El Dorado County, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- County Code Section 10.08.080
- Authority
- Vehicle Code Section 21207, Board resolution
- Construction standard
- Must comply with State law design standards
- Local conduct rules
- None separate; Vehicle Code governs riding
- Adopted
- Ordinance No. 3271, 1982
Summary
El Dorado County does not write its own bike-lane conduct code; instead Section 10.08.080 lets the Board of Supervisors establish bicycle lanes separated from vehicle lanes on County highways by resolution, and requires every lane the County builds to be constructed in compliance with State law under Vehicle Code Section 21207.
Sec. 10.08.080. - Bicycle lanes established. Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 21207, bicycle lanes separated from any vehicular lanes upon highways may be established within the unincorporated portions of the County by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Such lanes shall be constructed in compliance with State law. (Code 1997, § 10.08.080; Ord. No. 3271, § 1, 1982)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13 Update 4).
Full Breakdown
070, exists only where the Board of Supervisors has established it by resolution and it has been posted. Bicycle lanes work the same way. " That means a stretch of County road has a legal bicycle lane only after the Board adopts a resolution designating it, and the physical design, striping and signage of that lane must meet the State standards referenced by Vehicle Code Section 21207 rather than a County-specific design standard. 070 to Board resolutions enforced through signs and markings placed by the County Road Department.
Violations & Fines
Because Section 10.08.080 sets no penalty of its own, a violation of the Title 10 traffic ordinance generally, including obstructing or misusing an established bicycle lane, is an infraction under Section 10.04.060, punishable in accordance with Vehicle Code Sections 42001 and 42001.5.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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