"Bike share" is a public service provided by the City of Santa Monica, other public entity, non-profit, privately owned and/or commercially operated entity in which bicycles and bicycle storage facilities are made available for shared use to individuals on a short-term basis.
(Added by Ord. No. 2491CCS § 3, adopted 8/25/15; amended by Ord. No. 2646CCS § 2, adopted 9/8/20)
"Bike share system," as used in this Chapter, shall mean the system of bicycles, bicycle racks and kiosks owned by the City of Santa Monica, other public entity, non-profit, privately owned and/or commercially operated entity, and operated on the public right-of-way as part of the City's bike share program.
(Added by Ord. No. 2491CCS § 3, adopted 8/25/15; amended by Ord. No. 2646CCS § 2, adopted 9/8/20)
(a) 
No person shall park or leave standing any bicycle that is not part of the City's bike share system at, on, or within any bike rack that is part of the City's bike share system.
(b) 
Any bicycle that is not part of the City's bike share system parked or left standing at a bike rack that is part of the City's bike share system may be removed and impounded. The owner of the bicycle that is removed and impounded shall be responsible for any fees in connection with such removal and impounding. City shall have no liability for loss or damage to locks and other personal items that are attached to a bicycle that is removed because parked or left standing at a bike rack that is part of the City's bike share system.
(Added by Ord. No. 2491CCS § 3, adopted 8/25/15; amended by Ord. No. 2646CCS § 2, adopted 9/8/20)
Bike share fees and regulations governing use of the City's bike share system may be established and changed, from time to time, by resolution of the City Council.
(Added by Ord. No. 2491CCS § 3, adopted 8/25/15; amended by Ord. No. 2646CCS § 2, adopted 9/8/20)
No person shall use a bicycle that is part of the City's bike share system without payment of fees adopted by resolution of the City Council.
(Added by Ord. No. 2491CCS § 3, adopted 8/25/15; amended by Ord. No. 2646CCS § 2, adopted 9/8/20)
No person shall violate a regulation governing use of the City's bike share system, or engage in any sports or recreational activity with any bike share bicycle that endangers public health or safety or threatens injury to persons, or damage to property, including, without limitation, the City's bike share system.
(Added by Ord. No. 2491CCS § 3, adopted 8/25/15; amended by Ord. No. 2646CCS § 2, adopted 9/8/20)
(a) 
Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction with a penalty amount of fifty dollars. Additionally, if a bicycle that is not part of the City's bike share system is impounded, its owner shall be required to pay a release fee to recover the cost of impounding and storage of the bicycle.
(b) 
Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter shall be subject to administrative fines and administrative penalties pursuant to Chapter 1.09 of this Code.
(c) 
The remedies provided in this Chapter are not exclusive, and nothing in this Chapter shall preclude any person from seeking other remedies, penalties or procedures provided by law.
(Added by Ord. No. 2491CCS § 3, adopted 8/25/15; amended by Ord. No. 2646CCS § 2, adopted 9/8/20)