Chino Hills, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted
- Dec. 10, 2024 (Ord. 414)
- Prohibited location
- All city sidewalks
- Motor limit for e-bikes
- Under 750 watts
- Classes covered
- 1, 2, and 3
- Governing chapter
- CHMC Chapter 10.40
Summary
Chino Hills prohibits riding an electric bicycle or motorized scooter, including Class 1, 2, and 3 e-bikes, on any city sidewalk under Municipal Code Chapter 10.40, adopted in December 2024. The class definitions track state Vehicle Code Section 312.5; e-bikes and scooters remain lawful on streets and bike lanes.
"Electric bicycle" or "e-bike" means the same as defined in Vehicle Code Section 312.5, as may be amended or superseded, and which, as of the date of the adoption of this section, provides that an "electric bicycle" is a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts. It includes Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 electric bicycles as defined in Vehicle Code Section 312.5. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to ride or cause to be operated an electric bicycle or motorized scooter on a sidewalk within the City of Chino Hills.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
030 makes it unlawful to ride or operate an electric bicycle or motorized scooter on a sidewalk within the City of Chino Hills. 5: an e-bike is a bicycle with fully operable pedals and a motor under 750 watts, and the chapter's sidewalk ban applies without distinction to Class 1 (pedal-assist), Class 2 (throttle-assisted), and Class 3 (higher-speed pedal-assist) machines. 5 as a two-wheeled, handlebar-equipped device with a floorboard or seat and footrests, powered electrically or otherwise, but excludes motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, and mopeds as those terms are separately defined in the Vehicle Code.
'Sidewalk' is defined by Vehicle Code Section 555 as the portion of a highway set apart by curbs, barriers, or markings for pedestrian travel. 010). The ordinance does not restrict where e-bikes may ride on streets or in bike lanes, and does not regulate speed, age, or helmet use beyond what state law already requires.
Violations & Fines
Riding an e-bike or motorized scooter on a Chino Hills sidewalk is an infraction under CHMC § 10.40.040, punishable as provided in Section 1.36.020: up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 for a third or later offense in that period.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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