Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 10.72 Bicycles

Sections:

• 10.72.010 Compliance required – Failure deemed misdemeanor. 10.72.020 Responsibility of parent or guardian of child. 10.72.030 Regulations applicable when. 10.72.040 Repealed. 10.72.050 Repealed. 10.72.060 Repealed. 10.72.070 Dealers – Serial numbers – Required. 10.72.090 Bicycle dealers – Bicycle sales reports required. 10.72.100 Repealed. 10.72.110 Repealed. 10.72.120 Rental agency requirements. 10.72.130 Repealed.

• 10.72.140 Compliance with traffic laws required when.

• 10.72.150 Obedience to traffic control devices required.

• 10.72.160 Turning movements – Obedience to signs required when.

• 10.72.170 Tampering with or destroying certain frame numbers prohibited – Exception.

• 10.72.180 Parking zones – Establishment authority – Use restrictions. 10.72.190 Operation upon sidewalks.

*** Prior legislation:** Prior code §§ 19.12.8 and 19.21.1 through 19.21.11; Ord. 973.

It is an infraction for any person to do any act forbidden, or to fail to perform any act required, by CVMC 10.72.020 through 10.72.120 and 10.72.170. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

The parent or guardian of any child shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

These regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated herein. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

Repealed by Ord. 3451 § 1.

After December 31, 1974, no bicycle retailer shall sell any new bicycle in this state unless such bicycle has permanently stamped or cast on its frame a serial number unique to the particular bicycle of each manufacturer. Serial numbers shall be stamped or cast in the head of the frame, either side of the seat down-post tube, or the bottom sprocket bracket. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

Any person buying, selling or trading used bicycles within the City is required to make a report to the licensing agent within 30 days, giving the name, address and telephone number of all persons either buying, selling or trading used bicycles, and the bicycle manufacturer, type, frame number and bicycle license number, if any. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1830 § 2, 1978; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

A rental agency shall not rent or offer any bicycle for rent unless such bicycle is equipped with the lamps and other equipment required in this chapter, or under state law. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

Repealed by Ord. 3451 § 1.

Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this state declaring rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by the traffic ordinances of this City applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except as to special regulations in this chapter and except as to those provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have no application. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

Any person operating a bicycle shall obey the instructions of official traffic control signals, signs, and other control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no person operating a bicycle shall disobey the directions of any such signs, except where such person dismounts from the bicycle to make such turn, in which event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

It is unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, alter or mutilate the number of any bicycle frame licensed pursuant to this chapter. It shall also be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, alter or mutilate any license plate, seal or registration pursuant to this chapter; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the Police Department from stamping numbers on the frames of bicycles on which no serial number can be found or on which said number may be illegible or insufficient for identification purposes. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

The City Engineer may, by regulation, establish bicycle parking zones in areas adjacent to the curbs, not more than 36 feet in length, as necessary to provide facilities for the temporary parking of bicycles. Whenever a bicycle parking zone is so established, the City Engineer is authorized to place appropriate signs giving notice that parking of other vehicles is prohibited during such hours of such days, and no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle other than a bicycle in such zone when said signs are in place, contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1641 § 1, 1975).

Persons may operate bicycles upon sidewalks within residential areas; provided, however, no person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within business districts as described by this code, nor shall any person ride upon any other sidewalk within this City which has been posted by the City Engineer with signs prohibiting such riding. (Ord. 3451 § 1; Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 1830 § 3, 1978).