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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2439 Amend AMC 11.52 Bicycles . . ORDINANCE NO. ,:;;J-Y,jJ? AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY AND RE- ENACT IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 11.52 WHICH RELATES TO BICYCLES. THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Ashland Municipal Code, Chapter 11.52, is hereby amended so as to read in its entirety as follows: Sections: 11.52.010 11.52.020 11.52.030 11.52.040 11. 52.050 11.52.060 11.52.070 11.52.080 11.52.090 11.52.100 11. 52 .110 CHAPTER 11. 52 BICYCLES* Definitions Equipment Regulations Right-of-way Responsibility of Parent or Guardian Accidents Bicycle License Required Issuance of License License Tags - Registration Cards License Fee Penalties 11.52.010 Definitions. this Chapter shall, for ing meanings: The fOllowing words and phrases, when used in the purpose of this Chapter, have the follow- A. "Bicycles" means every device propelled exclusively by human power upon which any person may ride and is designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground and which are more than 14 inches in diameter. B. "Bicycle Route" means a pUblic way, such as a sidewalk, not part of a highway, that is designated by official sings or markings for use by pedestrians and bicyclists. C. "Bicycle Lane" means that part of the highway, on or adjacent to the roadway, designated by official signs or markings for use by persons riding bicycles. D. "Riding" is the act of propelling the bicycle by means other than pushing it with the hands. E. "Operatinq" is the act of having one or more feet on the pedals to propel the bicycle. F. "Rental Aqency" is any person, firm, co-partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of offering for rent, and renting, bicycles for use by members of the public. *For statutory provisions requiring people riding bicycles to obey motor vehicle traffic regulations, see O.R.S. 483.034. -1- 11.52.020 Equipment. The following equipment is required on all bicycles and it is unlawful to operate a bicycle without its have such equipment: A. "Brakes". Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such bicycle. B. "Liqhts". No bicycle shall be permitted on any bicycle route, lane, street, or any other highway between thirty (30) minutes after sunset and thirty (30) minutes before sunrise without a clear, white light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from the front for not less than five hundred (500) feet, indicating the approach or presence of the bicycle, and also a red light or reflector mirror visible for three hundred (300) feet from the rear; said lights, or reflectors, must be attached to the bicycle or, in the alternative, an arm light may be used which may be placed on either the arm or leg of the bicycle rider. C. "Audible Signaling Device". A bicycle rider using any sidewalk must have an audible signaling device and must warn pedestrians they are approaching from the rear, and at a distance to allow the pedestrian to move to the right in order to allow passage of the bicyclist on the left of the pedestrian. Appropriate signs will be placed informing pedestrians of this procedure. 11.52.030 Requlations. The following regulations apply to riding and operation of a bicycle. A. "Ridinq on Sidewalks in Central Business District". No person shall ride or operate a bicycle on a sidewalk in central business district or commercial zone. B. "Racinq". No person shall engage in, or cause others to be engaged in, a bicycle race upon the streets or any other public property of this City without permission of the Chief of Police. Major races involving closure, or re-structuring of city streets must be presented to the City Council through the Chief of Police. C. "Method of Ridinq". A person shall not ride a bicycle other than with his/her feet on the pedals and facing the front of the bicycle. No bicycle shall carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is equipped. D. "Carryinq Articles". No person operating a bicycle shall carry any packages, bundles, or articles which prevent the rider from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars and in full control of said bicycle. E. "Traffic Requlations". The use of a bicycle in the City shall be subject to all of the provisions or laws of the State and the laws of the City, including those applicable to the driver of motor vehicles, except as to the latter, those provisions that by their very nature have no application; and bicycles when ridden on a street or highway shall be ridden at the right-hand side of the street or highway and within five feet of the curb when possible, and shall pass to the right when meeting vehicles. F. "Speed on Bicycle Routes". No bicycle shall be ridden on a bicycle route at a speed greater than reasonable and prudent for the circumstances when approaching a pedestrian. -2- G. "Riding Abreast". No person shall ride a bicycle upon any street, highway, bicycle route or lane in the City abreast, or side-by- side of any other person so riding or propelling a bicycle when it interferes or impedes the normal and reasonable movement of traffic or pedestrians. H. shall in vehicle. Hitching on Vehicles". No person, while riding a bicycle, any way attach him/herself or the bicycle to any other moving I. "Taking or Using Without permission". No person shall take or use any bicycle without the consent of the owner. J. "Riding While Intoxicated". It is unlawful for any person to operate a bicycle on any street, highway, bicycle lane or route of the City while under the influence of any intoxicants. K. "Parkinq". No person shall park a bicycle upon a street, other than in the roadway and against the curb, or in a rack provided for the purpose of supporting bicycles, or on the curb in a manner so as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic. When a parking rack is provided, no person shall park a bicycle except in such rack and within a distance of three hundred (300) feet of such rack. 11.52.040 Riqht-of-Way. The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway, bicycle lane or route, building or otherwise approach- ing on a sidewalk, and upon entering the roadway, shall yield the right- -of-way to all vehicles or bicycles approaching on such roadway that are so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. 11.52.050 Responsibility of Parent or Guardian. The parent or guardian of any child shall not authorize or knowingly permit any child to violate any of the provisions of this Chapter. 11.52.060 Accidents. The operator of any bicycle involved in an accident resulting in injury, death, or damage to personal property shall within seventy-two (72) hours file a written report of such accident with the police department. 11.52.070 Bicycle License Required. No person shall operate a bicycle upon the streets, lanes or routes of the City unless such bicycle has been licensed as provided for in this Chapter. A non-resident who has complied with the bicycle registration provisions of the city or county in which they are a resident may operate a bicycle without having first acquired an Ashland bicycle license. 11.52.080 Issuance of License. The police department, rental agency or a cycle shop in Ashland, and designated as approved by the police department, is authorized and directed to issue, upon written applica- tion, bicycle licenses which shall be valid for the life of the bicycle from the date of issuance, as long as the license is clearly legible and the ownership of the bicycle is not transferred to another. When a bicycle that is licensed pursuant to this Chapter is sold or transferred to another person who is also a resident of the City, then the new owner of such bicycle shall, within thirty (30) days from the date of transfer, acquire a new license. Designated agencies or shops shall report such transactions to the police department each month with the appropriate fees and forms. -3- - . 11.52.090 License Tags. Reqistration Cards. The City shall provide license tags together with a registration card for each bicycle license pursuant to this Chapter. The license tag shall have numbers stamped thereon in numerical order, beginning with number 1; shall have the name of the City printed thereon; and shall be suitable for attachment to the bicycle at a place designated by the Chief of Police. The police department shall keep a record of information for each bicycle licensed in order to assist with potential, theft of such bicycles. 11.52.100 License Fee. Each bicycle license shall be issued upon compliance with the foregoing provisions and upon the payment of the required fee as set forth in a Resolution adopted by the City Council. 11.52.110 Penalties. A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Chapter is, upon conviction thereof, punishable as prescribed in Section 1.08.020. B. Upon conviction, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, order that the bicycle that was used at the time of the offense be impounded until such time as may appear just and reasonable. The foregoing Ordinance was first read on the 15th day of -M December, 1987, and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this ~ day of January, 1988. ~L.d~ Nan E. Fr nk1in City Recorder SIGNED and APPROVED this ~~ day of January, 1988. y~~~ L. Gordon Medaris Mayor -4-'