and bicycles. This may be shown by information including, but not limited to: 311 reports, incident data, or estimated high pedestrian activity determined by counts or adjacent land uses and densities. B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to the following persons: 1. City employees acting within the course and scope of employment, including but not limited to: a. Peace officers, as defined in California Penal Code section 830. b. Emergency medical personnel as designated by the fire chief of the city. c. Parking enforcement officers. 2. Children under the age of 18 years old and an accompanying adult. C. Where bicycling on a sidewalk is permitted, the following apply: 1. Bicyclists must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians by slowing down, stopping, or dismounting, as needed. 2. Before passing a pedestrian traveling in the same direction, bicyclists must give the pedestrian an audible warning. D. The city manager or designee shall report to the city council annually regarding the impacts of sections 10.76.010 and 10.76.030. (Ord. 2019-007 § 2; Ord. 2017-0033 § 1; Ord. 2016-0024 § 1; prior code § 25.05.070)

Sacramento City Code § 10.76.020 Required identification number on bicycle frames.

10.76.020 Required identification number on bicycle frames. All bicycles shall have, as a means of identification, serial numbers stamped on the frame of the bicycle. (Ord. 2019-007 § 2; prior code § 25.05.071)

Sacramento City Code § 10.76.030 Violations of this article and penalties.

10.76.030 Violations of this article and penalties. A. Any person who violates a provision of this article is guilty of an infraction. Except as otherwise specifically provided, a violation of a provision of this article is punishable by: (1) a fine not exceeding $25 for a first violation; and (2) a fine not exceeding $100 for each additional violation of the same provision within one year. For each violation of section 10.76.050 involving a shared-rideable, as defined in section 5.18.020, that is managed, owned, or operated by a shared-rideable business, as defined in section 5.18.020, that shared-rideable business is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $15. B. Any person who violates a provision of this article may avoid the fine described in subsection A by completing a qualified bicycle education diversion program. (Ord. 2019-007 § 2; Ord. 2016-0024 § 2; prior code § 25.05.072)

Sacramento City Code § 10.76.040 Riding bicycles off-road on posted property.

10.76.040 Riding bicycles off-road on posted property. No person, except an employee of the city who is acting within the scope of his or her employment, shall ride a bicycle off-road on any property which is owned or controlled by the city where signs prohibiting the off-road riding of bicycles are posted: A. At intervals of not less than three signs per mile along all exterior boundaries of the property; and B. At all roads or streets entering the property. For the purposes of this section, "off-road" shall mean not on a designated bicycle path or paved right-of-way. Violation of this section shall be an infraction, punishable as set forth in section 1.28.010. (Ord. 2019-007 § 2; prior code § 25.05.073)10.76.040

Sacramento City Code § 10.76.050 Parking bicycles.

10.76.050 Parking bicycles. A. No person shall leave a bicycle lying on its side or parked in any other position in the following locations: 1. On any portion of a sidewalk or curb ramp, in such a manner that prevents pedestrians from passing through, or 2. On any highway where signs prohibit bicycle parking, or where bicycle parking is otherwise prohibited by state or local law. B. This section does not apply to peace officers, as defined in California Penal Code section 830, who are on scheduled duty and acting within the course and scope of their employment. C. For the purposes of this section, "highway" shall have the meaning set forth in California Vehicle Code section 360. (Ord. 2019-007 § 2; Ord. 2018-0006 § 2)

Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-22727Fetched: 10/24/2026