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

Adopted by Ordinance No. 2023-07 on June 19, 2023, § 5.2 bars using a Gilroy street, sidewalk, or public right-of-way as a sleeping or living accommodation, and subsection (b)(7) singles out bike lanes: no one may obstruct, by sitting, lying, sleeping, or by storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, any portion of a street or right-of-way open to motor vehicle use, including any part marked as a bike lane. That clause sits alongside six other protected zones in the same list, including areas within 500 feet of a park, playground, school, or daycare, within 100 feet of critical infrastructure such as water wells or railway bridges, within ten feet of a building entrance or loading dock, within five feet of a fire hydrant, areas covered by a city permit, and city creeks and embankments.

"Personal property" is defined in § 5.1 to include tents, tarpaulins, bedding, sleeping bags, mattresses, furniture, and similar items, so a cyclist's own equipment is not the target; the section is aimed at encampments and stored belongings that physically block the lane. Under § 5.3, most violations, including blocking a bike lane, are enforced only as infractions under the general penalty schedule in § 1.7 or by administrative citation under § 6A.13, while a person who willfully resists or refuses a city employee's order to comply commits a misdemeanor.