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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1003 ORDINANCE No. 1003 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH RELATING TO SELF-PROPELLED WHEEL- CHAIRS OR INVALID TRICYCLES; AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 6112 AND ADDING CHAPTER 69 AND ARTICLES 690,- 691, 6929 6939 6949 6950 6969 697 and 698 AND SECTIONS THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows: Section 1. That Section 6112 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended, and as amended, shall read in words and figures as follows : Section 6112. Vehicles on Sidewalks. The operator of any vehicle, except those vehicles regulated by Chapter 69 of this Code, shall not drive within any sidewalk area ex- cept at a permanent or temporary drive. Section 2. That Chapter 69, entitled ,"Self-Propelled Wheelchairs or Invalid Tricycles on Sidewalks" is hereby add- ed to the Huntington Beach Ozsd.inance Code and shall read in words and figures, as follows:. CHAPTER 69 SELF-PROPELLED WHEELCHAIRS OR INVALID TRICYCLES ON\ SIDEWALKS Section 3. That the following Articles and Sections are hereby added to the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code and shall read in words and figures, as follows : 1. Ord. No. 1003 ARTICLE 690 OPERATOR'S PERM-IT Section 6201. Operator's Permit. No person shall operate any battery operated vehicle upon the sidewalks of the City of Huntington Beach without first obtaining an operator's permit from the City Police Department, Such permit shall be Issued only, when- the -Chief of Police, -or his designated subordinate, Is satisfied that requirements of this ordinance are met. Section 6901.1. Application for Permit. . Application for said permits may be obtained and filed with the Police Department. Section 6901.2. Certificate of Physical Qualifications. Any application for such permit shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Physical Qualification setting forth the ap- plicaht9s physical qualifications to operate such a vehicle to be completed and signed by a medical doctor. Blank cer- tificates may be obtained from the Police Department. Section 6901-3. Evidence of Disability. Any applica- tions for such permits shall also be accompanied by suffic- ient evidence to" satisfy the Chief of Police, or his desig- nated subordinate, that the applicant is incapable of the physical exertion necessary to walk upon the sidewalks so as to conduct normal business and social activities. 2. Ord. 1003 ARTICLE 691 REGISTRATION Section 6911. Registration. All battery operated vehicles known as Self-Propelled Wheelchairs or Invalid Tri- cycles which are operated upon the sidewalks of the City of Huntington Beach shall be registered with the City Police Department. ARTICLE 692 SAFETY INSPECTION AND DECAL Section 6921. Safety Inspection. No battery operated vehicle shall be permitted to operate upon the sidewalks of the City of Huntington Beach until said vehicle has received a safety inspection by the Police Department and has received a decal indicating it has complied with all safety require- ments, as established by the Chief of Police. Section 6921.1. Inspection. Decal. The Safety Inspect- ion Decal shall be displayed in a prominent place upon the vehicle at all times and be of such color and design to be easily seen by pedestrians. ARTICLE 693 SPEED LIMIT Section 6931. Maximum Speed Limit. The maximum speed limit for all battery operated vehicles upon the side- walks of the City of Huntington Beach shall be three miles per hour. 3- Ord. No. 1003 ARTICLE 694 RIGHT OF WAY Section 6941. Right of Wa!Y. The operators of battery operated vehicles upon the sidewalks of the City of Hunting- ton Beach' shall at all times yield the right of way to pedestrians. ARTICLE 695 DISTANCE FROM BUILDINGS Section 6951. Minimum Distance from Buildings. All battery operated vehicles driven upon the sidewalks of the City of Huntington Beach shall, during their operation, main- tain at least a five (5) foot clearance from all buildings. ARTICLE 696 PARKING ON SIDEWALKS Section 6961. Parking on Sidewalks. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing whether attended or unattended, any self propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle upon the sidewalks of the City of Huntington Beach in such a position as to ob- struct the complete width of the sidewalk. ARTICLE 697 APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER Section 6971. Chapter Alp-plies Only to Sidewalks. The regulations and controls set forth in this Chapter shall apply only to operators and vehicles while upon the sidewalks of the City of Huntington Beach. ARTICLE 698 VIOLATION Section 6981. Violation a Misdemeanor,. Any person who violates or falls to comply with the provisions of this Chapter Is guilty of a misdemeanor. 49 Ord. No. 1003 Section 6981 Penalty. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this Chapter shall be punishable by Imprisonment in the City Jail of the City of Huntington Beach, if there be one, or In the County Jail ' of Orange County, as the Judge of a court of competent jur- isdiction may direct, not exceeding six (6) months, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars 3500-00) , or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the pass- age and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published by one insertion in the Huntington Beach News, a weekly newspaper, printed, published and circulated in the City of Huntington Beach, California, and thirty (30) days after the adoption thereof, the same shall take effect and be in force. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of September 1963. Mayor ATTEST: CIW Clerk Ord.. No. 1603 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ' County of Orange ss City of Huntington Beach I, PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex- officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of .September 1963, and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of September . 1963, and was pass- ed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Councilmen: Wells , Gisler, Stewart, Welch, Lambert NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None City Clerk eix_offlclo Clerk of- the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California