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SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE
PREFACE
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (Reserved)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 14 (Reserved)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 OIL AND GAS CODE*
Title 17 TRAILER PARKS
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS*
Title 19 (Reserved)
Title 20 ZONING
Title 21 PUBLIC DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT FEES TO BE PAID BY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
Chapter 10.52
BICYCLES
Sections:
   10.52.010   Definitions.
   10.52.020   Riding on certain streets prohibited.
   10.52.030   Penalty for violation of Section 10.52.020.
   10.52.040   License--Required.
   10.52.050   License--Registration--Issuance.
   10.52.060   License--Expiration and renewal.
   10.52.070   License--Transfer of bicycle ownership.
   10.52.080   License--Address changes.
   10.52.090   License or registration--Replacing lost or stolen.
   10.52.100   License--Recordkeeping.
   10.52.110   License--Fees.
   10.52.120   License and serial numbers--Interference with prohibited.
   10.52.130   Dealer's report required.
   10.52.140   Penalty for violation.
   10.52.150   Enforcement.
10.52.010   Definitions.
   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)
10.52.020   Riding on certain streets prohibited.
   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)
10.52.030   Penalty for violation of Section 10.52.020.
   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)
10.52.040   License--Required.
   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)
10.52.050   License--Registration--Issuance.
   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)
10.52.060   License--Expiration and renewal.
    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)
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