Ord 0277-REGULATING THE OPERATION REGISTRATION LICENSING PURCHASING AND SALE OF BICYCLES WITHIN THE TOWN OF LG0 0
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CHAPTER I
LICEI~SI'NG .AiqD REGISTRATION
OF BICYCLES
Section 1. BICYCLE. Tie term "bicycle" means and
indicates a li~-Pt vei'i'lcle TTithout a motor, having two
wheels, handle bars and a seat or seats, a~na propelled by
the overator.
Section 9. It shall be unlawful for any person to o-oerate
or use a bi cycle in the To,1.1n of Los Gatos TThich has not been
registered and licensed. and ecuip-_~ed T,riti one or more
license plates as provided in this Ordinance, except as ma~T
be specifically herein exempt.
Section 3. Any non-resident of the ToT~rn of Los Gatos
a..;r operate in the Town of Los Gatos an- bicycle 2_ch is
duly licensee a,nd registered in another mun1 cip- lit and
enuipoea TnTiih license ola,tes, TTiunout obtaining a os Gatos
license, provided the-L such other :uunicipality :;herein said
bicycle is licensed extends the same privilege to residents
of the Town of Los Gatos.
Section 4 Ever7- person desir'ir_g a bic-u-cle license in
the To--vin of Los Gatos shell ma]-Le ap-,Dlicati.on to the C -_ief
of Police upon blanks furnished by him? said. application
must be filed in duplicate and_ shall cont-ain such informa-
tion as may be requifred by t-1-Le Chief of Police as to the
applicant and the description of the bi c vcle licensed.
No license shall be issued unless the bic•:rcle to be licensed
complies :pith the requirements of this ordinance as to its
safe mechanical cond ion.
Section 5. Every person desiring a: bicycle license
shall pay to the Chief of Police a:n annual license fee of
One Dollar payable in advance at the time the
aoplicatio is made.
Section S. Upon malting an application for his first
license, registration card and license plates, the applicant
small be required to be examined by an exar.4-ning officer
designated by the Chief of Police. The Crlief of Police
shall further designate the manner of examination. Upon
coripletion of said. examination, the Chief" of Police may
refuse to issue a license to tr_e applicant if the said
examination discloses to the Chief of Police that the
applicant does not have a reasonable T,.=T71edge of the
provisions of this Ord.1nance, the provisions of Section 45'. of
the Vehicle Code of the State of California, or t1 at the
applicant is unable to eXercise reasonable cont`ol in operating
a bicycle.
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Section 7. Upon ap
of the license fee, th
bicycle license plate
be effective for the
is issued. The Police
of the date of issue o
the number thereof.
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proval of the application, and nayment
e Chief of Police shall issue a
and registration card T,,,hi ch shall
year or portion thereof in T,<7hich it
Deoartment shall also keep a record
f each license, to whom issued, and
Section 8. The bicycle license shall expire on the 31st
day of December of each year.
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MEJOHANIECAL CONIDITION, AND
OF IDIC_'CLES
Section 9. Application for renewal of a
expiring on the date mentioned in Section 8
by the owner, between January lst and March
said expiration date, and shall be made by ;
the license plate and the registration card
the bicycle, and by the payment of the full
said bicycle as provided in this Ordinance.
bicycle license
shall be made
lst succeeding
)resentation of
last issued for
annual fee for
Section 10. A penalty of Fifty Cents (K0 ) shall be
imposed upon the bicycle owner 7,,7ho fails to comply t=iith
Section 9 of this ordinance, provicea however, that this
penalty shall not be imposed upon the bicycle owner
who purchases a bicycle after the renewal -period and
prior to the 2xpirati.on of seven ('7) da;jrs of the date of
purchase; or on a bicycle for whi c_ an otv7ner can provide
adequate Droof that he - as unable tooperate his bicycle
during the renezyal period due to mechanical failure, or
to a, nes,,r resident of Los Gatos.
Section 11. The si,e, form.a:nd character of said license
plate a.na registration card shall be designated by the
Chief of Police. The license iDlate shall be affixed to the
bicycle in the manner designated by the Chief of Police,
and shall remain attached during the existence of such
license. The registration card shall be carried by the
licensed i)erson.
Section 1%. Upon loss of a license plate, the licensee
t vt thin seven
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shall be recuired to report its loss or the
(7) days. Upon receipt of such report the Chief of Police
shall cancel this license and issue a nei,., license plate to
the licensee upon receipt of a fee of Fifty Cents (50o).
Section 13. Upon loss of a -registration card, the
licensee shall make aoplication for a duplicate card which
shall be issued to him upon receipt of a fee of Twent,r-Five
Cents (25,>).
Section 14. Every person desiring a bicycle license
must demonstrate to the Chief of Police that the bicycle
for -uhich said applicant desires to secure license plates
meets t' ne following requirements as to safe mechanical
condition:
Section 14.1 BRAKES. Every bicycle shall be eouipped
with a. brake adequate to skid the front or rear tire of
said bicycle upon application of said bra-Ire.
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Section 14.2 D VIOES. Every bicycle shall be
equipped ti:TitCl a horn or bell in good i;;Or { YiG; Order, c2_naGle
o emitting sound audible -.'or a distance of not less than
100 feet under normal conditions.
Section 14.3 SI~iEivS L_<D iISTLES. It shall be unlat°.ful
to equip a bicycle with a siren or t^ I'iistle.
bection 14.4 HAMDL BAR, GHIPS. Every bicycle that is
equippea ?^jith handlebar grips must have said grips securely
glued or cemented to the handlebars. V
Section 14.5 CARRIERS. Every bicycle equipped t ith a
carrier must have said carrier securely attached to said
bic7Tcle, and said carrier,must be of a type approvea by
the Chief of Police.
Section 14.6 STAN 7. Ever-;, bicycle purchased after the
effective a° to o ' this Ordi Dance, if enuippea with a stand,
such stand must be of a t~rxoe approved by tize Chief of Police.
Section l4.7 LIGHTS. Every bicycle operated at any
ti;=le from, a __alf-h Our after sunset to a half-hour before
sunrise and at any other time ?,,Then there is not sufficient
light to render clearly discernable any person or vehicle
on the streets or si aewalv,.s, shall be equipped '.'ith a. lamp
a.f f 7 Xed t0 file f ~'O !t Of Sai a bie. cle, w, ich laxly shall
exhibit mite light visible or a dista.n ce of 300 feet
from the front of said bi c;;-cle, a.na said i:,ic~~;-cle shall be
eo.ui o-oed wit-11 a. red lamp affixed to the reary fender., m,:Teich
lamp shall exhibit a red light visible for a distance of
300 feet from the rear of said bicycle; provided, hovTever,
that a red reflector of a, tuype approved by the Chief of
Police, may be used in lieu of said rear la-mr.
CHAPTER III
OPERA IO'i OF B' CYCLES
Section 15. It shall be unlavful for any -person to
ride or operate a bicycle in the To- n of Los Gatos unless
said bicycle is equipped, G.ra in safe mechanical condition.
as provided in Chapter II of this Ordinance.
Section 16. It shall l-,e unlas°sful for any person to
ride or operate a bic,rcle in the Town, of Los Gatos in
violation of any of the rules of t o road as Set forth in
Sections 16.1 to and including 16.24 oi' this O;.'aina.nce.
Section 16.1. RID11S(~- C )N, SIDEWALK. 171o
ride or operate a bicycle on any side:•,al:
Los Gatos, except as herein specifically
person s l1 ,p
n u e °'.o,7 n ofv
permitted.
Section 16.2. JUVENILES PRIDING ON SIDEWALK. Juveniles
years, exercising due care may ride
under the age of 10
and operate their bicycles upon the sidewalk, except such
sidewali_s as are in front of sto_'es or other buildings
used for business purposes,r.~
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Section 16.3. KEEP TO RIGHIT OF ROADDVIAY. Persons
riding or operating bi c;;-cles on a highway or street shall
ti;eep said bicycles as close to the rigF- t hand curb as
;possible, e<iceot K,rhen ore par=_n g to mahe a left hand t - n.
Section 16.4. RIDI ,1G I v A GROUP. Persons riding
or 03e'ati no bicycles in LOS Gat OS Silali O ri C_8 more t i;~
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two abreast, except on paths or
aside for the exclusive use of
that persons riding bicycles on
in a single file.
parts of a roac!t°ray set
bicyrcles; .,provided, further,
the s i det•,Talk shall do so
Section 16.5. CLINGI ,~G TO 1,10VING VE1'"HICLES. !,Yo person
-riding or operating a bicycle in the Town of Los Gatos shall
cling or at uach himself or his zw:: c- cle to any other moving
vehicle, or person in any other vehicle.
Section 16.6. PASSENGERS. No person riding or operating
a bicycle in the To,,%n of Los Gatos shall carry another person
on said bicycle, unless such person or passenger is seatea
upon an individual seat or carrier separate from that used
by the operator.
No person shall ride upon a bicycle a.s a passenger,
unless he is seated upon an individual seat or carrier
separate from that used by the operator.
Section 16.`7. TCViING. No person riding or operating
a bicycle in the Toi((i of Los Gatos shall tor:T any other
vehicle or person, except that bicycle trailers used
for the delivery of nez,rspa.oers, magazines or merchandise
riiiay be toi%,ed T-rhen being used in such delivery service.
Section 16.5 C ARIHYING AR'TICLE'S. No person riding or
operating a bicycle in the ToT.Tn of Los Gatos shall carry
any pac~La~'e, bundle or article i•.7,h_-1ch prohibits the rider
from having full control of t-e bi cy=cle at all ties.
Section 16.9. RACING. No person riding or operating
a bicycle upon a public highway or street shall participate
in any race, speed or endurance contest unless such race
or endurance contest has the written permission of the
Town Council. of the. Town of Los Gatos, and under the
supervision of the Chief of Police.
Section 16.10. TRICK RIDTNG. No person riding or
operating a bicycle shall perform or attempt to perform
any acrobatic, fancy or stunt riding upon any public
highway or street in the Town of Los Gatos.
Section 16.11. TRAFFIC SIGvALS. Every person operating
a bicycle in the Town of Los Gatos shall stop for all
a.rteri a,1 highways and traffic signals.
Section 16.12. PARKING. No person shall park any
bicycle against jrdind.onrs or on the main traveled portion
of the sic eta:*alk, nor in such manner as to constitute a
hazard to pedestrians, traffic or -property.
If there is no bicycle rack or other facilities intended
to be used for the parking of bicycles in the vicinity,
bicycles may be parked on the siaeimik in an upright
position parallel to and iri.thin 24-" of the curb.
Any merchant or person desiring to construct and
erect bicycle, racks may do so after obtaining; the approval
of the Chief of Police as to the type of rack and the
place Trhere such person or merchant intends to erect
such bicycle races.
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Section 16.13. `_,pE ID To -person 51nal! rJ_de or operate
a bicuYcle faster tnar~ is reasonable and -oro,p,er, a.nd every.
n(3 c
U the
jJi c',rcl2 S;'lal1 be C}era.`ved i+Tlt'].. reason alb e re~rg 'a
safety of the o-^er'atcr other persons upon the
sheets, sidewal'_is and public hig-n.ways of t' e 'I'o1m of Los
Gatos.
Section 16.14 -^Rb S ?Li~..I- JT SAD SC COLS. Jic
erSOn Shall .riae or o-De'ate bicycle upon any -^ilayground,
playing, T.T'i i oa u .U
--a yr ground, ^;^T r~ 1N Ten are
oa or school groa, h'~e ci-t . y U -hper-
mission of the -,erson neavf.ng su-ervision thereof.
Section 16.15. TURIJIiNG. Every person riding or operating
a bicycle u-,on the streets and highways of the Toirm of Los
Gatos sriall turn only at intersections except as otheriTise
provided herein:
Section 16.16. RIGS-2 TURly
operating a bicycle intending
intersection or into an alley
the turning point in the line
ha,nQ curb of one s Ureet.
Every person riding or
to turn to the right at an
or drivecmy, shall ap-.oroach
of traffic nea:oest the right
Section 1^,1 LErT T-Rl. Every ioe-rson ric'_ing or
operatin b_c-role intending to turn left at an intersection
or to enter an alley or d r~ vevra~r shall a,^-~rQa.cn 'he point
of turn_n; in the line of traffic nearest to the cenu-r of the
roe"o-T'va . The o':erator of a bicycle in turning left at- an
interSecti Cn sho.ll pass to the right of the center cf L. e
ntel'Cection before turniflg unless otrierT.,Ti se C`.irected bar
Marl;~ers, buttons or signs. y
Section 16.18. U-TURi7S. No bicycle shall be turned in
any business district so as to proceed in the opposite
direction, except at intersections.
'o bicycle operated in resdencedistri ct shall be
turned so as to nroceed in the onnosite direction -i- en
any other ve11-1cle is approaching from either direction
Tvitr_in 200 feet, except at an intersection.
Section? 16.19. CROSSITTG. The onerato-r of a bicycle
on leaving an alley or driveT•;ay, when his viei"T of either
the sideT:Tal7z, or street area i s o4•>st-r-ucteC_ siya.ll sto--) such
bicycle im edi atel-; prior to ridinv upon such si (le-walk
or street area. u
Section 15.20 T_2-H11 HIC-1 T. A right hand turn shall nct
be made at an intersection by the operator of any blc +cle
agr^•.i's1St a U_ -I7 C Signal unless De `?iliSSiQn UO do so is _L "_1c^Ued
by a sign or by an officer directing traffic at such inter-
section.
Section 16.21. l ETIT•iG A:ND PASSING. Every person operating
a bicycle si:._1.11 pass to tiie left v.,'lien passing vehicles going
i n the sa.r?e direction, and shall pass to 'he right iyhen
meeting vehicles :going in the o,posite direction.
Section 16.22. HAILD SIG'; LS. TTo •_oerson shall turn. a
bicycle or stop a bi ccle°.Thcw he is riding or operating
unless such 7_-o~vemient can be made i,:ritsi safety, and then only
after giving an appropriate signal during the last 50 feet
travelled by ~.ne bic- cle before or stopoi:!g.
the
Sect-ion 13.23. 1TET1-L0 P3 Ch' GI.L SIG-.;~?LS• LEE7 T,(!Pj\j.
Every person signalling a left tern shall (5,-o • so b exter.5 i ng
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his left hand and arm horizontally bey=6 the side of the
bicycle.
RI(YH T-Gl-U. Every person signalling a right turn shall
do so by extending his left hand and arm u-pward beyond the
side of the bicycle.
STOP OH SUDD.E DECP.EASE OF SPEED. Every person signalling
a.. stop s=hall do so by extending .'Lis left hand and arm dot,,rni"rand
beyond the side of the bicycle.
Section 16.24. The operator of any bicycle involved in
an accident shall take reasonable steps to ascertain whether
or not anyone was injured, and he shhall give nis name,
address and the license number of his bicycle to the person
with whom he t,ras in collision; and he shall obtain the same
information from the other person.
It shall be the. duty of the bicycle operator to ma-ke a
written report of any accident resultin in death or injury,
to the Police De,Oa.rtment T;,rithin 24 hours of such accident.
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GE!gE-i, PI CVISIC ~'S.
Section 17. All persons engaged in the business of
bu;f ing second-hand bicycles are hereby required to mane a
cail;report to the Police Department giv_ng the name and
address of tf.e ,person from wh~ 6m each bicycle is purchased,
the description of eac:a bicycle purchased, the frame number
thereof, and the number of the metallic license plate found
thereon, if any. All persons engaged_ in the business of
selling new or second-hand bicycles are required to make a
daily report to the Police Department giving a list of all
sale s ade by such dealers S~Thich list s :.all include tine name and
address of each person to whoa solcl, the kind of bicycle sold,
together- i-,rith a descA,i-r)tion <-.:n6 frame number t _ereof, and
the number of the metallic license plate a",ac_'Led trzereto,
if any.
Section 18. It shall be the dut;r of every person who
sells or transfers owners,2ip of anyL bic;yicle, to report such
sale or transfer by returning to the Police Department lu-ne
registration card or receipt issued to such person as
licensee t__ereof , together with title name and address of the
-person to t°.Yhom said bicycle ,pas sold or transferred, and
such report shall be maae "-thin five days of the date of said
sale or tra-n,sf er. it slia11 -ire t -e duty of t' _e _ou-rcy aser or
transferee of s-.ch bic cle to aol 1 for a transfer of r egis-
u.atyon 1._;,1__rl five c.ays o~' u__e date of .,ai.._ tyar_s_e-, or
registration.
Section 19. It shall be unlairful for any person to wilfully
or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the
number of any bicycle frame licensed pursuant to this
Ordi.na.nce. It shall also be unlc^?'? 1 ul for any person to
remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any license plate, seal
or registration card. or recei-ot during t=-le time in tTnich
such license plate, seal or registration card or receipt is
operative. Ps°ovi c_ed, however, that nothincrr in this Ord_il ance
shall )rohi bit the Police Der, art raent from stamping numbers
on the fra. ies of bicycles on ,,T_l!ch no serial nur_.ber can be
iound., or on ,,ich said number is illegible or insufficient
for identification pur-noses.
section 20. All license fees and transfer fees
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collected under this Orcinance s:.1a? 1 be --,Oa1.C_ int0 e
''Gv^in Treasury of the To?,.-,n of LOS Gatos.
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Section ` 1. Any p ersoil ;':T 1o S fall viol~.. ~ ate =an~"- ol' 'U-'-e
orovi sion s of t`-is Ordii_F_ice s'---,all Uoon conviction 'L-Inereof
-ae Tunis .ed "b-,- a f ine of not .,ore t<1c n T_-ree a G_"ed Doi' a:"s
30+hJ o 00) or by i i,?!..~'1 Iso:.>.__,en t or a y, e-.-; 1 V Uo eliceec?
~ ~'ee ~ ~ .,on ~ mss, or by bo t=(. such fine an (5 Liar s0 _,en u.
Section 22. Where this Or dina~_ce has been violated by
juveniles under the age of ~ Years, in lieu of such
fine and ir:-orisonner_t as provided in Section 21 of t lis
Ordinance, an.d in lieu of filing cr arges in the Juvenile
COLlrt, the Chi of of Police i a
n. prohibit the o Jeration upon
he streets, alleys and -Dublic places in the TO,rnl of Los
Gatos for a period not to exceed thirty (30) dad %s of a
bicycle so used in such violation in w 1ich even, t', e
"icicle so used in such violation shall be impounded by.
the Chief of Police and retained by hin during the period-
of the operation i"T'~zch is prohibited and the owner's
registration card shall be held for a like -period.
Section 23. The -Q r o v i s i o n s o=' t'r_i.s Ordinance T th r of er-
ence to bicycles s1nall supersede and be in li eu of a.nur
other cr aInance Or sect' on of arty other v''fs i n a n c e ii c=1
,
iS in OGnfii U E.Tit the provisions of a ~iS o,^dinance.
Section 24. If any section, sentence, clause or ,-)hr a.se,
of t_is Ordinance is held to be unconstitutional such
decision shall not affect t'Iie validity of the rena.ining
portions of this Ordinance. The Council of the Tmm of
Los Gatos declares that it tiould have -oassed this Ordinance
and each section, sentence, cl ause or o'nrase thereof
ir:.,es-oect~ve of t "-e fact that any one or r.1ore sectio-s,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Spcti.on. 25.. T hl s Ord' nance sh,411 be printed once in
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the 0 :blished
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in the Town of Los Gatos.
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