Ordinance 1945CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 1945
New Series
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CERTAIN
SECTIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 3, TITLE VII THEREOF,
RELATING TO LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF BICYCLES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA that:
Section 1 . Sections 7 -311, 7 -314, 7 -315, 7 -316, 7 -317,
7 -318 and 7 -319 of the Alameda Municipal Code are hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 7 -311 Bicycle, Definition Bicycle, for the
purposes of this Chapter, means any device upon which a
person may ride, which is propelled by human power through
a system of belts, chains, or gears having either two or
three wheels (one of which is at least 20 inches in diameter,
in tandem or tricycle arrangement) or having a frame size
of at least fourteen (14) inches. The provisions of this
Chapter are applicable to motorized bicycles.
Sec. 7 -314 Every person securing the required bicycle
license in the City of Alameda shall make application to the
Fire Department upon authorized registration forms furnished
by that department. No license shall be issued unless the
bicycle to be licensed complies with the requirements of
this Chapter as to its safe mechanical condition.
Sec. 7 -315 License Fee Every person securing the
required bicycle license shall pay to the Fire Department
a fee of Two Dollars ($2.00) payable at the time the bicycle
is presented for licensing.
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Sec. 7 -316 Upon approval of the application, and
payment of the license fee, the Fire Department shall
issue a bicycle license. All licenses after January 1,
1979 shall not be valid without a renewal sticker.
Sec. 7 -317 Bicycle License Renewal
(a) Bicycle licenses shall be renewed on January 1
of the third year following the year of registration or
renewal.
(b) Renewal of a license shall be indicated by a
renewal sticker affixed parallel to and above or below the
license. Said renewal sticker is valid for three (3) years
and shall expire on December 31st of the third year.
(c) Every person applying for a bicycle license
renewal shall pay to the Fire Department a fee of Three
Dollars ($3.00) for three years.
Sec. 7 -318 Recordation of Transfer
(a) whenever any person sells or otherwise disposes of
a bicycle, he shall endorse upon the registration certificate
issued for such bicycle a written transfer of same, setting
forth the name, address, telephone number of the transferee,
date of transfer, and signature of the transferrer, and shall
deliver the registration certificate, so endorsed, to the
Fire Department within ten (10) days.
(b) Any person who purchases or otherwise acquires
possession of a bicycle shall, within ten (10) days of taking
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possession, apply for the transfer of license to his own
name.
(c) Every person applying for a transfer of license
shall pay to the Fire Department a fee of one Dollar ($1.00).
Sec. 7 -319 Notification of Change of Address• Dupli-
cate License or Registration Form
(a) Whenever the owner of a bicycle changes his
address, he shall within ten (10) days notify the Fire De-
partment of the old and new address.
(b) In the event that any bicycle license indicia or
registration form issued pursuant to the provisions of this
Article is lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee of such
bicycle shall immediately notify the Fire Department, and,
within ten (10) days after such notification, shall apply to
the Fire Department for a duplicate license indicia or
registration form. The Fire Department shall issue to such
licensee a replacement license indicia or registration form
upon payment of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00).
Section 2 . Sections 7 -3110 and 7 -3111 are hereby added to
Article 1, Chapter 3, Title VII of the Alameda Municipal code to
read as follows:
Sec. 7 -3110 Fines. Limitation No fine imposed for
any violation of this Article shall exceed Five Dollars
($5.00).
Sec. 7 -3111 Impounding of Bicycle Imposition of
Fine. The Fire Department shall have the right to impound
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and retain possession of any bicycle in violation of the
provisions of this Article, and may retain possession of such
bicycle until the provisions of this Article are complied
with. In addition, a fine may be imposed for any violation
of this Article pursuant to Sec. 7 -3110.
Section 3 . This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from
the date of its final passage.
Attest:
Presid' #j Officer of the Council
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City Clerk
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda
in regular meeting assembled on the 5th day of December, 1978, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Beckam, Diament, Sherratt, Tillman, and
President Corica, (5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 6th day of December, 1978.
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City Clerk of the City of Alameda