Medina, OH Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted zone
- One block radius of Medina City Square
- Covered devices
- Bicycles, skateboards, mopeds, motorcycles, toy vehicles
- First offense
- Minor misdemeanor
- Repeat offense (1 yr)
- Fourth then third-degree misdemeanor
- Enacted
- Ordinance 53-87, passed June 8, 1987
- Code section
- Codified Ordinances § 373.09
Summary
Medina's Codified Ordinances bar bicycles, skateboards, mopeds, motorcycles and any other toy vehicle from public sidewalks within one block of the Medina City Square. Adopted in 1987 to protect the crowded historic downtown, the ban carries escalating misdemeanor penalties and sits inside Chapter 373, Bicycles and Motorcycles, alongside the city's licensing and parking rules for bikes.
(a) No person shall ride or operate a bicycle, skateboard, moped, motorized vehicle, motorcycle or any other toy vehicle upon any public sidewalk within a one block radius of the Medina City Square. ... (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025-01: Local legislation current through June 24, 2025 | State legislation current through December 31, 2024).
Full Breakdown
09, Restricted Riding Areas, was enacted by Ordinance 53-87, passed June 8, 1987, and it draws a one-block radius around the Medina City Square, the preserved 19th-century public square at the heart of downtown. Inside that radius, no person may ride or operate a bicycle, skateboard, moped, motorized vehicle, motorcycle, or any other toy vehicle on a public sidewalk; the ban applies to sidewalks specifically, not to the roadway around the Square itself. The catch-all phrase 'any other toy vehicle' sweeps in scooters, skates, and similar wheeled devices used by pedestrians on foot traffic near the shops and restaurants that ring the Square.
10. 13 and released only after the owner furnishes proof of ownership; if the rider is a minor, a parent must redeem the bicycle. Riders should walk bicycles or other covered devices by hand once inside the one-block zone around the Square to avoid a citation.
Violations & Fines
A first offense under Section 373.09 is a minor misdemeanor. A second offense committed within one year of the first is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, and any further offense within that same one-year window is a misdemeanor of the third degree. Riders cited near the Square also risk having the bicycle impounded by police under Section 373.13 until ownership is proven, with parental redemption required for minors.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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