HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-07-14 - ORDINANCES - MUNICODE BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS (2)ORDINANCE NO. 09-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 12.96 TO TITLE 12
(VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL
CODE CONCERNING BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 12.96 is hereby added to Title 12 (VEHICLES AND
TRAFFIC) to read as follows:
"Chapter 12.96
BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS
12.96.010 Riding on Sidewalks.
12.96.020 Speed.
12.96.030 Yielding Right -of -Way.
12.96.010 Riding on Sidewalks.
Subject to the provisions of this chapter, bicycles may be ridden on all sidewalks except
the following:
A. A person shall not operate any bicycle in a business district, as defined in Section 235
of the California Vehicle Code, except at a permanent or temporary driveway or at
specific locations where the Director finds that such locations are suitable and has
placed appropriate signs or markings.
B. Where designated bicycle lanes exist on adjacent roadways.
C. The Director may designate and declare certain portions of any sidewalk to be
prohibited for bicycle use and shall place appropriate signs or markings.
12.96.020 Speed.
No person shall operate a bicycle on a sidewalk at a speed greater ;than is reasonable and
prudent under the conditions then existing and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety
of persons or property.
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12.96.030 Yielding Right -of -Way.
A. Whenever any person is operating a bicycle on a sidewalk, such person shall yield the
right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and
passing pedestrians.
B. A person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk, before overtaking and passing a blind
person carrying a white cane or guided by a dog, shall dismount and pass on,foot.
C. A person operating a bicycle on a sidewalk approaching upon a driveway shall
exercise due care for their safety.
D. The operator of a bicycle emerging from a driveway, bicycle path, building, or
otherwise approaching upon a sidewalk, shall yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians
on such sidewalk.
E. A person riding a bicycle upon entering a roadway or driveway from a sidewalk shall
yield to all traffic."
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its
passage and adoption.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th c
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK -
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 09-12 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of June, 2009. That thereafter,
said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 14th
day of July, 2009, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
McLean, Ender, Kellar, Weste, Ferry
None
None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 09-12
and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
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CITY CLERK
Dated
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true
and correct copy of the original Ordinance No. 09-12, adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita, CA on July 14, 2009, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this day of
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Sharon L. Dawson, MMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Caputo, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
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