Mobility & Curb Rules in Chula Vista, CA (2026)

3 verified mobility & curb rules for Chula Vista, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Shared E-Scooter Rules

Chula Vista runs a permitted pilot program for shared micro-mobility devices: dockless bikes, e-bikes, and electric scooters. Operating a rental scooter business without a City permit and business license is prohibited, and violations carry a minimum $100 fine.

Chula Vista Shared Scooter Program Rules

Significant Restrictions

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 5.67.040

No Person may: 1. Own, operate, or maintain a Shared Micro-Mobility Device Business within the City unless that Person has first obtained: (a) a Permit issued in accordance with this chapter, and (b) a business license issued in accordance with Chapter 5.02 CVMC. 2. Display, offer, or make available for Rent any Shared Micro-Mobility Device within the City unless that Person has first obtained:...

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Bike Lane Rules

Chula Vista's 2025 Electric Micromobility Vehicle Safety Ordinance bars motorized scooters from every sidewalk and, on roads posted 40 mph or faster, confines them to a striped Class II bike lane or separated Class IV bikeway under CVMC 10.73.080. Riders are capped at 15 mph even once inside a bike lane.

Chula Vista Scooter and Bike Lane Riding Limits

Some Restrictions

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 10.73.080

Except as provided in CVMC 10.73.030, the following prohibition and restrictions apply to using, riding, or operating electric micromobility vehicles within the City: C. No person shall use, ride, or operate a motorized scooter: 1. Upon a sidewalk. 2. Upon a roadway or highway or outside of a striped bicycle lane (Class II facility) or separated bikeway (Class IV facility), where the posted spe...

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E-Bike Classes

Chula Vista defines Class 1, 2 and 3 electric bicycles by cross-reference to state Vehicle Code Section 312.5 and layers on its own age, helmet and sidewalk rules under CVMC 10.08.101 and Chapter 10.73: no one under 12 may operate a Class 1 or 2 e-bike, and every Class 3 rider needs a helmet and cannot use a sidewalk at all.

Chula Vista Electric Bicycle Class Rules

Some Restrictions

Chula Vista Municipal Code §§ 10.08.101, 10.73.040

“Electric bicycle” shall have the same meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a), and means a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power. A. A “Class 1 electric bicycle” or “low-speed pedal-assisted electric bicycle” shall have the meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(1)...

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