[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Waterloo 10-19-1987 by Ord. No. 87-6 as §§ 7.16,
7.17, 7.171 and 7.18(3) of the 1987 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Definition. The term "bicycle," as used in this section,
shall mean a device propelled by the feet acting upon pedals and having
wheels, any two of which are not less than 14 inches in diameter.
B.
Registration required. No resident of the City shall
ride or use a bicycle with wheels of 20 inches or more upon any street
in the City unless the same shall have been registered and tagged
as herein provided.
C.
Registration. Registration shall be made by filing
an application with the Police Department setting forth the name and
address of the owner, together with a complete description of the
bicycle, and paying the registration fee hereinafter provided. No
bicycle shall be registered which is not in safe mechanical condition.
Upon registration, the Police Department shall issue a serially numbered
identification tag which shall be affixed to the bicycle in a place
determined by the Police Department. Such identification tag shall
remain so affixed to the bicycle unless removed by order of a court
or for retagging upon reregistration.
D.
Registration fee and term. The registration fee for
each bicycle shall be as stated in the City of Waterloo Fee Schedule,[1] and the registration shall not expire during the period
the bicycle is owned by the registrant or a member of the registrant's
immediate family.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is on file
at the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer.
E.
Registration transfer. Within two days after any bicycle
registered hereunder shall have changed ownership, the purchaser of
the bicycle shall report such information to the Police Department
and register the bicycle.
F.
Removal of tags prohibited. Except for the purpose
of reregistration, no person shall remove, deface or destroy any identification
tag.
G.
Conditions of operation. Every person operating a
bicycle upon a public street shall be subject to the provisions of
this chapter and all state laws applicable to the operator of any
such vehicle, except those provisions which, by their nature, shall
have no application. In addition:
(1)
Every child under eight years of age is prohibited
from operating a bicycle upon any street designed for motor vehicle
traffic.
(2)
Every child under 10 years of age is permitted to ride and operate a bicycle upon the sidewalks, except in the business district as defined in § 350-7I.
[Amended 9-20-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-18]
(3)
Every person who may legally operate a bicycle upon
a sidewalk must ride such bicycle in single file and give the right-of-way
to all pedestrians.
[Amended 9-20-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-18]
No person shall operate a skateboard on the sidewalks in the business district as defined in § 350-7I.
[Added by Ord. No. 95-3; amended 9-20-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-18]
No person may ride upon in-line skates on any City street, and no person may ride upon in-line skates on any sidewalk in the business district as defined in § 350-7I.
