Aliso Viejo, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

The parking rule is AVMC 9.04.040(E). No operator of any vehicle can stop, stand, park or leave standing any vehicle, attended or unattended, within a designated on-road bicycle lane anywhere on the city arterial highway system, provided signs identifying such a lane and prohibiting parking are posted. The prohibition carries the general exceptions in the lead-in: when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer, other authorized officer or official traffic control device. The signs are a condition of the rule, so an unmarked shoulder on a collector street is not covered by this subsection.

AVMC 9.02.030 defines a "bicycle lane" as a marked lane within the roadway designated by appropriate signs and markings for the one-way use of bicycles. The "director" who handles traffic engineering and signing is the director of public works/traffic engineer. A vehicle parked where parking is prohibited can be removed under AVMC 9.04.070(C), provided signs are posted giving notice that vehicles may be removed, and the city council can designate a tow-away zone by resolution under AVMC 9.04.080.

Riding rules sit in Chapter 10.06. AVMC 10.06.025(A) bars riding an electric bicycle in an unsafe manner on public roadways, sidewalks, parks or private property open to the public, and its examples include riding on the highway or bicycle lane against the flow of traffic, intentionally swerving around stopped or slowed traffic, riding on a sidewalk without due caution for pedestrians, and a rider under 18 without a properly fitted and fastened helmet. On trails and paths, AVMC 10.06.020 lets bicycle riders proceed in either direction unless the path is marked one-way, and bicycles can be walked under pedestrian rules.

On sidewalks, AVMC 10.06.030 lets bicycles be ridden at a speed not to exceed five miles per hour, bars riding on sidewalks within a commercial or business center and sidewalks adjacent to a public school when school is in session, and requires riders to yield to all pedestrians and to traffic when entering a roadway or driveway.