Chandler, AZ Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine for non-compliant bike lane closure
- $300 per day
- Standard referenced
- City's Traffic Barricade Manual
- Same fine also applies to
- Sidewalk and shared-use path closures
- Enforcing official
- City Manager or designee
- Possible added penalty
- 30-90 day permit/franchise suspension
Summary
Chandler fines anyone who obstructs the public right-of-way and closes a bike lane, sidewalk or shared-use path without following the City's Traffic Barricade Manual, at $300 per day the closure continues, under the encroachment chapter that governs construction and utility work in city right-of-way.
B. Civil infractions. The following Code violations may result in a civil infraction that is enforced as provided in Code Section 1-8. The amount of the civil infraction listed is the amount per day for a Code violation. ... 10. A person's use of right-of-way that renders a sidewalk inaccessible or closes a bike lane or closes a shared use path and fails to comply with the Traffic Barricade Manual: Three hundred dollars ($300.00).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 79).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 46, 'Encroachments and Other Uses in the Public Right-of-Way,' sets a schedule of daily civil infractions for people who use City right-of-way without meeting permit and safety-device requirements. ' The same subsection fines a blocked bus stop at the identical $300/day rate (item 11), while more serious right-of-way failures, working without a traffic control permit, working at a signalized intersection without a sworn officer present, or failing to correct a cited violation, run $1,200 to $1,800 per day. 8(C). The fine is charged per day the closure remains out of compliance, so a multi-day construction closure that ignores the Traffic Barricade Manual compounds quickly.
Violations & Fines
A bike lane, sidewalk or shared-use-path closure that does not follow the Traffic Barricade Manual draws a $300 civil infraction for each day it continues, enforced under Code § 1-8. The City Manager may issue a first-time warning instead of a citation, but repeated or uncorrected closures can also trigger suspension of the responsible party's City franchise, license, permit or agreement for 30 to 90 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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