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Ordinance No. 2247 13.08.150 Motor driven cycles and model vehicles and planes. A. No person shall operate, transport or maintain any motor driven cycle (see California Vehicle Code (hereafter CVC) §405), motorcycle (see CVC §400), motorized bicycle (see CVC §406) or moped (see CVC §406) or determined in the reasonable discretion of the chief of police or designee, within any park and recreation facility except in those areas as may be specifically designated for such purpose or with the written permission of the director. B. No person shall operate in any park and recreation facility any airborne, waterborne or landborne model plane, any rocket or missile, or any vessel or vehicle, whether such plane, rocket, missile, vessel or vehicle uses an internal combustion engine or is propelled/operated otherwise, without the written permission of the director. C. The prohibitions in this section do not apply to e-bikes. 13.08.200 Bicycles and a-bikes — speed limit and safe operation. A. Any person riding or operating a bicycle or an a-bike on trails and pathways, or in any park and recreation facility, is subject to a fifteen (15) mile per hour (mph) speed limit, unless posted speed limit or circumstances require a slower speed due to weather, surface, congestion or other conditions. No person shall ride or operate a bicycle or an e-bike in a negligent, unsafe or reckless manner or in any way that endangers the life, limb or property of any person. B. Bicyclists and a-bikes shall yield to pedestrians and equestrians. C. It is unlawful for a person to ride a bicycle in a bicycle motocross park unless the person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened helmet that meets the standards specified in Section 21212(a) of the California Vehicle Code. D. No person shall ride or operate an a-bike in a bicycle motocross (BMX) park. E. Riding or operating a bicycle or an a-bike on a street, bikeway (also known as bike path or bike route, see California Streets and Highways Code §890.4) or bicycle lane separated from vehicular lanes on a roadway (see California Vehicle Code §21207) is subject to the regulations of the California Vehicle Code and not the restrictions of this chapter. F. If a pathway or roadway is designated for bicycle use, a person shall use such pathway or roadway for such use.