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Home My WebLink AboutItem 11b - Prohibiting Bicycles and Wheeled Toys on Recreation CourtsSTAFF REPORT RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT DATE: July 15, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Sara Somogyi, Recreation and Community Services Director By: Ashley Marston, Management Analyst SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 2407 AMENDING ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 3, PART 2, SECTION 3320 (PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT BICYCLES AND WHEELED TOYS ON ALL RECREATION COURTS CEQA: Not a Project Recommendation: Adopt SUMMARY In its regular meeting of June 17, 2025, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 2407, amending the Arcadia Municipal Code to prohibit bicycles and wheeled toys on all recreation courts. Refer to Attachment No. 1 for the full text of the Ordinance and Attachment No. 2 for the June 17, 2025, City Council Staff Report. It is recommended that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2407 to prohibit bicycles and wheeled toys on all recreation courts by amending Article III, Chapter 3, Part 2, Section 3320 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. DISCUSSION Ordinance No. 2407 expands the prohibition of bicycles and wheeled toys from tennis courts to all recreation courts, which will now include basketball courts, handball courts, and pickleball courts. This amendment will allow the City to better preserve all recreation courts for their intended purpose, ensuring they remain safe and accessible to the public. Ordinance No. 2407 Prohibit Bicycles and Wheeled Toys on Recreation Courts July 15, 2025 Page 2 of 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS The proposed action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), as it can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment. FISCAL IMPACT The recommended action has no fiscal impact to the City. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council determine that this action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and adopt Ordinance No. 2407 amending Article III, Chapter 3, Part 2, Section 3320 (Public Safety) of the Arcadia Municipal Code to prohibit bicycles and wheeled toys on all recreation courts. Attachment No. 1: Ordinance No. 2407 Attachment No. 2: June 17, 2025, City Council Staff Report ORDINANCE NO. 2407 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 3, PART 2, SECTION 3320 (PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT BICYCLES AND WHEELED TOYS ON ALL RECREATION COURTS WHEREAS, the Arcadia Municipal Code prohibits the operation of bicycles and wheeled toys upon public tennis courts; and WHEREAS, the City has since constructed several other recreation courts, including basketball courts, handball courts, and pickleball courts; and WHEREAS, all public recreation courts should have their original intent and purpose preserved for public use and safety. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Article III, Chapter 3, Part 2, Section 3320 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: “3320. BUSINESS SIDEWALK AND RECREATION COURT OPERATION. No person shall use or operate any bicycle or wheeled toy upon any sidewalk in a business district, adjacent to place of public assembly or upon any public recreation court.” SECTION 2. The City Council determines that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (”CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060 (c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060 (c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined Attachment No. 1 2 in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulation, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for a resulting physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of same to be posted per Resolution No. 7483 and within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall take effect on the thirty-first (31st) day after its adoption. Passed, approved and adopted this 15th day of July, 2025. ________________________________ Mayor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Michael J. Maurer City Attorney DATE: June 17, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Sara Somogyi, Recreation and Community Services Director By: Ashley Marston, Management Analyst SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 2407 AMENDING ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 3, PART 2, SECTION 3320 (PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT BICYCLES AND WHEELED TOYS ON ALL RECREATION COURTS CEQA: Not a Project Recommendation: Introduce SUMMARY The Arcadia Municipal Code prohibits the use of bicycles and wheeled toys upon public tennis courts. Ordinance No. 2407 extends the prohibition of bicycles and wheeled toys from public tennis courts to all public recreation courts. It is recommended that the City Council determine that this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and introduce Ordinance No. 2407 to prohibit bicycles and wheeled toys on all recreation courts by amending Article III, Chapter 3, Part 2, Section 3320 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. BACKGROUND On February 3, 1976, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1572, amending Section 3320 of the Arcadia Municipal Code to prohibit the operation of any bicycle or wheeled toy upon any sidewalk in a business district, adjacent to any place of public assembly, or upon any public tennis court. In the ensuing years, the type of courts offered by the City have expanded—most commonly, pickleball courts—resulting in a need for a broader regulation that encompasses these new offerings. DISCUSSION Since 1976, the City has built several new types of recreation courts, including basketball courts, handball courts, and pickleball courts. Given this expansion of park amenities, the Arcadia Municipal Code should also expand to protect these new types of courts. Further, Attachment No. 2 Ordinance No. 2407 Prohibit Bicycles and Wheeled Toys on Recreation Courts June 17, 2025 Page 2 of 2 it is recommended that ordinance verbiage should read “recreation courts”, rather than list specific court types to allow for the creation of future park amenities. By amending the Arcadia Municipal Code to prohibit the use of bicycles and wheeled toys on all public recreation courts, the City will be able to better preserve the courts’ original intent and purpose, for public use and safety. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS The proposed action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), as it can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment. FISCAL IMPACT The recommended action has no impact on the General Fund. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council determine that this action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and introduce Ordinance No. 2407 amending Article III, Chapter 3, Part 2, Section 3320 (Public Safety) of the Arcadia Municipal Code to prohibit bicycles and wheeled toys on all recreation courts. Attachment: Ordinance No. 2407