Skip to code content (skip section selection)
Compare to:
CHAPTER 72: OFF-ROAD/RECREATIONAL VEHICLES; BICYCLES
Section
Off-Road/Recreational Vehicles
   72.01   Definitions
   72.02   Operation
   72.03   Sound level regulated
   72.04   Exemptions
Bicycles
   72.30   Registration and license plates required
   72.31   Application for registration, fee, issuance of license, term
   72.32   Inspection prior to issuance of license
   72.33   Required safety equipment
   72.34   Unsafe bicycles not to be licensed
   72.35   License not to be issued to person not entitled to possession of bicycle
   72.36   Removal of license plate prohibited; exceptions
   72.37   Records to be kept
   72.38   Serial number on bicycle to be legible
   72.39   Maintenance of safety equipment
   72.40   Impounding of unlicensed bicycles; redemption
   72.41   Public sale of impounded bicycles when unclaimed
   72.42   Transfer of ownership of bicycle; reregistration; fee
   72.43   Bicycle dealers to report transactions to police
   72.44   Riding on sidewalks
   72.45   Towing
OFF-ROAD/RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
§ 72.01 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   OFF ROAD/RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. Any motor propelled vehicle including four-wheel drive vehicles, dune buggies, motorcycles, mini-bikes, all terrain cycles, go-carts, and every other type of motor propelled vehicle used or capable of being used as a means of transportation over land areas not graded or paved for use as a road. Such term shall not include the following:
      (1)   Vehicles that are being utilized for the maintenance of property, such as riding lawn mowers, tractors, farm equipment or similar vehicles;
      (2)   Standard commercially available, four-wheel drive pickup trucks;
      (3)   Vehicles being operated incidental to development or construction on the property on which such vehicles are operating.
   POSTED. The displaying upon any property of a sign containing the word or words “posted,” “no trespassing,” “private property” or any other word or words that infer that nobody is permitted on property without the permission of the person, persons or business entity authorized to grant such permission.
   PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any land within the city, whether enclosed or unenclosed, or fenced or not fenced.
('74 Code, § 14-96) (Ord. 85-48, passed 9-17-85)
§ 72.02 OPERATION.
   No off road/recreational vehicle shall be operated over land areas within the incorporated areas of the city not graded or paved for use as a road and located within five hundred (500) feet of any residence, except with the written permission of the owner or occupant of said land, and the written permission of the owner of the property upon which the off road/recreational vehicle is to be operated.
('74 Code, § 14-97) (Ord. 85-48, passed 9-17-85) Penalty, see § 70.99
Cross-reference:
   Trespassing or loitering on private and undedicated property, see Ch. 131
§ 72.03 SOUND LEVEL REGULATED.
   On or after ninety (90) days from the date of enactment of subchapter [i.e., September 17, 1985], no new off road/recreational vehicles shall be sold, rented, or leased in the city for use in the city unless such vehicle produces no more than a maximum sound level of eighty-two (82) decibels at fifty (50) feet from the vehicle.
('74 Code, § 14-100) (Ord. 85-48, passed 9-17-85) Penalty, see § 70.99
Cross-reference:
   Noise, see Ch. 92
§ 72.04 EXEMPTIONS.
   The following are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter:
   (A)   Emergency vehicles operating as specified in Fla. Stat. § 316.072(5)(a);
   (B)   Any motor vehicle engaged in a professional or amateur, sanctioned competitive sports event, whether or not an admission or an entry fee is charged, or for practice or time trials for such event, and for which proper governmental permission has been obtained;
   (C)   Any motor vehicles engaged in a manufacturer's engineering, design, or equipment test;
   (D)   Construction or agricultural equipment either on the job site or traveling on highways.
('74 Code, § 14-101) (Ord. 85-48, passed 9-17-85)
BICYCLES
§ 72.30 REGISTRATION AND LICENSE PLATES REQUIRED.
   It shall be unlawful for any person in the city to ride upon any of the streets or sidewalks of the city, or to operate, own or control any bicycle within the city, unless such bicycle shall have been registered with the Police Department of the city and has a bicycle license plate securely attached thereto, so as to be plainly visible from the rear. This section shall not apply to bona fide dealers having in their possession bicycles for the purpose of sale to the public.
('74 Code, § 6-1) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
   Power of local authorities to regulate operation of bicycles, see Fla. Stat. § 316.008
   Bicycle regulations, see Fla. Stat. § 316.2065
§ 72.31 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION, FEE, ISSUANCE OF LICENSE, TERM.
   The application for a bicycle registration and license shall be made upon a form provided by the city and shall be made to the Chief of Police or his designee. An annual license fee of one dollar ($1.00) shall be paid to the city before each license or renewal thereof is granted. The fee for interim licenses shall be the same as the annual license fee. The annual registration and licensing period shall commence on August 1 and end on July 31 of the following year.
('74 Code, § 6-2) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.32 INSPECTION PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
   Upon application for a bicycle registration and prior to the issuance of a license, the bicycle shall be inspected by the Police Department for compliance with this subchapter.
('74 Code, § 6-3) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.33 REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
   The following requirements shall be construed as a necessity for safety on all bicycles:
   (A)   A brake in good working order, front and rear fenders, and a bell or small horn on the handlebars. No sirens or whistles shall be allowed.
   (B)   One (1) or more front white lights and one (1) or more rear red lights or reflectors. Each front and rear light or rear reflectors shall be clearly visible for a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet.
('74 Code, § 6-4) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.34 UNSAFE BICYCLES NOT TO BE LICENSED.
   The Chief of Police or his designee shall refuse to issue a license for any bicycle which is determined to be in an unsafe mechanical condition and which has not complied with § 72.33.
('74 Code, § 6-5) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70)
§ 72.35 LICENSE NOT ISSUED TO PERSON NOT ENTITLED TO POSSESSION OF BICYCLE.
   The Chief of Police shall not issue a license for a bicycle when he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant for the license is not the owner of or entitled to the possession of such bicycle.
('74 Code, § 6-6) (Ord. 41, passed 8-25-60)
§ 72.36 REMOVAL OF LICENSE PLATE PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
   No person shall remove a license plate from a bicycle during the period for which issued, except upon a transfer of ownership or in the event the bicycle is dismantled and no longer operated upon any street in this city.
('74 Code, § 6-7) (Ord. 41, passed 8-25-60)
§ 72.37 RECORDS TO BE KEPT.
   The Chief of Police shall keep a record of the number of each license issued pursuant to this subchapter, the date issued, the name and address of the person to whom issued, the number on the frame of the bicycle for which issued and all bicycle license fees collected by him.
('74 Code, § 6-8) (Ord. 41, passed 8-25-60)
§ 72.38 SERIAL NUMBER ON BICYCLE TO BE LEGIBLE.
   No person shall have in his possession or ride a bicycle when the serial number cannot be distinguished or when the bicycle has no serial number.
('74 Code, § 6-9) (Ord. 41, passed 8-25-60)
§ 72.39 MAINTENANCE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
   Each bicycle licensed pursuant to this subchapter shall be maintained by the owner in such a manner that the safety equipment required by this chapter shall at all times be operational.
('74 Code, § 6-10) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.40 IMPOUNDING OF UNLICENSED BICYCLES; REDEMPTION.
   It shall be the duty of any police officer of the city to take into possession and to impound any bicycle found in any of the public thoroughfares of the city or being operated over any of the public thoroughfares of the city, when such bicycle does not have attached thereto a bicycle license plate as provided in this chapter. The Police Department shall keep such bicycle impounded until the owner shall have obtained the proper license for such bicycle as provided in this chapter. No impounding fee shall be charged for a bicycle which has been impounded for failure to have a license.
('74 Code, § 6-11) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70)
§ 72.41 PUBLIC SALE OF IMPOUNDED BICYCLES WHEN UNCLAIMED.
   Any bicycle impounded by the Police Department which is unclaimed by its owner shall, after thirty (30) days, be sold by the Chief of Police or his designee at a public sale held at the police station. Notice of such sale shall be published in the local newspapers each day for three (3) consecutive days, seven (7) days prior to sale. Proceeds from such unclaimed, impounded bicycles shall be deposited in the general fund of the city.
('74 Code, § 6-12) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70)
§ 72.42 TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF BICYCLE; REREGISTRATION; FEE.
   (A)   Bicycle licenses shall not be transferable from bicycle to bicycle, but shall be transferable from person to person, pursuant to a change in ownership of the bicycle and in accordance with a change in registration of such bicycle with the Police Department.
   (B)   Not later than seven (7) days after the sale or exchange of any bicycle within the city, the purchaser of such bicycle shall make application to the Police Department of the city for a change in the registration of such bicycle, furnishing the Police Department with the necessary information required by them to effect this change of registration. There shall be a fifty cent ($.50) charge for a change in registration of any bicycle.
('74 Code, § 6-13) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.43 BICYCLE DEALERS TO REPORT TRANSACTIONS TO POLICE.
   Each person engaged in the business of buying or selling new or secondhand bicycles within the city shall make a report to the Chief of Police each week of every bicycle purchased or sold by such dealer, giving the name and address of the person from whom purchased or to whom sold, a description of such bicycle by name or make, the frame number thereof and the number of the license plate, if any, found thereon.
('74 Code, § 6-14) (Ord. 41, passed 8-25-60) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.44 RIDING ON SIDEWALKS.
   No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district. Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
('74 Code, § 6-15) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.45 TOWING.
   No operator of a bicycle shall tow or draw any coaster, sled, person on roller skates, wagon, toy vehicle or other similar vehicle on any public road, sidewalk or public place.
('74 Code, § 6-16) (Ord. 70-3, passed 4-2-70) Penalty, see § 70.99