Bellflower, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Public parks
- All scooters banned
- Bellflower Trail
- Motorized scooters banned
- Exceptions
- Emergency, maintenance, disabled transport
- Shared-scooter vendor program
- None found in code
Summary
Bellflower bans riding or operating a scooter, along with bicycles and similar vehicles, inside any public park, and separately bans motorized scooters from the Bellflower Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail; the code sets no shared-scooter vendor permit program.
No person shall ride or operate a unicycle, bicycle, tricycle, four-wheeled cycle, scooter, or other motor- or human-powered vehicle within the boundaries of any public park. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person may ride or operate the following vehicles within any portion of a public park which is not a skate park: a tricycle, stroller, or baby carriage.
C. No person shall ride a skateboard, roller blades, or roller skates within the boundaries of any public park; provided, however, that a person may ride a skateboard, roller blades, or roller skates in those portions of a skate park designated for such use.
D. Any person riding a skateboard, roller blades, or roller skates in a skate park shall wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads, which are in serviceable condition and properly fastened in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations for such equipment.
E. The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to apply to the following: (1) the operation or riding of any vehicle used to provide mobility to any disabled person; or (2) the operation or riding of a motor vehicle on a paved driveway from the street to a parking lot of the public park; or (3) the wheeling of a bicycle or other human-powered vehicle from outside the boundaries of a public park to a place within the public park designated for parking such vehicle if such transportation occurs solely on paved paths within the public park and the vehicle is not ridden during such operation.
Full Breakdown
BMC § 12.40.040(B) prohibits riding or operating a unicycle, bicycle, tricycle, four-wheeled cycle, scooter, or other motor- or human-powered vehicle within any public park (including the skate park, Town Center Plaza, pocket parks, and green belts), with narrow exceptions for tricycles, strollers, and baby carriages outside the skate park. Separately, § 12.44.030 bans motorized vehicles, expressly including scooters, from the Bellflower Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail, except for maintenance, law enforcement, emergency response, or disabled-person transport uses. Neither provision references a shared-scooter operator permit or fleet program.
Violations & Fines
Riding or operating a scooter in a Bellflower public park violates § 12.40.040(B); doing so on the Trail violates § 12.44.030(A). Both are enforceable under the City's general penalty chapter, 1.08.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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