Brentwood, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned vehicles
- Cars, motorcycles, scooters, motorized skateboards
- Exceptions
- Maintenance and emergency vehicles only
- Horses
- Also barred from bike/pedestrian lanes
- Signage required
- Lane must be appropriately signed to enforce
Summary
Brentwood's bicycle and pedestrian lanes are off-limits to motor vehicles under Municipal Code Section 10.10.070. It is unlawful to drive or park any car, motorcycle, motor scooter, motorized skateboard or other motorized two- or three-wheel vehicle in a signed bike lane except maintenance and emergency vehicles, and horses cannot use the lanes either.
Bicycle and pedestrian lanes are established. The bicycle and pedestrian lanes shall be appropriately signed, and it is unlawful for any person to operate or park any motor vehicle (including, without limitation, an automobile, motorcycle, motor scooter, motorized skateboard, or motorized two or three wheel vehicle) upon the bicycle and pedestrian lanes, except maintenance and emergency vehicles. It is unlawful for any person to ride or walk any horse upon the bicycle and pedestrian lanes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4604307; v5 updated 2025-12-09).
Full Breakdown
070 sits in Brentwood's Driving and Safety Rules chapter and establishes the city's bicycle and pedestrian lanes as a protected space for non-motorized travel. Once a lane is appropriately signed, the section makes it unlawful for any person to operate or park a motor vehicle in it, and the list of covered vehicles is broad: automobiles, motorcycles, motor scooters, motorized skateboards, and any other motorized two- or three-wheel vehicle. Only maintenance vehicles and emergency vehicles are allowed inside a marked lane. The same section separately bars riding or walking a horse in a bicycle and pedestrian lane, closing off the other common non-motorized conflict the city anticipated when it wrote the rule. 070 can be cited against a vehicle found in it. 010.
Violations & Fines
Driving or parking a motor vehicle in a signed bicycle and pedestrian lane, or riding a horse in one, is a Title 10 violation enforced under Section 10.21.010: an infraction, misdemeanor, or civil penalty under California Vehicle Code Division 17, at the discretion of the citing officer and city attorney.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I briefly park in a Brentwood bike lane to unload?
Does the bike lane rule cover scooters and motorized skateboards?
Are horses allowed in the bike lane if there's no traffic?
Sources & Official References
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