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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1972-1298 Amends §§ 6500—6542 of prior code, bicycles; repeals Ord. 895 (11.52)1298 ORDINANCE NO. 1298 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 65 OF THE . NA- TIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE LI- CENSING AND USE OF BI- CYCLES AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 895 BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Na- tional City that Chapter 65 of the Municipal Code of the City of National City is hereby amended to read as follows: Article 650 General 6 5 0 0 . BICYCLES" DE- FINED. A bicycle is a two- w h e el e d vehicle propelled wholly by muscular power, either or both of which wheels exceeds 12" in diameter." Article 651 Bicycle Licenses 6510. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or use a bicycle upon any of the streets, alleys or highways in the City of National City without first obtaining a license there- for. 6511. I SSUANCE, LIFE, EFFECT OF LICENSE. The City of National City is hereby authorized and directed to issue, upon written application a bi- cycle license which shall be effective during the period of time such licensee retains title to such bicycle, but, in no event longer than ten (10) years, which license when issued shall entitle the licensee to operate such bicycle upon the streets, alleys and public highways in this City in accordance with traffic regulations. 6512. PLATES, SEALS, CARDS. The City shall provide metallic license plates or seals together with registration cards. 6512.1 LICENSE NUMBERS. Said metallic license plates or seals and registration cards shall have numbers stamped thereon. 6512.2 NUMBERING, STAMP- ING. Such metallic license iplatesseals shall bestamped numericalorder and the letters N.C.P.D. stamped thereon. 6512.3 TYPES OF PLATES. S ch metallic license plates or seals shall be suitable for at- tachment upon the frames of bicycles. 6512.4 ATTACHING OF LI- CENSE. One such metallic license plate or seal. shall be;, attached to the frame of each bicycle, and a corresponding registration card shall be issued to the licensee upon payment of the license fees herein pro- vided. 6512.5 USE OF PLATE. Such *metallic license plate or seal shall remain attached during the existence of such license. , 6512.6 RECORDS. The Chief of Police shall keep a record of the date of issue of each license, to whom issued, and the number thereof. 6513. TAMPERING WITH NUM- BERS. It is unlawful for any person to wilfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the numbers of any bicycle frame licensed pursuant to this Chapter. 6513.1 TAMPERING WITH PLATE, SEAL, CARD. It is unlawful for any p lain to remove, destroy, mor alter any license plate, seal or registration card during the time in which such license plate is operative. Provided, however, that 65.13.2 STAMPING OF FRAME NL'•MB:E.RS. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit the stamping of numbers on the frame of bicycles on which no serial number can be found, or on which said number is illegible or insufficient for identification purposes. 6514. LICENSE FEE: REGIS- TRATION. The license fee to be paid for registration and licensing of a bicycle shall be one dollar ($1.00). 6514.1 TRANSFER FEE. For registration and licensing when there is a transfer of ownership, the new owner shall pay one dollar ($1.00). 6514.2 LOST PLATE. For lost or destroyed license plate or seal a new number shall be issued for which the owner shall pay fifty cents ($0.50). 6514.3 PAYMENT. All fees shall be paid in advance. Article 652 Transfer of Bicycle 6521. REPORT OF TRANS- FER. It is the duty of every person rs ownership shipono selans °y bicycle,r to report such sale or transfer by returning to the Chief of Police the registration card issued to such person as licensee thereof, together with the name and address of the person to whom said bicycle was sold, or trans- ferred, and such report shall be made within five (5) days of the date of said sale or trans- fer. 6522. TRANSFER OF REGIS- TRATION. It is the duty of the purchaser or transferee of such bicycle to apply for a transfer of registration therefor, within five (5) days of said sale or transfer. 6523. DEALERS' REPORTS. Every person engaged in the business of buying or selling of new or secondhand bicycles in this City shall file with the Chief of Police a monthly report, giving: 6523.1 SELLER OR BUYER. The name and address of the person from whom or to whom a bicycle is purchased or sold. 6523.2 DESCRIPTION. The description thereof. 6523.3 FRAME NUMBER. The frame number thereof, and 6523.4 LICENSE NUMBER. The number of the license plate, if any, attached to said bicycle. Article 653 Use of Bicycles 6531. CYCLING ON SIDE- WALKS. It is unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within any business or residence district of the City of National City, provided, that 6 53 2. AUTHORIZATION BY RESOLUTION. The Council m a y , by resolution duly adopted, authorize the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks of such residential districts or area with such limitations as to hours and specific purposes as they may deem proper. 6533. VIOLATION: MISDE- MEANOR. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the terms or provisions of this Chapter or to use a bicycle in and upon any street, alley, park or other public place in this City, or upon any path or lane set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles within this City, without complying in all re- spects with the terms and provi- sions of this Chapter. 6534. PARENT'S LIABILITY. It is a misdemeanor for any parent or guardian or any child or of anyone who has the cus- • tody or control of any child in this City to knowingly permit such child to use a bicycle in this City in violation of the terms and provisions of this Chapter. Article 654 Enforcement 6541. PENALTili..,S FOR VIO- LA.T'IONS. Every person con- victed of a violation of any pro- visions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a .fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days. or by removal or suspension of the license to operate a bicycle within this City for a period not to exceed thirty (30) *lays, or by impounding the bicycle of the person convicted for 'a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by any or all said penalties or any combination thereof. 6542. IMPOUNDING OF BI- CYCLES. The Chief of Police shall also have authority, in the event that any juvenile or person under the age of twenty-. one (21) years is found violating any provision of this Chapter to take and impound the bicycle of such juvenile or minor se found violating such- Chapter, and to hold the same for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, during which said time the Chief of Police shall notify - the parents or guardian or other person having the custody and control of said juvenile or minor of such offense. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of National City, California, this 18th day of January, 1972, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Camacho, Hogue, Reid Waters, Morgan NAYS: Councilmen None ABSENT: None KILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National City, California ATTEST: IONE MINOGUE City Clerk I hereby approve the fore- going Ordinance this 18th day of January, 1972. KILE MORGA.N Mayor of the City of National City, California I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a fail and true copy of Ordinance No. 1298 of the Ordin noes of the City of Nation 1 Ci y, California, as clopted b the ity Council said City and a rov . by he Mayor said Cit3 , on the 8th day of anua •y, 19 (Seal) City Clerk of ,the City of National, .city, California NC5.507 t1-27-72 AND I. HEREBY CERTTFi' that the same has been dui j .ib1ishejaccor'ki to law. City Clerk, .City of National City, California