79 of 1973 - Amending Article 18, establishing regulations for bicycles. ROLL CALL /,"'
VOTING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, July 19 19 73
Mr.Chairman
I move that the OKdinance be passed.
Barker ;
Harmsen •
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Harrison �/ �✓— �,���
Phillips
AN ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Article 18 of the Traffic Code of
Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, relating to Regulations for Bicycles.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Article 18 of the Traffic Code of Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1965, relating to regulations for bicycles, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE 18
REGULATIONS FOR BICYCLES
Sections:
273. Parents responsible.
274. Licenses required.
274.1 Dealer licensing.
274.2 Police licensing.
275. Mutilation, alteration, removal of license, etc.
276. Equipment.
277. Bicycle riders subject to motor vehicle code.
278. Bicycles, miscellaneous rules.
279. Revocation or suspension of license.
Sec. 273. Parents responsible. It shall be un-
lawful for a parent or custodian of any child and the
guardian of any ward to knowingly permit any such child
or ward to violate any of the provisions of this article.
Sec. 274. Licenses required. It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to operate or ride a bicycle upon any
of the streets, alleys, sidewalks, or public ways of this
city: (a) Unless said bicycle has been registered, li-
censed and is displaying the proper license, as herein-
after provided; or (b) After the license has been duly
suspended or revoked. Every bicycle before being so reg-
istered and licensed must be inspected with relation to
its frame number, operating condition, brakes, warning
device, reflector and handle bars. Any license issued
under the provisions of this chapter shall be valid until
the transfer of ownership of said bicycle, or until the
bicycle license so issued is destroyed, lost or mutilated,
at which time such bicycle shall again be inspected, reg-
istered and licensed as herein provided. The fee to be
paid for each bicycle license or re-license because of
transfer of title or destruction, loss or mutilation
of the license, or for any other reason, shall be $1.00
payable in advance.
Sec. 274.1. Dealer licensing. All dealers re-
quired to obtain a license pursuant to the provisions
of Section 20-6-1 et seq of these Revised Ordinances
shall, at the time of sale of a new or used bicycle,
license and inspect said bicycle, if the purchaser is
a resident of Salt Lake County or if the said bicycle
is purchased for use by an individual who is a resident
of Salt Lake County, as determined by completing the
questionnaire required to be completed pursuant to the
provisions of Section 20-6-4 of these Revised Ordinances.
Sec. 274.2. Police licensing. The Chief of
Police is hereby authorized and directed, to prepare and
issue regulations governing the inspection and licensing
of bicycles required to be licensed, but not validly li-
censed by Dealers as above required; provided, that any
such license so issued or heretofore issued by the Police
Department shall be valid for the life of such bicycle
or until the transfer of ownership thereof, or until the
license issued to such bicycle becomes destroyed, lost
or mutilated, at which time the bicycles shall again be
inspected, registered and licensed or re-licensed. The
cost of any licensing or re-licensing under the provisions
of this section shall be $1.00 payable in advance.
Sec. 275. Mutilation, alteration, removal of
license, etc. No person shall wilfully or maliciously
destroy, mutilate or alter the number of any bicycle frame
number, any bicycle license issued pursuant to this code
or remove, destroy or mutilate any license decal while
the same is valid, or operate any vehicle without having
attached thereto a valid license decal issued as provided
in these Revised Ordinances.
Sec. 276. Equipment. Any bicycle operated upon
any street, alley, sidewalk or public way of this city
shall be equipped with a warning device consisting of a
bell or horn capable of giving an audible signal for a
distance of at least 100 feet, which must be sounded to
warn all persons of its approach. However, no bicycle
shall be equipped with and no person shall use a siren
or whistle as a warning device. Every bicycle shall be
equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to
control the movement of and to stop and hold such bicycle.
Any bicycle operated during the period of one-half
hour before sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, shall
in addition to the foregoing, be so equipped with a lighted
lamp, visible under normal atmospheric conditions for a
distance of at least five hundred feet to the front. There
shall be attached to the rear of said bicycle a reflector
ora lighted lamp visible under like conditions for a
distance of at least five hundred feet.
Sec. 277. Bicycle riders subject to motor vehicle
code. Every person riding a bicycle upon the streets,
alleys, sidewalks, or public ways of this city shall be
subject to the provisions of this code, including Article
5, applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle, except as
to special regulations of this code or those provisions
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which by their nature can have no application.
Sec. 278. Bicycles, miscellaneous rules. It
shall be unlawful for operators of bicycles:
(1) When riding upon a sidewalk to fail to
yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and sound a
warning device before overtaking or passing any ped-
estrian.
(2) To ride more than two abreast upon any
street.
(3) To proceed other than single file upon
any sidewalk.
(4) To carry extra passengers or carry any
packages, bundles or articles which would require the
removal of the hand or hands from the handle bars of
said bicycle.
(5) To permit the bicycle he is riding to be
towed by another vehicle or bicycle.
(6) To ride any bicycle upon any sidewalk
within the area bounded by, but not including, North
Temple Street on the north, Fifth South Street on the
south, Second East Street on the east and West Temple
Street on the west.
(7) To carry more persons at a time than the
number for which the bicycle is designed to carry on
seats firmly attached thereto.
Sec. 279. Revocation or suspension of license.
The city judges or judges of juvenile courts who hear
traffic cases are hereby empowered to revoke or suspend
the license of any bicycle when it appears that the
owner of any bicycle is not the licensee of record or
that the owner of the bicycle or the licensee thereof
has used or knowingly permitted said bicycle to be used
in violation of this code. The police department is
hereby directed and authorized to impound any bicycle
so used in violation of this code for a reasonable
period of time pending investigation of any alleged
violation of this code or until such bicycle is reg-
istered and licensed by the owner thereof and equipped
as herein provided.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners
of Salt Lake City, it is necessary to the peace, health and wel-
fare of the inhabitants of said City that this ordinance become
effective immediately.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
first publication.
AY
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah, this 19thday of July, 1973.
MAYOR
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(SEAL)
BILL NO. 79 of 1973
Published -July 27, 1973
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• Affidavit of Publication
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STATE OF UTAH, } S. •
• _ County of Salt Lake
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iski ORDINANCE AMENDING Article 18 of imp Traffic Code of Salt Margo nes
aon
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to I ,`vas°NraloNT!Md./Wit fa°Ditg,�e"`ob°�an°5*n t Lmane�e Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal adver-
, ndedt Adya rising clerk of the DESERET NEWS,a daily (except Sunday)
ANn re newspaper printed in the English language with general cit.-
REGULATIONSS•FOR BICYCLES " •
i cnlation in Utah, and published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
EPaioxs:
y Parents County,in the State of Utah.
i LI a r¢ lred.
)7c.Dealer licensing. •
dr..Police°Cens1,. That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
Os, Mutilation.alteration.rem dl Of license:etc.
'7 Bicye. cle riders sublect to motor vehicle code.
m. iRevocationorsuspenssr Ordinance amending regulations for bicycles.
M. Revocation or suspension of license.
Sec.I73.Pa nsible.1t shall be 1 1 for 0 tar
l m• olt any�sucll child end or awardetog violate any e t Me ward to k0 provisions 1 this --
S ,271 Licenses required.
iupone'.It shall be'unlawful forany person
t mera9 'or ride bicycle any
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streets, ys,sidewalks,
public seof this Irv: (a) Unless said bicycle hos
tr een roots-
Tx U II 1e. d is displaying he PreDer licenSe. Cl he einante r
frovlad Or(b) After he license has been duly cende-or. ----- --�
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Coked.Every iblcVole before being so registered cod lI nsed must be
(3,spected.yrith.. 1 t n to Its frame number. I,ratiil easng e condition, --
k s warning device.reflector and handleb A
ny.s r the provisions f this chirpier shall
bicycle e sOlid'until e the
so l transfer
t.ownershio f'sold bicyci.° until
thed is
destroyed,lest or mutilated,at which time such bicycle shall again -
s¢ ,saluted:a gl5t ed and licensed
or reslc herein
becdu Idcdf,�he fee t''
se paid tor st ".bl Y I licensess or mutlation of the11 or forits r-.
re an,s 011.1 140oop o bleInadkanco brain a,;.: was published in said newspaper on
�S 274.1 Dealer licensing. All dealer a I d t
siO pursuant to the pv isions of Section 2061 t o f these bicycle,
es
1s�d 0 tl eb shall,at the time of sale f n0
w or used-, rind inspect Said bicycle.If the phrchaser is b resident of 5 it
`_s:ke County,or If the said bicycle Is purchased for use by an.I di _—__Deseret N.ews,_ffuly-2+7y-.
v I'dual who is a resident Of Salt Lake County,as determined b'Oc runs
Dieting the questionnaire required to be completed ours
uant di
provisions i Section 20 d 1 I Ing. Revised Ordinances.
S 274.2 P 11 0 tl ire The Chief of P°ike Is hereby t"r
Iced a dig li d 1 . Dare and issue revolutions he licensed,
governing of 1 / C` `_,�//+_��Lu1`�l pi A and b I b bicycles above
required to be provided,that
t but Is P tx L 5�se
lie licensed beeDealers or h< tofore issued bythe Police¢Deportment sh°n ---
oe valid forme life of'.6ach bicycle or until he transfer of ownership- T,enal Advertising.Clerk
hereby o until the items°issued to such bicycle become:destroyed.
lost° mutilated,or
ien hitch.time the The costcles hil of an licensing Inspected,or
re-licensin and licensed o e °n
re-licensing under the provisions of this section shall boYEI.Op payable
In advance.
275 f license,etc.No person
shall Sec wilfully
Mutilation,uslyolte destroy,
removal m tiiate alter the beg f
any bicycle re name number,mutilattecley license decalpursuant
urine then his 30th day of
Is lidremove,
or aoperdtet any or mutilate
without bovine attached thereto ma i me this
valid license decal Issued as provided le these Revised Ordinances. alley.
See.276.Equipment.Any bicycle operated upon any street,
sidewalk a1 patina way m his any shall be equipped with a warning A.D. 1973
device consisting of bell or Horn capable I giving an audible sh-
n1S3 for $distance i t hest 100 teed,which listeot oil to jj'
warn II persons of Its a00rooch. However,or whistle bicycle '
equipped with and n person hail u ' ( %1/
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rj,3.tl I Every blcVcle shall be movement
with and
to ke which sloe and hold ' l
enable he operator to control them emen e s //
Any done.operated before the periodiuch bicycle. In addition soothe before ( //,&24,-',74f- --/_ - 'ii
�=et and p equi mar ochre sung e, " Notary Public
r 0, tic.s equipped with lighted a lame Ifive under normal
.',se front.riTlere(halls be r attached to¢the arear of t mast five
Doweled feet to
lighted slump visible under like conditions for a distance of
us-least five hundred-le¢t.
Sriding7 a010001<lerldponBthee strleets,o alleys.
hiclldewalks,e code.Eor per.
ublic
A'' of this city shall be ubtecf to the provisions of this pcode,
4.1ding Adele 5,applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle,except
s to special regulations f this code or those provisions which by
as
Sec.28can Cycles, isCellaneO SECTION 2.In theitiontnef thec,ohedliord of Codmmislf°reeri the
hors of
bicycles:
0s,miscellaneous ales.If shall be unlawful for of ;,yke City,It is necessarypeace, an e o in
•r',4ogs OP DlcYcles: ndbiSEC Of said City that this nce Ordinance become effective immediately.isfipu
.b pedes bons ritlid sound oa w1deine deyicealbeforelolver ill 10hon Doss SECTION 3.This ordinance Shah lake effect upon its first DublllO'
ern non.
In,•any,0 ride
`(Si TOOCOOro other
abreast upon any oflotlCe. — -
(4)To pCorry extra
pass single tl upon oily y packages.bundles or Passed by the Board'of CommlSsioners of Salt Lake City,Utah,
(ie TO carry u se passengers or carry° packages. E.1.GARN
tides which would r mile the removal of the hand Or hands from this 19ih day of July.1973. ARS
tit handle bars of sold bicycle. MERMAN J.NOGENSEN
(5)To permit the bicycle he Is riding to be towed by another v¢-
hid(or 10 Ile. the
e by.butyl any
including, North any sidewalk
Strce'iton the north DOFifh (SEAL)
South Street on the south,Second East Street on the cast and West BILPubL NO.79 of 1073 1°
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m To c more persons hit a 9ime than the numbert. Por which
^herf_bicycle Is designed rto carry on seats air t yllienshQ The
Iutlgesao
'Sec.279.Revobatlot or suspension a hcity l e r
IUtlges of umnile curls who hear traffic cases I alp v
red tin revoke o end the'license of ants bicycle when o eon
s shot the owner gaol nY bicycle IS et the licensee 1 I or
j otr the o f the bicycle or the licensee thereof has record
or
knowingly permitted said bicycle to be used in violation of this Pcaode.
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The police deportment is hereby directed one lhOri ell tolinvov a
bOCvcie used in violation of this code ter e e
perio
vt time pending lnvestig0tion of a,alleged violotion of this code or
eatII such
as hereinIS registered and licensed by the owner thereof and