San Ramon Municipal Code Ch. V Bicycles

Bicycle/bike Bicycle dealer Bicycle lane Bicycle license Bicycle path Bicycle registration certificate (registration certificate) Bicycle route Council Cyclist Licensing agency Pedestrian Police officer

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Vehicle Code B8-72. - Adoption of Vehicle Code provisions. B8-73. - Rider duties and responsibilities. B8-74. - Licensing authority. B8-75. - License and registration—Issuance. B8-76. - License and registration—Replacement. B8-77. - License and registration—Fees. B8-78. - License and registration—Transfer. B8-79. - License and registration—Tampering prohibited. B8-80. - Bicycle fund. B8-81. - Annual safety report. B8-82. - Frame numbering. B8-83. - Dealer requirements. B8-84. - Rental agency requirements. B8-85. - Violation—Impoundment. B8-86 through B8-100. - Reserved.

A. Whenever any words or phrases are defined in the Vehicle Code of the state and amendments thereto, such definitions shall prevail. B. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: Bicycle/bike means any device upon which any person may ride, propelled by human power through a belt, chain or gears, and having either two or three wheels (one of which is at least twenty inches in diameter) or having a frame size of at least fourteen inches. Bicycle dealer means any person, firm, partnership or corporation which is engaged wholly or partly in the business of selling bicycles, or buying or taking in trade bicycles for the purposes of resale, selling or offering for sale, or otherwise dealing with bicycles, whether or not such bicycles are owned by such person or entity. The term also includes agents or employees of such person or entity. Bicycle lane means any lane within the roadway designated by signs and markings for the operation of bicycles. Bicycle license means any license tag or decal designated by the state in accordance with Section 39001 of the Vehicle Code, to be permanently affixed to the bicycle in a visible location and which bears a unique number permanently assigned to that bicycle by the state. Bicycle path means any specifically designated area for bicycle travel, physically separated from the roadway. Bicycle registration certificate (registration certificate) means ownership card issued by the city of San Ramon or any party or parties designated by the police department as official licensing agencies for bicycles in the city of San Ramon. Bicycle route means any route recommended for bicycle travel which may include bicycle paths and public streets for accommodating bicycle riders.

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Council means the council of the city of San Ramon. Cyclist means any bicycle operator. Licensing agency means the party or parties designated by the police department as official licensing agencies for bicycles in the city of San Ramon. Pedestrian means any person afoot or any cyclist having dismounted a bicycle and then proceeding to move the bicycle afoot. Police officer Every officer of the police department of this city or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations. Vehicle Code means the Vehicle Code of the state of California. (Prior code §§ B3-1—B3-16)

Reference is made to California Vehicle Code Division 11, Chapter 1, Article 4, relating to laws applicable to bicycle use and equipment, and by such reference any and all statutes relating to the operation of bicycles are incorporated into this chapter. (Prior code § B3-41)

Every person riding a bicycle upon the highways and city streets has all the rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle as defined in this code and the Vehicle Code, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application. (Prior code § B3-42)

A. No person residing in the city shall operate a bicycle on any street or sidewalk, or upon any public path set aside for the exclusive or semi-exclusive use of bicycles, within the city unless such bicycle has been licensed under the provisions of this chapter. B. For purposes of this chapter, the police department and its representatives shall be designated as the official licensing agent. The police department is authorized to appoint any person or persons to assist in the capacity of bicycle licensing agencies. Each licensing agency shall license bicycles for persons residing in San Ramon only; all other bicycle license applicants shall be referred to their respective city or jurisdiction of residency. Licensing agencies shall submit monthly reports to the police department indicating both a monthly and year-to-date summary of all licensing activities and fees collected. (Prior code § B3-17)

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At the time that any person licenses a bicycle and pays the established license fee in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the licensing agency shall provide him with a registration certificate bearing the date, owner's name, address, telephone number, bicycle license number, the bicycle manufacturer, type and frame number and any other descriptive material concerning the bicycle deemed necessary by the police department, and provisions for the transfer of ownership of said bicycle owner shall be issued his permanent bicycle license bearing the unique number reflecting the proper indicia procured from the Director of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Section 39001 of the California Vehicle Code. The bicycle license shall remain in effect for the period of until January 1st of the third year following the year of registration or renewal. (Prior code § B3-23)

A. In event that any registration certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, be lost or stolen, the licensee of such bicycle shall immediately notify the licensing agency, and within ten days after such notification shall apply to said licensing agency for a duplicate registration certificate; whereupon, the licensing agency shall issue to such licensee a duplicate registration certificate, upon payment to the licensing agency of a fee of one dollar. B. In the event that any bicycle license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, be lost or stolen, the licensee shall immediately notify the licensing agency of such loss, and shall within ten days apply to the licensing agency for a new bicycle license; whereupon said licensing agency shall issue to such licensee a new bicycle license upon payment to the licensing agency of a fee of one dollar. (Prior code § B3-25)

A. License fees shall be paid as follows: 1. Three dollars for each new bicycle license or renewal thereof; 2. One dollar for each registration certificate or transfer thereof; 3. One dollar for each replacement of a bicycle license or registration certificate. B. Each designated licensing agency in the city who perform bicycle licensing services on behalf of the city shall retain one dollar or fifty percent, whichever is the lesser, of each fee collected under the provisions of this chapter as compensation for such services rendered on behalf of the city. (Prior code § B3-26)

A. Whenever any person sells, trades, disposes of or transfers any bicycle licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, he shall endorse upon the registration certificate previously issued for such bicycle a written transfer of same, setting forth the name, address and telephone number of the transferee, the date of transfer, the signature of the transferor, and shall deliver the registration certificate, so endorsed, to the licensing agency at the time of transfer. The transferee shall, within ten days after such transfer, apply to the licensing agency for a transfer of the registration certificate. B. A fee of one dollar shall be charged for the transfer of ownership. (Prior code § B3-24)

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It is unlawful for any person to tamper with, destroy, mutilate or alter any registration certificate, bicycle license or serial number of any bicycle licensed under the provisions of this chapter issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (Prior code § B3-31)

All amounts collected in excess of the cost of conducting and administering the bicycle licensing program, including reasonable cost-reimbursement to licensing agencies, shall be placed in a special bicycle fund. The bicycle fund shall be used to improve bicycle safety programs and to establish and maintain bicycle facilities, including but not limited to, bicycle paths and lanes. (Prior code § B3-34)

The city engineer, with the advice of the chief of police, shall prepare an annual bicycle safety report. It is to include accident data; enforcement, licensing, registration and educational activities; and other data which he deems pertinent. The report shall be submitted to the council on or before July 1st of each calendar year. (Prior code § B3-37)

All bicycles sold, as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, shall have as a means of identification serial numbers stamped on the frame of the bicycle in a manner determined by the Director of Motor Vehicles. The police department may stamp numbers on the left rear fork ends of such bicycles not bearing manufacturer's serial numbers. (Prior code § B3-35)

Any person engaged in the business of buying, selling or trading new or used bicycles within San Ramon is required to make monthly report to the police department giving the name, address and telephone number of all persons either buying, selling or trading new or used bicycles and the bicycle manufacturer, type, frame number and bicycle license number, if any. (Prior code § B3-32)

A rental agency operating within the city shall not rent or offer any bicycle for rent unless the bicycle is licensed as provided in this chapter. (Prior code § B3-36)

The police department shall have the right to impound and retain possession of any bicycle in violation of the provisions of this chapter, and may retain possession of such bicycle until the provisions of this chapter are complied with. A fine of two dollars shall be imposed for any violation of this chapter pursuant to Section 39011 of the Vehicle Code. (Prior code § B3-33)

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B8-86 through B8-100. - Reserved.