Yuba County, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Bans
- Stopping/parking in bike lanes
- Trigger
- Signs or striping posted
- Exception
- Emergency purposes only
- Authority
- Road Commissioner designation
Summary
Stopping, standing, or parking in a signed or striped one-way bicycle lane on an unincorporated Yuba County road is banned once the Road Commissioner posts the restriction, with an exception only for emergencies.
(a)The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized to prohibit stopping, standing, or parking and to place signs or curb markings as described in Section 9.10.600, at any of the following places when such prohibition as indicated by a traffic engineering investigation will alleviate dangerous hazardous traffic conditions, facilitate the full use of the roadway, or serve the convenience of the public:(1)At any place within 100 feet of the intersection of two or more highways.(2)At any place within 25 feet of a railroad grade crossing.(3)Adjacent to either side of a crosswalk or driveway entrance for a distance not to exceed 20 feet from either side of such crosswalk or driveway.(4)Adjacent to any fire hydrant when it has been determined that stopping, standing or parking of any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, would present some special hazard or would prevent ready access to the fire hydrant.(5)At any place in connection with a street or highway vehicular parking layout or plan.(6)On either side of a highway in those areas where any highway has been cleared of snow by snow plows, and the width of the highway is restricted by reason of snow conditions.(7)In any designated bicycle lane for one-way bicycle travel identified by special signs, lane striping or other pavement markings, except for emergency purposes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
Yuba County Code section 9.10.500(a)(7), part of the County Traffic Ordinance's stopping/standing/parking article (Chapter 9.10), lets the Road Commissioner bar stopping, standing, or parking in a designated one-way bicycle lane once signs, striping, or other pavement markings identify it, based on a traffic engineering finding that doing so relieves a hazard or frees up the roadway. The only listed exception is for emergency purposes. The rule covers county-maintained roads in unincorporated Yuba County; Marysville and Wheatland set their own bike-lane rules on city streets.
Violations & Fines
Stopping or parking in a posted bicycle lane is an unlawful stop under Chapter 9.10, punishable under the Code's general penalty section 1.01.050: up to 1,000 dollars, six months in County Jail, or both, per offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it illegal to park in a bike lane on a county road in Yuba County?
Does this cover bike lanes inside Marysville or Wheatland?
Sources & Official References
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