ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL*

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*   Editors Note: Section 1 of Ord. No. 7276, adopted Sept. 11, 1989, repealed former art. I, §§ 5-1--5-6, derived from 1953 Code, ch. 7, §§ 1--6, and Ord. No. 5336, § 2, adopted Apr. 6, 1981, and added a new art. I, §§ 5-1--5-3.

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Sec. 5-1. Parking of bicycles.

It shall be unlawful to park a bicycle upon any public sidewalk or street in a manner that substantially impedes pedestrian or vehicular traffic or obstructs access to public or private facilities.

(Ord. No. 7276, § 1, 9-11-89)

Sec. 5-2. Riding on sidewalks and pedestrian paths, and through underpasses; yielding the right of way and passing or overtaking.

   (a)    It shall be unlawful to ride a bicycle on any public sidewalks, or upon a designated pedestrian path in any public park, unless signs are posted specifically permitting bicycling.

   (b)    It shall be unlawful to ride a bicycle through any underpass when signs are posted prohibiting bicycling.

   (c)   A person riding a bicycle on a multi-use path, trail, or shared use path under the jurisdiction of the City of Tucson must yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian or horse and shall slow to ten (10) miles per hour and communicate to the pedestrian or equestrian rider before overtaking or passing.

(Ord. No. 7276, § 1, 9-11-89; Ord. No. 11582, § 1, 9-5-18)

Sec. 5-2.1. Postal employees and law enforcement officers exempt from certain riding and parking provisions.

The provisions of sections 5-1 and 5-2 shall not apply to U.S. Postal Service employees engaging in the collection or delivery of mail or to law enforcement officers while engaged in the performance of law enforcement duties. For purposes of this section, law enforcement officer shall include local traffic enforcement agents.

(Ord. No. 7276, § 1, 9-11-89; Ord. No. 9046, § 1, 4-20-98)

Sec. 5-3. Enforcement.

Any violation of a provision of this chapter shall be a civil infraction, unless otherwise specified, subject to the provisions of chapter 8 of this Code.

Violations of this chapter shall be deemed civil infractions subject to a sanction of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(Ord. No. 7276, § 1, 9-11-89; Ord. No. 8958, § 1, 9-22-97)

ARTICLE II. MOTORIZED BICYCLE OR TRICYCLE

Sec. 5-4. Regulating motorized bicycle or tricycle; purpose and intent.

The state has granted municipalities express authority to regulate or prohibit the operation of motorized gas-powered bicycles or tricycles. It is the purpose and intent of this article to provide for the regulation of motorized gas-powered bicycle or tricycle ("motorized bicycle or tricycle") to protect the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicle drivers and operators of motorized bicycles or tricycles. The mayor and council find it is in the public interest to regulate the operation of motorized bicycles or tricycles by prohibiting their use on sidewalks, multi-use paths, shared use paths and pedestrian paths, and by imposing age restrictions and safety requirements for the riders of motorized bicycles or tricycles.

(Ord. No. 10321, § 1, 9-19-06; Ord. No. 11582, § 2, 9-5-18)