Chapter 71 — RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

CYCLES, SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, IN-LINE SKATES

(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates, or requires, a different meaning.

CYCLE. Bicycle, motor scooter, motorcycle, and mini-bike.

DOWNTOWN AREA. The portion of Grand Avenue between Highway 1 and the easterly city limits in the city. PUBLIC RECREATION AREA. Any tennis court, basketball court, park, or other facility used for recreational

purposes.

WHEELED TOY. All wheeled object (except cycles) used for human conveyance, including roller skates, skateboards, in-line skates, coasters, and scooters.

(B) It is unlawful for any person to use or operate any cycle or wheeled toy upon any paved portion of a public recreational area within the city, except in areas designated by City Council resolution.

(C) It is unlawful for any person to use or operate any wheeled toy upon any sidewalk in the downtown area of the city.

(Prior Code, § 3114) (Ord. 76-9, passed 9-20-1976; Ord. 87-3, passed 3-16-1987; Ord. 95-7, passed 8-21-1995) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates, or requires, a different meaning.

PRIVATE PARKING LOT. Any area of private land designated by the owner of such property for parking. ROLLER SKATES. Footwear with wheels attached. This includes in-line skates.

SKATEBOARD. A skateboard is a boardlike object with two or more attached wheels that the user rides or stands

upon.

(B) It is unlawful for any person to use or operate any skateboard or roller skates on any private parking lot which is posted in accordance with division (C) below.

(C) To prohibit skating on a private parking lot, the owner of such property shall do the following:

(1) The owner shall post all driveways and walkways to the property with signs that read: “No Skateboarding or Roller Skating allowed. Violators will be cited per § 71.02 of the Grover Beach Municipal Code.”

(2) The owner of the property shall have on file at the police station a letter authorizing the Police Department to issue citations for violation of this section on the owner’s property. The address of the property shall be set forth in such letter.

(D) A violation of this section is an infraction and the fine for a violation shall be set by resolution of the City Council.

(Prior Code, § 3115) (Ord. 96-5, passed 10-21-1996) Penalty, see § 70.99

BICYCLES

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a bicycle upon any street in the city unless said bicycle is registered and tagged as herein provided in § 71.16.

(Prior Code, § 6300) (Ord. 48, passed 2-18-1963) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) (1) Registration shall be made by filing with the Police Department the name and address of the owner together with a complete description of the bicycle on forms provided by said Department and paying a fee of $1.

(2) Registrations shall be serially numbered and kept on file in the said Department as a public record. Upon such registration, the said Department shall cause an identification tag to be affixed to the bicycle registered, serially numbered to correspond with the registration number. Such tag shall remain affixed to the bicycle unless removed by said Department for cause or for retagging upon re-registration.

(B) In case of theft or loss, a duplicate tag shall be issued for a fee of $0.25. All registrations shall remain in effect during the existence of the bicycle.

(Prior Code, § 6301) (Ord. 48, passed 2-18-1963; Ord. 76, passed 2-7-1966)

A complete report shall be made to the City Treasurer of funds received from registration of bicycle fees and shall be paid to the City Treasurer.

(Prior Code, § 6302) (Ord. 48, passed 2-18-1963)

(A) No bicycle shall be registered which is in unsafe mechanical condition. The Chief of Police shall have authority to suspend the registration of and remove the identification tag from any bicycle operated contrary to any state law or city ordinances or operated while in unsafe mechanical condition; such suspension and removal to continue for a period not to exceed 60 days, provided that such registration shall not be reinstated or such identification tag be replaced while such bicycle is in unsafe mechanical condition.

(B) Such suspension and removal shall be in addition to other penalties provided by the city municipal code. (Prior Code, § 6303) (Ord. 48, passed 2-18-1963) Penalty, see § 70.99

No person shall willfully remove, deface, or destroy any such identification tag. (Prior Code, § 6304) (Ord. 48, passed 2-18-1963) Penalty, see § 70.99

Within ten days after any bicycle registered hereunder shall have changed ownership or been dismantled and taken out of operation, the person in whose name the bicycle has been registered shall report such information to the Police Department. In case of change of ownership the registration shall thereupon be changed to show the name of the new owner. In case of dismantling and taking out of operation, the registration shall be canceled, and identification tag destroyed. A fee of $0.25 shall be charged for re-registration due to change of ownership. (Prior Code, § 6305) (Ord. 48, passed 2-18-1963)

All persons engaged in the business of buying secondhand bicycles are hereby required to make daily reports to the Police Department, giving the name and address of the person from whom each bicycle was purchased, the description of each bicycle purchased, the frame number thereof, and the number of registration tag found thereon, if any. All persons engaged in the business of selling new or secondhand bicycles are hereby required to make daily reports to the Police Department, giving a list of all sales made by such dealers, which list shall include the name and address of each person to whom sold, the kind of bicycle sold, together with a description and frame number thereof, and the number of the license plate attached thereto, if any. (Prior Code, § 6306) (Ord. 48, passed 2-18-1963)