HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 76ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, PROVIDING
DEFINITIONS; REGULATING THE OPERATION OF BICYCLES IN BUSINESS
DISTRICTS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS
OR GUARDIANS OF MINORS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. For purposes of this ordinance the following words
shall have the meaning ascribed to them:
Bicycle. The word "bicycle" shall mean any light vehicle
having two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle
or handlebars, a saddle, seat or seats, and pedals by which
it is propelled.
iness Districts. The term "business districts" shall
mean those areas within the city limits which are zoned and
are used for Mercantile activities or transactions having
for their purpose the supplying of comodities or services,
and specifically including shopping centers and shopping center
parking lots and the appurtenances thereto.
SECTION 2. No persons shall ride a bicycle on a sidewalk in
a business district, and all persons riding on a sidewalk in other
districts shall yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians. No
person riding a bicycle in any district shall carry any packages,
bundles or articles of any kind which prevent the rider from having
at least one hand upon the handlebars. The operator of any bicycle
in the City shall not carry any other person upon the handlebars or.
frame upon such bicycle, nor shall any other person so ride upon any
such bicycle. The operator of any bicycle shall not ride other than
astride a permanent and regular seat and no bicycle shall be used
to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it was
designed and equipped. Persons riding bicycles upon the streets
of the City shall not ride more than two abreast and shall ride in
single columns only when riding such bicycles in motor vehicle
traffic. A bicycle being ridden in the street shall proceed only
in the same direction as the vehicular traffic flow, and shall be
subject to all of the traffic regulations. Every bicycle operated
after sunset and before sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp on
the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance
of at least 500 feet to the front and a red light visible to the
rear, except that a red reflector having a minimum diameter of
2 inches may be used in lieu of a rear light. No rider of any
bicycle shall remove both hands from the handlebars or feet from
the pedals, or practice any acrobatics or stunts riding upon any
street, nor shall any person operating a bicycle upon a street,
alley or highway of the City participate in any race or speed
contest. No person shall park a bicycle other than against the
curb or on the sidewalk in a rack or against a building in such a
manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian or other
traffic.
SECTION 3. The parent of any child and the guardian of any
ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward
who would not be subject to prosecution in the Municipal Court to
violate any of the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. The provisions of this ordinance are severable, and
should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof be
declared unconstitutional or void, such declaration shall not effect
any of the remaining portions hereof.
SECTION 5. Any person violating any'of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
in the Municipal Court of the City of The Colony, Texas, shall be
fined in an amount not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for each offense.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from
and after its passage and the publication of the caption as the
law and charter in such cases provide.
THIS ORDINANCE WAS READ IN AN OPEN MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ON THE DAY OF % q �J , 1979.
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THIS ORDINANCE WAS DULY PASSED ON SECOND READING ON THE
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DAY OF 1979.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO LEGALITY
THE FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY