Summary of Approved Ordinance 2098: Amendment to GMC 10.17, Title 10
Published on July 15, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
SUMMARY OF APPROVED ORDINANCE
AS PRESCRIBED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 36933 (c) (1)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at their meeting held July 14, 2026, the Glendora City Council conducted a second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 2098, which amends several sections of Glendora Municipal Code Chapter 10.17, Title 10 regarding skateboarding, roller-skating, bicycling, electric bicycles, electric scooters, and other motor-assisted mobility devices, and set forth regulations for their use in certain designated areas.
The Ordinance enacts the following regulations and policies:
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Amends Chapter 10.17 of Title 10 of the Glendora Municipal Code to modernize and expand existing regulations governing skateboards, roller skates, and bicycles, to include electric bicycles (e-bikes), electric scooters, and other motor-assisted mobility devices within the City of Glendora.
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Incorporates current California Vehicle Code definitions for electric bicycles, electric scooters, electrically motorized boards, and other mobility devices; establishes unsafe riding standards; authorizes the designation of restricted riding areas by City Council Resolution; establishes speed regulations, penalties, and impoundment authority; creates a Bicycle Safety Education Class and Diversion Program as an alternative to monetary penalties; updates exemptions for mobility devices used by persons with disabilities; and provides for related administrative and enforcement provisions.
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Promotes pedestrian safety, rider accountability, and the safe operation of bicycles, electric bicycles, electric scooters, and other mobility devices within the City.
Said Ordinance will become effective 30 days after adoption.
A full text copy of the Ordinance may be reviewed in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Glendora at Glendora City Hall, 116 E. Foothill Boulevard, California, and online here(PDF, 128KB).
The foregoing Ordinance was approved and adopted at a Regular Meeting of the Glendora City Council by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Allawos, Elias, Thompson, Davis, and Fredendall.
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None.
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None.
Dated this 15th day of July, 2026.
Kathleen R. Sessman, MMC
City Clerk/Communications Director
Published in San Gabriel Valley Examiner: July 23, 2026 and July 30, 2026.