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ORDINANCE NO. 2473
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES , IOWA; REPEALING SECTIONS 7-2001, 7-2002 , 7-2003 ,
7-2004 , 7-2005 , 7-2006 , 7-2007 , 7-2008 , 7-2009 , 7-2010 , 7-2011,
AND 7-3005 ; ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO BE NUMBERED 7-2001 , 7-2002 ,
7-2003 , 7-2004 , 7-2005 , 7-3005 ; FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING THE
REGULATIONS RELATING TO TIIE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF BICYCLES ,
DELETING REQUIREMENTS FOR USED BIC"CLE SALES REPORTS , AND PROHIB-
ITING THE RIDING OF BICYCLES ON CERTAIN SIDEWALKS.
BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE C==TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES ,
IOWA:
Section 1. Sections 7-2001 , 7-2002 , 7-2003 , 7-2004. ,
7-2005 , 7-2006 , 7-2007 , 7-2008, 7-2009 , 7-2010 , 7-2011 , and 7-3005
as heretofore existing be , and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 2 . New sections to be numbered 7-2001 , 7-2002 ,
7-2003 , 7-2004 , 7-2005 , and 7-3005 be, and the same are hereby
enacted and added to the Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa ,
as follows :
Sec. 7-2001. License required.
No person shall ride or propel a bicycle
on any street, sidewalk, or upon any public
path set apart for the USe of bicycles unless
such bicycle is licensed by the City of Ames
and there is affixed to raid bicycle such tag,
sticker, plate , or other device as may be
issued by the City of AmE�s as evidence of
such license.
Sec. 7-2002 . Application for license .
Application for a bicycle license shall
be made to the City Manager or such person
or department as he may designate. There
shall be no fee for a bicycle license.
Sec. 7-2003 . Duration, renewal of license .
The bicycle license shall expire on July 31
of every even numbered year following issuance
or renewal. Bicycle licenses for the year 1973
shall be valid until July 31 , 1974 . There shall
be a sixty-day grace period for the renewal of
expired bicycle licenses , said grace period to
be the sixty days between July 31 and September
30 of the year in which a bicycle license
becomes expired.
Sec. 7-2004 . Registration of ownership.
All applications for a bicycle license shall
be made in the name of the owner of the
bicycle to be licensed and the City Manager
or his designee shall require reasonable proof
of ownership by the applicant. The City
Manager_ shall cause to be kept a record of the
serial number of each license issued., the date
it was issued, the name and address of the
owner of the bicycle licensed, and the
number on the frame of the bicycle licensed.
Sec. 7-2005 . Transfer o:= ownership .
Whenever there shall be a change in the
ownership of a bicycle for which the ownership
has been registered pursuant to Sec. 7-2004
hereof , the new owner shall , within ten days
of transfer, show proof Of ownership to the
City Manager or his designee so that the official
registration may be changed accordingly.
Sec. 7-3005 . Riding on roadways , sidewalks ,
bicycle paths .
(a.) Every person operating a bicycle upon a
roadway shall ride as near to the right-hand
side of the roadway as practicable, exercising
due care when passing a standing vehicle or one
proceeding in the same direction.
(b) Persons ridinq bicycles upon a roadway
shall not ride more than two (2) abreast
except on paths or parts of roadways set aside
.for the exclusive use of bicycles . Single
file when traffic is heavy .
(c) whenever a useable path for bicycles has
been provided adjacent to a roadway or sidewalk ,
bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not
use the roadway or sidewalk.
Section 3 . All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and publication as provided
for by law.
Passed this 26th day of February 1974 .
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Mary F Paul , City Clerk 'Iayor
lst Reading - 2-5-74 - Nelson-Maxwell
Ayes : Huston, Koerber, Maxwell, Nelson, Pounds .
Nays : None . Absent: Calhoun.
2nd Reading - 2-19-74 - Nelson-Koerber
Ayes : Calhoun, Huston, Koerber, Maxwell, Nelson, Pounds .
Nays : None.
3rd Reading - 2-26-74 - Nelson-Pounds
Ayes : Calhoun, Koerber, Maxwell, Nelson, Pounds .
Nays : None . Absent: Huston
Mayor declared ordinance No. 2473 duly adopted.
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