STAFF 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
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.
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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
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