Ordinance - 1318ORDINANCE NO. 1318
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA AMENDING SECTIONS 3117 AND 3156 OF THE WEST
rCOVINA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING PART 8 - �-
BICYCLE REGULATIONS TO CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE III TO THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3117 of the West Covina Municipal
Code is amended to read:
"3117. RIDING OR DRIVING OF ANIMALS
Any person riding or driving an animal upon a
highway is subject to the provisions of this
Chapter which are applicable to the driver of
a vehicle except those provisions which by their
very nature, can have no application."
SECTION 2. Section 3156 of the West Covina Municipal
Code is amended to read:
"3156. SIDEWALK TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
The driver or operator of a vehicle shall not drive
or operate the same nor shall the rider or driver
of any animal ride or drive such animal within any
sidewalk area of any parkway except at a permanent
• or temporary driveway. For the purpose of this
section a temporary driveway is a crossing or
driveway suitably planked or otherwise protected
to prevent damage to the curb or sidewalk."
SECTION 3. The West Covina Municipal Code is hereby
amended by the addition of Part 8 - BICYCLE REGULATIONS to
Article 3, Chapter 1 reading as follows:
Section 3 Part 8 is hereby added to Chapter 1,
Article III of the West Covina Municipal Code
to read:
"PART 8 - BICYCLE REGULATIONS
3196.1. DEFINITIONS
(a) SHARED ROUTE - Class III. A shared
route is a street identified as a
bicycle facility by "Bike Route"
guide signing only. There are no
special lane markings, and bicycle
traffic shares the roadway with
motor vehicles.
(b) BIKE LANE - Class II. A bike lane is
• a lane on the paved area of a road for
preferential use by bicycles. It is
usually located along the edge of the
paved area or between the parking lane
and the first motor vehicle lane. It
is identified by "Bike Lane" or "Bike
Route" guide signing, special lane
lines and other pavement markings.
Bicycles have exclusive use of a
bike lane for longitudinal travel,
but must share the facility with
motor vehicles and pedestrians
crossing it. A Class IIa bike lane
is a minimum of five feet in width
• and requires the prohibition of
parking. A Class IIb bike lane is
a minimum of 13 feet in width and
permits parking within the bike
lane.
(c) BIKE PATH - Class I. A bike path
is a special pathway facility for
the exclusive use of bicycles, which
is separated from motor vehicle
facilities by space or a physical
barrier. A bike path may be on a
portion of a street or highway
right of way or on a special right
of way not related to a motor vehicle
facility; it may be grade separated
or have street crossings at desig-
nated locations. It is identified
with guide signing and also may
have pavement markings.
"3196.2. DUTY OF BICYCLE OPERATOR: OPERATION ON ROADWAY
Any person riding a bicycle upon a highway is
subject to the provisions of this Chapter applic-
able to the driver of a vehicle except those
provisions which by their very nature can have no
• application."
113196.3. BIKE LANES: MOTOR VEHICLES PROHIBITED
Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and animals are prohibited
from using Class I or Class II bike lanes where such
bike lanes have been duly established by the traffic
authority and the proper signs and pavement markings
have been installed. Pedestrians may use Class II
bike lanes on highways where there is no sidewalk
within the right of way."
SECTION 4. City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as
required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 25th day of October , 1976.
Attest:
City C erk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
Mayor
- 2 -
I, LELA W. PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1318 was
regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 12th day of October
1976. That, thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and
passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 25th day
of October , 1976, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Miller, Shearer, Tice, Browne
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Chappell
Approved as to form:
ity Atto ney
•
•
City Clerk"
- 3 -