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Council holds first reading of traffic, bicycle and parking ordinance
Summary
Councilmember Joseph presented the first reading of Ordinance O‑1‑2026 to align city rules with recent state changes on bicycles and to update parking and through‑truck restrictions; members suggested drafting tweaks and deferred votes to a later meeting.
Councilmember Joseph gave the first reading April 7 of Ordinance O‑1‑2026, a code cleanup and update intended to reconcile the city’s traffic and sidewalk rules with recent state law and local planning recommendations.
Joseph summarized that the ordinance amends Chapter 10 (peace and safety) to clarify which vehicles are prohibited from sidewalks, amends a bicycle‑safety section to allow some sidewalk and crosswalk uses when yielding to pedestrians, and proposes changes to Chapter 13’s parking rules and no‑through‑truck designations. "It also allows for trail bikes to ride on the streets," Joseph said, and the draft continues to prohibit electric bicycles and scooters from sidewalks while permitting crosswalk use when yielding.
Council discussed jurisdictional language involving neighboring Brentwood and how owner‑operating exceptions are referenced; members asked staff to clarify citations and correct drafting errors. Councilmember Joseph proposed a small redraft to Section 13‑107 (manner of parking) to improve readability; the council agreed to incorporate the cleanup and circulate a revised draft before the second reading.
No vote to adopt the ordinance occurred; the meeting recorded this as the first reading. Mayor Benitez thanked the sponsoring councilmember and asked staff to supply a cleaner copy for the next meeting so council could consider final action.
The ordinance references the Vision Zero Streets Plan and state changes that permit sidewalk bicycle use in limited circumstances; councilmembers stressed the draft seeks to reduce confusion for road users while discouraging through truck traffic on residential streets.
