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ELECTRIC BICYCLE
CODE AMENDMENTS
& PERMISSIBLE
SIDEWALK RIDING
November 4th, 2025
City Council Meeting
• Chapter 12.56 of the NBMC Regulates Bicycles (last amended in 1997)
• Orange County Grand Jury Report recommendation O.C. cities review their
municipal code and address the evolving changes surrounding electric
bicycles (August 27t", 2024, City Council Meeting)
• Bicycle Safety Working Group addressing concerns related to:
- Addressing emergence of electric bicycles
- Enhancing bicycle and electric bicycle safety
- Coordinating education efforts with schools
• Council Policy A-1: Councilmember Barto requested A-1 updating the
NBMC related to bicycles and e-bikes (October 14, 20255 City Council
Meeting)
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• Applying Chapter 12.56 to e-bikes
• Prohibits operation in an unsafe manner
• Helmets for all riders under 18
• Riding Against Traffic
• Enhanced Penalties for Violation
• Impoundment
• Bicycle Safety Training
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a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3);
b) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce
Ordinance No. 2025-35, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach, California, Repealing and Replacing Chapter 12.56
(Bicycles — Registration and Regulations) of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code, and pass to second reading on November 18, 2025; and
c) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-78, A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach, California, Designating Sidewalks for Riding
Bicycles and Electric Bicycles Pursuant to Section 12.56.030 of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code and Rescinding Resolution No. 82-148.
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