Mobility & Curb Rules in El Dorado County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated El Dorado County, California.
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Bike Lane Rules
El Dorado County does not write its own bike-lane conduct code; instead Section 10.08.080 lets the Board of Supervisors establish bicycle lanes separated from vehicle lanes on County highways by resolution, and requires every lane the County builds to be constructed in compliance with State law under Vehicle Code Section 21207.
El Dorado County Bicycle Lanes by Resolution
Light RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 10.08.080
Sec. 10.08.080. - Bicycle lanes established. Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 21207, bicycle lanes separated from any vehicular lanes upon highways may be established within the unincorporated portions of the County by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Such lanes shall be constructed in compliance with State law. (Code 1997, § 10.08.080; Ord. No. 3271, § 1, 1982)
E-Bike Classes
El Dorado County treats Class 1 and Class 2 electric bicycles as regular bikes on its trail facilities, exempting them from the ban on motorized vehicles under Section 10.32.030(D), while every other motorized vehicle, including a Class 3 e-bike, stays barred under Section 10.32.020. The ban covers every County-owned Class 1 trail, natural trail, horseback trail and the local Sacramento Placerville Transportation Corridor segment.
El Dorado County E-Bike Trail Access Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Sections 10.32.020, 10.32.030(D)
Sec. 10.32.020. - Prohibited conduct. No person shall operate or cause to be operated a motorized vehicle within the boundaries of a trail facility. (Ord. No. 5038, § 1, 6-7-2016) Sec. 10.32.030. - Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to the following: ...D.Electric bicycles—Class 1 and 2 (Vehicle Code § 312.5). (Ord. No. 5038, § 1, 6-7-2016)
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