[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Glen Cove 8-25-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981 as Ch. 63 of the
1981 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Bicycle Ordinance of the City of Glen Cove, New York."
A.Â
The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward
shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to
violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
B.Â
These regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply
whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway, upon private roads
open to public motor vehicle traffic and upon any path set aside for
the exclusive use of bicycles.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Every two- or three-wheeled device upon which a person may
ride, propelled by human power through a belt, a chain or gears, with
such wheels in a tandem or tricycle, except that it shall not include
such a device having solid tires and intended for use only on a sidewalk
by preteenage children.
A.Â
Required. It shall be unlawful for any resident of
the city to operate, use or permit to be used or operated, or rent
for use, any bicycle upon any of the public streets, highways, avenues,
parks or public places within the limits of the city without first
registering the bicycle with the Police Force and obtaining therefor
a license to be attached to the bicycle.
B.Â
Licenses. Bicycle licenses shall be numbered consecutively,
with the words "City of Glen Cove" thereon, and shall be attached
to the bicycle and shall expire three years after issuance.
C.Â
Stamping on frame. A duplicate number of the bicycle
license shall be stamped on each bicycle frame.
D.Â
Fee. No fee shall be required for either the issuance
of the license or the inspection and certification of the bicycle
for which the license is sought.
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully
or maliciously to remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the manufacturer's
serial number stamped upon any bicycle frame. It shall also be unlawful
for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any bicycle license
or the duplicate bicycle number stamped on a bicycle frame pursuant
to this chapter during the time in which the same shall be valid.
If any changes or alterations are made on any bicycle license, said
bicycle license shall be void. However, on the frames of bicycles
where no manufacturer's serial number can be found, or on which said
number is illegible or insufficient for identification purposes, a
designated member of the Police Force shall stamp a set of registration
numbers on said frame.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority
to suspend or revoke the license of any bicycle licensed under this
chapter which is operated in violation of this chapter or in violation
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York. Such suspension
or revocation shall be effected only after the licensee has been notified
of such violation and given an opportunity to be heard with respect
to the alleged causes for such suspension or violation.
Every bicycle used or operated in the city shall
be inspected and examined at the Police Force headquarters or at any
location designated by the Chief of Police, and no license shall be
issued for any bicycle unless said bicycle shall have attached thereto
the equipment specified in the Vehicle and Traffic Law, in working
order.
Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway
shall have all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable
thereto as contained in this chapter and the Vehicle and Traffic Law
of the State of New York, except as to those provisions of law and
ordinances which by their nature can have no application.
A.Â
No person shall operate a bicycle upon any sidewalk
in any district zoned for business.
B.Â
Right-of-way. Whenever any person is operating a bicycle
upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian
and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such
pedestrian.
[Added 11-28-2000[1]]
No person shall operate a bicycle, skateboard,
scooter or similar mode of transportation on any sidewalk adjacent
to any bridge or overpass within the City of Glen Cove.
A.Â
The Police Force, or any of the members thereof, shall
have the authority to impound and retain possession of any bicycle
operated in violation of the licensing provision of this chapter and
retain possession of the same until the license provided for herein
is obtained by the owner of said bicycle, and the Police Force is
authorized to collect a storage charge of $1 per week, unless said
bicycle is called for by the owner and a bicycle license is obtained
within five days.
B.Â
The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter
shall constitute a violation and shall subject the violator to a fine
not exceeding $75.
[Amended 7-7-2014]
