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The City Council shall issue a license for the operation of the business of renting, leasing, or offering for hire of motorcycle or motor-driven cycles upon a finding that:
(a) The use of the contemplated premises for the purpose of conducting the business of leasing, renting or offering for hire of motorcycles or motor-driven cycles would not constitute a public nuisance, would not interfere with the peace, tranquility, well-being, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Flint, particularly those residing in the neighborhood adjacent to such location and that such business would not, through the emission of noise, smoke, fumes and/or bright lights serve to impair the peace, tranquility and well-being of residential areas in the vicinity of the location;
(b) The owner of the premises is financially able to keep motorcycles or motor-driven cycles in good running order and shall equip the same with mufflers of a type to be specified by the Chief of Police and all other equipment required by City ordinance or State law;
(c) That the licensee is able to and shall place on file with the City Clerk of the City of Flint a certificate of public liability insurance indicating that it carries public liability insurance coverage on all motorcycles and motor-driven cycles offered for rent or lease with property damage liability in the amount of $10,000.00 and personal injury liability in the amount of $100,000.00 for any one person and $300,000.00 for more than one person injured in a single accident. The certificate shall not be cancelable except on 30 days notice in writing to the City Council.
(Ord. 1987, passed 7-24-1967)
The license of the owner shall be revoked forwith in the event the above specified insurance is not in full force and effect. The City Council shall have the right to cancel the license of the owner upon a determination, after receipt of the written findings and recommendations of the City Administrator, that the operation is such as to indicate noncompliance with the terms and conditions of issuance of said license, as set forth in § 12-74 hereof, or of the requirements set forth in §§ 12-76 and 12-77 hereof. Final cancellation, except for failure to maintain proper insurance, shall be made only after notification in writing to the licensee, ten days in advance of the meeting at which the recommendations of the City Administrator are to be presented to the City Council, and upon affording the licensee, or his attorney, an opportunity to be heard before the City Council. The City Administrator shall have the authority to suspend the license, for a period not to exceed fourteen days upon holding a hearing, after notification in writing, upon two days notice to the licensee, pending final action by the City Council.
(Ord. 1987, passed 7-24-1967)
No licensee shall let or furnish any such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle to any person who is not licensed to operate a vehicle in this State. It shall be unlawful for any person, whether he be the owner or lessee of a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, to permit any person who is not licensed by the State of Michigan to drive or operate the vehicle. Before letting, leasing or furnishing any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle to any person, the licensee shall make a permanent and legible record containing the name, address and age of the person to whom the motorcycle or motor-driven cycle is leased, rented or let and shall record thereon the number and date of issue and expiration of the driver’s license, together with the description of the person as shown by the driver’s license, and identify the vehicle leased or rented to the person by the motor vehicle license number issued by the State of Michigan, together with the date of such licensing. All records required by this section shall be kept for a period of not less than one year and shall at all times be open to inspection by the Police Department of the City of Flint.
(Ord. 1987, passed 7-24-1967)
The licensee shall comply with the following requirements.
(a) That all rentals of motorcycles and motor- driven cycles shall have an insignia, of a design to be specified by the Chief of Police, setting forth the horsepower of the vehicle and the name of the rental agency.
(b) That the licensee shall furnish, to drivers and passengers, helmets as required by ordinance or State law.
(c) That a licensee shall not allow a motor- driven cycle to be on rental after one-half hour before sunset.
(d) That the licensee shall inform every person or persons renting motorcycles or motor-driven cycles, of applicable laws and regulations governing the use thereof and shall post such requirements in a conspicuous location upon his place of business.
(e) That the licensee shall furnish the Police Department, from time to time, with a current list of the license numbers of all rental vehicles.
(f) The licensee shall not rent a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle to any person who is, or appears to be, under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, or whose ability to operate the vehicle appears to be impaired for any other reason.
(g) That the licensee shall be equipped to give instructions in the use of said rental vehicles to ensure the persons renting same have the necessary skill to drive such vehicles.
(Ord. 1987, passed 7-24-1967)
ARTICLE X. NONFIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them.
ALARM SYSTEM. A nonfire detection device or an assembly of equipment and/or devices arranged to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention to which the police are expected to respond.
ALARM SYSTEM AGENT. A person employed by an alarm system contractor whose duties include the altering, installing, maintaining, moving, repairing, replacing, selling, servicing, responding to or causing others to respond to an alarm system.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. The City of Flint Police Department.
(Ord. 2667, passed 10-9-1978)
(a) A person, firm, company, partnership or corporation shall not engage in the business of alarm system contraction, or alarm system agent, notwithstanding the name or title used in describing the agency and notwithstanding that other functions and services may be performed for fee, hire or reward, nor shall a person, firm, company, partnership or corporation advertise the business to be that of alarm system contractor or alarm system agent, without having obtained from the Department of State Police, a license to do so provided for in Public Act 330 of 1968, as amended, for each bureau, agency, subagency, office and branch office to be owned, conducted, managed or maintained for the conduct of that business.
(b) A person shall not sell, install, operate, adjust, arrange for or contract to provide a device which upon activation either mechanically, electronically or by any other means initiates the automatic calling or dialing of or makes a connection directly to a telephone assigned to the Police Department for the purpose of delivering a recorded message without first receiving written permission from the Chief of Police Department.
(Ord. 2667, passed 10-9-1978)
Statutory reference:
Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act, see MCLA 338.1051 et seq.
(a) An alarm system may not be installed or operated in the City of Flint unless the system is:
(1) Installed by an alarm system contractor licensed under Public Act 330 of 1968, as amended.
(2) Installed by the owner or occupant of a residence in his own residence.
(b) An alarm system installed in a commercial or public building shall utilize equipment and methods of installation equivalent to or exceeding minimum Underwriters Laboratory requirements for appropriate installation.
(c) An alarm system installed in a residence shall utilize equipment equivalent to or exceeding minimum applicable Underwriters Laboratory or American National Standards Institute requirements for household burglar alarm system.
(Ord. 2667, passed 10-9-1978)
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