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Home My WebLink AboutCC Ord 373 1949-03-07 I , I I .' . ~ . .. .. .' 1 2 ORDINANCE NO..:3.p WHEREAS, in the interest of public safety and for the pre- 3 vention of thefts of bicycles, the City Council of the City of 4 Seal Beach deems it necessary for the enactment of a bicycle ordi- 5 nance, 6 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach does ordain as 7 follows: 8 SECTION 1: It shall hereafter be unlawful for any resident 9 person to operate a bicycle upon any street or public way within 10 the City of Seal Beach unless said bicycle shall first have been 11 registered by the owner and properly licensed or tagged as herein- 12 after prOVided. 13 SECTION 2: Registration shall be made by filing with the 14 Police Department an application, setting forth the name and ad- 15 dress of the owner, together with a complete description of the 16 bicycle, on forms provided for the purpose by said department and 17 paying a registration fee of Fifty Cents (0.50). Each registra- 18 tion shall be serially numbered and kept on file in the Police 19 Department as a public record. Upon such registration the said de- 20 partment shall cause an identification tag or license plate to be 21 affixed to the bicycle registered, at or near the rear of the seat 22 or saddle of such bicycle, said identification tag or license 23 plate to be serially numbered to correspond with the registration 24 number. Suoh tag or license plate shall remain fixed to the bi- 25 cycle unless removed by order of the City Court of the City of 26 Seal Beach for cause. In case of theft, loss, mutilation or de- 27 facing of eaid tag or license plate, a duplicate shall be issued 28 b~ said department for a fee of Twenty Cents (0.20). No person . 29 shall wiltully remove, deface or destroy any such identification 30 tag or license plate. 31 SECTION 3: Within ten (10) days after any bicycle registered 32 hereunder shall have changed ownership or be dismantled and taken 1. LAW OFFICE. 01" ROLAND THOMPSON 208 SPURG'ION BLDG. SANTA ANA. CALIF. I I .1 .. , Ordinance Numbet ,., , . 1 out of use, the person in whose name the bicycle has been regist- 2 ered shal:j. report such information to the Police Department. In 3 case of change of ownership the registration shall thereupon be 4 changed to show the name of the new owner upon payment by him of 5 a Twenty Cent (0.20) registration fee. In case of dismantling and 6 taking out of operation or use, the registration shall be cancelled 7 and the identification tag or license plate returned to the Police 8 Department. 9 SECTION 4: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate 10 a bicycle in the City of Seal Beach without consent of the regist- 11 ered owner. 12 SECTION 5: Bicycles are hereby classed as vehicles and as 13 such come wi thin the operation of all ordinances regulating traffic 14 upon the public streets of the City of Seal Beach, and operators 15 thereof are required to obey all rules governing vehicular traffic. 16 In addition thereto, the following rules must be obeyed by all 17 bicycle operators: 18 (a) No person shall operate a bicycle in disregard of the 19 safety or rights of others or of the .ublic generally, and every 20 person so operating a bicycle must 0 y all traffic rules, stop 21 signs and other traffic regulations. 22 (b) No person shall ride a bicycle more than four (4) feet 23 from the curb line except when passing a parked vehicle. 24 (c) Every operator must signal for left turns and stops 25 with the left hand and arm in the proper position. 26 LAW OI"PICIE. 0,. ROLAND THOMPSON ZOB SPURGEON BLDG SANTA ANA. CALIP'. (d) No person is permitted to operate a bicycle on any 27 public sidewal~ or on the grass or lawns of or in any public golf 28 course. 29 (e) When in groups of two (2) or more, operators must ride 30 in single file. 31 SECTION 6: All moneys received from fees herein provided 32 shall be placed in the City's General Fund and the cost of defray- 2. I I I . LAW O..PIC". OF ROLAND THOMPSON 208 SPURGEON BLDG SANTA ANA. CALIF ~ . Ordinance 'Number " .~ r" _ . . 1 ing the expenses of such registrations, tags and license plates 2 shall be provided by the City Council. 3 SECTION 7: Any person who shall violate any of the provis- 4 ione of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and 5 upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than Twenty-five 6 Dollars ($25.00), or by imprisonment in the City Jail for not more 7 than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; or shall have 8 his license suspended for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. 9 The foregoing penalties in all instances to be imposed at the dis- 10 cretion of the Court. 11 SECTION B: This Ordinance shall be printed and published 12 once in the SEAL BEACH NEWS, a newspaper printed, published and 13 circulated in the City of Seal Beach, and shall take effect and 14 be in force 30 days from and after its final adoption by the City 15 Counc1l. 16 17 The above and foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a 18 regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach held 19 on the .;2/4Jl-day of ~ ' 1949, and was finally 20 passed and adopted on the '7 day of /f1 R ;PC!.. If , 1949, , 21 by said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, by the following 22 vote, to-wit: 23 24 25 26 AYES, COUNCILMEN: J. Eo/VRIf/.J, ~f1COBScA(' 8/ltJST/i'oA1, <<0 tVE So W'EIf'S NOES, COUNCILMEN: ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: 27 The foregoing or~nance 28 ..;z..!!.- day of lit ~ 29 30 31 32 is signed and approved by me this , 1949. ~ ~~r:ey:- --y 3.