Signal Hill Municipal Code Ch. 10.52 Bicycles

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

A. "Bicycle" means and includes any device upon which a person may ride and which is propelled by human power through a system of belts, chains, or gears and which has wheels at least twenty inches in diameter and a frame size of at least fourteen inches. "Bicycle" as used in this chapter also includes mopeds.

B. "Bicycle license" means and includes the license tag or decal designated by the State of California in accordance with Section 39001 of the California Vehicle Code to be permanently assigned to the bicycle by the state.

C. "Bicycle registration form" means and includes that ownership certificate issued by the licensing agency or agent of the city upon receipt of the designated license fee.

D. "Licensing agency" or "agent" means the police department, the police chief and/or his designated representative. The agency or agent shall license bicycles for persons residing in the city; all other bicycle license applicants shall be referred to their respective city of residence.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.030)

It is unlawful for anyone to ride a bicycle on Hill Street between Obispo Avenue and Temple Avenue, or on Cherry Avenue between 21st Street and 25th Street in the city.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): Ord. 75-2-736 § 1: Ord. 69-4-641 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.010)

The penalty for the violation of Section 10.52.020 shall be as described in Chapter 1.16.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): Ord. 69-4-641 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.020)

No person shall ride or propel any bicycle upon any street, alley, park, or bicycle path or other public place in the city which is not registered, or for which the appropriate fee has not been paid or which does not bear a bicycle license as required by the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.040)

A. The licensing agent shall inspect or cause to be inspected each bicycle before registering the same and shall refuse to register or license any bicycle which he determines is in an unsafe mechanical condition.

B. At the time that any person registers a bicycle and pays the appropriate license fee in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the licensing agency or agent shall provide him with a bicycle registration form bearing the owner's name, address, telephone number, bicycle license number, the bicycle manufacturer, type and model number, and any other descriptive information concerning the bicycle deemed necessary by the licensing agency, and provisions for the transfer of ownership of the bicycle. In addition, also at the time of registration, the bicycle owner shall be issued his permanent bicycle license bearing the unique number permanently assigned to that bicycle by the state.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.050)

Expiration and renewal periods for bicycle licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be as provided in Section 39001 of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.060)

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 form 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 transferer, and shall deliver such registration form, 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 license registration. A fee of one dollar shall be charged for the transfer of ownership.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.070)

Whenever any bicycle licensee changes his place of residence he shall notify the licensing agency of such change of address within ten days. There shall be no charge for change of address.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.080)

A. In the event that any registration form issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is lost or stolen, the licensee of the bicycle shall immediately notify the licensing agency, and within ten days after such notification shall apply to the licensing agency for a duplicate registration form, whereupon the licensing agency shall issue to the licensee a duplicate license registration form, 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 is 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 the licensing agency shall issue to the licensee a new bicycle license, upon payment to the licensing agency of a fee of one dollar.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.090)

The licensing agency shall keep a record of all applications for bicycle registration, including date of issuance of each license, to whom issued, the number thereof and the serial number of the bicycle for which issued.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code 511.52.100)

The fees required to be paid pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are as follows:

A. For each bicycle license or renewal, the sum of one dollar;

B. For each transfer of license registration, the sum of one dollar;

C. For each replacement of a registration form or bicycle license, the sum of one dollar.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.110)

No person shall wilfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter the serial number of any bicycle licensed and registered under this chapter, or remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter any bicycle license or registration form while the same is in effect as such, except in the event that the bicycle is dismantled and no longer operated upon any streets in this city; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the licensing agent from numbering frames of bicycles on which no serial number is legible or which serial number is insufficient for identification purposes.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.120)

Any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or trading bicycles within this city is required to make a weekly report to the licensing agency and shall provide such information as required by Section 39006 of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.130)

The licensing agency 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. In addition, a fine not to exceed five dollars may be imposed for any violation of the licensing provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.140)

The licensing agent is granted all authority to enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter pursuant to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code and all other applicable laws of the state.

(Ord. 77-8-772 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.52.150)