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Home My WebLink AboutCC Ord 959 1975-04-28 I I 1 '" .. .. '. , ORDINANCE NUMBER 98'1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, REGULATING THE LICENSING OF BICYCLES AND AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA ' THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Code of the City of Seal Beach, California, is hereby amended by amending Chapter 4A to read: CHAPTER 4A LICENSING OF BICYCLES 4A-l 4A-2 4A-3 4A-4 4A-5 4A-6 4A-7 Definition. Licensing - Required; Fee. Same - Tampering. Impounding and Citing. Fines. Enforcement. Licensing - Application; Affixing of Tag or Plate. Same - Procedure for Dismantling or Change of OWnership. City Manager to Designate License Collector. 4A-8 4A-9 Section 4A-l. Definition. The word, BICYCLE, for the purpose of this Chapter, shall mean and include any device upon which a person may ride, which is propelled by human power through a system of belts, chains, or gears and which has wheels at least twenty (20") inches in diameter and a frame size of at least four- teen (14") inches. Section 4A-2. Bicycle Licensing Required. No person residing in the City shall ride or propel any bicycle upon any public street, sidewalk, alley, bicycle lane or path, or any other public property, or have in his possession any bicycle which has not been licensed. The fee, if any, shall be determined by resolution of the City Council. Section 4A-3. Tampering with License Receipt/ Bicycle Plate - Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to tamper with, de- stroy, mutilate or alter any License Receipt issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. It is unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, , , . 'I I 1 Ordinance Number " , - ~ mutilate or in any way alter or tamper with any Bicycle Plate issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Section 4A-4. Bicycles in Violation of Chapter - Impounding/Fee. The Licensing Agency shall have the right to im- pound and/or cite any bicycle in violation of the provi- S10ns of this Chapter, and may retain possession of im- pounded bicycles until the provisions of this Chapter are complied with. Section 4A-5. Fines for Violation of this Chapter. A fee of three ($3.00) dollars, pursuant to Sec- tion 39011 of the Vehicle Code, shall be charged for vio- lation of the provisions of this Chapter. Section 4A-6. Enforcement. The Chief of Police and his representatives and the Licensing'Agency (if other than the above) shall here- with be granted all authority to enforce and carry out the provisions of this Chapter pursuant to the provisions in- cluded in the California Vehicle Code and all other laws of the State of California. Section 4A-7. Same - Application; Affixing of Tag or Plate. Registration shall be made by filing with the License Collector or his authorized representative, an application setting forth the name and address of the owner, together with a complete description of the bicycle, on forms provided for such purpose, by the City. Each regis- tration shall be serially numbered and kept on file with the License Collector, or his authorized rep~esentative, as a public record. Upon such registration; the License Collector or his authorized representative shall cause an'identification tag or license plate to be affixed to the reg~stered bicycle, at or near the rear of the seat or sad- dle of such bicycle. Such identification tag or license plate shall be serially numbered to correspond with the registration number, and shall remain fixed to the bicycle unless removed by the order of a court of competent juris- diction. In the case of theft, loss, mutilation, or de- facing of such tag or license plate, a duplicate shall be issued by the License Collector or his authorized repre- sentative. Section 4A-8. Same - Procedure for Dismantling or Change of Ownership. Within ten (10) days after any bicycle register- ed hereunder shall have changed ownership or been dis- mantled and taken out of use, the person in whose name the bicycle has been registered shall report such information to the License Collector, or his authorized representative. In the case of change of ownership, the registration shall be changed ,to show;the.name of the new owner. In ,the. case of dismantling or taking the bicycle out of operation or use, the registration shall be cancelled and the identification -2- .. ,. Ordin~.nce ~umber , tag or license plate destroyed. Section 4A-9. City Manager to Designate License Collector. I For the purposes of this Chapter, the Chief of Police or other department heads may be assigned the duties of the License Collector by the City Manager. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at~regular meeting thereof, held on the ~ day of ~.".b , 1975. M~_n ,-- ATTEST: I r:;;<<-#~J 7/1; / . , ITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I, ~ llttS (, )e-M', , , Ci ty Clerk of the City of Seal Beac and ex-officio clerk of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify to the passage and adoption of the foregoing Ordinance by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the c2.r&fday of c;...../~/. , 1975, by the following vote: . AYES: Councilmen Iflttl-f'k.-n.'.",J J~e&_jc~ U--..J NOES: Councilmen ~' , ~c:~ .J ABSENT: Councilmen - AF ABSTAIN: Councilmen ~A"I / l ,r,.t.-l.d:'/f --T.LJ~ / / /CITY CLERK 1 -3-